With the Antigua Charter Yacht Show underway this week, the 197′ Abeking & Rasmussen Elysian is the talk of the show. The show is the largest of its kind, with more than 90 yachts, and is attended by more than 140 charter brokers as well as a variety of vendors. Captain Mark Lacey and crew h… [read more]
Thank you for assigning Mike Kiely to assist me in Marketing and, ultimately, procuring a buyer for the sale of my Boat. Mike was very professional and did a great job of coordinating all the logistics involved with finding a long distance buyer. Even though the age and price point of my boat presen… [read more]
Over the past couple of months, I was lucky enough to work with Mike Kiely and Denison Yacht Sales to find and purchase our first ‘big boat’. Although both my wife and I have owned small boats and chartered many large boats over the years, we had never gone through the purchase process befo… [read more]
The Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest Boat Parade celebrated its 45th anniversary last Saturday, with the theme “Comics & Cartoons Rockin’ the Night Away.” The parade started on the New River in downtown Fort Lauderdale at 6:30 p.m. and wound its way up the Intracoastal north to Lake Santa Barb… [read more]
Jack was recommended to us by the dockmaster at Marco Island Marina when we were looking for a training captain to help us gain more confidence in handling our Leopard 44. We kept in touch with Jack and when we decided to sell our boat we called on him again. Jack had a buyer lined up immediately,… [read more]
This one-of-a-kind yacht was started by Savannah Yachts and completed by Hinckley. She is loaded with options and was first splashed in January of 2010 with a list price of $1,700,000! Join us as we take a walkthrough of this pristine yacht: Hi, I’m like Blake Nichol with Denison Yacht Sal… [read more]
If it wasn’t for Manny we would not have purchased a boat. We are first time boat owners. Manny was great at helping us figure out what would really work for us. He spent a lot of time showing us boats and listing to what we liked, disliked and what our plans were for the boat. Frankly, he had a better idea of w… [read more]
Want to enjoy all of the fun of the holidays with none of the work? Nothing could be more luxurious than spending a stress-free, relaxing Christmas or exciting New Year’s Eve watching the famous fireworks in St. Barth’s onboard the striking 197’ superyacht Elysian. On Christmas morning, enjoy your… [read more]
Manny took the boat on the lot because he only will sell boats that he can sell to a customer and know in his heart it is a good boat and you will be happy with your purchase. I applied for loans and my credit was not allowing me to get a loan. Manny went out of his way to make sure I would end up buying the boat by as… [read more]
My wife and I were in search of a specific boat at a fair price and a bit lost in putting it all together. We were not easy, we had to love the boat and it had to be a good deal. We looked at boats in three different states. Manny was there every step of the way with us and advised what not to buy as much as what right… [read more]
Yachts Miami Beach will introduce a new look and layout when the show returns Feb. 16-20 next year on Collins Avenue, across from the legendary Fontainebleau and Eden Roc hotels. Organizers said the changes are designed to deliver superior guest and exhibitor experiences at the 29th annual editio… [read more]
So glad he was there! From the beginning, Don was there to advise on a yacht that “we” agreed was not satisfactory. He again advised on a yacht that was purchased. Helped walk us through to closing; then help secure a captain to move the boat to our slip at the yacht club. Don made sure all asp… [read more]
Privilege catamarans are reliable for circumnavigation and comfortable at the dock as well as at sea. Join us as we take a look at a 2008 Privilege 615: Welcome back to the yachting capital of the world, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Today we’ll be taking you on board a beautifully built sailing c… [read more]
Van der Valk Shipyard has announced two new orders for semi-custom projects, according to Superyachts.com. The first is a 26-meter Van der Valk Raised Pilothouse motoryacht, with delivery scheduled for late spring 2017, and the second is an 18-meter Van der Valk Flybridge. The Raised Pilothous… [read more]
I thought I would let you know how well my experience went with Denison and specifically Drew Offerdahl out of the Ft Lauderdale office. We sold my Southport 2850 faster and with less hassle then I ever expected and he went out of his way to make the deal happen. I’ve bought and sold 7 center cons… [read more]