Oceanic Yacht Sales - Sausalito, California

ben S.

Very disappointing experience with the broker I dealt with. At the time of sea trials he wound up hopping off of the boat leaving me with the seller and the inspector as we motored around the bay. Very awkward and unexpected. Fortunately the sale did go through. Unfortunately the broker or title company did not inform me that I needed to take the bill of sale to the county recorders office myself and I subsequently received 5 years of back taxes on a boat that I no longer owned due to have moving to a new address and not receiving the notifications. Absolute nightmare of a situation and thousands of dollars owed due to an oversight in Oceanic's handling of the sale. After notifying one of the partners of the company what transpired I was directed to the clause in the contract that states it's the sellers responsibility to pay prorated taxes for the year. Due to a lack of anyone giving me a heads up that the bill of sale needed to go to the county I would up paying a substantial sum even after contesting the fees with the county. This would have been a simple transaction that I happily would have taken care of had I known.

I highly recommend looking elsewhere if you are interested in buying or selling a yacht.

Carol B.

We wanted to share our experience we had with Mr. "Skip" Johnson, Broker for Oceanic Yacht Sales. I have been around boats all my life, so I know a little about boats. I just retired as a San Francisco Bar Pilot after 33 years and was interested in buying a boat. I had the pleasure of meeting Skip one afternoon and I could tell he had a lot of knowledge when it comes to boats. My Wife and I were looking for a Grand Banks in the 42' - 48' range. There were several boats on the market and Skip got the info on all of them. He did an outstanding job, setting up viewings of the boats, surveys, sea-trails, etc. We were initially looking at a "woodie" and even though Skip wasn't for it 100%, he did everything I asked him to do. As it turned out, the woodie feel through (thank God). Skip was correct, there were many things wrong with the boat. We ended up buying a 1978, 42' Grand Banks Classic and we love it. Skip did everything and more for my Wife and I. Not only is Skip a Great Broker, He is now a great Friend. I would recommend Skip to anyone. Skip, Thank You Very Much, Tom and Carol

Eric A.

Top notch yacht brokerage with experienced, knowledgeable staff. I've bought two boats where they represented the seller and transactions were open, honest, and fair. In both, they actually created the deal, finding a boat I wanted that wasn't currently listed. This crowd knows how to help you buy a boat that's right for you, rather than just selling you what they've already got listed.

Hannah R.

Great yacht brokerage. I sold and bought a boat with them and they were very knowledgable and experienced. I will make sure to use their services again next time!

TowBoatUS S. B. &. D.

Rick P.