Ron Smith, is one of the founding principals of Harbour Yachts Inc., he strongly believes that boat owners need personal service when buying or selling their boats.

Ron’s previous career was spent in the financial industry as a stockbroker. He held his own seat on the TSX and executive positions as a senior partner/director of several brokerage firms.

Over the past 30 years, Ron has owned and skippered a 49' Grand Banks, 50' Bertram, 42' Sabre and 42' Niagara. He has sailed extensively in the Great Lakes and power boated throughout the Bahamas and Florida. Ron has also chartered several boats in the BVI. He has always had a passion for boating and has now reached a point in life where, as a yacht broker, he will be able to couple both acquired business skills and boating experience to assist customers in their yacht transactions.

In January of 2008, Harbour Yachts Inc. was incorporated and Ron and John began building their yacht brokerage business with the goal of becoming a recognized competitor in the marine industry.  

John Haynes

After 30 years in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry, John along with Ron Smith founded Harbour Yachts Inc., and now he applies his broad sales and marketing expertise as a boat broker.
 
John has sailed in various parts of the world including the east and west coasts of North America, Greece, and the Caribbean. He recently single-handed his 43-foot Pan Oceanic from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia to Newfoundland and back. Over many years John has refined his sailing expertise by actively participating in club racing, which has included everything from dinghies to large keelboats. John remains an active sailor and continues to hone his skills. This knowledge, coupled with his sales and marketing expertise, is a valuable asset in assisting Harbour Yacht’s customers when buying or selling yachts.

John shares Ron’s objective of growing Harbour Yachts Inc., into a prominent yacht brokerage business by understanding and exceeding the needs of our customers.