As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2005 Registration No. 333-______ ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM SB-2 Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1934 YACHT FINDERS, INC. (Name of Small Business Issuer in Its Charter) DELAWARE 5551 76-0736467 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.) 2308-C Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 232-1001 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Telephone Number) Karen Batcher 4190 Bonita Road Bonita, CA 91902 (619) 475-7882 (Name and Address of Agent for Service) (Telephone Number) Approximate Date of Proposed Sale to the Public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement. If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, check the following box. [ ] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ================================================================================================================ Title of Each Proposed Maximum Class of Securities Amount to be Proposed Offering Aggregate Offering Amount of to be Registered Registered Price Per Unit (1) Price (2) Registration Fee - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock $.0001 par value to be sold by selling shareholders 139,000 $0.50 $ 69,500 $ 8.18 Common Stock $.0001 par value to be sold by the company 1,000,000 $0.50 $500,000 $58.85 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL 1,139,000 $0.50 $569,500 $67.03 ================================================================================================================ (1) Fixed offering price was set by the selling shareholders until securities are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. (2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457 under the Securities Act. The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. ================================================================================ PROSPECTUS YACHT FINDERS, INC. 1,139,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK This is our initial public offering. We are registering a total of 1,139,000 shares of our common stock. Of the shares being registered, 139,000 are being registered for sale by the selling shareholders, and 1,000,000 are being registered for sale by the Company. All of the shares being registered for sale by the Company will be sold at a price per share of $0.50 for the duration of the offering. The selling shareholders will sell their shares at a price per share of $0.50 until our shares are quoted on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of any of the 139,000 shares by the selling shareholders. We will be selling all of the 1,000,000 shares of common stock we are offering as a self underwritten offering. There is no minimum amount we are required to raise in this offering and any funds received will be immediately available to us. This offering will terminate on the earlier of the sale of all of the 1,139,000 shares offered or 180 days after the date of the prospectus. There is no established public market for our common stock and we have arbitrarily determined the offering price. Our Common Stock is not currently listed or quoted on any quotation service. There can be no assurance that our common stock will ever be quoted or that any market for our stock will ever develop. INVESTORS IN THE COMMON STOCK SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO LOSE THEIR ENTIRE INVESTMENT SINCE AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMON STOCK IS SPECULATIVE AND SUBJECT TO MANY RISKS, INCLUDING THE QUESTION AS TO WHETHER WE CAN CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN AND OUR NEED TO RAISE OPERATING CAPITAL. SEE SECTION ENTITLED "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGE 4. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. None of these securities may be sold until a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. The prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. Number Underwriting Per Share Per Share of Shares Per Share discounts and Proceeds Proceeds Available Price to public commissions to Company to Shareholders For Sale --------------- ----------- ---------- --------------- -------- $ 0.50 $0.00 $ .050 $ 0.00 1,000,000 $ 0.50 $0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.50 139,000 Total $569,500 $0.00 $500,000 $69,500 1,139,000 The date of this Prospectus is ________ __, 200__. TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ..................................................................... 3 RISK FACTORS ................................................................ 4 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS .................................................. 6 USE OF PROCEEDS ............................................................. 7 DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE ............................................. 8 DILUTION .................................................................... 8 SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS .................................................... 9 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION ........................................................ 11 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ........................................................... 14 DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS .......................... 14 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT .............. 16 DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES ................................................... 16 INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL ....................................... 16 SECURITIES ACT INDEMNIFICATION DISCLOSURE ................................... 17 ORGANIZATION WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS ......................................... 17 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS ..................................................... 18 PLAN OF OPERATION ........................................................... 23 DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY ..................................................... 25 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS .............................. 25 MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND OTHER SHAREHOLDER MATTERS ...................... 26 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ...................................................... 26 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ........................................................ 27 CHANGES IN OR DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ........................................................ 27 2 SUMMARY Yacht Finders, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on August 15, 2000 as Sneeoosh Corporation. On October 20, 2000 the company filed an amended Certificate of Incorporation to change the name to Snohomish Corporation. On April 15, 2003 the company filed a subsequent amendment to change the name to Yacht Finders, Inc. We are a development stage company with no revenues and have begun taking steps in furtherance of our plan of operation. The principal executive offices are located at 2308-C, Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. The telephone number is (619) 232-1001. We received our initial funding of $14,400 through the sale of 139,000 common stock shares to 49 non-affiliated private investors from July 2003 until October 2003, and 5,000,000 shares to Geoffrey Greenwood, the company's director, in April 2003. From inception until the date of this filing we have begun initial steps in furtherance of our operating activities. Our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the nine months ended September 30, 2004 report a cash balance of $1,835, no revenues and a cumulative net loss of $12,865. OFFERING Securities Being Offered 1,139,000 shares of common stock, 1,000,000 which we are offering, and 139,000 which are being offered by the selling shareholders. All shares will be offered at a price of $0.50 per share. This offering will terminate on the earlier of the sale of all of the 1,139,000 shares or 180 days after the date of the prospectus. Price per share $0.50 as determined by the selling shareholders. The selling shareholders will sell their shares at a fixed price per share of $0.50 until our shares are quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board and thereafter at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions. All of the shares being registered for sale by the company will be sold at a fixed price per share of $0.50 for the duration of the offering. Securities Issued and Outstanding 5,139,000 shares of common stock are issued and outstanding before the offering and 6,139,000 will be outstanding after the offering. Registration costs We estimate our total offering registration costs to be $5,000. If we experience a shortage of funds prior to funding, our director has informally agreed to advance funds to allow us to pay for offering costs, filing fees, and correspondence with our shareholders, however, our director has no formal commitment or legal obligation to advance or loan funds to the company. 3 RISK FACTORS This section includes all of the known material risk factors associated with this offering and investors in Yacht Finders should carefully consider each prior to making an investment in our stock: WE ARE A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY AND HAVE BEGUN TAKING STEPS IN FURTHERANCE OF OUR BUSINESS PLAN. WE EXPECT TO INCUR OPERATING LOSSES FOR THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. IF OUR LOSSES EXCEED OUR ABILITY TO GENERATE CONTINUED FUNDING, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS. Since inception, we have not earned any revenue and do not anticipate earning any revenue over the next twelve months. We intend to take the steps necessary to develop our business plan over the next twelve months as we incur additional operating expenses. Management plans to complete all of our business plans steps over the next twelve months, but if we receive only partial funding, we will continue our operations at a reduced level. If no funding is generated, we will be unable to continue operations. OUR FINANCIAL STATUS CREATES A DOUBT WHETHER WE WILL CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN. OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HAVE ISSUED AN AUDIT OPINION WHICH INCLUDES A STATEMENT DESCRIBING OUR GOING CONCERN STATUS. IF OUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE FUTURE IS NOT SUCCESSFUL, INVESTORS WILL LIKELY LOSE ALL OF THEIR INVESTMENT IN OUR STOCK. As described in Note 1 of our accompanying financial statements, our cumulative losses to date of $12,865 and our lack of any guaranteed sources of future capital create substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. If