Ancasta Testimonials

Ancasta International Boat Sales is the largest brokerage network in Europe, but we know that being the biggest doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re the best, so we asked some of our customers what they thought and here’s what they said

Buying a boat

Feedback on Buying a Boat

From first enquiry to final handover, buyers share how the Ancasta team guided them through the process.

Excellent experience using Ancasta Chichester, and in particular Rupert who was able to make things very simple. I would certainly recommend this office and it's staff.

Thanks Daren and the team for your assistance and attention whilst dealing with my purchase of Honey Bee. Always there when I called and always quick to respond to queries. Very pleased I ventured down to see Daren & delighted with the result. All the best

Purchased a Motor Yacht via Ancasta. The service was outstanding from Tracey who took my initial call, Oliver who handled my many questions and queries to Will who dealt with the handover. Well done team.

The boat broker is a gift for anyone looking for a boat. He works with complete conviction and is very friendly. Thank you very much.

From the beginning of our purchase discussions some months back through to final handover this week, the entire team at Ancasta have been totally supportive and have continuously gone the extra mile to make everything as easy and enjoyable as possible. Buying a yacht can be quite a daunting experience and it was good t…

Olivia, Geraint and Daren were both patient and fantastic with us purchasing our boat, they dotted every i and crossed every t so that our purchase would go through smoothly, great team and it was easy for us .

I couldn't have asked for a better experience buying my first catamaran with Mark at Cowes Ancasta. Buying a yacht can be a daunting experience, but Mark made the entire process incredibly smooth and enjoyable, made sure all my questions were answered, helped out with planning some difficult maintenance items and even …

My husband and I are the new owners of a Jeanneau 53 that was listed by Ancasta Barcelona. Starting in April 2025, we plan to sail 7 months out of the year in The Mediterranean and work 5 months here in The Netherlands. A hybrid sabbatical for a few years so to say.

The boat was owned by Australians who we never met…

We were looking for our next boat and had decided on a three-cabin flybridge. Ancasta Chichester was advertising a 1999 Princess 460 which looked like it could fit the bill, so we made an appointment to view. A long drive from our home in Essex to Chichester Marina to view the boat proved very fruitful, and after a fau…

We bought our boat from Ancasta Dartmouth and thank Nick Bishop for his help and patience during the process of arranging surveys and seatrials. Nick kept us regularly updated, liaising with the vendors whom we thank also.The offices and marina itself are a pleasure to visit.

We have recently purchased Dentino II from Sam Peters. We initially contacted him through the website asking for more details, photos and videos about the boat. Sam was obliging and pleasant to deal with from the start. There was nothing that seemed too much effort and he always replied to my messages and phone calls…

We found Ancasta, Leo, Rupert and the team at Port Solent office, incredibly helpful, pleasant and knowledgeable. This was our first boat and we uncertain about the process, with their help it was simple, any questions we had, and we had a lot, were answered quickly.

Collection of the boat was made simple, all paper…

Hi Veronika and Team

Thank you for a fantastic day on Friday. Everything was perfect and ran like clockwork! We’re delighted with the boat and very pleased we chose the GT41 - it’s going to be perfect for us. We were also very touched by the gifts - a really kind gesture!

The trip down to Plymouth went very smoot…

After several months of looking and two failed surveys, I have just completed the purchase of my first boat, a Jeanneau Merry Fisher 795. As a newcomer to boating I have to admit my first impression of boat brokers was pretty poor (compared to other industries I deal with) - descriptions were definitely on the optimist…

I recently bought and sold yachts through Ancasta.

In terms of our purchase, Ancasta were the only broker to actively engage with us during our year long search, despite contacting most of the leading brokers. Lewis at Ancasta Dartmouth was particularly helpful in this regard, and brought a number of yachts to ou…

Contacted Ancasta parts department to get a part many said didn’t exist.

The team not only got the part, but delivered it to Greece with all taxes included.

A great service.

Met Andy Christie from the Salcombe office at the Ancasta show in Swanwick, he offered us quality time and was excellent, a professional service that reflected really well on the Ancasta group, thank you

Thanks to the whole Ancasta Team and those at Ancasta Yacht Services for the very high standard of prep for the handover of our new Beneteau Oceanis 51.1, especially Paul Butler and Chris Date who looked after the commissioning. The boat looks amazing and sails like a dream; so happy with how we specified the rig and i…

Thank you so much for your help purchasing the yacht - couldn’t have asked for an easier process. Super pleased - staff were really helpful, friendly, and went above and beyond expectations.

I have been dealing with Lewis at Ancasta Dartmouth on purchasing a used boat. Lewis's service has been exceptional (along with Nick Bishop) from my initial enquiry through to the sea trial, sale completion and aftersales.

Lewis has been accommodating and has gone above and beyond in making the sales and aftersales …

I thought I would drop you a line as Little Nell is now in Brixham, with Spinnaker now tested and Hilary has sorted the soft furnishings! She really is a fantastic boat and anyone who has sailed her falls in love with the experience so again many thanks for helping the dream come true! We are loving it! Keep in touch a…

I came to Ancasta Chichester to enquire about an Island Packet 485. As the deal progressed it became increasingly complicated due to factors from the survey and a sadly departed owner.

Without much knowledge of the intricacies of the boat and the probability of an extensive project, it was certainly difficult. But …

‘When we went to Ancasta Chichester to enquire about a pre-owned boat it was akin to being reacquainted with some old friends. I was with my family and we were made to feel very welcome.
Both Jamie and Darcy knew the boats history and had clearly had in depth conversations with the then current owner. The presentation…

Really professional outfit and staff particularly helpful. I would certainly use them again to buy/sell a boat

Please will you pass on my thanks to all the team at Ancasta. The service that all the people at Ancasta have given us has been excellent.
I would especially like to thank Jarvis for all the work he has done in preparing the boat and for the very in-depth hand over day.
Thank you all very much.

