Early spring weather was unkind to the U.S. marine industry again this year, but first-quarter numbers from Statistical Surveys suggest that 2014’s signature bitter chill was somewhat less of a sales deterrent than the raw and wet conditions were a year earlier. Sales in the industry’s main power… [read more]
I bought my first boat from Chris Ollis in December 2013. The sea gods were looking after me, as I could not have been any luckier getting Chris as my broker. Although I had some boating experience before buying a new Beneteau 34’ Swift Trawler from Chris, I had (and still do) a lot to learn. From the begin… [read more]
Q: When is a yacht broker not just a yacht broker? A: When he is Chris Ollis. Words cannot express our appreciation for everything Chris has done in helping us acquire “Knot Crazy”. Chris has been so helpful, pleasant, and kind. We could have never have hoped for as much. Thanks so much for guiding u… [read more]
Author: Seattle Yacht Broker Byron Shirley Here at Denison, we don’t just help sell and buy boats, we live the boating lifestyle as well. Here are some of the very best toys out there for boaters like us. Post pictures of your fun times on our Instagram or Twitter accounts with these cool boating… [read more]
Jean-Marie doesn’t just sell boats for a living, he is matchmaker between boats and owners. He has a gift for being able to listen to the desires of potential owners and through his experience find them a boat with the right degree of leisure, adventure, comfort, challenge and cost. So many people I… [read more]
The first time my wife and I met Jean–Marie was at the 2006 Long Beach Boat show, where we went to start our search for our first new boat. At that time he was with Sailboats Inc., and he showed me around the Beneteau line they were selling. As an avid sailboat racer, I was looking for something faster and mo… [read more]
Author: Seattle Yacht Broker Byron Shirley 1. PCC Natural Market – Fremont Healthy? Sure. Delicious and fresh? You bet! PCC Market, the local “Whole Foods” of the Pacific Northwest, has amazing deli lunch options, all for a very reasonable price. Try it: Broccoli and Cheese Risotto Cakes, Apple… [read more]
Jay was brought up in Richmond, Virginia, spending most summers cruising and fishing on the lower Chesapeake Bay and Virginia Beach. He received a business degree from Tulane University in 1975 and enjoyed a successful 20-year career in the apparel industry in Virginia and New York. In 1995, he rel… [read more]
I have been asked to describe my business relationship with Charles Blickle. I first met Charles back in the early nineties when he was a broker with Bradford Marine. He was “broker of the day” when I called to inquire about a listing Bradford had in a Yachting magazine. A few weeks later we met, from tha… [read more]
It’s 1945, a world war is raging, and a mine just below the surface in Odessa Harbor on the Black Sea comes into contact with the bow of Herbert Phillips’ Liberty Ship and blows it off. The boat survives, and after three months of in-water repairs, Phillips, who is just a year out of the Merchant Marine Ac… [read more]