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Quite often when you are looking at buying a boat you notice it may need some upgrades. Whether this is electrical equipment, sails, engines or even if you are looking for insurance or transportation, this is where Friends of Boatshed can help....

Established in 1999, Boatshed is one of the largest yacht and boat brokerages globally, with much of its success built on working with and developing its teams. Today we are represented in over 70 locations in 18 countries by more than 120 local b...

Neil Chapman, Founder and CEO of Boatshed.com, has announced a GOLD Sponsorship with the Globe 5.80 Transat which starts Sunday 31st October from Lagos in Portugal.

Boatshed Refer a Boat is a referral scheme which rewards the person who introduces potential sellers to Boatshed. If you know anyone who is looking to sell their boat, you have a great opportunity to earn some extra money. After contacting the ow...

The Febraury 2021 BoatBid auction opened for bidding on Monday 8th February, and will continue through to 1900hrs (GMT) on Sunday 14th February.

Well as Covid drags on it is bring about significant changes in the industry.
In a rather bizarre fashion we are seeing large increase in sales with any buyers wanting to escape to the Sea.
Also I think that given so many people have bee...

Can you hear the call of the Caribbean ? We have 2 boats in the January 2021 BoatBid Auction that may be of interest to you...

In this excerpt of “A Boat Owner’s Insights,” we feature a Nordzee Kotter 52.
The Long Range Trawler is for sale by Waterline Boats / Boatshed Everett.

These days there are lots of ways for an owner to try and sell a Multihull, from advertising it on Ebay or in a local newspaper, private Facebook ADs etc. However given these difficult Covid times many owners are absent from there boats and unable...

Updated 27 September 2021.

Our business practices aim to reduce social contact where possible and when customers and brokers need to meet, we aim to reduce any risk of infection. Please find further information below, relevant to selling and buying . These are in addition ...

As planned, the April 2020 BoatBid Auction went live this morning and bidding has started.
Take a look at the selection of boats entered below, or head to BoatBid.com

These are obviously difficult times globally and the impact on peoples life's is unprecedented.
In the Islands things have got tough in the last few days, new measures have been put it place with ports or entry closed and travel bans.
Some...

Tim from Boatshed Brighton Yacht Brokers talks about a few things to think about, when it comes to selling your boat.

The British Motor Yacht Show tells us that the 2020 show will extend to four days from 14 – 17 May and will include more craft than ever before.

Backed by Fairline, Princess and Sunseeker, and hosted by Premier’s Swanwick Marina, the...

A cruel twist of fate and a passion for boats are now ingrained in Boatshed’s 20-year history through a chain of events that was to revolutionize the yacht brokerage industry.

Trawler chat with Gary Buck

In celebrating the 20th anniversary of Boatshed.com we take a glimpse into how the business began. But how could co-founders Mandy and Neil Chapman ever have imagined that their dramatic air-sea rescue in a Force 10 storm would become such...

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