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Client testimonial References

Oyster 53 comes home

Dear Bill,

I was pleased to see her looking good at Fox’s Marina when I was there yesterday for the handover. Your crew did a good job on the delivery. Of course, I thanked them before they departed Fox’s, but wanted you to know that I was pleased with them.


Best regards,

Hallberg-Rassy 36 arrives for new owner

Just a quick email to confirm that Shandrani has arrived safely, been cleaned and handed over. Gill and I were very impressed by your crew, the thoroughness with which they cleaned her and the presentation of her when they handed her over.

I would be grateful if you could let me have the names and addresses of the crew as I would like to write a personal note to each of them conveying our sincere thanks for a job extremely well done.

Kind regards

Two Princess motor yachts delivered for Pantaenius

Phil

Thank you for your confirmation and pyd's prompt and very professional assistance. All very pleased this end.

Kind regards

Jonathan Reynolds

PANTAENIUS UK Limited

Marine Building

Victoria Wharf

Plymouth. PL4 0RF

pyd deliver Luhrs 35 across the Caribbean

Hi Phil,

Great pair of guys. Very competent skipper. I think your firm do a great job and I won't hesitate to recommend you to new clients.

All the best

*pyd note: We have worked for this client several times over the years, but it was an unexpected call, when we were asked to provide a crew to deliver his new boat from the Turks and Caicos islands to Tortola.

Oyster 435 from Largs to Southampton

The owner joined the delivery crew for the passage and commented:

Hi Bill,

Thanks for an excellent week.
It was great fun, a bit of an adventure and a truly professional delivery.

I would be happy to recommend PYD to anybody that required your services.

Oyster 53 arrives in Southern Spain

Thanks for the good job.

Regards

Hallberg-Rassy 36 arrives in Corfu

Dear Bill,

Thank you for the email and final account. I will get the balance transferred as soon as possible.

The crew did a great job and special thanks goes to the skipper who not only helped and advised with many of the niggly pre-delivery issues but went the extra mile in giving us an introduction to all the new instrumentation.

I have no hesitation in using and recommending PYD. Please feel free to us my name as a reference as a happy client.

Dufour 34 arrives in Gothenburg for new owner

Foxed again has now reached her new home berth in Lidköping. I would like to thank you for a well delivered service. I will strongly recommend you if anybody ask me in the future. Please send my regards to Steve and his crew, they did a really good work.

Starlight 35 from Vigo to Dartmouth

Dear Bill.

Thank you for an excellent service from start to finish. Yacht was spotless on arrival in Dartmouth and I found the checklist very helpful. I hope that the Skipper & crew had an uneventful trip & enjoyed themselves.

I will certainly recommend you to anyone seeking a delivery.

Thanks again.

Beneteau Oceanis 50 arrives from Portugal

I was very pleased indeed with your most excellent service and I have already telephoned the Skipper to thank him. I would be grateful if you would kindly pass on my grateful thanks to the rest of the crew when you are next in contact with them.

In conclusion, I would not hesitate in recommending PYD whenever the opportunity arrises in the future.

Many thanks once again.

New Hallberg-Rassy 310 arrives from Sweden

We were very impressed with the condition of 'Seafern' when we saw her for the first time yesterday and we were pleased that the delivery was within the plan estimated. We wish to thank you for the very good professional service, attention to detail and keeping us informed as to progress. It is all very much appreciated.

We would also like to express our thanks to the Skipper and his crew who have done a fine job. I will be sending my thanks in letters to the crew in the next few days.

Oyster 49 arrives at Ipswich

Just a quick note to say thanks to your skipper and crew, who left Spirit of Mackenzie in immaculate condition.

I mentioned this to the owner, and he has asked me to pass on his thanks as well.

Kind regards,

Rupert Knox-Johnston
Yacht Broker

Oyster Brokerage Ltd
Fox's Marina, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 8SA, UK

Starlight 39 arrives from Italy

CONCERTO arrived on Friday evening and I met the crew at Darthaven on Saturday morning as arranged.

Many thanks for all your help on this one. The skipper and crew did a splendid job bringing the boat back in good condition and presented well as always!

Will keep in touch.