Attentive and professional team; helpful and knowledgeable, made the process of buying a boat a pleasure rather than a trial 😊

I wanted to give a huge thank you to the whole Ancasta Lymington team and in particular Tracey and Charles for their help and guidance during the purchase of our Beneteau Oceanis 373. Right from the start Tracey was so willing to accommodate us with timings and generously gave up so much time to answer all our question…

We have just completed on the purchase of a yacht sold through Ancasta Port Solent. From the beginning Oliver was excellent. He kept in touch throughout the process and made the whole experience stress free and above all enjoyable.

Finally took delivery of our Lagoon 50. I would like to say a massive thank you to everyone at Ancasta! What a great team. I can thoroughly recommend this team, exceptionally friendly, helpful, professional and efficient in very trying times!

I just wanted to say how much I am enjoying my Oceanis Yacht 62, Premier Cru. It is the perfect boat for the type of sailing that I like to do.
I have been cruising the NSW and Queensland coast and locally around Port Stephens for the last 3 years and loving it.
I have since changed the boom to a Hall Spars (NZ) carb…

Back in August 2021, a Targa 43 (Utopia) was listed with Ancasta with Alex being the broker.

Over the years, I myself have been a broker and I have also dealt with many brokers around the world – some good, some absolutely awful.

Throughout the purchase process of Utopia, Alex was the consummate professional. He…

From the first call to the purchase, to weeks afterwards the engagement was exemplary. As a newbie, buying my first boat, I could not have asked for a better experience. The advice and handholding by Jamie Swaine was/is simple exceptional. Thank you

Having a great holiday and so enjoying the boat, we just love her and can’t thank Ancasta enough for the sale and after sales.

Cheers.

In 2020 I ordered a brand new boat with Ancasta. The sales team were knowledgeable, friendly and efficient. Once the order was placed, their commissioning team (Adam and Veronika in my case) took over to get the boat ready for launch and handover. Truly, the commissioning team were FANTASTIC. Nothing, but nothing, seem…

A great service from Nick and Tim for our purchase of a Malo 36 whilst in lockdown. Great advice on various local surveyors and Nick kept everyone informed as to what we could do and when. The purchase was straight forward and Nick kept us up to date with how the purchase was progressing. Unfortunately we were unable t…

J'ai acheté mon voilier par Ancasta, la transaction s'est très bien déroulée de la présentation du bateau jusqu'à la vente, la mise à l'eau et la réception des actes.
I bought my sailboat by Ancasta, the transaction went very well from the presentation of the boat until the sale, the launching and the reception of the…

Great experience buying from Geraint at Port Solent. He’s efficient and experienced ?

Dear Sam

Very many thanks indeed for all your help with this and for so promptly finding the 2005 paperwork! I am very impressed that you were able to do so so very quickly and by the efficiency and organisation of your systems! Thank you for all your help.

Best regards

Just a note to thank the team for their help in the purchase Jazz. This was not straight forward since although we had plenty of sailing experience we had little with powerboats. Additionally, the owner was in Birmingham and not able to assist with handover. Your team were excellent in sorting out the issues that we ha…

This was the first time we have purchased a boat , and it was a complicated boat to survey and understand given her size and her age, Nick Bishop and Tim Barlow at Ancasta Dartmouth guided and helped us through the process with an incredible level of detail and support, providing a level of customer service I haven't s…

We purchased a boat from Dartmouth, Bertie a Swift Trawler 34.

Nick and Tim were very helpful and answered all our silly questions. We couldn’t have had a better service from them. We would highly recommend them to anybody wanting to purchase a boat. Many thanks again. Anne and Hugh

Dear James, We just wanted to thank you and your team very much for all of your help with the sale of ‘Jessie B’ and the purchase of our new boat. You run a very professional and effective outfit. Much appreciated.

Due to C-19 our boat purchase went on for a number of months, so we had lots of conversations and dealings with Sam and latterly Jamie and Alex. Sam kept in regular contact throughout the lockdown period, helping, advising and supporting us throughout. We found all the staff professional, knowledgeable, supportive and …

Tillie provided an excellent, professional and very helpful service when we bought our first ever boat from Ancasta Chichester. We would thoroughly recommend her and the brokerage. Gingerxela

What a pleasure to work with. They found the boat of our dreams and made it all so simple. James at Ancasta Plymouth and Mike at Ancasta Brighton we’re impeccable in their manner, tone and we’re a delight to do business with, specialist service and understanding. We will definitely be keeping in touch. Don’t go anywher…

In February 2010 we ordered our yacht from your Hamble sales office. From the time that we started talking to your staff and during the specification process all the staff concerned were helpful, made very sensible suggestions and were a pleasure with whom to do business. I didn’t follow one suggestion and have regrett…

Andy, I would also like to say at this point how impressed I am with both yourself and Ancasta as a whole, our experience from first visit to present has been friendly, professional and efficient. You have made the process of purchase so far a very pleasant experience.

Hi Robin, many thanks for all your help guiding us through the process. It was much appreciated. Cloud Dancer arrived at the marina on Monday afternoon safe and sound. She's causing a bit of a stir with admiring glances and comments of 'what a lovely boat'. We are one of just a handful of bigger boats so we stick out…

Both T and myself would like to say how much we appreciated your help with the purchase. It was very reassuring knowing you were getting things organised on our behalf, and keeping us updated, it really made the whole experience very pleasurable!
Once again, many thanks, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you, and w…

Thank you for your help in the purchase of the boat. I will be happy to recommend Ancasta to any of my friends thinking of buying or selling

Hi Sian, Thanks for you email about far cry. I am impressed with the service you've given and would look to you again in the future.

