Jessica Muffett first founded YachtWorld in March 1995,[1] semi-retiring as Publisher Emeritus in 2006.

[4] June 1, 2017, Boats Group including YachtWorld decides Miami is the place to be, anchors headquarters.

[5] December 30, 2020, YachtWorld with Boats Group sold by Apax Partners to Permira for an undisclosed price.

[7] Boats Group, a subsidiarity of Permira publishes YachtWorld Market Index.

The index is released every quarter[8] "Brexit creating buying opportunity for British yachts: YachtWorld.