Kind regards,

Southern Ocean 62 completes difficult passage from Langkawi to Malta

"I would like to say that I am absolutely delighted with the service you have all provided. Your constant communication over the two months voyage has enabled me to feel part of the journey even from my office and the expertise of the Skipper and crew aboard and your team at HQ is apparent.

Many thanks"

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 arrives in Brisbane from the Canary Islands

"The anti fouling still in pretty good nick and the yacht through out is in excellent condition - thanks to everybody."

pyd note: This was the second time we had delivered 'Crystal Blue III' and she completed the four month voyage 6 days inside schedule

Sweden Yachts 45 from Athens to Lymington, via the Corinth Canal

Many thanks Bill,

We are very grateful for a very professional delivery and the constant feedback. We are sure to use you again if we need to. Please congratulate the crew on our behalf. I hope they also found the voyage enjoyable.

Sweden Yachts 42 arrives in Plymouth

"Thank you for your usual excellent service."

New Hallberg-Rassy 40 arrives on the Hamble

“It has been a pleasure to do business with you again and in particular I must congratulate everyone involved for delivering our new boat to us so quickly and in such perfect condition. I am certain that because of the snow and ice conditions we had in the Baltic logistically it must have been a nightmare, but for me pyd made it a completely stress free experience from start to finish! – Well done!”

Grand Soleil 37 - Plymouth to Hamble

The owner of this Grand Soleil 37 needed an urgent delivery of his yacht along the UK south coast:

'Just a quick note to thank you for the speedy delivery of Caragh back to Hamble Thurs/Fri. Very impressed with condition of boat and condition report left by skipper.

Thanks again for fast response to my delivery request and even arranging liferaft at last minute. I will have no hesitation in using your services again or recommending your company's services to anyone for yacht deliveries.

Regards ...'

pyd at the ARC

Every year pyd are asked to provide experienced skippers to help crews cross the Atlantic in the ARC.

This year was no exception and several of the 209 boats entered had pyd people on board, each of them really making a contribution to the safety and enjoyment of the owner and his crew.

As the owner of the Oyster 47 ‘Spray’ which came in a very creditable top third of the fleet said of our skipper ‘great assistance with everything beyond his sailing expertise’

Grand Soleil 40 'Whirling Dervish' from Turkey to Hamble

Dear Bill

Just to say what a professional job I thought your skipper did in bringing 'Whirling Dervish' back from Turkey.

Best wishes and keep in touch.

John Lawrence
GRAND SOLEIL (UK) - Key Yachting Ltd

'Ishtar' (Jeanneau 37.2) Arrives at Turku, Finland

Hi Bill,

Yes, Ishtar came safely to Turku. I am more than happy to your company's service. Everything went great and there was constant information during voyage. I attached a photo of crew in sunny winter day in Turku.

I hope you all the best. I have recommend PYD already for person who is looking for boat next summer from UK.

Sweden Yachts 45 to Finland, Nov 2009

As part of a growing trend of yacht deliveries from Europe to Finland, pyd recently delivered a Sweden Yachts 45 from Genoa, Italy to Kokkola in the chilly Gulf of Bothnia. This was the delighted client's response:

'Dear Bill and Phil,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you again for the delivery of our boat up to Kokkola. I think you did a great job!

The boat arrived safely and in great shape and although you had been running in some gear failure along the trip, the turnaround for the repairs was very efficiently handled.

It was also a pleasure to have met the skipper and his crew. Please send our regards and thanks to them again.

I’d be very pleased to act as a reference if you’d wish and should I need to have our boat moved again I’d certainly stick with PYD.

All the best and thanks again.'

MV Western Belle - Maryport to Liverpool

Just a quick note to say thank you all for your highly professional and successfully completed delivery of the M.V. Western Belle from Maryport, Cumbria to Garston, Liverpool.

I am very much aware that a vessel requiring this level of refurbishment has some very specific requirements for even a short voyage such as this, and I am delighted that you were able to supply that level of expertise and enthusiasm. The pyd 'can do' approach to challenges is the very reason we asked your company to take up this delivery, and, as previously experienced with pyd we were not disappointed.

I look forward to working with you all again.

Kind regards,

Christian Grammer

Operations Manager
Ullswater 'Steamers'

Hallberg-Rassy 37 - Dartmouth to Helsingborg

Hello Mr King!

