Shar Fillingham is a US Coast Guard Masters Licensed Captain and a certified US Powerboating instructor. Her husband, Robert A. Fillingham, is also a US Coast Guard Masters Licensed Captain and a certified US Powerboating instructor.

They also own and operate a quality, highly respected yacht brokerage business, Fillingham Yacht Sales, Inc., 105 15th Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. They have brought a wealth of experience, professionalism, and maturity to the St. Petersburg, Florida boating and yachting community.

We have many years of boating experience and have enjoyed extensive days and hours cruising throughout the Great Lakes, U.S. coastal waters, Canada, Florida, Bahamas, and the Caribbean.

Our love of cruising even took us on a six month journey in 1997 to complete the Great Circle Waterway Trip – 5400 miles and 104 locks. If you are thinking about this type of voyage, be sure to ask us. We can help you with your yacht selection that would be best suited to a voyage of this nature.

Our boating experience includes both power boating and sailing. We understand boats and we understand and love to work with the people who enjoy boating! We are well qualified to help you select and find your next quality yacht and to teach you the power boat handling skills you will need to fully enjoy your new cruising and boating activities.


Powerboat Safety & Operating School courses are hands-on, at-the-helm, on-the water powerboat instruction with full certification by US Powerboating, a national organization. We can help you reduce your insurance premiums and insure you are a safe powerboat handler. Our school was the first and is the only hands-on at-the-helm school of its kind on the West Coast of Florida.

We also offer private powerboat instruction for anyone new to boating or moving up to a larger vessel, or anyone wanting to improve their skills. Perhaps your spouse wants to learn to drive your powerboat. We can help your family become safer on our waterways and knowledgeable about boating in our waters.
Prior to boat brokering, we both had very successful business careers in the USA and throughout Europe and Asia. We are serious in the manner in which we conduct our business. You can depend on our integrity, knowledge, communication skills, professionalism and friendliness.

We are highly respected and can offer outstanding recommendations and referrals from our large customer base. We have positively changed peoples lives through our training approach; and we can help you also.

Capt. Shar Fillingham
105 15th Ave. SE
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 403-0520
or Toll Free (888) 830-1421
Email: captshar@powerboatsos.com
www.powerboatsos.com