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Chris Downey founded DH Yacht Sales with a singular mission: to become the go-to authority in custom Carolina sportfishing boats and luxury vessels. After years of success in the industry, Chris opened his own brokerage in 2021, fulfilling a lifelong dream driven by decades of knowledge and hands-on experience on the water. With deep roots in the Carolinas, Chris brings unmatched expertise across custom sportfishing vessels, Viking builds, premium center consoles, and motor vessels up to 150 feet.

A U.S. Navy Veteran, Chris's service instilled the discipline, precision, and integrity that define every transaction at DH Yacht Sales. Clients rely on him for clear, honest guidance, strategic negotiation, and mission-focused execution from listing to closing. His expertise spans custom Carolina builders including Spencer Yachts, Bayliss Boatworks, Scarborough, F&S, and Blackwell — understanding hull design, cold-molded construction, tournament functionality, and long-term ownership considerations that only come from decades of real-world experience.

Between selling some of the finest boats ever built, Chris still finds time to get offshore himself, competing in tournaments such as the White Marlin Open, Mid-Atlantic, Custom Shootout, White Marlin Round Up, and the Bermuda Series.

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Frank Gibbs is a Florida native through and through born, raised, and built for the water. With a lifetime of boating under his belt and a USCG 500 Ton Master Captain's license held for 28 years, Frank brings a level of experience and credibility to the table that very few brokers anywhere can match. He has competed in fishing tournaments across the globe and spent a decade in yacht brokerage helping buyers and sellers navigate every aspect of the process with confidence. For Frank, the transition into brokerage was a natural one. After a career spent mastering these vessels from the helm, he wanted to put that deep knowledge to work for the people buying and selling them.

Now based in West Palm Beach, Florida and specializing in sportfish and center consoles, Frank is the broker you call when you want someone who has genuinely seen and done it all on the water. His extensive hands-on experience as a licensed captain, tournament competitor, and lifelong boater means his guidance goes far beyond the transaction, he understands these vessels from every angle. When Frank is not working a deal you will find him hunting, fishing, or spearfishing because for him, the water is never just business.

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Chase Kunik was raised in Boca Raton, Florida, and has been involved with boats his entire life. Growing up, his father always kept a boat and frequently made the run to the Bahamas to fish, instilling a passion for the water that never faded. Boats have remained a constant throughout his life ever since, and every job he has ever held has revolved around them in some way, making the transition into yacht sales feel like a natural progression. Now settled in Pompano Beach for the past four years, Chase has been a licensed captain for 6 years and a broker for 5, specializing in sportfish, speedboats, and center consoles.

What sets Chase apart is his genuine passion for the boats themselves. He brings deep product knowledge across his specialties and takes real pride in being part of the process when a client finds their dream boat. That excitement is what drives him. When he is not working a deal you will find him spending time with his dog, friends, and family, and if he is not doing that, chan

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