Your boys did a very good job sailing the yacht to Helsingborg, very professional. Thank you for your help and please say hello to the crew.

Best regards

Najad 405 arrives back in the UK from Turkey

PS I was VERY impressed with your chaps who delivered JIRO to us. They left the yacht spotless and gave a fantastic report on the yacht and her refreshingly minor list of issues. The skipper even took the time to give me the average fuel consumption figures which do prove to be very useful when selling the yacht. 10/10 from my end, and I have of course passed on these sentiments to the owner.


Alex Grabau
Senior Yacht Broker

**pyd note: We had previously delivered a Sweden Yacht 42 on behalf of this client.

Oyster say thank you.

"On time and in excellent condition. Job well done. Thanks

European Sales Manager, Oyster Marine Ltd.

Contest 50 - Southampton Boat Show to Medemblik

Dear Bill,

Thanks for a splendid job. Payment will follow.

Kind regards

Delivery of Jeanneau 45 - Palma to Gibraltar

Hi Bill,

Nice guy [the Skipper] - obviously very experienced and very good service.

Kind regards

Tim Lewis
(Redmount Group)

Menorquin 160 arrives in Croatia

"Your crew was very professional and I am happy to recommend your services wherever an opportunity should occur.

Best regards"

Sweden Yachts 54 arrives in Lisbon

Excellent service - many thanks

Sweden Yachts 45 arrives in Scotland

Dear Bill,

We have just returned home for a brief spell. I will put your cheque in the post.

I am most grateful for the high quality work done by your crew. The skipper is a tower of experience and skill and made a difficult crossing, (to me), very straight forward. We were reasonably held up by bad weather and his judgements about when to go and when not to go were excellent.

I would have no hesitation in returning to you for any future long trips.

Thank you once more.


*pyd note we have delivered around 30 of these boats since moving hull #1 in 2000

Hylas 46 returns to the UK after ARC Europe

I have been thoroughly impressed with the high standards and professionalism exhibited by your crew.

Westerly Oceanlord comes home

I am the co-owner of Cara Mor and just wanted to write to say thanks for the help in getting our boat back to Hamble from Portimao.

I was really impressed with how quickly everything was organised and it seemed like no time before you had the guys out with me. After a stressful time preceding your involvement it was great to have something go right!

Your crew were absolutely fantastic. Great sailors and great company. They not only did an excellent job in getting the boat home but they made the delivery, work for them, feel like the holiday/cruise that it was originally meant to be for me. On top of which a rather weary Westerly ended up looking fantastic thanks to the guys efforts during our stay in Cascais and then upon arrival at Hamble. All in all it turned out to be a really good experience and thoroughly enjoyable. I only wish we had looked into the professional delivery option earlier.

I will be more than happy to recommend pyd and wouldn't be surprised if we find ourselves using you again.

Once again, many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Oyster 53 arrives for handover to new owners

Phil

Many thanks for another excellent job very well done! The boys left the boat immaculate this morning and were up very early as requested! Poor sods must be knackered!

Thanks again

Tom

Beneteau Oceanis 50 arrives in Fiji after 12695 nm passage from Croatia

“Thank you for your efforts with this delivery; you are to be commended. Your skipper has clearly done his utmost to deliver on time, and in top condition.

I am most impressed, and would not hesitate to recommend pyd to others, or call upon you for further deliveries.

Best regards to all”

** pyd note: The economics and flexibility of a crewed rather than ship borne delivery really paid dividends on this trip.

Dutch Hanse 461 to Italy

“Thanks for keeping me up to date.

My boat is alive and well in Punta Ala and we hope to leave for S. Italy July 20th.
we were there already several times enjoying the wonderful sailing environment around Elba and Corsica. It was the best decision ever to have her delivered by your PYD crew.

Say hello to the crew”

New Hallberg-Rassy 54 arrives in Spain

"I have sent the invoice to the office, it will be soon paid.

The trip to Cadiz was nice and your skipper was competent, professional and friendly; we have enjoyed it!"

Best regards

*pyd note: we are often instructed by yards and brokers to help new owners with an initial passage

Last minute Hanse 400 to Guernsey

Thanks, Philip

Let me know when you want a glowing reference!!

