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Boatshed.com celebrates 25 years

Online yacht brokerage group Boatshed.com is celebrating its 25th year in 2024. Founded by Neil Chapman (pictured above) in 1999, what started as a one-man crusade to encourage boat owners to embrace e-commerce and buy and sell their vessels via the internet has grown into a global phenomenon with thousands of daily site visitors worldwide. […]

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Boatshed.com opens new offices in Florida 

Yacht brokerage group Boatshed.com has opened two new offices in the Florida Keys and Fort Lauderdale, extending its presence in over 80 locations in 18 countries.  Boatshed senior broker, Andy Topham, will oversee the training in the new locations and is supported on the ground by captains Doug Starliper and Ronald Paxton, plus licenced broker Jason Deshay.  “Florida has […]

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Boatshed.com extends franchises in Trinidad, Portugal and Spain   

UK online yacht broker Boatshed.com has extended its franchises in Trinidad, Portugal and Spain, giving it a presence in more than 80 locations in 18 countries.    Satellite communications company owner and charter captain, David Harmer-Brown, will run the franchise in Trinidad. Harmer-Brown became a Boatshed partner after using the online platform to sell his boat. […]

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Boatshed.com launches charter service

Online yacht broker Boatshed.com has launched a new service, BoatshedCharter, enabling its worldwide audience to charter boats. The UK firm, which has over 80 offices globally and over 1.2m registered users, says boating enthusiasts can initially choose from 47 boats (monohull and catamaran) and a range of manufacturers including Jeanneau, Beneteau, Lagoon, Hanse, Bali and […]

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Boatshed.com adds new build boats to its site

Online yacht broker Boatshed.com has added a ‘new build’ boats platform to its site, enabling its audience to view and purchase the latest designs from small and medium-sized manufacturers. The Boatshed.com platform manages every process of selling a boat, and South Africa is one of the company’s first franchises to test out the new system, […]

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Boatshed.com extends franchises to Lanzarote and South Africa

Boatshed.com, the UK’s first online yacht broker with over 1.2m active users, has extended its franchise operation to Puerto Calero, Lanzarote, and Cape Town, South Africa, giving it a foothold in more than 70 locations in 18 countries.  In addition to its new locations, Boatshed.com supports over 120 franchisees and brokers across Europe, Asia, North America and […]