our business plan does not work, we could remain as a start-up company with no revenues or profits. YACHT FINDERS HAS NO SALES, PROVEN MARKET, OR CONSUMER DEMAND. WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT USER DEMAND FOR OUR SERVICE, THE COMPANY COULD HAVE CONTINUED NEGATIVE CASH FLOW AND BE UNABLE TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS. The lack of a proven market for our service means that the true market for it may be minor or nonexistent. This could result in little or no revenue. OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY REQUIRES US TO RAISE CASH OF $500,000. WITHOUT THIS FUNDING, WE COULD REMAIN AS A DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY WITH NO REVENUES OR PROFITS AND MAY BE ONLY PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL OR COMPLETELY UNSUCCESSFUL IN IMPLEMENTING OUR BUSINESS PLAN, RESULTING IN OUR SHAREHOLDERS LOSING PART OR ALL OF THEIR INVESTMENT. We intend to raise $500,000 in funding (net of $495,000 after offering fees) in order to finance our operations. We believe the most likely source of our funding is through a future sale of common stock in order to complete our current business plan. We have not yet identified any specific individuals or entities needed to provide our funding. Without this funding, we could remain as a start-up company accomplishing only the initial phase of our operations. If we use equity capital as a source of funding, potential new shareholders may be unwilling to accept either the likely dilution of their per share value or the high level of risk involved 4 with our unproven services. Without this funding, we may be only partially successful or completely unsuccessful in implementing our business plan, and our shareholders may lose part or all of their investment. OUR COMPETITORS, SUCH AS YACHTCOUNCIL, YACHTWORLD AND BOATFINDERONLINE, HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS LONGER THEN WE HAVE AND HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY GREATER RESOURCES THAN WE DO. SHOULD WE BE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE ENOUGH CUSTOMER MARKET SHARE IN OUR INDUSTRY, WE MAY EXPERIENCE LOWER LEVELS OF REVENUE THAN OUR BUSINESS PLAN ANTICIPATES. In our development stage, we will have size and market share disadvantages as we attempt to implement our marketing plan. Once our service is developed, we plan to market it to yacht brokers, public yacht buyers, yacht owners and yacht enthusiasts via the Internet. Without sufficient sales volume, it is possible that we may not become a competitive force in our industry. THERE IS NO CURRENT PUBLIC MARKET FOR OUR SECURITIES. AS OUR STOCK IS NOT PUBLICLY TRADED, INVESTORS SHOULD BE AWARE THEY PROBABLY WILL BE UNABLE TO SELL THEIR SHARES AND THEIR INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES IS NOT LIQUID. We are not registered on any public stock exchange, however, we plan to contact a market maker to be quoted on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board. We do not know when we will be able to obtain a quote for trading, and there is no guarantee of trading volume or trading price levels sufficient for investors to sell their stock, recover their investment in our stock, or profit from the sale of their stock. OUR SOLE DIRECTOR/OFFICER BENEFICIALLY OWNS 97% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, AFTER THE PROPOSED OFFERING HE WILL OWN 81% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES. IF HE CHOOSES TO SELL HIS SHARES IN THE FUTURE, IT MIGHT HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE PRICE OF OUR STOCK. Due to the controlling amount of his share ownership in our company, if our sole director/officer decides to sell his shares in the public market, the market price of our stock could decrease and all shareholders suffer a dilution of the value of their stock. If our director/officer decides to sell any of his common stock, he will be subject to Rule 144 under the 1933 Securities Act. OUR DIRECTOR/OFFICER BENEFICIALLY OWNS 97% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK, AFTER THE PROPOSED OFFERING, HE WILL OWN 81% OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES. HE WILL CONTROL AND MAKE CORPORATE DECISIONS THAT MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE THAT MIGHT BE MADE BY THE OTHER SHAREHOLDERS. Due to the controlling amount of his share ownership in our company, our sole director/officer will have a significant influence in determining the outcome of all corporate transactions, including the power to prevent or cause a change in control. His interests may differ from the interests of the other stockholders and thus result in corporate decisions that are disadvantageous to other shareholders. 5 THE CURRENT OFFICER, GEOFFREY GREENWOOD, THE SOLE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY, CURRENTLY DEVOTES APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 12 HOURS PER WEEK TO COMPANY MATTERS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, HE IS INVOLVED IN OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. YACHT FINDERS' NEEDS FOR HIS TIME AND SERVICES COULD CONFLICT WITH HIS OTHER BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THIS POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST COULD RESULT IN HIS INABILITY TO PROPERLY MANAGE YACHT FINDERS' AFFAIRS, RESULTING IN OUR REMAINING A START-UP COMPANY WITH NO REVENUES OR PROFITS. Yacht Finders has not formally adopted a plan to resolve any potential or actual conflicts of interest that exist or may arise with Mr. Greenwood's services, however, Mr. Greenwood has verbally agreed to limit his role in all other business activities and devote full time services to Yacht Finders after we raise sufficient capital and are able to provide officers' salaries per our business plan. Per our business plan, we have budgeted $10,000 per month for Mr. Greenwood's salary after we raise funds from our proposed offering. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS FILING, WE HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR OUR SOFTWARE. WE ARE CONSIDERING FILING FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION OF OUR SOFTWARE, HOWEVER, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS FILING WE HAVE TAKEN NO STEPS TO FILE FOR COPYRIGHT PROTECTION, AND HAVE NO SET DATE FOR THAT POSSIBLE FILING. Without copyright protection, we expose Yacht Finders to the possibility that competitors may create similar software that duplicates many or all of the features we intend to offer our customers. This could materially reduce our potential revenues and profits. OUR MANAGEMENT IS COMMITTED TO USE THE PROCEEDS FROM OUR PROPOSED OFFERING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY AND ADVANCING OUR BUSINESS PLAN, HOWEVER, SUCH USES MAY NOT YIELD A FAVORABLE RETURN. Management has committed to use the proceeds raised in this offering for the uses set forth in the proceeds table. However, certain factors beyond their control, such as increases in certain costs, could result in the company being forced to reduce the proceeds allocated for other uses, such as compensation in order to accommodate these unforseen changes. The failure of our management to use these funds effectively could result in unfavorable returns. This could have a significant adverse effect on our financial condition and could cause the price of our common stock to decline. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. We use words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "expect", "future", "intend", and similar expressions to identify such forward-looking statements. Investors should be aware that all forward-looking statements contained within this filing are good faith estimates of management as of the date of this prospectus. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks faced by us as described in the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in this prospectus. 6 USE OF PROCEEDS We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock offered through this prospectus by the selling shareholders. If we sell all shares of common stock offered by the company in this prospectus, we will receive net proceeds of $495,000. The table below shows how proceeds from this offering would be used during the twelve months after the offering based upon management's business plan estimates. Total shares offered 1,000,000 Percent of total shares offered 100% Shares sold 1,000,000 Gross proceeds from offering 500,000 Less: offering expenses 5,000 --------- Net proceeds from offering 495,000 Use of net proceeds Salaries 120,000 Equip & Furniture 96,000 Website 44,000 Marketing 100,000 Travel 75,000 Office expenses & supplies 60,000 The table below shows how proceeds from this offering would be used for scenarios where we sell various amounts of the shares and the priority of the use of net proceeds in the event actual proceeds are not sufficient to accomplish the uses set forth. These revised estimates are contingent upon reduced funding levels and are based upon management's business plan estimates for the twelve months after receiving funding. Total shares offered 1,000,000 1,000,000 Percent of total shares offered 30% 60% Shares sold 300,000 600,000 Gross proceeds from offering 150,000 300,000 Less: offering expenses 5,000 5,000 --------- --------- Net proceeds from offering 145,000 295,000 Use of net proceeds Salaries 36,000 72,000 Equip & Furniture 25,300 55,600 Website 13,200 26,400 Marketing 30,000 60,000 Travel 22,500 45,000 Office expenses & supplies 18,000 36,000 The amounts set forth above are estimates developed by our management for allocation of net proceeds of this offering based upon our current plans and prevailing economic and industry conditions and assumes that we are able to sell the number of the shares set forth in each column above. Although we do not currently contemplate material changes in the proposed use of proceeds set forth above, to the extent that our management finds that adjustments are required, 7 the amounts shown may be adjusted among the uses indicated. Our proposed use of proceeds is subject to changes in general, economic and competitive conditions, timing and management discretion, each of which may change the amount of proceeds expended for the purposes intended, but any changes would be limited to making adjustments among the uses indicated. Changes in general, economic, competitive and market conditions and our financial condition would include, without limitation, the occurrence of a national economic slowdown or recession, a significant change in the yacht brokerage industry and the environment in which we operate, and regulatory changes in general. While our management is not currently aware of the existence or pending threat of any of the foregoing reasons, we provide you no assurance that one or more of such events will not