Kind regards


Peter Thomas
Sales Director

Inspiration Marine Group Ltd
Hanse Yachts and Fjord Motorboats throughout the UK

New Beneteau 57 arrives safely in Palma

“We docked safely on June 22nd. Your skipper preformed above and beyond his duties in completing the task. Sailing with him has been an absolute pleasure.”

*pyd note this is the 16th new Beneteau 57 we have delivered

Sweden Yachts 50 from Istanbul, Turkey to Holland

Once again, I think that you have all done an excellent job and would highly recommend your services.

Kind regards

*pyd note: This boat was delivered from Turkey on behalf of her new Dutch owner. It was our 59th Sweden Yacht delivery

pyd also organised and completed VAT payment en route on the client's behalf

New owners with pyd skipper on board as far as Lisbon

"Dear Mr. Coatesworth,

Enclosed please find our cheque for the delivery of our boat.

Thank you very VERY much, the service was excellent and we will recommend you.

Your skipper was superb and all was well. We are now in Lisbon safe and sound and will soon be on our way towards Italy.

Thanks again"

*pyd note: This was the second time we had delivered this boat and her new owners wanted an experienced skipper on board in unfamiliar waters

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Hallberg-Rassy 43 back from the Caribbean

“Thank you for bringing our boat home safely – you’ve done everything very carefully and we’re very grateful.”


* pyd note the client originally took his boat to the Caribbean by ship, but decided that an ‘own bottom’ delivery, with the flexibility of timing and start/finish points as well as the considerable cost savings involved made more sense for the return.

Prout Snowgoose back to Milford Haven

“What a great team! Your skipper was a real gentleman. I can say no more. Thank you!”

pyd note: This delivery was crewed up at short notice to help the owner get home after he had been much delayed whilst making the passage with his own crew.

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Beneteau Oceanis 46 from Majorca to Brunei - 7500 nautical miles!

We were very impressed with the crew and enjoyed meeting and hosting them.

Thank you for your efficient service and we are very pleased with the safe delivery of Fourth Dimension.

Hallberg-Rassy 31 arrives with new owner and broker is pleased

Yes - not the weather you'd expect for such a passage, but the new owner seems very happy with the boat so she's obviously in good shape. I'm sure the crew spent time straightening her up, so many thanks for an excellent service!

New Beneteau Cyclades 50 arrives

Extract from client accceptance letter:

"Very impressed with the yacht’s handover and the level of helpfulness of the crew. Many thanks. Would like pyd to deliver our next two."

Owner and his new Oyster 55 delivered to Gibraltar

Excellent and very helpful, professional, skipper and crew.

Much loved Westerly Ocean 43 safely delivered to Texas

Once more, I would like to thank you and your crew for your professionalism in a wide spectrum of talents.

I will have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending PYD to any of my friends for deliveries

Another brand new boat arrives

Many thanks for the delivery of our boat. Very happy with the condition we found her in.

Met the crew. Please thank them for a very good job well done.


Kind Regards,

New Hallberg-Rassy 37 arrives

I have directly transferred funds to your bank account in settlement of your invoice.

Your skipper was thoroughly professional in his approach and made very good calls on weather and routeing. He was most helpful in introducing me to the boat, and my friend and I gained a lot from the trip in your crew’s company

I'd recommend PYD to anyone.

Many thanks.

Classic Swan 65 'Nittan II'arrives in Germany

Hi Phil,

Sent you funds electronically. Please confirm when received. Good job - well done.

Thanks

**pyd note: Originally built as ANNA OF THE SEA, later as XARGO III, she competed in the Whitbread Round the World Race 1981-2 and placed 6th. Other Swan 65's had competed in two earlier Whitbread Races with great success, including winning the first race and a second place in the second race.
In more recent years the Swan 65 has become renowned as a fast and most comfortable cruising yacht. They are equally suitable for private, family use or for charter. Yet, they may still be raced with great enjoyment and some success, particularly at such events as The Nioulargue, Antigua Race Week and the Swan Regattas.


This is the second time pyd have delivered this beautiful boat.

New Beneteau 46 arrives in Gocek with owner and friends on board

Dear Sirs

I write to thank you for your excellent service and to express my delight as to the conduct and skills of your skipper.