I am writing to thank you, Alex, Emily, Simon, Clive and everyone else in your team for dealing with the commissioning of the new boat so efficiently and effectively. From our perspective it all went without a hitch, and we are very grateful for all your efforts. I shall certainly sing your praises to anybody I meet wh…

Just wanted to let you know that Steve Franklyn has done, and continues to do, an absolutely first class customer service job. Having bought a new boat through Ancasta in April 08 I had, in the back of my mind, that after sales support would drop off over time, particularly after one year. But none of it - he continues…

It is very rare that I am moved to write to a business to congratulate the MD on the quality of a Company’s service, but on this occasion I must write to commend members of your staff who have been, frankly, a pleasure to deal with. Everyone has been very helpful in enabling a couple of previously, only dingy sailors, …

The service I received from Ancasta of Hamble UK, was superb. They were a delight to deal with and are indeed a great credit to Beneteau France.

We have just purchased our 2nd new boat from Ancasta and both the purchase and handover were perfectly handled by all involved at Ancasta. Mention must also be made of the efforts of your brokerage staff, who worked hard on our behalf to find a purchaser for our 343 in time for us to complete the purchase of our new 40…

Compliments to Alastair & James at Ancasta in the Hamble for their help and friendliness throughout the whole sales cycle. We'd like to think we've developed a good working relationship with the team and hopefully we'll be back to them in the forth-coming years when we decide to up-grade.

I would like to renew you my thanks for your various interventions and for your professionalism.

We are especially impressed by your staff at Port Napoleon, Caryn Borstad and Jaime de Souza. They were extremely reliable and professional!

I was most impressed with the speed and helpfulness of the staff in Port Napoleon. I believe they take well care of their customers and kindly help them through the labyrinth of the buying process. I was really most impressed with the attitude of the whole group in Port Napoleon office, from the sale's staff to Karin, …

Thank you very much indeed for your time on Thursday and above all, for all that you did, over and above the course of normal broker's duties, to successfully complete the sale.

Throughout the process I was impressed by their knowledge of yachts and their professionalism in all aspects of the sale. They were also an extremely nice set of guys

I would just like to say a “big thank you” to you for your support to us in buying our first boat. We have found your customer relationship and advice excellent, and feel that there are many businesses that would benefit from your approach. Needless to say that we will have no problem in recommending you, and the team …

Not much I can add to the excellent service I received from James Hutchinson at Port Solent. The understanding of our needs and attention to our requirements was very good indeed.

I just wanted to let you know how impressed I was with the service by Peter Keats at your Poole branch. Even though the boat I was trying to buy was a disaster and I did not proceed with it, Peter was at all times extremely helpful, especially as this was a major purchase for me.

The personal advice and assistance I received during the purchase of the our new boat was excellent.

My wife and I recently purchased a yacht through Ancasta, and David Routledge was the broker responsible. Although he was the vendors’ agent, David nevertheless showed a remarkable ability to treat us, as buyers, as a priority at all stages. He always responded to our questions and concerns and was consistently both he…

In a world where there is so much indifferent sales service, as we reach the end of what has been a fairly long road, I thought I should express my thanks to you and your team. For a first time buyer of what is probably my most expensive luxury purchase, the process of decision making is made so much easier if one has …

Everybody went beyond their role to help us through the complicated purchasing process and to help us settle in (we sold our house and moved on board).

I must say I couldn't have dreamt of the quality of service and kindness I had from you.

We were very pleased with the service and found that the staff were very friendly and gave us all the help we needed. Top marks!!!

From previous experiences with other brokers it is so important and makes the buying process so much easier if proof of VAT payment, previous surveys, known faults, service history and all paperwork is to hand at the point of viewing and negotiation. I reiterate this was not a problem at your Hamble branch Alex and Jud…

I'm very pleased and satisfied with your service. Buying a boat in a foreign country first time is a stressing adventure/experience but having Ancasta onboard the process made the voyage delightful and confident. I am already sure to look for Ancasta offers first the next time I buy a boat.

The buying experience is excellent, by far the best that I have come across. This is both as regards the system, and the individuals who operate it. As one who comes from a consumer industry I would rate your team's performance as outstanding.

I have to say I thought your team was absolutely first class. Very helpful throughout, easy to approach, even with stupid questions, the boat arrived on schedule, as planned and the set up was brilliant - everything worked so she had obviously been out and tested - I really can't fault the service. A number of people s…

Sharon and I would like to record how pleased we are with the total professionalism we found when negotiating the purchase of our new yacht via your office. Whilst realising that your client was of course the vendor, we were treated in a very efficient and friendly manner and every request for further information about…

I would like to thank you for providing an excellent brokerage service for our recent purchase. The service was efficient and effective, going through to completion quickly and with fewer issues than one would expect. The Ancasta sale and purchase agreement provided a sound and proactive basis for the deal, and your he…

May I congratulate Ancasta on being the most pro-active broker we have dealt with during our search for a new boat. All the boats details sent to us were relevant to our criteria and were “potentials”. Other brokers either simply did not send us information or we had to chase them for information. You will certainly be…

We thought Tony Reeve at your Cowes office did a 1st class job. Very quick to respond to requests and telephoned when he said he would. Full marks to him.

Many thanks for the efficient and pleasant way in which you have conducted the transaction.

Just want to say a big thank you to you, you have been very professional and very helpful every step of the way.

I know that we have already thanked you all, but I would just like to reiterate it - we were very impressed with Ancasta, all your staff and the quality of service you gave us. We would have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone - and, indeed, already have! These are, of course, not frequent purchases and we seri…

Thank you for the professional handling of our sail boat purchase – we are very much looking forward to see her arriving in Stockholm

Hi David Just a quick note to say Pathfinder arrived safely in Holyhead with all intact. She looks great and for an old girl has tolerated the rigours of her journey across Biscay very well. I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for all your hard work on this. As you know I flew out to Mallorca to make my …

Hello - A quick note to say thank you for all your hard work in getting us our boat so quickly and efficiently. We took her out Saturday and Sunday, hoisted the sails, and watched them gently flutter in 2-3 knots of wind. We actually sailed backwards on the tide for half an hour or so but couldn't have enjoyed it more…

Thank you for your very professional and honest approach to the negotiations –it has been a very pleasant experience.

