I had the pleasure of working with Bernie Fie , a broker at Richard Boland Yachts. He came highly…read morerecommended from a few boaters from my late brother's harbor at Ballena Bay. This year I was tasked with selling my late brothers beautiful Carver 41 cruiser after he died suddenly a year ago. Because I live down on the Peninsula, I pretty much worked with Barney remotely for almost 9 months. He led me through a long journey of managing an immense amount of engine repairs that the boat needed before selling. I cannot express how incredibly efficient and knowledgeable Barney was . He was always sensitive to my limited knowledge of boat repairs, etc. and he kept me in the loop every step of the way. He dealt with the best of the best in all of the contractors who were involved in getting the boat running. I truly couldn't have asked for a better broker to help me with this emotional process of preparing my dear brother's boat for sale. Barney is an incredibly honest, diligent, and knowledgable broker!! The best!!

We are incredibly pleased with Richard Boland's services!! Richard was very responsive via calls…read moreand texts which we loved. He has an enormous amount of expertise and helped guide us through our first boat purchase. Unfortunately, when we bought the boat, the marina wasn't so kind. Richard took time out of his busy schedule to help my husband with the collection of the vessel. He dropped everything for THREE hours to help move the boat to another marina and ensured a safe boat transport . He went above and beyond! This was even two weeks after we closed on the boat and he had no obligation to do this. He really is a great person and we highly recommend him. Thanks, Richard!

About 10 years ago, I visited Farallone Yacht sales while on lunch break from a local software…read morecontract. I met Patricia and she was super welcoming. I let her know that I was not planning to buy, but liked the tugs. Patricia had a sales rep give me a tour of the tugs. We discussed new versus used, color options, feature sets and more. He even detailed how to control the vessel with the optional impellers and joystick. When we were done, I was sent on my way with beautiful brochures .. I live in the area, and just happened to remember my experience while walking my dog past FYS last week. Thank you Patricia ...

Sold my boat through Farallone because they appeared to be the primary Catalina dealer in the area,…read moreof which my boat was one. They represented both buyer and seller in my transaction and I felt they strongly favored the buyer. As a seller you are in a weak bargaining position because of the monthly berthing fee. I had to pay for equipment that was not included in the original offer to sell, and I was told that I should "negotiate" the county taxes coming due directly with the buyer, as they did not address that in the contract. A more honest answer would have been to tell me that I'm on the hook for more than a year of the buyer's tax liability according to state law. I would not sell a boat through Farallone Yacht Sales again.

I can't recommend Boat Specialists enough! I just had them swap out my damaged 200 hp Yamaha…read moreoutboard with a brand new blemished Yamaha 200 hp outboard, and the service was impeccable! Erik and Pablo run a top notch business to say the least. If you live near Richmond, and need someone to service your boat, definitely take it here! After the seamless installation of the new engine, they even took the time to power wash and scrub the entire boat inside and out! I will definitely be using Boat Specialists for all my future boat maintenance needs, and so should you.

Highly educated people in Boat Specialists Dealership. Superb and exceptional service. Above and…read morebeyond. Home runs and touch downs. All around. Highly appreciated and Highly recommend. For anyone who buying a boat or looking to get work done. These people needs a Standing ovation . They also work with me on the process of buying a boat AKA 2025 GRADY WHITE FISHERMAN 257 and all the upgrades and work that they did. Special thanks to the whole team of Boat Specialists in Richmond Ca. Super appreciated and super satisfied. Highly recommend to friends and family.

This praise is for Arin Jeffers - a truly amazing broker and a wonderful human being!…read more I just bought an AMAZING Tayana 37 Pilothouse, "Bella Brisa", that was listed at Atomic Tuna yachts! She is in amazing condition - the credit for this goes to the previous owner Mr. Warner - he is another amazing individual! But THIS write-up is about Arin... From the very beginning, Arin has been nothing but STELLAR! When the yacht I wanted to look at was already sold, he recognized my desires immediately and encouraged me to look at Bella. As I said, she turned out to be the nicest boat of her age I have EVER seen (and I've seen a LOT of them). As I could tell from the listing that she would be something unique, I asked Arin for the earliest date possible to see her - August 9th (2025). When that day came, Arin moved items around in his schedule to accommodate me, and met me at the pier exactly as he had promised. He recognized that I was someone who needed time alone to look things over and he gave me time, and carte blanche to look deeply into Bella's pockets. I spent the better part of two hours, and Arin didn't blink or flinch once. He knew I had fallen in love. And I truly had - at 37 years old, Bella didn't have a mark on her and was equipped better than any boat I had owned before. I told him, even before the survey, that I wanted her, but he already knew, and had already contacted a highly sought-after surveyor - Andy Schwenk - to give him the heads up. He had known that she was something special when he took her into the brokerage. Arin made ALL of the arrangements for the survey: contracted the yard, contracted the surveyor, arranged for the owner to be there to answer any questions. The survey was completed 9 days later. I was present for the in-water portion, including the sea-trial. Unfortunately, I couldn't be present for the hauled portion of the survey - it had to be rescheduled because of a travel-lift failure on the original date of survey. So, Arin took charge and made videos for me of the haul-out and survey, so I could see how it was performed. As expected, the survey came back SPOTLESS - literally. There wasn't a single defect in her hull ANYWHERE! And her topsides looked just as good! In fact, it was the cleanest survey I've ever seen - including those of boats that were much younger. NOTE: My diver (David Laird) confirmed all those results two months later - told me he loves diving this boat because it's always SO clean. Knowing that would be the result of the survey, Arin had already been working on getting the title company going, and advising me of all the things I must do to complete the sale. By October 31st, I was the proud owner of Bella! Arin had already arranged a slip for me at the brokerage. He even helped the previous owner move Bella into that slip when she had to be moved out of the previous owner's marina, and I couldn't be there. A BIG thank you goes our to Mr. Warner and Arin for that one! November 7th, ONE month after I had first seen her, My friend Scott and I sailed Bella to Westpoint Harbor, where she now sits in her new home! I CAN'T say enough good about Arin Jeffers! He is truly amazing - selfless, professional, knowledgeable, ethical, kind, and patient - all the things a truly wonderful broker should be! Bravo! I will continue to maintain contact with Arin - I'm sure we will know each other for a long time to come! My name is William. Feel free to call me at 719-440-3045 if you have any questions you'd like to ask!