He was very thorough, his manner was always easy and confident nothing phased him despite a variety of heavy weather. He patiently taught us how to set the boat and electronics up, leaving me with the confidence to open up the boundaries of my cruising grounds in the future. I would recommend PYD to anyone. Please pass my thanks on to the skipper at your earliest convenience.

sincerely

Jeanneau 43DS arives in Lagos

An excellent pyd team – totally competent and good company – thank you.

* pyd note: this was an assisted delivery. pyd provided a skipper and Mate to help an owner and his wife with their new boat.

Malo 37 leaves an ice bound Sweden in January

Philip Coatesworth
Professional Yacht Deliveries LTD
Witherslack Grange
Oversands
Cumbria, LA11 6RQ

Dear Philip,

It is now two weeks since PYD handed ‘Betty’ to me at Gosport, but only now I fully understand how well done the delivery was carried out. January is not a month yachtsmen choose to cross the North Sea. When I arrived in Sweden, for the handover by Lars Olsson at the Malö yard in Kungsviken, ‘Betty’, a Malö 37C, was iced in the harbour and the decks too were covered in ice.

A couple of days after I got home, PYD arrived at Kungsviken and started their routine of checking the boat in fine detail, buying provisions and items for a safe passage. During this time, although the ice was melting, the winds were picking up.

Naturally I was anxiously listening to and watching every weather and shipping forecast. A series of deep depressions started to track from the Atlantic across England heading for Sweden. Sometimes there was “storm force later” together with “rough becoming extremely rough” in the forecast, but PYD always managed to plan and time individual legs to duck out of the worst of it and take full advantage of the lulls. They sailed night and day except when stopping off for the first engine service, and in Langaroo, Holland, when as you neatly put it in one of your daily up-dates to me, the crew were getting into ‘sync’ with the weather! In fact they managed that to a superb degree, never sailing in more than Force 7 winds but completing the voyage in 8 days averaging 5½ knots. ‘Betty showed no signs of wear and tear, or even having been occupied. She was cleaner than when I had last seen her! The only telltale sign of the conditions she had been coaxed through was a small patch of chafe on the foresail furling line.

Finally, Brendan the skipper spent more than an hour talking about the boats performance indicating items that needed attention, which has meant they have been remedied straight away rather than later.

I am tremendously grateful for a job very well done. I wholeheartedly recommend PYD to anyone who needs his or her yacht safely delivered. Thank you Philip to you and the entire team!

Yours sincerely,

Prout 38 arrives in Miami just in time for Christmas

Yes the weather was not co-operative on the way back.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the relationship. You run a great ship!

Best wishes for the holiday season.

Sweden Yachts 42 delivered...again

Just to say thanks for organising the delivery yesterday. The skipper was super - My husband, who hates sailing, went round with them and had a lovely time!

I'm probably going to have her delivered to Plymouth at the end of March 09. Also, possibly, a delivery with just me aboard as owner, you provide skipper and other appropriate crew, from Plymouth to La Rochelle, end June/beginning July 09. Please could you give me quotes? Or is it too early?

Regards, Anne

*pyd note: feedback is from a regular customer, whose successive boats we have been delivering since 1999

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Najad 373 back from Marseilles ahead of schedule

“Delighted to receive our boat back in A1 condition.

Your crew did an excellent delivery ahead of time and presented the boat in excellent condition.

Would be happy to endorse pyd anytime in the future.”


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Hallberg-Rassy 48 arrives on the Solent

Just a quick note to say that we have been on board Quiver over the last few days and we are very impressed at how well she was looked after by the delivery crew. They did a great job despite the weather, and we were delighted to find Quiver in such good shape.

Thank you very much.

With very best wishes,

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Rival 41 arrives in Portugal

Sorry for the delay in acknowledging your email I have been enoying sailing Xavantes from Lagos to Gibraltar.

Thanks to your crew for doing a good job with the delivery, and for leaving the boat in good order. I will mail a cheque to you today for the balance of the delivery cost.

Kind regards

Oyster 55 arrives in Thailand after 78 day trip from the UK

"Yes, I was very impressed by the crew (as were the marina staff in Phuket) - and the skipper came out with us for 3 days and was great.

I will remit the money to you early next week and will confirm by email.

Thanks for everything."

