MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association

MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association is an international professional organisation, founded in 1984, with both corporate and individual members. The Association’s mission is to inspire, support and empower people in the superyacht industry to be their best: by maintaining business at the highest level of ethical conduct, committing to equality and diversity, protecting the environment, sharing knowledge and combining strengths, building strong relationships and continuously developing, both professionally and personally.

All MYBA members possess a proven track record of professional excellence and they are involved at many levels, and in most of the disciplines, of the superyacht industry. MYBA is the association that brings them together, encourages them to work in harmony to ensure that the industry continues to flourish and guides them on the highest ethical and technical standards. More than 420 members, from 22 countries, with a common goal: to help shape a sustainable future for the superyacht industry.

MYBA is the creator of the industry’s most respected and widely used contracts, the MYBA Sales & Purchase Agreement (MoA) and the MYBA Charter Agreement, which together with their associated documents are regularly updated as regulations and the global market change. It is the owner and administrator of YACHTFOLIO, the online tool that changed the way luxury yacht charter professionals do business, and it also owns and organises the very successful MYBA Charter Show, one of the most important events of the B2B yachting calendar. 

The Association is the driving force behind the MYBA Superyacht Brokers’ Seminars, organised on its behalf by The Training Academy, and it also co-organises the IYBA/MYBA Summits, a series of educational events that focus on professional development, industry standards and business networking.