occur. DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE The shareholders set the offering price of the common stock at $0.50 per share. The price was arbitrarily set based upon their collective judgment as to a price per share they were willing to accept. The price of $0.50 per share is a fixed price until the securities are listed on the OTC Bulletin Board, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. DILUTION Net tangible book value per share represents the amount of our total tangible assets less total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares of common stock outstanding. Our net tangible book value at September 30, 2004 was $3,335 or $0.001 per share of common stock. Dilution per share represents the difference between the offering price of $0.50 per share and the net tangible book value per share of common stock, as adjusted, immediately after this offering. Prior to the completion of the offering, our net tangible book value was $3,335. After giving effect to a 100% completion of the offering and after deducting offering expenses estimated to be $5,000, our pro forma net tangible book value will be $498,335 or $0.081 per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $0.081 per share to existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $0.419 per share, or approximately 84% of the offering price, to investors purchasing shares of common stock in the offering, or should the offering be only 60% or 30% subscribed, the immediate dilution would be respectively 90% and 95%. Public offering Price per share $0.50 Net Tangible Book Value per share before offering $0.001 Increase Per Share attributable to sale of these shares $0.081 Pro-Forma Net Tangible Book Value after offering $0.081 Dilution per share to Public Investors $0.419 The following table summarizes as of December 27, 2004, the number of shares purchased as a percentage of our total outstanding shares, the aggregate amount paid for such shares, the aggregate amount paid figured as a percentage of the total amount paid, and the average amount paid per share for such shares. For purposes of this table, the sale to the public of these shares is assumed to have taken place on December 27, 2004. 8 Shares Purchased Total Consideration Paid Average Number Percent Amount Percent Per Sh ------ ------- ------ ------- ------ Existing Shareholders 5,139,000 84 $ 14,400 2.8 $0.003 New Investors 1,000,000 16 $ 500,000 97.2 $ 0.50 --------- ----- --------- ----- ------ Total 6,139,000 100 $ 514,400 100 $0.084 ========= ===== ========= ===== ====== The following table sets forth the estimated net tangible book value ("NTBV") per share after the offering and the dilution to persons purchasing shares based upon various levels of sales of the shares being achieved. Shares outstanding prior to offering 5,139,000 Total shares offered 1,000,000 1,000,000 Shares sold 300,000 600,000 Public offering price $ 0.50 $ 0.50 Per share increase attributable to new investors $ 0.027 $ 0.051 NTBV per share prior to offering $ 0.001 $ 0.001 ---------- --------- Post offering pro forma NTBV per share $ 0.027 $ 0.052 Dilution to new investors $ 0.473 $ 0.448 Percent of dilution of the offering price 95% 90% DIVIDEND POLICY We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of the business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS The selling shareholders named in this prospectus are offering 139,000 shares of the common stock offered through this prospectus. The shares were acquired from us in an offering that was exempt from registration pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and completed in October 2003. The following table provides as of December 27, 2004, information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock held by each of the selling shareholders, including: 1. The number of shares owned by each prior to this offering; 2. The total number of shares that are to be offered for each; 3. The total number of shares that will be owned by each upon completion of the offering; 4. The percentage owned by each; and 5. The identity of the beneficial holder of any entity that owns the shares. 9 To the best of our knowledge, the named parties in the table that follows are the beneficial owners and have the sole voting and investment power over all shares or rights to the shares reported. In addition, the table assumes that the selling shareholders do not sell shares of common stock not being offered through this prospectus and do not purchase additional shares of common stock. The column reporting the percentage owned upon completion assumes that all shares offered are sold, and is calculated based on 5,139,000 shares outstanding on December 27, 2004. Shares Total of Total Percent Owned Prior Shares Shares Owned Name of To This Offered After After Selling Shareholder Offering For Sale Offering Offering - ------------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Aberdeen Capital Strategies John Williams, Principal 1,000 1,000 0 0 Danny Barr 10,000 10,000 0 0 Brigadoon Investments Marco Montanari, Principal 10,000 10,000 0 0 Ted Burylo 1,000 1,000 0 0 Robert Chong 1,000 1,000 0 0 Andrew Coldicutt 1,000 1,000 0 0 Patti Coldicutt 1,000 1,000 0 0 Crystal Overseas Trading Gabriela Krug, Principal 10,000 10,000 0 0 Maureen Elliott 1,000 1,000 0 0 Ashiff Gorindji 2,500 2,500 0 0 Rishman Hajee 1,000 1,000 0 0 Lahra Haji 2,000 2,000 0 0 Justen Harcourt 1,000 1,000 0 0 Dean Husarik 1,000 1,000 0 0 Henry Ip 1,000 1,000 0 0 Shafiz Jinnah 2,500 2,500 0 0 Farzana Kanji 1,000 1,000 0 0 Nisha Lakhani 1,000 1,000 0 0 Salinas Guerrero Leonardo 1,000 1,000 0 0 Ron Liu 1,000 1,000 0 0 Blaine Lodomez 1,000 1,000 0 0 Stanley Ma 1,000 1,000 0 0 Daniel Maarsman 1,000 1,000 0 0 Nancy Maarsman 1,000 1,000 0 0 Harjit Mand 2,000 2,000 0 0 Ariff Manji 1,000 1,000 0 0 Azmina Manji 2,000 2,000 0 0 Malik Manji 1,000 1,000 0 0 Yasmin Merali 2,500 2,500 0 0 Ybarra Sanchez Mercedes 1,000 1,000 0 0 Shairoz Mithani 5,000 5,000 0 0 10 Esther Mui 1,000 1,000 0 0 John Mui 1,000 1,000 0 0 Andre Padovani 1,000 1,000 0 0 Michan Padovani 1,000 1,000 0 0 Joseph Polack 1,000 1,000 0 0 Atif Rajan 1,500 1,500 0 0 Torres Diaz Rodolfo 1,000 1,000 0 0 Altaf Shariff 1,000 1,000 0 0 Alnur Shivji 2,000 2,000 0 0 Stockworks USA Capital Andrew Coldicutt, Principal 1,000 1,000 0 0 Tradewinds Investments Martin Christen, Owner 50,000 50,000 0 0 KC Tsirigotis 3,000 3,000 0 0 Hanifa Virani 1,000 1,000 0 0 Robert Woods 1,000 1,000 0 0 Norman Yip 1,000 1,000 0 0 Wilfred Yu 1,000 1,000 0 0 Araceli Zamora Duenas 1,000 1,000 0 0 To our knowledge, none of the selling shareholders: 1. Has had a material relationship with Yacht Finders or any of its predecessors or affiliates, other than as a shareholder as noted above, at any time within the past three years; or 2. Are broker-dealers or affiliates of broker dealers; or 3. Has ever been an officer or director of Yacht Finders. PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION We will conduct the sale of the shares we are offering on a self-underwritten basis. This means that we do not have an underwriter and that we will sell the shares directly to investors. All the shares of our common stock that are being registering for sale by the company will be sold at a price per share of $0.50. There can be no assurance that we will sell all or any of the shares offered. We have no arrangements or guarantees that we will sell any shares. All subscription checks shall be made to the order of Yacht Finders, Inc. Our offering will terminate on the earlier of the sale of all of the shares or 180 days after the date of the prospectus. We currently have not identified the person(s) who will be selling securities on behalf of our company. We currently have not determined a plan of how the company will solicit investors interested in purchasing our stock. While we do not anticipate utilizing any registered securities broker-dealers in connection with any sales of the shares and have no arrangements to use any broker-dealers, we may, in our discretion, accept subscriptions for shares through broker-dealers that are members of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and are willing to, in connection with such sale, pay a commission of up to 10% of the price of each share sold. No officers or directors shall receive any commissions or compensation for their sales of the shares pursuant to the terms hereof. 11 The selling shareholders have not informed us of how they plan to sell their shares. However, they may sell some or all of their common stock in one or more transactions: 1. on such public markets or exchanges as the common stock may from time to time be trading; 2. in privately negotiated transactions; or 3. in any combination of these methods of distribution. The sales price to the public has been determined by the shareholders to be $0.50. The price of $0.50 per share is a fixed price until the securities are quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board, and thereafter at prevailing market prices or privately negotiated prices. The shares may also be sold in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's Rule 144. Under Rule 144, several provisions must be met with respect to the sales of control securities at any time and sales of restricted securities held between one and two years. The following is a summary of the provisions of Rule 144: (a) Rule 144 is available only if the issuer is current in its filings under the Securities an Exchange Act of 1934. Such filings include, but are not limited to, the issuer's quarterly reports and annual reports; (b) Rule 144 allows resale of restricted and control securities after a one year hold period, subjected to certain volume limitations, and resale by non-affiliates holders without limitations after two years; ( c ) The sales of securities made under Rule 144 during any three-month period are limited to the greater of: (i) 1% of the outstanding common stock of the issuer; or (ii) the average weekly reported trading volume in the outstanding common stock reported on all securities exchanges during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of the required notice of the sale under Rule 144 with the SEC. The selling shareholders may also sell their shares directly through market makers acting in their capacity as broker-dealers. Yacht Finders will apply to have its shares of common stock quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board immediately after the date of this prospectus. Yacht Finders anticipates once the shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board the selling shareholders will sell their shares directly into any market created. Selling shareholders will offer their shares at a fixed price of $0.50 per share until the common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board at which time the prices the selling shareholders will receive will be determined by the market