AIFOS Yacht for Sale

A Southern California native, Traci Hughes grew up in Huntington Harbour, CA and began yachting with her family when she was just a babe. Her grandfather, an avid sport fisher, would take the family fishing along the Southern Pacific waters and every year to Cabo San Lucas, MX. Traci grew up yachting, sportfishing and learned she shared her grandfather’s love and passion for the water.

In 2006, through her lifelong passion for yachting, Traci found herself as the office manager for one of the most respected yacht brokerages on the West Coast. Traci continued her personal growth through Yacht Management, marketing and events, sales support and later becoming a Yacht Sales Associate. In 2022, Traci joined IYC as a yacht sales and charter consultant. She is enthusiastic for the opportunities of growth with the IYC team and the new Southern California office location.      

Traci continues to embrace her love of yachting and enjoys being able to share her experience and passion with others. She has built a respected reputation in yacht sales, management, charter, client relationships, and she is a committee chair member of the California Yacht Brokers Association. In her free time she is active with her church, local community and enjoys traveling, dancing and spending time with her family and mini golden doodle.                     

An award-winning broker, Matthew Stone has devoted more than half of his lifetime to the yachting industry and brings a wealth of knowledge to his clients and to IYC. Growing up in South Florida, Matthew realized at an early age that he belonged on the water, and would later turn his biggest passion into his career.

In 2020, Matthew was nominated for the coveted IYBA "Outstanding Young Professionals in Yachting" award. In 2018 and 2019, he earned "Broker of the Year" at the leading boutique firm, where he originally transitioned from yacht Captain to yacht broker in 2015. His growth continues to accelerate, representing IYC, one of the largest and most reputable global brands in yachting. In 2022 he earned the IYC Excellence Award for achieving the highest sales record for the company that year and was recently named one of The World's Best 50 Yacht Brokers by Relevance Yacht.

Matthew remains deeply committed to continuing education and has a particular passion for new construction builds. He has spent time touring most of the world's leading international shipyards, including Lürssen, Feadship, Heesen, Sanlorenzo, Baglietto, and Benetti, to name a few, all while sharpening his skillset to meet his clients' growing needs. He has pledged to leave his mark on the industry.