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Boatshed Palma international yacht brokers are really pleased to welcome Cecilia Vera to the team!

A short clip to help you make those first checks on your boat, if you've not been able to get on board for a while.

I was fortunate to list this particular boat with some photographs just before the 'lockdown' so the marketing began with limited photos.

A quick video with Boatshed Yacht Brokers, outlining the advantages and disadvantages offered by inboard engines in boats.

Once was during a visit in February to meet my colleagues in Boatshed Suffolk where Spirit Yachts reside. This is where she was designed and built in-house. It was unbelievable to compare the size of the yacht to the actual size of the headqua...

Opportunities like this don't come along very often! If you have a liferaft, do you know what's inside it? This quick video from Boatshed Yacht Brokers shows what's contained in a typical liferaft and what it's used for.

As planned, the April 2020 BoatBid Auction went live this morning and bidding has started.
Take a look at the selection of boats entered below, or head to BoatBid.com

We're still receiving offers for our boats for sale daily! Confinement has meant an increase in our website traffic and we anticipate a very busy time when restrictions are lifted.

A bite sized video showing what a damaged (delaminated and cracked) GRP hull may look like, probably as a result of an impact. If your surveyor finds anything like this, it isn't great news - but the good news is that GRP is very repai...

A cruel twist of fate and a passion for boats are now ingrained in Boatshed’s 20-year history through a chain of events that was to revolutionize the yacht brokerage industry.

Trawler chat with Gary Buck

In celebrating the 20th anniversary of Boatshed.com we take a glimpse into how the business began. But how could co-founders Mandy and Neil Chapman ever have imagined that their dramatic air-sea rescue in a Force 10 storm would become such...

By teaming up with Canalous, the leading French boat builder and hire fleet operator, Boatshed is bringing the best out of boat ownership in France.

9,000 miles, two Atlantic crossings and one amazing experience is how Boatshed CEO Neil Chapman reflects on the past seven months as the Supertaff crew step onto dry land in Lagos.

JUNE 13th – and less than 200 miles remaining on the Azores - Portugal leg of the ARC Europe Rally which includes rounding Cape St Vincent en route to Lagos. Squalls, mopping up and oil tankers are the order of the day in this latest report ...

At Boatshed, our mission is to make it easier for you to buy and sell boats. And with our next online boat auction set to start on July 12, you can view a fabulous selection of boats for sale in our online catalogue today.

JUNE 10th – 700 miles to go – and we’re back onboard Supertaff again with Neil Chapman, Curt Mundy and Curt’s niece Shea as we embark on the next European leg of the Atlantic Rally Challenge.

Indulge yourself – for a moment or much longer – as you take the helm of this vintage racing cruiser.

If you’ve been following our news stories and blogs over the past few months, you’ll be aware that Boatshed founder Neil Chapman has been sailing the 41’ Supertaff more than usual just lately. And not without good cause!

For someone who grew up about as far away from the sea as you can get in England, it may seem strange that Wendy Barker found her calling in the marine industry.