Modernizing the yacht industry, YCO was founded in Monaco in 2004 by current Directors Gary Wright and Charlie Birkett and has since grown to become a global force in brokerage, charter, management and project management services for luxury yachts. YCO is recognized as an innovator in the superyacht industry. It was the first to introduce its own online yacht management software (YCO LIVE) and prepayment debit card (YCO VISA) and most recently launched the first ever iPad brokerage app (YachtBox).YCO is headquartered in the
Principality of Monte Carlo, with teams also operating from the UK, France, the Gulf, and, coming 2011, in the US. YCO is also listed as a part of YCO Group Plc on the London Stock Exchange, providing a level of transparency and regulation in its operations, which is unique in the industry.
