MEET OUR BROKERS
Jamie Collins
Jamie joins Oyster Brokerage having run a well established brokerage office in Palma for four years. Having worked in the Marine trade since he was 18, Jamie has raced all over the world competing in the Admirals Cup to winning Key West Race Week. More recently sailing on the Superyacht Cup circuit where the racing is of a more leisurely style. Other than racing he has acquired an in-depth knowledge of sailing yachts, sails and hardware from working with some of the best in the industry.
jamie.collins@oysteryachts.com
+34 677429116
Chris Fairfax
Chris joins Oyster Brokerage with a wealth of experience of the US brokerage market and a long career as a yacht captain, including Atlantic and Pacific crossings on board Oysters yachts, so is well placed to advise those looking to purchase a yacht for blue water cruising. Chris and his wife have two young sons - they cruise their S&S designed 34 ft cruising yacht and race a Rhodes 19 in the summer, while Chris keeps busy in the winter playing ice hockey.
chris.fairfax@oysteryachts.com
+1 401 846 7400
Rupert Knox-Johnston
Nephew of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, to whom he owes his early sailing experience, Rupert first joined Oyster Brokerage in 2001. He previously worked in sales for Prout Catamarans and prior to that as a skipper and instructor for Sunsail both in the UK and the Mediterranean, following university. A former offshore multihull racer, Rupert is now more interested in family cruising.
rupert.knox-johnston@oysteryachts.com
+44 1473 695115
Tom Roberts
Tom started sailing at six months old, suspended from the gooseneck of his parents' Norfolk dinghy in a bosuns chair. From there he progressed into dinghy and yacht racing, waterskiing and powerboat racing. His career in the marine industry began with Jeckells Sails in Wroxham, from where he moved to Fox's Yacht Sales in Ipswich, selling Beneteau yachts before joining Oyster Brokerage in 2007.
tom.roberts@oysteryachts.com
+44 1473 695050
Matthew Young
Matthew originally planned a career in the city but soon decided he would prefer to work for Sunsail in Greece. He then moved to Bruntons, designing and selling propellers before joining Oyster Brokerage in 2000. Matthew has over 12 years experience of selling pre-owned Oyster yachts, and has built up a wealth of knowledge and experience about the Oyster fleet in that time.
matthew.young@oysteryachts.com
+44 1473 695041