conditions. Selling shareholders may also sell in private transactions. Yacht Finders cannot predict the price at which shares may be sold or whether the common stock will ever trade on any market. The shares may be sold by the selling shareholders, as the case may be, from time to time, in one or more transactions. Yacht Finders does not intend to enter into any arrangements with any securities dealers concerning solicitation of offers to purchase the shares. Commissions and discounts paid in connection with the sale of the shares by the selling shareholders will be determined through negotiations between the shareholders and the broker-dealers through or to which the securities are to be sold and may vary, depending on the broker-dealers fee schedule, the size of the transaction and other factors. The separate costs of the selling shareholders will be borne by the shareholder. The selling shareholders will, and any broker-broker dealer or agent that participates with the selling shareholders in the sale of the shares by them may be deemed an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any commissions or discounts received by them and any 12 profits on the resale of shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions under the Securities Act. In the event any selling shareholder engages a broker-dealer to distribute their shares, and the broker-dealer is acting as underwriter, Yacht Finders will be required to file a post effective amendment containing the name of the underwriter. The selling shareholders must comply with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in the offer and sale of their common stock. In particular, during times that the selling shareholders may be deemed to be engaged in a distribution of the common stock, and therefore be considered to be an underwriter, they must comply with applicable law. Regulation M prohibits certain market activities by persons selling securities in a distribution. To demonstrate their understanding of those restrictions and others, selling shareholders will be required, prior to the release of un-legended shares to themselves or any transferee, to represent as follows: that they have delivered a copy of this prospectus, and if they are effecting sales on the Electronic Bulletin Board or inter-dealer quotation system or any electronic network, that neither they nor any affiliates or person acting on their behalf, directly or indirectly, has engaged in any short sale of Yacht Finders common stock; and for a period commencing at least 5 business days before his first sale and ending with the date of his last sale, bid for, purchase, or attempt to induce any person to bid for or purchase Yacht Finders common stock. If the company's common shares are quoted for trading on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board the trading in our shares will be regulated by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15g-9 which established the definition of a "penny stock". For the purposes relevant to Yacht Finders, it is defined as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased. In order to approve a person's account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks. The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the broker/dealer relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form, (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Before you trade a penny stock your broker is required to tell you the offer and the bid on the stock, and the compensation the salesperson and the firm receive for the trade. The firm must also mail a monthly statement showing the market value of each penny stock held in your account. We can provide no assurance that all or any of the common stock offered will be sold by the selling shareholders. Yacht Finders is bearing all costs relating to the registration of the common stock. While we have no formal agreement to provide funding with our director, he has verbally agreed to advance additional funds in order to complete the 13 registration statement process. Any commissions or other fees payable to brokers or dealers in connection with any sale of the common stock, however, will be borne by the selling shareholders or other party selling the common stock. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS Yacht Finders is not currently involved in any legal proceedings and we are not aware of any pending or potential legal actions. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS The director and officer of Yacht Finders, whose one year term will expire on 4/15/05, or at such time as his successor(s) shall be elected and qualified is as follows: Name & Address Age Position Date First Elected Term Expires - -------------- --- -------- ------------------ ------------ Geoffrey L. Greenwood 28 President, 4/15/03 4/15/05 2308-C, Kettner Blvd. Secretary, San Diego, CA 92101 Treasurer, Director Each of the foregoing persons may be deemed a "promoter" of Yacht Finders, as that term is defined in the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933. Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified. Officers are appointed to serve until the meeting of the board of directors following the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The director and officer currently handles a minor amount of administrative functions and has been responsible for completing the first two phases of our software system. The officer currently devotes 10-12 hours per week to the business of the company and intends to work on a full time basis when we raise capital per our business plan. No executive officer or director of the corporation has been the subject of any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, or any regulatory agency permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting him from acting as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in the securities industry, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of an investment company, bank, savings and loan association, or insurance company or from engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with any such activity or in connection with the purchase or sale of any securities. No executive officer or director of the corporation has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations) or is the subject of a criminal proceeding which is currently pending. No executive officer or director of the corporation is the subject of any pending legal proceedings. 14 RESUME GEOFFREY L. GREENWOOD WORK HISTORY Yacht Finders, Inc. - San Diego, CA President 2003 - Present Managing all publication tasks of our upcoming monthly digest. Developing of all web technologies for Yacht Finders Guide, including a comprehensive Yacht MLS listing service. Developing broker software application that will streamline everyday sales and management efforts. FocalScape, Inc.- San Diego, CA President / Creative Director 1999 - 2004 Responsible for all creative accounts and talent management. Doubled corporate sales for each passing year. Provided creative solutions that have increased client sales. La Jolla Group - San Diego, CA Art Director 1997 - 2002 Worked on several accounts that have won design awards. Managed the creative efforts of the junior and senior designers on staff along with freelance talent. Responsible for over 1/3 of the company's billable hours. Offered creative suggestions that improved overall sales for the company. Laser Express, Inc. - San Diego, CA Creative Director 1995 - 1997 Led the creative department that was responsible for developing cutting edge marketing materials for Technology, Entertainment, Education, and the Service Industry. EDUCATION 1994 - 1995 Platt College - San Diego, CA A.A. Degree Multimedia/Graphic Design Graduated top of class. 15 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth information on the ownership of Yacht Finders's voting securities by our officer, director and major shareholder as well as those who own beneficially more than five percent of Yacht Finders' common stock through the most current date - December 27, 2004: Title Of Name & Amount & Percent Class Address Nature of owner Owned ----- ------- --------------- ----- Common Geoffrey L. Greenwood 5,000,000 (a) 97% 2308-C, Kettner Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101 Total Shares Owned by the Officer & Director 5,000,000 97% - ---------- (a) Mr. Greenwood received 5,000,000 shares of the company's common stock on April 15, 2003 for $500. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES Yacht Finders' Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 80,000,000 shares of common stock, .0001 par value per share and 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, .0001 par value per share. Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders. Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to share ratably in dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors in its discretion, from funds legally available therefore. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of Yacht Finders, the holders of shares of common stock are entitled to share pro rata all assets remaining after payment in full of all liabilities. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no conversion rights or redemption or sinking fund provisions with respect to such shares. Delaware law does not have any anti-takeover provision that would delay or prevent a change in control. INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL No expert or counsel named in this prospectus as having prepared or certified any part of this prospectus or having given an opinion upon the validity of the securities being registered or upon other legal matters in connection with the registration or offering of the common stock was employed on a contingency basis, or had, or is to receive, in connection with the offering, a substantial interest, direct or indirect, in the registrant. Nor was any such person connected with the registrant as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee. LEGAL MATTERS Ms. Karen Batcher, our independent counsel, has provided an opinion on the validity of our common stock. 16 SECURITIES ACT INDEMNIFICATION DISCLOSURE The Articles and By-Laws of Yacht Finders have no specific provisions to allow for the indemnification of the officer and director in regard to his carrying out the duties of his offices. Indemnification of directors and officers is as provided by the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware. We have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted by our director, officer, or other controlling person in connection with the securities registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. We will then be governed by the court's decision. ORGANIZATION IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS Yacht Finders, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on August 15, 2000 as Sneeoosh Corporation. On October 20, 2000 the company filed an amended Certificate of Incorporation to change the name to Snohomish Corporation. On April 15, 2003 the company filed a subsequent amendment to change the name to Yacht Finders, Inc. In July of 2003 the board of directors voted to seek capital and began development of our business plan. We received our initial funding of $14,400 through the sale of 139,000 common stock shares to 49 non-affiliated private investors from the period of approximately July 2003 until October 2000, and 5,000,000 shares to Geoffrey Greenwood, the company's director, in April 2003. 