I just had to send this email to you in connection with your brokerage staff at Ancaster brokerage Brighton. After just purchasing a challenger 31 from your brokerage office. I would like to say how helpful and professional treatment I had from Tom and Mike at your Brighton brokerage office.
They certainly made my pur…

We just completed and took delivery of a brokerage Oceanis 37 from Ancasta Brighton. From the first enquiry to seeing her arrive at the other end of the country on a low loader, the service received from Mike Wedge was been exceptional. Mike took care of all the logistics, kept us briefed right through the process and …

Hi Rhian, having safely docked in Gosport on Sunday, I just wanted to say thank you for all your help and for a level of customer service that exceeded expectations.
You seem to have established something of a reputation for good customer service -on the ferry from my swinging mooring I was chatting to the owner of a …

Everyone that I have dealt with throughout the whole process has gone out of their way to be helpful, they are knowledgeable, and a delight to deal with. The deal that you put together for us was not without its difficulties but Alex’s dogged determination to sell “Makonkie” and make it work for us was impressive to s…

Hello Sian, Many thanks , and thank you again for your help and advice over the past few months , you found us a beautiful boat!

I just wanted to thank you for your patience and professionalism whilst dealing with my purchase. Both Maria and I are delighted with Embryonic and your help along the way has been invaluable.

Ancasta - 18 months in to ownership and still providing amazing service

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Dear Alex and Tim, I wanted to personally thank you both and your team for the excellent service you provided on our recent purchase of "Watermark iV". The Process was very simple and fast and I really appreciated the constant communication of keeping us informed of where we were at within the process. I would highly r…

We haven’t met but I wanted to tell you about the exceptional help that we have received from Hanne..
Last summer my wife and I decided to buy a used Lagoon catamaran and we were recommended to speak to Hanne by the skipper of a friend’s yacht. We have recently completed the purchase of a 2011 Lagoon 450 and Hanne has…

As swiss citizens, we have bought a sailing boat from a finnish owner in palma de mallorca, a combination which did not seem too easy to us. However, the whole process was handled by Hanne Niederbracht of Ancasta Palma in an extremely professional and competent way with complete fairness for both parties. Particularly …

We would like to thank you both for looking after us over the period in relation to our quest for a new yacht and our eventual purchase. As always, the experience has been one of professionalism and reassurance when dealing with you both and your Ancasta Office...Rhian “you did it again!" All your staff have been atte…

Dear Andy - We just wanted to say thank you to you an all the team for helping to make the purchase of our new boat such a pleasurable experience. We are delighted with the boat. The jackets were such a kind thought and the champaign went down a treat.

Rhian, I wanted to once again thank you for all your help with the purchase of this boat. Hopefully ‘Nicola’ should give me plenty of happy hours sailing over the next couple of years but you can be assured that next time I think about purchasing another boat I will definitely be contacting you and the team at Ancasta.

I have bought too many boats over the years. I have not purchased from Ancasta but have viewed several with various offices of yours. I have to say that you, Katy, as an individual, stand out. You are professional but approachable and extremely efficient and a great communicator. Thanks for making the process as smooth…

Selling a boat

Feedback on Selling a Boat

Vendors explain how our brokers marketed their boats, handled negotiations and managed complex sales.

Benoit is highly professional and experienced in the sale of Amels. It was a pleasant process throughout and the sale was completed swiftly. Thank you for everything.

Thank you to Nick in particular, and Luca, at Ancasta’s Dartmouth office for their very professional sale of our boat, aided by some excellent pictures at sea captured by their drone.
Whether it was liaising with our buyers or with the arrangements for survey and handover, we were always kept up to date. We would reco…

We have just sold our Malo 36 Katrina with the Ancasta Dartmouth team. We had Katrina on the market with one of Ancasta's competitors for 6 months with no success. Luca from Ancasta had been in touch and we decided to give them a try. In a very difficult market for selling sailboats the Ancasta Dartmouth team persev…

Dear Geraint and Rupert,
Thank you for effecting the sale of Free Spirit so professionally and smoothly. As you know it was a difficult decision for us to make but having done so, I thank you for making it appear and feel so straightforward.
Best regards

Rupert and Geraint at Port Solent did an outstanding job securing a sale that went very smoothly. The attention to detail on the documentation and paperwork from the outset ensured that once a buyer had been found, the transaction was able to progress swiftly to a conclusion. This is in stark contrast to my purchase wi…

I recently sold my sailing yacht via Kostas and Josiane.
The service I received from them while selling my boat was truly exceptional. From the initial stages all the way through to completion, they made the entire process incredibly simple and hassle-free.
Their communication was consistently clear, timely, and cons…

Great service from Geraint and the rest of the team when selling our yacht. This was a long process requiring patience and diligence, but the whole team pulled together to push the sale though and no stone was left unturned when it came to sorting out unexpected issues.

So many thanks for all your hard work - much…

Excellent team effort.
Lots of good advice and guidance through the sale process

The Ancaster team at Dartmouth have gone above and beyond in assisting with a somewhat less than straight forward international sale and they have managed to keep their professionalism and attention to detail at the forefront throughout. A BigThank you to you guys

I was amazed at the outstanding level of support and effectiveness Geraint and the team at Port Solent have provided through the sale of our yacht. They achieved a very fair price in a short period of time – a far better outcome than my previous yacht sale experiences. I would gladly recommend using Ancasta for yacht…

I thought that I would drop you a line to say how very pleased we were with the help and support we got from Kostas and Josiane in Ancasta Badalona. We always felt that they were working for us, not just to make a sale.
In particular Kostas was able to help and advise on some of the little touches to make Ione look a …

The Ancasters team, particularly Nick and Jennifer, are totally professional and they greatly reduce the headache involved in selling a boat. They are very knowledgeable and kept me informed of progress all the way through the process.

