Who we are

Great Lakes Sailboats is Ohio's Jeanneau sailboat dealer and an established yacht brokerage. Located in Vermilion, Great Lakes Sailboats is ideally located in the heart of Lake Erie's best sailing. Our industry experience and reputation can benefit both the new and experienced sailor. Great Lakes Sailboats can make the purchase of a new Jeanneau or a fresh water used boat informed, fun, and above all, a smart choice. More on Great Lakes Sailboats…

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Do you love boats with truly great sailing performance...

...but worry you’ll have to forego comfort and luxury to get it? Then now is the time for you to discover Jeanneau. One of the largest sailboat makers in the world, Jeanneau has 45 years of experience blending comfort, luxury and performance. For 2007, you’ll find several new designs with more headroom, more interior light and more aft cabin space along with revamped pricing. With Jeanneau, you can have a boat you and your family will love. This includes the new 36i, showing for the first time in North America. With electronics, sails, bottom paint, commissioning, dodger and more, the spring price is less than $150,000. Great Lakes Sailboats sells the full line of Jeanneau boats.

We also offer yacht brokerage that does more to sell your boat. For instance, we now perform a no-cost fivepoint survey to increase buyer confidence and sell your boat faster. Your boat will appear on yachtworld.com, the most popular website for used pleasure boats. Listing with us is non-exclusive—you can list elsewhere too. How can you list with us? The same way you learn about new Jeanneaus: Call me, Gregg Schieferstein, president of Great Lakes Sailboats, at 440-967-9709. See our current listings on the brokerage page. Not sure which boat to buy? In addition to a 1,600-ton Master’s License and four years in the Coast Guard, I’ve been around pleasure boating since I was three. I would be happy to discuss which boat might fit your life, even if it’s something we don’t sell.

The best way to see a new Jeanneau is to come to our office. We have four boats in the yard: the 2007 Sun Odyssey 36i, the 2007 Sun Odyssey 39DS, the 2007 Sun Odyssey 39i and the 2006 Sun Odyssey 42DS. We also have a 54DS in the area and availble for viewing.