Pre-Owned Beneteau Sailboats: A Buyer’s Guide from Former Dealers
What 15 years of selling them new teaches you about buying one today. Beneteau has been building sailboats for more than a century. For the last twenty years, Jon and Anne have been part of that story. After arriving in Deltaville in 2005, they managed a Beneteau dealership where they spent fifteen years selling new […]
About Knysna Catamarans
Knysna Yacht Company has been building catamarans on the Garden Route of South Africa since 2002, turning out between four and six boats a year. They are not a volume manufacturer, and the boats reflect that choice: semi-custom, built for serious offshore work, with joinery and fit-and-finish that consistently surprises buyers who have only ever […]
Renaming a Boat: Traditions, Superstitions and Practical Advice
Every boat has a name, and every name has a story. Some of them stick for the life of the boat, while others get changed, and when they do, there’s usually a reason worth hearing. A Little Bit of History Behind the Traditions and Superstitions Tradition holds that Neptune (or Poseidon) kept a ledger, also […]
THE CURRENT STATE OF MARINE MLS PLATFORMS: YACHTWORLD, YACHTR AND MORE
What is Your Go-To Boat Search Engine?Most of you are likely to answer: ‘YachtWorld’. How has your recent boat search experience been on YachtWorld?Most of you are likely to answer ‘frustrating’ – it’s hard to search, boat info is broken up with outside ads and the mobile version of a listing is not the […]
ABYC Standards 101: For The Boat Owner
By Margaret Bonds Podlich When you hire a marine surveyor in the U.S., they’ll check all the systems and look closely at different parts of the boat, both in the water and out. The resulting written survey report will include specific concerns, cite the correlating ABYC Standard, and make recommendations for action. What are […]
Current State of the Used Boat Market
We wanted to share some insights into the current state of the boat market. We were at a Yacht Broker’s Association of America (YBAA) seminar a few weeks ago and were able to gauge the temperature of the industry from other brokers. The general consensus reflects our own sense, that, while things are slowing, good […]
“Gayle Wix Memorial Rendezvous”
The Monk36 Owners Association “Gayle Wix Memorial Rendezvous” Opening day took place this month on Wednesday, June 8th. John and Gayle Wix of Woodbridge, Va owned the recently sold 2002 Monk 36 Safe Return together for seventeen years and collected many memories & nearly 4000 hours on her during their adventures. A couple of years ago, Gayle passed […]
Why You Should Use A Buyer’s Broker
There’s a lot of value in using a buyer’s broker for your next boat purchase. Brokers have the knowledge and experience to help you through the entire buying process, from vetting the boat to handling negotiations with the selling broker. We can provide you with an outside perspective of the boat at the time of […]
Surveying the Jeanneau Yacht 51 “Bolero” In Savannah, Georgia
The stunning 2019 Jeanneau Yacht 51, ‘Bolero’ was put under contract while located at Hilton Head Island for the winter. The nearest boatyard that could haul her was Thunderbolt Marine in Savannah, a 26 mile boat ride away, by the shortest (circuitous) route. Owner, Chris set out with Jon and Anne as crew on a […]
The Traveling Yacht Brokers: Ibiza
As many of you know from following along on our adventures, we recently made a trip to Ibiza, Spain to inspect & survey a 2015 Oyster 575 named “African Starling”. The Sailing Yacht caught our buyer’s eye with its outstanding sailing capabilities, luxurious living space, and stunning aesthetics. Let’s just say she made […]