Many thanks to Nick and Lewis from the team at Ancasta Dartmouth/Kingswear in handling the sale of my Fairline Phantom 38 Jampini in such a professional and friendly manner.. Nothing was too much trouble and they kept me informed and updated at all times. I would happily recommend the team to anyone buying or selling a…

The sale of my HR 31 "Mullbar" was handled in a most professional way by the Ancasta team at Darthaven. They set things up quickly, got the price correct and completed things in less than 6 weeks. All walked away with smiles on their faces. Well done.

Recently sold my motor yacht using the team at Lymington Ancasta Brokerage. I’ve had an excellent experience from start to finish. Given the distance I live from Lymington, the team (James, Charles & Tracey), took great care to help with the presentation of the boat for photography and viewings. Ancasta facilitated…

(Original) Mon bateau a été vendu par Ancasta, qui a mis toute son expérience a contribution pour mener à bien cette mission. Il faut y ajouter l'assistance et la gentillesse de l'intermédiaire. Un grand merci.

My boat was sold by Ancasta, who put all their experience to work to carry out this mission. To this must …

Excellent service with sale of my boat. Kept me informed at all stages from the small friendly team. From listing to completion they offered excellent advise and positive negotiations. Many thanks all of you. Highly recommended.

Tansu and I would like to express our appreciation for the very professional manner in which the sale of the yacht was achieved.We look forward to a new adventure and wish you and Darcy every success in your careers. Kind regards.

Hi Darcy - just a brief note to say thank you for your help in selling the boat.
I really appreciated your calm and professional approach to the process. You kept me informed at every step of the way and made sure I could input when necessary whilst really taking the lead on pushing the sale through and taking all th…

Dear Geraint

Thank you for the confirmation.

May I take this opportunity to say how pleased we both are with your service.

Your skill and experience have been crucial to the success of this transaction.

You have been efficient in all your actions, and precise and clear in all communications.

When there w…

"Excellent Company to Deal With "

In early September I decided to sell my 2006 Monterey 250CR and after some good recommendations I decided to try ancasta boat brokerage in Port Solent
I was greeted by a very friendly guy called Geraint who sat me down with a coffee and explained the whole process to me from start …

Thanks again for getting the asking price, in a very short time. Your help in selling my boat was very appreciated.

Really professional outfit and staff particularly helpful. I would certainly use them again to buy/sell a boat

Thank you for selling Zander II.

When I made my initial approach to Ancasta I was not sure that the company was the right broker to sell her but clearly I need not have had such doubts. I was impressed with your overall professionalism and focus and particularly, how you struck a really good balance between looking …

I decided this spring/summer that I would sell my Bavaria 38 sailing yacht. Ancasta has a good name so I went into their Kingsweir/Dartmouth office to discuss it. There I met Nick Bishop and Lewis Horne, the resident team.
I never looked back. I live in Wales so the sale was at arms length, through the agents with an …

I wish to place on record my thanks to Nick and Lewis for the way they handled the sale of our much loved yacht. From the start of the process their professionalism was clear. Nick spent time to ensure the yacht was presented in the best possible way for the photos and video walkthrough and the resulting advert was e…

I am semi retired and received an offer to return to work Overseas so I decided to sell my Nimbus 280, which I had purchased Sept 2221.

I discussed the potential sale with Jamie Allwork and decided to go head, the advice was true, non pressured and professional and I felt well advised and in good hands.

Along wit…

From start to finish we were handled in a professional manner. Geraint instilled confidence with the advice he offered always delivered in a calm, assuring manner. In short, the staff at Ancasta Port Solent, Geraint and Oliver were pivotal in the successful sale of our motor yacht”.

Hi Sam and Lee,
This really does mark the end of an era for us. Thank you both for making the whole process of selling minimally painful for us. Thanks to you both selling her was not as bad as we feared. Now we’re through it we can look forward; our golf clubs are already organised.
Best wishes to you both

Truly excellent service from Nick and Tim selling our Cornish Crabber 26 - they went the extra mile to satisfy the most demanding of buyers and got the sale through on time and on target.

Nick is highly professional and friendly. I really liked his approach particularly the fact that he is not pushy and presents an objective view. He has listened to my requirements and ensured those were captured in the broker agreement and has ensured that the sale happened very smoothly and consistent with our discuss…

Ancasta Port-Napoleon a organisé la vente de mon bateau. Mathieu a agit en parfait professionnel durant toute ce processus. Ses connaissances techniques, sa disponibilité, sa courtoisie étaient remarquables, loin de certains "brokers" qui ne savent que lire la fiche de leurs articles. Je serai prêt à le consulter en to…

I'm really impressed with Geraint and Jamie who have done a great job in securing the sale of our boat. The sale has happened very quickly and they both made it very easy and stress free for me - many thanks!! It was always the right choice to choose Ancasta and I hope our paths will cross in the future. All the best, …

I wanted to write to thank you for facilitating the sale of Loon A C on our behalf.
I wanted to put on record that you and the team did a great job that exceeded our expectations.
I found the process as seamless as possible when dealing with multiple parties, which made for a stress free environment, which surprised …

Geraint and the team at Ancasta Port Solent were fantastic in getting our Hanse 400 sold. Nothing was too much trouble and he kept us informed throughout the whole process. Great service, professional, friendly and efficient!

Thanks to Jamie for making the sale of our boat, simple and painless, great work!

A very responsive and helpful team, who provided support and information through a challenging time. They pursued opportunities and closed a sale whilst dealing with the challenges of lockdown, for which we are very grateful.