Starlight 35 along the UK South coast

I must just say again that your two crew could not have been more professional and helpful and I would have no hesitation about recommending PYD.


Thanks again

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Montevideo 43 across the Mediterranean

"I wanted to thank you for sending me two such splendid chaps. They were companionable and saw us through not only some very rough weather, but had to contend with the fuel problems and other idiosyncrasies of Fleeting Venus.

Peter was totally admirable and everything a professional skipper should be. Definitely one of your star men if you did not know it already. Steven had complementary skills and made an excellent mate.

I must say that although I knew it would be demanding, I was extremely glad to have their support and I wish them both easier passages in future.

Once again my thanks for a job well done, and to the highest standards.

My best regards"

Hallberg-Rassy 36 arrives in Thailand

"Thank you very much for all your assistance, you provided an excellent choice of skipper who was very professional throughout his time with us.

I don’t think that you will ever need it, but don’t hesitate to contact me for a letter of recommendation for pyd’s services.

Best regards
Kantang,
Thailand"


*pyd note: This is the sixth boat we have taken to the Far East in 2008. If this route is of interest to you please don't hesitate to give Phil Coatesworth a call on +44 1539 552130

We originally delivered this client's boat new from the yard in 2002

Sadler 34 to Aarhus, Denmark

“Buying a sailboat in Devon is an unusual challenge to a Dane - not least because of logistic problems related to getting the vessel across the 675 nm to Denmark. In came pyd with rapid and fuss-free assistance at a reasonable flat fee. The transfer team went through the boat carefully, travelled with great care and determination, and was frugal with my ship's running cost deposit. I received regular SMSprogress reports, even praising the boat’s sailing capacity. On arrival the boat was thoroughly cleaned and the crew had completed a highly valuable function list of all equipment. Very professional indeed - I only regret being unable to sail with the crew which would have been a fine learning experience and great fun. Highly recommended.”

Hendrik Vilstrup, professor.
Department of Medicine V, Aarhus University Hospital

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New Sweden Yacht 45 arrives in the UK

Many thanks and I have put a cheque in the post today.

Just again to say a big "thankyou" for the excellent service you provided and to say how much I enjoyed having your skipper on board and skippering Water Rat across what proved to be a fairly windy North Sea! He was the consummate professional and I learned a lot from him in the few days we were sailing together. I could not recommend him highly enough and very much hope I can sail with him again one day.

I will be laid up for the rest of the year but look forward to planning for the ARC in 2009. I will not hesitate to contact you if I need further help positioning the boat.

Thank you once again and I look forward to speaking to you again sometime.

With best regards


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** pyd note we have delivered more than thirty of these fine boats Worldwide

Grand Soleil 45 delivered ... again

“Many thank for our boat’s safe delivery. She was immaculate when we joined her in Plymouth. Please thank the crew for looking after he so well.”

*pyd note this is the fourth time we have delivered this client’s boat in the last two years.

Oyster 45 arrives home from Levkas, Greece

would like to formally record my thanks to you and your chosen crew, John and his two compatriots, for the delivery from Greece to North Wales accomplished in such a timely manner. I was impressed that the crew dealt with some trying weather conditions with competence and resilience and I would not hesitate to use your services again nor to recommend you to anyone else wishing to have their yacht delivered.

Kind Regards

Ovni 435 arrives in Bayona, Spain with owner on board

“Excellent skipper and crew. Very professional conduct and enjoyable experience.

Many thanks.”

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New Nordship 35 arrives

“Excellent professional and friendly service including dealing with teething problems on new boat.

Thanks!”

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Dufour 40 delivered to Oslo

Many thanks Phil

Final invoice now received. I'll make arrangements to settle this as soon as possible and add on a tip for Bill who did a marvellous job. Odienne is now moored exactly as I wished her to be and in lovely condition

Best regards


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Sadler 34 arrives back in Falmouth

Thanks for the final invoice. I will settle next week.

We have been down to Falmouth to look at the boat with expectation
of having a big clean up. To our pleasant surprise she was spotless.

A very big thankyou to the crew who must have worked very hard
to bring her up to scratch.

I shall have no hesitation in recommending you ( and your skipper)
as the whole thing was executed in a totally trouble free way, though I know
that it would not have been an easy task to not only get there but
prepare the boat for departure. I can't thank you enough.