17 DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS FORM AND YEAR OF ORGANIZATION Yacht Finders, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on August 15, 2000 as Sneeoosh Corporation. On October 20, 2000 the company filed an amended Certificate of Incorporation to change the name to Snohomish Corporation. On April 15, 2003 the company filed a subsequent amendment to change the name to Yacht Finders, Inc. We have taken the following steps: developed our business plan, secured the URL www.yachtfindersguide.com, and initiated our website. We are a development stage company with no revenues or profits. BANKRUPTCY OR SIMILAR PROCEEDINGS There has been no bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings. REORGANIZATIONS, PURCHASE OR SALE OF ASSETS There have been no material reclassifications, mergers, consolidations, or purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business. PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AND THEIR MARKETS Yacht Finders, Inc. intends to market and sell its internet based yacht locating and brokering services to brokers seeking to streamline their marketing and research efforts, and manage customer information more efficiently. Yacht Finders' objective is to create a database for public buyers and yacht brokers to interface immediately with each other while capturing the benefits of targeting a larger market. Our target market is yacht brokers, yacht buyers, yacht sellers, yacht owners, yacht financing, insurance, manufacturing and supply companies. We intend to design and create a user friendly yacht broker intranet that includes easy-to-use online tools that will enable brokers to create, update, and manage currently listed vessels. Detailed information pages can be created to contain all relevant data for each listing. Custom broker information pages can be created for additional exposure in our Broker Listing Directory which will be a comprehensive directory for buyers and sellers to be able to reference direct contact information. The benefit to our public customer is the consolidation of information and resources into a user friendly web site. This platform will enable the user to search the database of yachts, find a broker, apply for financing, compare and request insurance quotes, and access numerous other related resources such as an online marine product outlet store that will be sponsored by a commercial marine retail store like Westmarine. Our web site, www.yachtfindersguide.com, will operate as the main catalyst for brokers to connect with sellers. The site is an industry specific professional quality subscription based site for brokers within the yacht industry. The site will contain many features to enable brokers to provide their clients with the most current information in the industry. The site features such as; find a yacht search engine, find a broker, insurance, financing, boat shows, boat 18 builders, sports fishing, boat charters, boat merchandising, ports directory, yacht clubs, fishing contests, races, yachting news and events, maintenance and rescue which will offer yachting clubs, industry professionals, and individuals involved in yachting the ability to stay up-to-date on the industry. The pricing and sales structure for Yacht Finders, Inc. is to maximize monthly revenue generated from subscription fees and advertisement sales. Comparative services are charging between $39.95 - $240 a month for a membership subscription. The majority of brokers are subscribing to the lower price option. Our sales plan is to offer these customers a better solution for their online listings at a competitive price. Our target market, yacht owners, sellers, and potential yacht buyers may access our web site at no charge. We intend to offer the following pricing plans to yacht brokers: Premium Broker Package- $29.99 per month This service provides our preferred broker members access to all of Yacht Finders' tools and utilities. Features include: Unlimited listings and detailed reports, broker administration tools, broker directory listing and custom broker page. Deluxe Broker Package- $19.99 per month This service provides our basic broker members a broker listing directory and custom broker page. Deluxe listings include: company name, phone number, address, URL listing link and email link. Limited Broker Package- $9.99 per month This service provides our limited broker members access to a limited version of Yacht Finders tools and utilities. Features included are; five custom listings and limited delay reports, broker directory listing and custom broker page. Basic Broker Package - Free This service provides our basic broker members a listing in Yacht Finders' broker directory. Basic listing includes: company name, phone number and address. In addition to charging yacht brokers for their listings, we intend to earn commission revenues from referring our customers to selected financing and insurance brokers, and from selling advertising space at our site to industry suppliers and manufacturers. We intend to raise $495,000, net of offering costs, by April 2005 to continue executing our business plan. We have determined we need to raise funds by that date in order to meet our twelve month budget. If we are unsuccessful at securing funding by April of 2005, the company intends to adjust its time line forward for delivering its services until funding is secured. Upon securing funding by April of 2005, our plan for delivering our services is as follows: 19 May 2005- One time costs to purchase information technology equipment, office equipment, supplies and furniture for a total of $35,000, $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. June 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. July 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. August 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. September 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. October 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. November 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. December 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative assistant, $25,000 database construction. 20 Although other online yacht brokerage firms exist we believe we will be a strong competitor. We plan to achieve all of our business plan goals, however, there is no guarantee we will be successful in implementing our business plan. We have a budget of $495,000 to continue implementing our business plan. We plan to raise $495,000 by April 2005, net of $5,000 offering costs, in order to meet our overall business plan goals. If we receive partial funding we would continue in a reduced capacity by possibly modifying our business plan and achieving our goals at a slower pace while we seek additional funding sources. We believe the most likely source of our funding is through a future sale of common stock in order to complete our current business plan, however, we have not identified or taken any steps to identify any person or other entity concerning the sales of our securities. Although Yacht Finders intends to implement its business plan through the foreseeable future and will do its best to mitigate the risks associated with its business plan, there can be no assurance that such efforts will be successful. If we are incapable of executing our business plan we would then investigate reasonable business options available to retain value for our shareholders. This could possibly be achieved by offering the leads generated on our web site or through other efforts to other firms. We could continue making progress on our business plan by developing alternatives such as limiting the scope of the services we offer clients to reduce costs, adjusting or reducing our in-house marketing costs, or reducing the costs for the development of our web site, and adjusting our timeline for the delivery of our services. If only partial funding is received we intend to follow our twelve month time frame, but in a reduced capacity. The level or reduction of our business operations could be commensurate with any given level of funding. We could decrease the number of services we offer, number of clients we handle, reduce in-house marketing efforts, and adjust our general overhead to any partial funding conditions. We could reduce or eliminate salaries, postpone furniture purchases, and reduce the number of computers purchased. In a partial funding scenario we would seek to expand our website design and begin our marketing efforts while seeking to eliminate other costs. DISTRIBUTION METHODS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES Yacht Finders plans to market and sell its internet based yacht locating and brokering services to brokers seeking to streamline their marketing and research efforts, and manage customer information more efficiently at its own proposed website. Our primary target customers are yacht brokers, public yacht buyers, yacht owners and yacht enthusiasts. STATUS OF ANY PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES Yacht Finders has no new product or service planned or announced to the public. COMPETITION AND COMPETITIVE POSITION Yacht Finders' competitors for our targeted market have longer operating histories, larger customer bases, and greater brand recognition than Yacht Finders. Major competitors are YachtCouncil.com which has 289 broker members, Yachtworld.com has 4752 broker members, BoatTraderOnline.com has 3,852 broker members. We are not aware of any significant barriers to Yacht Finders' entry into the online yacht brokering market, however, at this time, we have no sales or share of this market. 