Just a very quick note to thank you all for your expertise and guidance in recently successfully selling my Dufour 40.
The second boat I have sold through Ancasta. The process can be a bit of a minefield to the uninitiated and your experience was really appreciated, not least mid-pandemic!
Many thanks and I hope the …

I have recently completed the sale of my catamaran through Ancasta at Port Hamble and would like to say how pleased I have been with the Professionalism and service that Both Tim and Charles have shown in brokering the deal. The deal started and completed during the Coronavirus Lockdown and has been difficult due to th…

Nick and Tim both did an excellent job finding a buyer for my boat. They continued to use their best endeavours to seek a purchaser through the lockdown and difficult market. As I was abroad when the new owner was found, they spent a great deal of time liaising with the surveyor and sorting out problems . I would witho…

I am writing in connection with the recent sale of my Bavaria 42 Cruiser at Port Solent. This sale was pro-actively managed by Jamie Swaine. From the start, Jamie had everything organised and a number of prospective purchasers lined up. I believe there were three viewings within a very few days of signing your contract…

The service to sell our boat was first class. The valuation was fair, we were kept very well informed and always consulted. The process was smooth and rapid. Very pleased. [Port Solent Office]

I cannot speak highly enough of both Nick and Tim. They handled the sale of our Hardy 50 in a most professional manner ,keeping us continually informed and feeling confident that all was in safe hands.

Jamie Swaine and his colleagues at Ancasta Port Solent are a great team. Their attention to detail ,so important in boat sales, is excellent. They are efficient ,courteous and helpful in every way. I could not wish to work with a better Yacht Broker...

Ref the sale of my Beneteau Oceanis 38.1, “Manuka” - the sale was handled mainly by Charles Wilkinson. Manuka is a great boat and overall her sale, whilst smooth, was not without the usual minor “hiccups”. I rarely do this, but I would just like to let you know personally, that I was very impressed with Charles’ approa…

James and the team at Lymington have given a really professional service as ever which we are really grateful for. We have bought and sold three boats through Ancasta and each time have received a really amazing and professional service. We wouldn’t hesitate in recommending them and will without doubt be using them …

I would like to thank Jamie and Sam for all their help, support and assistance in our recent boat sale. During a couple of trying times, they maintained their professionalism and were brokers in the truest sense, brokering the sale to its successful conclusion - many thanks!

I would like to thank you and your team at Ancasta for selling our boat. I was extremely impressed with the way you handled the sale, nothing was too much trouble. Having dealt with various sales before, your attention to detail and particularly with regards to making sure all the contract and boat documents were all i…

After a bad experience with a previous broker unable to even get a viewing for my boat in over a year i approached Ancasta with some trepidation. Sam and Jamie straight away viewed my boat and created new selling details that produced immediate interest. Unlike other brokers i have had dealings with Ancasta use a more …

Tillie was an absolute delight to work with in selling my boat. I first contacted her on a Wednesday and had an agreed offer by the next Sunday - a remarkable achievement. The whole process went exceptionally smoothly, thanks to her willingness to coordinate the efforts of all those involved, from boatyard to surveyor,…

Hi James,

Just a quick email to say thank you for all your help and assistance in selling our boat ‘Seawings’.
We have been very impressed on the way you have kept us informed on the various stages from viewings through to sale / survey & sea trial. As you know we had been with another broker previously and t…

Geraint - great result! Thank you so much for your efficient service and for making the whole selling process so pleasant. You are one of the few people I know who works as hard and fast as I used to!

Hi Tim, now that all the dust has settled from the disposal, I would like to thank you and your team for a wonderful effort in selling my boat. You have all been so professional, accessible and detailed in follow-up. Thank you and I hope that I will be back to buy and sell more boats, well into the future with you. H…

Robin, Thank you to you and Geraint for the professional way that you handled the sale of Cloud Dancer and very best wishes for the future. Kind regards

Hi Geraint and Robin, that's good news. Thank you very much for the time you have taken to sell Mr Bojangles. We would be sure to recommend you both.
Will keep on touch and let you know what our thoughts are moving forward but for now, we are going to take a much needed break next month.
Thanks again.

Many thanks for all your hard work in selling Soulmates. It was much appreciated.

Well thank you Lee for such a thorough job. You do your job very well. Have a good weekend.

Hi Rhian , I really appreciate the care and consideration both you and Alex have given to this sale which in this day and age is sadly rare. HYS prompt repair must also be mentioned and the effect is to turn a negative experience into a positive so thanks a lot.  Warm regards

I have particularly appreciated the services regarding administrative issues solved by Caryn Borstad for the sale of our boat; that sale was complicated on many points and Caryn overcame everything very efficiently; I think this is really the added value we can expect from a company like yours; congratulations and many…

James Hutchinson was very helpful in brokering a quick sale and working to fit with our circumstances.

Dear Robin & Geraint, Many thanks for everything you guys have done to complete the sale of Merdeka. This was our first experience of selling a boat and you have made it as smooth and clear as possible every step of the way. It has been a pleasure dealing with you both and I hope that when we come to buy a boat a…

I would like to express my thanks on the professional manner in which you have dealt with the sale of our boat. It is said that the best two days of owning a boat are the day you buy it and the day you sell it. I am sure in part that this is due to the painless sale process. There are always a lot of postings on the fo…

Thanks for all your work and support!! I will remember Ancasta as a professional and well operating company which I would recommend to everybody!

Thank you so much for handling the sale of Bluebottle. It made a potentially stressful situation much easier for me. Many thanks for your expertise and patience.

Thank you again for all the hard work Rhian, Alex and John, put into the sale of Nemo - very much appreciated

Thanks again for all your help in selling the boat. I really have been impressed with the service you’ve given us.