Kind Regards,

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Motorboat arrives from Jersey

This is great. Thanks very much for all your help - absolutely excellent service.

Best regards,

*Note: pyd helped with Customs clearance and VAT on importation as well as completing the delivery to a very tight deadline.

Assisted passage on Oyster 53 goes well

Dear Phil

Funds to settle the final bill should now be in your account. Throughout our trip, having witnessed first hand the care, attention and professionalism applied by James, we would have no hesitation in recommending him and your support. Moreover, we already have future plans for which we intend to call upon your services again.

From 2 very happy and satisfied customers

Sunsail and The Moorings give ringing endorsement of pyd standards

"Dear Phil

I would like to thank you and your staff for assisting with getting our Sunsail charter boats delivered from France to many of our Mediterranean bases that are located in Greece, Turkey and Croatia.

Your company and crews gave us outstanding service during this project and I was extremely happy with the feedback that our base managers gave to me when your crews handed over the boats to them. All of our boats were reported to be in excellent condition upon their arrival at the bases.

The constant updates that I received during all of the deliveries that you provided for us was greatly appreciated. I look forward to working with you and your staff on upcoming projects. Please thank your staff and crew on TUI Marine's behalf for a job well done.

Yours faithfully

JR
Logistics Controller"

*pyd note: This the tenth year running we have worked on new boat deliveries for the World's largest charter operation

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49DS delivered to Gulf of Thailand from Barcelona

My apologies for not having been in touch sooner - it's been very hectic here over the last week.

'Bob' seems in good shape - Bill and the crew did a fantastic job, I hope they arrived safely back home.

I'll arrange payment of the invoice straight away.

regards

*pyd note: 'Bob of Ramsgate’ arrived safely after a 7500 mile passage completed in 81 days. The voyage passed through Suez, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and the Malacca Straits.

New Russian owned Beneteau arrives in Malaga

Once again, thank you very much.

I will recommend you to all my friends.

Best regards

Kamil Mamatov

New boat arrives in Dartmouth

“Many thanks for a great trip. Will definitely recommend you.”

*pyd note this was an owner accompanied delivery for a new boat from Scandinavia.

Having pyd on board can be a good way of getting to know your new ‘pride and joy’, and gaining some long distance experience, with all the support of an experienced crew.

Princess P50 safely delivered to Denmark

As you know Peter has delivered the boat in fine condition, and also as
usual you have given me superb and professional service.

Give my very best regards to Peter and his crew.

Best regards

*pyd note: This is the third power boat we have delivered for this Danish client in as many years.

Sunsail say thank you

It was a pleasure working with you and your team during our project this year. I look forward to working with you again. We will be having a few more deliveries coming up in the winter months and I will be sure to contact you closer to the time.

Thanks for all of your patience and professionalism.


TUI Marine
Logistics Coordinator

Bride and boat delivered to Palma

Bryan and Lee delivered not just ‘Amore’, but my beautiful wife to be – and that was very precious cargo. Well done. Very professional

*pyd note the boat was a new Beneteau Oceanis 46 with the owner's fiancée on board

Grand Soleil 45 delivered to Scotland

“Many thanks; ‘Cosmology’ was in great condition when we went up to Scotland”*

pyd note this is the third time we have moved this client’s boat and a fourth booking has now been made!

Much loved Oyster 435 ketch arrives

Many thanks for your very efficient service.

Sweden Yacht 42 arrives safely in Plymouth

“Just to say thank you to the crew for the excellent care they took of my boat. Not only nursed into the marina without probs*, but cleaned to Boat Show standard!”


*pyd note A pre existing air leak in the fuel system, which the client thought had been fixed, returned to cause problems on the delivery

**pyd note We have worked for this client several times on both her boats, since both were new and over a span of eight years

Najad 490 arrives in St. Maarten from Sweden

It is very difficult to imagine a more professional and dedicated crew –simply fantastic! Thank you all for everything!

Najad 490 owner St. Maarten

pyd note: This boat had undergone major repairs at the yard and in spite of a tight schedule a skippered delivery by sea compared favourably with ship transportation in getting her to the client’s home port, with minimum fuss. Crewed delivery also enabled sea trials to be carried out en route.

pyd Skipper helps owner with delivery of new Beneteau Oceanis 50 in the Med.

