Based on my personal experience with three shops since COVID, this is the best OB shop in the Bay…read moreArea. Brian is great, he fixed issues that no one could identify, including a Yamaha software glitch that kept my engine from raising the lower unit out of the water. Their backlog is long, but it is a testament to how good they are!

Bad non-responsive customer service. Promises go unkept at this place. Don't waste your time or…read moremoney. You've been warned.

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!

With the help of Stephenie Hollyman, I just sold my Pacific Seacraft. I cannot say enough about how…read morehelpful Stephenie was with listing, preparing and selling my boat. She was patient with my concerns, always positive and kept me well informed throughout the entire process. In the end, she sold the boat sooner than I expected and at a price above what I expected. Stephenie will be my listing agent the next time I sell a boat.

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.

Had a problem with my outboard and boat specialists was able to get me in within a few days. Pablo…read morewas very friendly and quickly diagnosed my problem and then fixed it for a fair price. Good trustworthy and knowledgeable shop. Asked one of the workers about a hook missing on my trailers emergency brake and one of the guys gave it to me for free. Good people

I am having a horrible experience. I called around and got quotes from a few places for a dual axel…read moretrailer. Boat specialist beat all the quotes ans said it would be ready in a month. So i paid my deposit and stared waiting. After a month and a few days after the date i was told it would be ready i called and was told it was told then that it wasn't ready yet and it was going to be another month. I reluctantly kept my order because i didnt want to start this whole process with someone else at this point (even though kokopelie said they would have a trailer ready and delivered to my house in 4 weeks). After the next month passed called and they said it was going to be 2 more weeks. Disappointed again i kept waiting. After about 10 days they called and said its here. So the next day i drove from davis to richmond (3 hours) only to be show a trailer with only 1 axel. Idk how someone else didnt notice this before me but i cost me a tank of gas and 6 hours of driving. Then after another week of not having any idea whats going on they finally tell me that there is a trailer in Washington and that there is a truck going up there as we speak to pick it up and that it will be here next monday and i can pick it up tuesday. Im writing this on that tuesday right now. I just talked to them and they are now telling me that the manufacturer is making it right now and it will be here early next week. Idk if i even believe it. Ive missed 3 months of this el niño fishing so far waiting for this.

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

Great people. They know yachts. I will use them when it's time to sell or buy. Go see them. Bring…read moreyour doggy for a treat.

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.

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!

We had the great luck to meet Diego very early in our search for our dream boat - not any boat, but…read morethe one that we plan to make our home for many years to come - and which will eventually carry us safely over oceans. We talked with Diego at length about our long term plans, experience, budget, and desire for seaworthiness, livability, and beauty. Finding this boat was no small task! With his extensive sailing experience Diego narrowed the field for us, and thoughtfully worked us through the pros and cons of the boats we'd considered. Ultimately, he introduced us to the perfect boat - one that we'd not thought of - and we became proud owners of our Norseman 447 in May. Diego guided us through every step of the purchase, and made it an easy and happy experience. He genuinely wanted us to have the right boat, and it was his insights, knowledge and trustworthiness that made this purchase possible. It's a testament to his character that through the process of buying the boat we became friends with the sellers, and I believe we all came away knowing that we'd done the right thing, been treated fairly and come away with a great result. Diego went above and beyond what we expected, and we'd not hesitate to recommend him to anyone buying or selling a boat. If it wasn't for the fact we now have our perfect boat, we'd be back ourselves!

Diego Gomez Hall just opened a whole new world of adventure for me - I just bought an Alerion 33…read moreExpress today. Diego handled everything, including aggressively getting me the best bloody deal I could have hoped for. If you're looking, thinking, or dreaming about a boat - See Diego. See you on the water.