Hi Geraint, many, many thanks for your help and guidance during this long and difficult sales process! I am sure there have been many other easier sales for you in the past and perhaps one or two more difficult ones! Should I decide in the future to buy another boat I will certainly come to you for help and have no hes…

This is just to thank you both for your professionalism, tenacity (when things were not going too well) and patience with a member of the SOS - {Senile Old Sods}. Aquador 32

Just a quick ‘Thank You’ note for the excellent and speedy result we’ve had in selling Georjie. Good to do business with you guys in a professional manner, flavoured with the usual banter! Excellent service Many thanks

Great, big thanks to you and Russell and the Team at Ancasta for all your considerable effort.
Monies are in the bank!! Have a good Easter, Keep Selling!!

Dear Geraint and Mark, thank you very much for the smooth sale of KT.

Just a brief email to let you know what an excellent job James Douch and John Wooldridge in your Lymington office did in handling the sale of my boat Sona Breac. Nothing was too much trouble for them in handling all the paperwork, extolling the merits of the boat, arranging and attending sea trials, coordinating the li…

Sam, I was very pleased to hear today that a Mr Gray had called the office to sing your praises, that you had done a great and professional job on diligently selling his boat and your service to him was worthy of him feeling the need to call and speak to a Director. I will drop him a note, but first things first, well …

Our 10m Moody Eclipse TINGA has recently sold through the considerable efforts of your Chichester colleagues. From the start Mark Warren was extremely helpful, very good with advice and first rate in consulting us and keeping us informed. Ably supported by Geraint Skuse and by Ancasta's systems Mark helped us a great d…

Dear Hanne - I am fully aware that all of it came to the good end because of your hard work ,efforts and personal involvement in it. You led the case right to the end. Down deep from my heart I thank you very much. Otherwise we could neither keep it nor sell it- a dead end! I am sure that Ancasta must be very happy hav…

Hi Sam, I must say that I have been happy throughout with your very clear and comprehensive communications. You have clearly worked hard for us, secured a good deal for everyone, and I am very grateful. Please get in touch when you’re back in the UK, it would be great to meet up. Moreover, we shall certainly think of A…

Thank you and Sian for enabling the successful sale of Liberte. It seems some time since I first stumbled into your office on crutches. Of note, I found that you were both easy to deal with, with your responsive and proactive approach. Selling a boat under the constraints of dockyard (access/transfer of ownership et…

In the last couple of days I have completed sale of my yacht through Ancasta's Chichester office and I am writing to you to commend the excellent service provided throughout the marketing and sale processes by Geraint Skuse.Thanks in large part to Geraint's professionalism, commitment and determination, the transaction…

I just wanted to say how impressed I have been with the professional service provided by Mike Cooper and the team at Ancasta Swanwick. Selling my Beneteau GT44 has been a totally painless experience. Good advice on pricing and preparation, together with Ancasta’s sales system produced a buyer in a very short time and M…

I am extremely grateful to you all at Ancasta, you are a most professional organisation and I can only sing your praises. Thanks especially to Tim D’Alton and to Rhian.

Aftersales & parts

Feedback on our After Sales and Parts dept.

Owners talk about ongoing support, servicing, parts sourcing and how problems were solved.

Well I have to admit to being shocked and stunned by a whole new Hamble experience.
I’ve been around the place since I was a teen and not once has anyone done what they said they were going to do , when they said they were going to do it, and for the price they said they were going to do it for.
And what’s even more …

Please pass my congratulations on to the AYS team for the stunning work they have done since arriving in the UK.

I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude for the incredible work you all put into customizing the 380 Targa into a true super yacht tender. The level of craftsmanship and attention to detail that…

Excellent work completed at a competitive price. Staff went the extra mile arranging sail laundering in a edition to the servicing and routine maintenance work

Greetings from Gibraltar.
I just want to thank you all for such an amazing job getting Starseeker to handover in Gibraltar on 2nd August.
I must admit that it was a bit of an emotional day for me because not only is the boat fabulous, but everyone has been so professional and helpful along the journey since I placed …

Purchased a new boat via Ancasta Services, the staff and service was outstanding. They went above our expectations and more. Huge thank you to Sean, Stuart, Veronika, Chris and all the team X

Contacted Ancasta parts department to get a part many said didn’t exist.

The team not only got the part, but delivered it to Greece with all taxes included.

A great service.

We are pleased and impressed that Ancasta is still prepared to support Hawkeye, as she is now 13 years old. Not many yacht manufacturers, or their dealers, would still provide such help to owners after so long.

We were sailing in Panama when we has a transmission problem.we tried to find the repair parts in Panama, US and the Caribbean. Ancasta were the only company to have the parts, and get them sent out to us. they really went the extra mile as communication was very difficult whilst sailing.. Special Thank you to Jonathan…

I really appreciate the speedy and efficient way in which this issue was handled by Ancasta.

Well run yard services. Particular mention for Jonathan who is savvy and quality oriented.

Happy New Year, with greetings from Guadeloupe! It has been amazing here - my first visit to French West Indies has left a very positive impression! We are heading up to Antigua over the next few days. May I just take this opportunity to say that our new after-sales executive, Kevin Ashworth, is doing a really great j…

AYS made a thorough survey of the fuel system on my boat to identify cause of diesel pooling in the bilges. They identified that a piping connection at the bottom of a diesel tank was leaking. The repair procedure was not easy because the leaking 250 litre tank was around 1/2 full and it had to be emptied! However, the…

And so, as a second chapter of boat ownership comes to an end, I should like to express my sincere gratitude to Ancasta and especially it’s commissioning and after sales team for there support and work during our ownership of two boats purchased through the dealership. All warranty work has been completed to a very hig…

Great service again from Ancasta Yacht Services. Following an orca attack, our boat was stranded in La Linea (Spain) without rudder. Tracey, Mandy, and the whole team at Ancasta worked really hard and managed to deliver a brand new rudder just in time before the Beneteau factory closed for their summer holidays. Fantas…

Ancasta sold our Lagoon 450 catamaran in 2010 and since then have always been first-class. Although the catamaran sailed away from the UK almost immediately after purchase, Ancasta have provided every spare part that we have ever needed. They have a direct interface with Lagoon, which works very well, and they ship par…

Having a great holiday and so enjoying the boat, we just love her and can’t thank Ancasta enough for the sale and after sales.