I tried to sell my SeaRay 390 through this company. The agent came out to look at it, and was only…read morean hour late. We are a liveaboard family and the boat was very messy then. Maybe that's the reason why I couldn't get our agent to call us back. Even when she would text that she would return our calls we still couldn't get a call back. It's sad because she offered us a lot of benefits with her sales package. Oh well, off to another broker. It's too bad because it's an excellent Express Cruiser.

Detailed, knowledgeable, provided updates timely and friendly team. Ryan is easy to work with and…read moresaved me from my previous hellacious mechanic boatyard experience that messed my boat up with nothing but issue after issue for 7 months with no end insight and no plan to correct their mistakes. Thanks Ryan! You can't go wrong with PPM!

Ryan did an over the top job dialing in my wakeboard boat for the summer. He exceeded my…read moreexpectations regarding service and did it in a timely manor! Not only do they do a killer job and are knowledgeable BUT they now also carry my fav detailing products (BOAT BLING)! Thanks Guys!

I want to share to everyone that Joel with Rubicon is absolutely professional and courteous. He is…read morean honest guy, and I am lucky to have stumbled upon him. Thanks, Joel!

I listed my 35 foot sailboat with Chris Warden of Rubicon Yachts. It was a very difficult decision…read morebecause I owned, sailed and loved my boat for over 23 years. Chris was a thoroughly professional broker and did a great job throughout the process of selling my boat. He did careful research up front to propose a reasonable but favorable asking price. He wrote up a wonderful and accurate description for the Rubicon site and Yacht World. He took care to discover and understand my particular wants and desires about an appropriate buyer for my well loved boat. He kept me informed along the way about interest and showings. He provided good advice when offers came in (2) and managed the negotiations that led to an acceptable sale contract very well. Through the process of survey, dealing with some repair cost issues, and handling paperwork for closing Chris was informative and helpful. Any time I had questions he was always readily available and responsive. I strongly recommend Chris Warden and Rubicon Yachts should you have a boat you wish to sell or buy. Jamie Harris. Lafayette CA

I took a very well constructed and maintained boat to to docks Cruising yachts rent in Alameda to…read moresell. The borker Jeff Jorgensen was more concerned in servicing the buyer he found then representing my interest. I paid a $10,000 commision to the broker. The buyer paid zero yet he get all his points shoved down my throat by the broker. If you have a boat to sell you can do better.

SELLER BEWARE!!!!!! We entrusted the sale of our boat to…read moreTrenton Carroll, owner of Cruising Yachts. A nice guy -- or so we thought -- but once we signed the contract he NEVER marketed the boat as agreed before signing with him. In fact, he NEVER MARKETED IT AT ALL but he essentially forced us into selling the vessel to a client of his "associate" ... this after letting the boat sit for 3 1/2 months while catering to the whims of his "potential buyer" and NEVER SHOWING IT TO ANYONE ELSE!!! Since we had moved to Europe and were not there to monitor everything we were unaware that he never even put up "for sale" signs on the vessel for over two months or until we phoned him and were outraged with that knowledge. He changed the locks WITHOUT OUR AUTHORIZATION and then a boat neighbor told us he had seen someone on our boat KICKING BACK AND WATCHING THE LARGE SCREEN TV AT NIGHT!!!! I mean, maybe someone was living there for all we knew!!! Because of his constant lack of communication and the fact of NO MARKETING we were nervous wrecks for 3 1/2 months while he let the prime selling months of summer pass so his one potential buyer could go on an EXTENDED EUROPEAN VACATION -- while he just left us dangling. From our nerve wracking experience we would advise potential boat sellers to go elsewhere if looking for a reputable boat broker.

Knowledge and professional staff. They always greet me with a smile. I buy fuel for my work boats…read morehere and I will keep on buying. They also fly a Giants flag ;)

I'm a big fan of City Yachts! Besides the warm, friendly crew, they are very savvy boat brokers,…read morewho take a 21st century approach to marketing boats. I love the quality and level of detail of their work. They create awesome videos and pictures, and present boats in a very simple and attractive way. Keep it up Chrissy, Nick, and Sarah!