21 SUPPLIERS AND SOURCES OF RAW MATERIALS We will utilize our management's background in computers and network systems to offer our web site on the Internet without the use of major suppliers of raw materials. DEPENDENCE ON ONE OR A FEW MAJOR CUSTOMERS We will not depend on any one or a few major customers. Management has experience in the management of online marketing services in the United States. PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, FRANCHISES, CONCESSIONS, ROYALTY AGREEMENTS, OR LABOR CONTRACTS As of the date of this filing, we have secured our Internet domain name www.yachtfindersguide.com. We have not applied for copyright protection for our software. We are considering filing for copyright protection of our software, however, as of the date of this filing we have taken no steps to file for copyright protection, and have no set date for that possible filing. NEED FOR GOVERNMENT APPROVAL FOR ITS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES Yacht Finders is not required to apply for or have any government approval for its products or services. EFFECT OF GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS ON THE COMPANY'S BUSINESS Yacht Finders will be subject to federal laws and regulations that relate directly or indirectly to its operations. We will be subject to common business and tax rules and regulations pertaining to the operation of our business in the State of California. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS DURING THE LAST TWO YEARS Yacht Finders has expended no funds for research and development costs since inception. COSTS AND EFFECTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS Yacht Finders is not aware of any environmental regulations that could directly affect its operations, but no assurance can be given that environmental regulations will not, in the future, have a material adverse impact on our business. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Yacht Finders' only current employee is its officer who devotes 10-12 hours per week to manage the affairs of the company. The officer intends to work on a full time basis when Yacht Finders raises capital per its business plan. Our business plan calls for hiring three new full-time employees during the next twelve months. 22 REPORTS TO SECURITIES HOLDERS We provide an annual report to our shareholders which includes audited financial statements pursuant to Item 101c of Regulation S-B. We will make our financial information equally available to any interested parties or investors through compliance with the disclosure rules of Regulation S-B for a small business issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yacht Finders will became subject to disclosure filing requirements upon the effective date of this prospectus, including filing Form 10-KSB annually and Form 10-QSB quarterly. In addition, we will file Form 8-K and other proxy and information statements from time to time as required. We do not intend to voluntarily file the above reports in the event our obligation to file such reports is suspended under the Exchange Act. The public will be able to read and copy any materials that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, ("SEC"), at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street NW, Washington D. C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. PLAN OF OPERATION Yacht Finders' current cash balance is $1,835. Our director has agreed to provide additional funding that will enable us to maintain a positive cash flow needed to pay for our current level of operating expenses over the next twelve months. In order to achieve our business plan goals, we will need to raise capital through the sale of equity securities. We are a development stage company and have generated no revenue to date. We have sold $14,400 in equity securities to pay for our operations. Our independent auditors have expressed an opinion that our operating losses since inception raise substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern. We are dependent upon our ability to raise additional funding needed to complete our business plan goals over the next twelve months. As of the date of this filing, we have taken the following steps: developed our business plan, secured the Internet domain name www.yachtfindersguide.com, and initiated our website. We are now in the process of registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission the securities we sold in July 2003 through October 2004 and an additional 1,000,000 shares for sale by the Company. We have a budget of $495,000 to continue implementing our business plan. We plan to raise $495,000 by April 2005, net of $5,000 offering costs, in order to meet our overall business plan goals. If we are unsuccessful at securing funding by April of 2005, the company intends to adjust its time line forward for delivering its services until funding is secured. 23 Upon securing funding by April of 2005, our plan for delivering our services is as follows: May 2005- One time costs to purchase information technology equipment, office equipment, supplies and furniture for a total of $35,000, $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. June 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. July 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. August 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $9,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. September 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. October 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. November 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. December 2005- $3000 for rent, $600 for phone, $300 for utilities, $1000 for postage and office supplies, $10,000 for executive salaries, web site design $3000, trade shows and travel $1,500, marketing and advertising $8,100, $2000 for bookkeeping services, $2,500 for administrative, $25,000 database construction. 24 In order to meet all of our current business plan goals, we need to receive funding. We intend to use funding we receive to provide cash for our business plan during the next twelve months as cash flow from sales is not estimated to begin until after the fourth quarter of 2005. We will face considerable risk in each of our business plan steps, such as difficulty of hiring competent personnel within our budget, longer than anticipated lead time necessary for us to complete our marketing plan, and a shortfall of funding due to our inability to raise capital. If no funding is received during the next twelve months, we may utilize one or more options such as use existing cash in the bank, funds loaned by our director, or we might ask our shareholders for funds. Neither our director nor our shareholders have any formal commitments, arrangements or legal obligation to advance or loan funds to Yacht Finders. To date, there have been no loans by the director to Yacht Finders, no negotiated material terms or agreed upon amounts, and no formalized agreements of any kind. Should we receive only partial funding we intend to follow our twelve month time frame, but in a reduced capacity. We could modify our business plan to implement our plan over a longer timetable or reduce the scope of services offered. The level or reduction of our business operations could be commensurate with any given level of funding. We could decrease the number of services we offer, number of clients we handle, reduce in-house marketing efforts, and adjust our general overhead to any partial funding conditions. We could reduce or eliminate salaries, postpone furniture purchases, and reduce the number of computers purchased. In a partial funding scenario we would seek to expand our website design and begin our marketing efforts while seeking to eliminate other costs. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY Yacht Finders's principal executive office address is 2308-C, Kettner Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. The principal executive office and telephone number are provided by the officer of the corporation. We consider our current principal office space arrangement adequate until such time as we achieve our business plan goal of raising capital of $500,000 and then begin hiring new employees per our business plan. When we receive our funding, we plan to rent approximately 1,200 square feet of office space in San Diego, CA. We are aware of available office space that would fit our needs, but at this time we have not entered into any lease arrangements for office space. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The principal executive office and telephone number are provided by Mr. Greenwood, the officer of the corporation. The costs associated with the use of the telephone and mailing address were deemed to be immaterial as the telephone and mailing address were almost exclusively used by him for other business purposes. On April 15, 2003, the Company issued 5,000,000 shares of its $0.0001 par value common stock to Mr. Greenwood, an officer and director of the Company in exchange for cash in the amount of $500. Mr. Greenwood, our sole officer and director, is the only "promoter" of Yacht Finders, as that term is defined in the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1933. 25 MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND OTHER SHAREHOLDER MATTERS Yacht Finders plans to contact a market maker to obtain a listing for trading on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board. The OTC Electronic Bulletin Board is a network of security dealers who buy and sell stock. The dealers are connected by a computer network which provides information on current "bids" and "asks" as well as volume information. As of the date of this filing, there is no public market for our securities. There has been no public trading of our securities, and, therefore, no high and low bid pricing. As of December 27, 2004, Yacht Finders had 50 shareholders of record. We have paid no cash dividends and have no outstanding options. As of the date of this filing, there have been no discussions or understandings between Yacht Finders or anyone acting on our behalf with any market maker regarding participation in a future trading market for our securities. Pursuant to this registration statement the company is seeking to register 139,000 shares held by 59 non-affiliated shareholders and 1,000,000 shares offered by the company. Our officer and director holds a total of 5,000,000 shares which are not being registered pursuant to this filing. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Yacht Finders' current officer receives no compensation. The current Board of Directors is comprised of only Mr. Geoffrey Greenwood. Summary Compensation Table Other Name and Annual Restricted All Other Principal Compen- Stock Options LTIP Compen- Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) sation($) Award(s)($) SARs(#) Payouts($) sation($) - -------- ---- --------- -------- --------- ----------- ------- ---------- --------- G Greenwood 2002 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- President 2003 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- There are no current employment agreements between the company and its executive officer nor understandings regarding future compensation. The director and principal officer has agreed to work with no remuneration until such time as the company receives sufficient revenues necessary to provide proper salaries. The officer and the board of directors have the responsibility to determine the timing of remuneration for key personnel. Per our business plan, if we are successful in raising funds from our proposed offering, we have verbally agreed to pay our officer a $10,000 per month salary. 