Cheers.

I just wanted to drop you a very quick note of thanks and would ask that you can share our appreciation with your wider team.

We took Free Bird for her first sail since refitting the keel and in 12 to 14 KTS of breeze she flew along comfortably at 7 to 7.5 KTS on a very fine reach, 6.5 KTS close hauled.

We are si…

Hi Nick, the trip back was brilliant. Thanks so much to you and James for getting me off to such a great start. If you ever need a reference for commissioning, I'm your guy. You two are a great team. I enjoyed our time Noirmoutier!

Dear Esta - Thank you very much for the photo capturing the cutting ceremony of Purrfection - what a lovely start to our day! Please pass on our thanks to all involved in making yesterday such a day to remember. We were absolutely delighted with the format of the day, the detailed handover and the exceptional service a…

Tom Just to say a big thank you for the most professional way in which you handed over the 450 to Gavin & Heidi. They made a point of saying to me how impressed they were with you. Whilst they are easy going people I know they were very disappointed with their previous experiences with Fountaine Pajot so the handov…

James
Just to say a big thank you for the most professional way in which you handed over the 620 to Melanie, Simon and Charles.
They each made a point of saying to me how impressed they were with you and your extremely professional approach to the last few days.
Like any family who have built a large and very succes…

Bruce Just a note to thank you and the team for the excellent service we have received. It was a pleasure to spend some time on friday with Adam his attention to detail and focus on me as a customer was excellent. Please pass on my thanks to sara and simon who have been first class. Regards

I can also take this opportunity to say how impressed I have been with the Ancasta after sales service, your team has dealt with the few snagging issues speedily and efficiently without fuss or undue discourse and this has contributed to making the purchase of the boat a pleasurable experience, so please pass my thanks…

When we ran into technical trouble and had to divert on our delivery trip to Cork the Ancasta team sourced a marine electronics engineer. What is exceptional about this is that they did it on a Sunday morning in the West Country and even paid for the callout charge. I was very impressed with their after sales support.

Bonjour Frederick, Your subcontractor Olivier has been to the boat and has repaired all the electrical problems . Thankyou very very much for arranging to have this done and I think you have given an excellent warranty service and I sing your praises to everyone I meet . Both yourself and Russel from Ancasta have worke…

Hi Simon A very belated thank you to you and your team for preparing our boat which looked fabulous. Thank you for all your hard work.
Kindest regards

Dear Sara,
Very many thanks for sending your Engineer so promptly, we met him as he was returning to the car park and he explained that he had tightened up the steering hydraulic joint in the stern and he has filled the gel coat blister in the Port side interior hatch and is returning later to finally finish the repai…

18 months into ownership and still providing amazing service.... A massive thanks is due to Ancasta and in particular Fred and James who continue to provide aftercare and support for our now, 18 month old Prestige 500s. Read more on YBW.com

Hi, I am taking a few moments to compliment one of your staff. I have recently been dealing with, Paula Saunderson, to source an obscure but vital internal rigging component on my 2000 Beneteau 31.7. Paula is obviously knowledgeable patient and efficient, a credit to you company. Well done and thanks.

Hi Paula, all arrived late yesterday Thank you. As you suggested a whole new valve has arrived. Not a problem as we can certainly use it! The calm shell vents have been put on and look great. Cant thank you enough for all you have done for me. All the best.

Parts received - what a very efficient service - most impressed. Thanks

Could you please pass on our sincere thanks to all members of the Ancasta team for making our purchase a good experience. From the initial contact with John. later with Nick, Steve, Ashley, Simon, Fred (and possibly others) we were overwhelmed with the standard of service we received throughout.
Having now completed t…

Just a quick note also to thank you all for a very enjoyable and informative day yesterday - it was much in line with all of the process so far with Ancasta. Right from the first time we popped in to see John with a pretty tentative enquiry, the whole experience of agreeing the deal, selling September Blue, commissioni…

Just a quick note to thank you so much for the handover day on Friday. You far exceeded our expectations of the day and it was handled with the utmost professionalism, especially down to the little touches like the cutting of the ribbon, photographs, the presentation of the champagne and jackets laid out in the boat…

Paula, you have done a lot of work for which I would like to thank you. Particularly valuable is the diagram showing me where to fit the amidships cleats which is just brilliant. As it happens, I have found cleats in a local chandlery which fairly closely match the originals and I will fit these but without your effor…

The parts arrived today. Many thanks for your excellent service.

Firstly, a huge thank you to all the team for making the handover day so successful. Tom worked so hard to get us through everything with us finally finishing at about 6.45pm! Kerry and I were exhausted at the end as there was so much to take in. The boat is lovely and we are absolutely delighted to have taken ownershi…

Yacht & Motorboat Club events

Feedback from the Ancasta Yacht and Motorboat Club Events.

Stories from rallies, events and club activities organised by the Ancasta team.

We thoroughly enjoyed it. Shame the weather broke up the rally, but hopefully better luck next time! We ended up going to the market in Lymington then had a wonderful sail home (Mike wanted to watch the cup final anyway). Hope you all had a nice day in Cowes and it wast too nasty getting back Sunday morning.

Just a quick line to say thank you to all the Ancasta crew for their help and advice we both had a great trip and appreciate all the work that was done in the background to make it happen. Looking at getting one of those paddle boards now(great fun)

Thanks to you all also for your hospitality, we thoroughly enjoyed the bash and look forward to meeting you all again next Whitsun. Barbecue and soft ball on Bray beach??????

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