The right boat, the right price, the right flag.
An independent purchase service: I work for you, never for a seller. Search, sea trials, survey, negotiation, VAT and registration — through to the keys in your hand.
Seven waypoints, one handover
A yacht purchase runs like a passage: planned, sequenced, with no improvisation at sea.
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Define the brief
Programme, crew, cruising area, total budget — including the running costs nobody mentions.
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Shortlist with arguments
Three to five models that genuinely fit, with the trade-offs written down. Not a catalogue dump.
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Hunt the units
Visible market and off-market. Fleet history, hours, refit records — filtered before you travel.
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Visits & sea trials
I attend every visit and trial with you, checklist in hand — or run them for you remotely.
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Survey & negotiation
Independent surveyor, oil analysis, rig check. Findings become arguments; arguments become price.
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Paperwork without pain
Flag, VAT status, finance, insurance, registration. The administrative passage, plotted in advance.
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Handover & first miles
Technical handover, systems walkthrough, first passage together if you wish. The keys, and confidence.
Why an advocate — not another broker
Paid by you alone
No seller commission, no retro-commission from yards or brokers. My incentive is your outcome.
Off-market reach
Our network of yards, skippers and owners surfaces boats before they are listed.
Savings that pay the fee
Between survey leverage and market data, negotiated savings routinely exceed the honorarium.
Fees
Flat fee or a percentage of the purchase price — agreed before any search begins. Detailed grid on request: every project is different.
First call and project review: free, and without obligation.
Monaco and its harbour · Photo — Unsplash
Straight answers
How much does the service cost?
A flat fee for defined-scope missions, or a percentage of the purchase price for full mandates — always fixed in writing before the search starts. The first project review costs nothing.
Do you work with brokers?
Constantly — on your side of the table. Brokers represent sellers; I represent you. The two roles are complementary, not interchangeable.
New build or pre-owned?
Both. New builds involve spec sheets, options strategy and yard slots; pre-owned involves surveys and history. The process adapts, the independence doesn't.
Where do you operate?
Mediterranean first — France, Italy, Spain, Greece — with partners across the Atlantic coast and the Caribbean for fleet-exit catamarans.
Tell me about your project
Three minutes now, hours saved later. Answer within 24 hours.