26 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The audited financial statements of Yacht Finders as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and from April 15, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003 and related notes which are included in this offering have been examined by Cordovano and Honeck, P.C., and have been so included in reliance upon the opinion of such accountants given upon their authority as an expert in auditing and accounting. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE None. 27 YACHT FINDERS, INC (A Development Stage Company) Index to Financial Statements Page ---- Report of Independent Auditors F-2 Balance Sheets at September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 F-3 Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, from April 15, 2003 (inception) through September 30, 2003, from April 15, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003, and from April 15, 2003 (inception) through September 30, 2004 F-4 Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity for the period from April 15, 2003 (inception) through September 30, 2004 F-5 Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, from April 15, 2003 (inception) through September 30, 2003, from April 15, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003, and from April 15, 2003 (inception) through September 30, 2004 F-6 Notes to Financial Statements F-7 F-1 Report of Independent Auditors The Board of Directors and Shareholders Yacht Finders, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Yacht Finders, Inc. (a development stage company) as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, and the related statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, from April 15, 2003 through September 30, 2003, from April 15, 2003 through December 31, 2003, and from April 15, 2003 through September 30, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Yacht Finders, Inc. as of September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2004, from April 15, 2003 through September 30, 2003, from April 15, 2003 through December 31, 2003, and from April 15, 2003 through September 30, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses since inception, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plan in regard to this matter is also discussed in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. /s/ Cordovano and Honeck, P.C. - ------------------------------------ Cordovano and Honeck, P.C. Denver, Colorado November 4, 2004 F-2 YACHT FINDERS, INC (A Development Stage Company) Balance Sheets September 30, December 31, 2004 2003 -------- -------- ASSETS Current assets: Cash ..................................................................... $ 1,835 $ 6,132 -------- -------- Total current assets ................................................. 1,835 6,132 Website development costs .................................................. 2,500 2,500 -------- -------- $ 4,335 $ 8,632 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities ................................. $ 1,000 $ -- -------- -------- Total current liabilities ............................................ 1,000 -- -------- -------- Shareholders' equity (Notes 2 and 3): Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, -0- and -0- shares issued and outstanding, respectively ................. -- -- Common stock, $.0001 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized, 5,139,000 and 5,139,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively .... 514 514 Additional paid-in capital ............................................... 15,686 14,786 Deficit accumulated during development stage ............................. (12,865) (6,668) -------- -------- Total shareholders' equity ........................................... 3,335 8,632 -------- -------- $ 4,335 $ 8,632 ======== ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements F-3 YACHT FINDERS, INC (A Development Stage Company) Statements of Operations April 15, 2003 April 15, 2003 April 15, 2003 Nine Months (Inception) (Inception) (Inception) Ended Through Through Through September 30, September 30, December 31, September 30, 2004 2003 2003 2004 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Costs and expenses: Professional fees ........................ $ 5,092 $ 5,000 $ 5,000 $ 10,092 Contributed rent (Note 2) ................ 900 600 900 1,800 Other .................................... 205 768 768 973 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total expenses ....................... 6,197 6,368 6,668 12,865 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Loss before income taxes ............. (6,197) (6,368) (6,668) (12,865) Income tax provision (Note 4) .............. -- -- -- -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net loss ............................. $ (6,197) $ (6,368) $ (6,668) $ (12,865) =========== =========== =========== =========== Basic and diluted loss per share ........... $ (0.00) $ (0.00) $ (0.00) =========== =========== =========== Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding ................. 5,139,000 5,046,333 5,079,667 =========== =========== =========== See accompanying notes to financial statements F-4 YACHT FINDERS, INC (A Development Stage Company) Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity Deficit Accumulated Common Stock Additional During -------------------- Paid-In Development Shares Par Value Capital Stage Total ------ --------- ------- ----- ----- Balance at April 15, 2003 (inception) ................... -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- April 2003, common stock sold to an officer ($.0001/share) (Note 2) ................................ 5,000,000 500 -- -- 500 July through September 2003, common stock sold through a private offering ($.10/share) (Note 3) ............................................... 139,000 14 13,886 -- 13,900 Office space contributed by an officer (Note 2) ......... -- -- 900 -- 900 Net loss ................................................ -- -- -- (6,668) (6,668) --------- ---- ------- -------- -------- Balance at December 31, 2003 ............................ 5,139,000 514 14,786 (6,668) 8,632 Office space contributed by an officer (Note 2) ......... -- -- 900 -- 900 Net loss ................................................ -- -- -- (6,197) (6,197) --------- ---- ------- -------- -------- Balance at September 30, 2004 ........................... 5,139,000 $514 $15,686 $(12,865) $ 3,335 ========= ==== ======= ======== ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements F-5 YACHT FINDERS, INC (A Development Stage Company) Statements of Cash Flows April 15, 2003 April 15, 2003 April 15, 2003 Nine Months (Inception) (Inception) (Inception) Ended Through Through Through September 30, September 30, December 31, September 30, 2004 2003 2003 2004 -------- -------- -------- -------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss ........................................... $ (6,197) $ (6,368) $ (6,668) $(12,865) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Office space contributed by an officer ........... 900 600 900 1,800 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses ............ 1,000 -- -- 1,000 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net cash used in operating activities .......... (4,297) (5,768) (5,768) (10,065) -------- -------- -------- -------- Cash flows from investing activities: Payments for website development ................... -- (2,500) (2,500) (2,500) -------- -------- -------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities .......... -- (2,500) (2,500) (2,500) -------- -------- -------- -------- Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from the sale of common stock ............. -- 14,400 14,400 14,400 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by financing activities ...... -- 14,400 14,400 14,400 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net change in cash ............................. (4,297) 6,132 6,132 1,835 Cash, beginning of period ............................ 6,132 -- -- -- -------- -------- -------- -------- Cash, end of period .................................. $ 1,835 $ 6,132 $ 6,132 $ 1,835 ======== ======== ======== ======== Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Income taxes ....................................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- ======== ======== ======== ======== Interest ........................................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- ======== ======== ======== ======== See accompanying notes to financial statements F-6 YACHT FINDERS, INC. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements (1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION Yacht Finders, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated in the state of Delaware on August 15, 2000. The Company did not enter into any operations or activities until April 15, 2003. As a result, the Company's financial statements are presented with April 15, 2003 as the date of inception. The Company is a development stage enterprise in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 7. While the Company is in the development stage, it has commenced its initial operations, and its business plan includes the generation of revenues within twelve to eighteen months. The Company plans to create a database on a website for yacht brokers and individual buyers and sellers to search for, locate, and interface immediately with prospective leads. The Company intends to provide customers with multiple benefits, including yachting and boating merchandise and supplies, comprehensive resource information, insurance and funding options, and other related services. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company is a development stage company with losses since inception. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company's continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to obtain additional operating capital, complete development of its website, create an effective database, provide competitive products and services, and ultimately to attain profitability. The Company intends to acquire additional operating capital through equity offerings to fund its business plan. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising additional funds. USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS The Company considers all highly liquid securities with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at September 30, 2004 or December 31, 2003. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the fair value of the Company's financial instruments approximate fair value due to the short-term maturity of the instruments. WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS The Company capitalizes internal and external costs incurred to develop its website during the application development stage in accordance with Statement of Position 98-1 ("SOP 98-1"), Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. Capitalized website development costs F-7 YACHT FINDERS, INC. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements will be amortized over an estimated life of three years commencing on the date the website is ready for its intended use. The website was not ready for its intended use at September 30, 2004. The Company also follows Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-2 ("EITF 00-2"), Accounting for Web site Development Costs. EITF 00-2 requires the implementation of SOP 98-1 when software is used by a vendor in providing a service to a customer but the customer does not acquire the software or the right to use it. Costs incurred during the operating stage of the website including training, administration, maintenance, and other costs to operate the web site will be expensed as incurred. However, costs incurred during the operating stage that provide additional functions or features and that upgrade or enhance the website will be capitalized. IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS The Company evaluates the carrying value of any long-lived assets under the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets ("SFAS 144"). SFAS 144 requires impairment losses to be recorded on long-lived assets used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets' carrying amount. If such assets are impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying value or fair value, less costs to sell. LOSS PER COMMON SHARE The Company reports loss per share using a dual presentation of basic and diluted loss per share. Basic loss per share excludes the impact of common stock equivalents and is determined by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities and other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, there were no variances between the basic and diluted loss per share as there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding. INCOME TAXES The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes ("SFAS 109"). SFAS 109 requires recognition of deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. FISCAL YEAR-END The Company operates on a December 31 year-end. (2) Related Party Transactions The Company's president contributed office space to the Company for all periods presented. The office space was valued at $100 per month based on the market rate in the local area and is included in the accompanying financial statements as contributed rent expense with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. In April 2003, the Company sold 5,000,000 shares of its restricted common stock to its president for $500 ($.0001/share). F-8 YACHT FINDERS, INC. (A Development Stage Company) Notes to Financial Statements (3) Shareholders' Equity Between July and September 2003, the Company offered for sale 400,000 shares at of its common stock at a price of $0.10 per share. The Company closed the offering after selling 139,000 shares for proceeds of $13,900. The offering was made in reliance on an exemption from registration of a trade in the United States under Regulation S of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended. (4) Income Taxes A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to the effective tax rate is as follows: September 30, December 31, 2004 2003 U.S. statutory federal rate ...................... 15.00% 15.00% State income tax rate, net of federal benefit 7.51% 7.51% Contributed rent ................................. -3.27% -3.04% Net operating loss for which no tax benefit is currently available .................. -19.24% -19.47% ----- ----- 0.00% 0.00% ===== ===== At September 30, 2004, deferred tax assets consisted of a net tax asset of $2,492, due to operating loss carryforwards of $11,065, which was fully allowed for, in the valuation allowance of $2,492. The valuation allowance offsets the net deferred tax asset for which there is no assurance of recovery. The change in the valuation allowance for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and from April 15, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003 totaled $1,193 and $1,299, respectively. The current tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 and from April 15, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2003 also totaled $1,193 and $1,299, respectively. The net operating loss carryforward expires through the year 2024. The valuation allowance will be evaluated at the end of each year, considering positive and negative evidence about whether the deferred tax asset will be realized. At that time, the allowance will either be increased or reduced; reduction could result in the complete elimination of the allowance if positive evidence indicates that the value of the deferred tax assets is no longer impaired and the allowance is no longer required. Should the Company undergo an ownership change as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company's tax net operating loss carryforwards generated prior to the ownership change will be subject to an annual limitation, which could reduce or defer the utilization of these losses. F-9 Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation "UNTIL ______________, ALL DEALERS THAT EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN THESE SECURITIES, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS OFFERING, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE DEALERS' OBLIGATION TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS." PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS The Articles and By-Laws of Yacht Finders have no specific provisions to allow for the indemnification of the officer and director in regard to his carrying out the duties of his offices. Indemnification of directors and officers is as provided by the General Corporate Law of the State of Delaware. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION The estimated costs of the offering are denoted below. Please note all amounts are estimates other than the Commission's registration fee. Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee $ 67 Accounting fees and expenses $3,200 Legal fees $ 500 Printing and mailing fees $ 250 Transfer Agent fees $ 983 ------ Total $5,000 ====== Yacht Finders will pay all expenses of the offering listed above. No portion of these expenses will be borne by the selling shareholders. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES On April 15, 2003, the Board of Directors authorized the issuance of 5,000,000 shares of common stock to Mr. Greenwood for $500, a price of $0.0001 per share. In issuing the shares, the company relied upon Section 4(2) of Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), under Rule 144. The price per share was an arbitrary price set by the board of directors. From the period of approximately July 1, 2003 until October 31, 2003, the company offered and sold 139,000 shares at $0.10 per share to 49 non-affiliated private investors. The company relied upon Regulation S, category 3 of Rule 903 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"). Each prospective investor was given a private placement memorandum designed to disclose all material aspects of an investment in the company, including the business, management, offering details, risk factors and financial statements. Each investor also completed a subscription confirmation letter and private placement subscription agreement whereby the investors certified that they were purchasing the shares for their own accounts, were non U.S. persons, and had adequate and reasonable opportunity and access to any corporate information necessary to make an informed investment decision, that the securities would be resold in accordance with Regulation S or pursuant to an available exemption. This offering was not accompanied by general advertisement or general solicitation and the shares were issued with a Regulation S restrictive legend. In addition, the Company has adopted in conjunction with the sale of these securities a board resolution to refuse to register or transfer any of the securities not made in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S, pursuant to registration under the Securities Act, or pursuant to an available exemption from registration. Under the Securities Act of 1933, all sales of an issuers' securities or by a shareholder, must either be made (i) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC, or (ii) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under the 1933 Act. II-1 EXHIBITS Exhibit 3.1 Articles of Incorporation Included Exhibit 3.2 Bylaws Included Exhibit 5 Opinion re: Legality Included Exhibit 23.1 Consent of legal counsel Included in Exhibit 5 Exhibit 23.2 Consent of independent auditor Included UNDERTAKINGS The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: 1. To file, during any period in which offers of sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to: i. Include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; ii. Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low and high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement ; and iii. Include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. 2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and that the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. 3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered hereby which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. 4. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to officers, directors, and controlling persons pursuant to the provisions above, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities is asserted our director, officer, or other controlling person in connection with the securities registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our legal counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit the question of whether such indemnification is against public policy to a court of appropriate jurisdiction. We will then be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. II-2 SIGNATURES In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing Form SB-2 and authorized this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on December 27, 2004. Yacht Finders, Inc. /s/ Geoffrey L. Greenwood ---------------------------------- By Geoffrey L. Greenwood (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer) In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated. /s/ Geoffrey L. Greenwood December 27, 2004 - ----------------------------------- ----------------- Geoffrey L. Greenwood, President Date (Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Principal Financial Officer) II-3