Peter did a truly excellent job – way beyond the job description!


Sistership photo

pyd note: Having one of our experienced crew on board can help take the stress out of family passagemaking.

Swan 57 out on Day Skipper training week

I meant to drop you a line to say how successful and enjoyable the week was.

January in the Irish Sea is not the best time but we did a lot. Andy and Gordon were very professional and very good.

Thanks and talk to you soon.


pyd note:

Own boat training is a great way of honing your skills and perhaps brushing up on slightly rusty techniques. You can get even the family involved too!

Oyster 66 arrives in Antigua

Once again, I was extremely pleased with your service. Your crew were all terrific people who did an outstanding job. It was a pleasure to watch them work and to get to know them. I will be pleased to highly recommend your company to any one who asks so please use me as a reference.

For our future travels and voyages we will stay in touch. We will probably have some situational needs that PYD can help us with and we do plan to end up in the Med. Thanks again for your professional service.

All the best.

'photo of sister ship

Beneteau 473 'Pendragon' arrives in Lagos

Ever so many thanks again for your excellent service. 'Pendragon' is very happily ensconced in Lagos, thanks to your excellent team!

Dutch owned Koopmans 48 arrives in Almerimar

Regarding Stormvogel

We just returned back home after taking over our sailing boat ‘stormvogel’ from your crew in Alimerimar port.

I would like to confirm that although they had ‘strong winds F 9’ in the area of Cagliari, and some minor small repair jobs had to be done, our ‘Stormvogel’ reached Puerto Deportivo Almerimar in perfect condition at the evening of november 3rd 2007.

We specially like to thank and pay a compliment to the skipper, who took excellent care of our ship.

Upon arrival he solved some technical problems ( replacing the solenoid, repairing diesel leak on generator, and leak on waste pump)


After receipt of your final invoice we will take care of immediate payment of the balance.

Kind regards,

Beneteau 523 arrives back in Levkas

Thank you and Chris and the crew for delivering my boat safely to Lefkas. Chris seems to have had an eventful trip and only some minor breakages which he seems to have coped with very well. I do feel very confident in PYD hands, both as crew with Brian and with Chris in absentia, does that mean I don't want to sail with Chris??

I will be back in UK at the weekend and will send you a cheque along with a little something for the crew members as I literally missed Chris and the crew by minutes, we crossed paths along the causeway in Lefkas!

Thank you once again to you and your company for a very professional and proficient service, I will be sure to contact you when I need her moved again, that is when it too grown up for me!!

regards

New Contest 45 arrives

“I was extremely pleased with the delivery of the boat, as you kept me informed on progress, and your skipper, along with his crew did a first class job and carried out a useful debriefing at the end. Many thanks for your company’s help; I would certainly not hesitate to use you again as everything was done so professionally. I would be only too happy for you to give my name for reference purposes should you so wish”

Hallberg-Rassy 46 arrives back from Croatia

Great job. Thank you. All well.

We had a great weekend and sadly/happily she has already found a new home.

Please thank Stuart for doing such a great job.

Best wishes

Nauticat 35 arrives in Sweden

Thanks for an excellent delivery of ‘Safina’. I am very pleased with everything and the nice crew.
Matt promised to e-mail me e-mail addresses of the crew so that I can send them some pictures – can you remind him of that?

My bank has done the transfer of invoice 7157 ( see enclosed receipt).

Again many thanks for your service

Best regards to you and the crew


Peter Hoffman

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43 DS arrives in Genoa

Adrian and his crew have done an excellent job for us and have my full trust in their competency.

Thankyou

'Sunny Breeze' arrives in Ipswich

Dear Phil,

Thanks a lot for your quick and flexible service. ‘Sunny Breeze’ was delivered in good order by your crew and I am sure I would use your help in the future again.

Send my thanks and regards to Pete and the crew. The final payment has been transferred today.

Thanks

Ben


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Ben Vaes
European Sales Manager
Oyster Marine Ltd

Owner's report after a month's gardiennage on an Oyster 47 in Valencia

Boat in excellent condition inside and out. Decks particularly good and everything down below stowed.

So do please pass our thanks to James and please pay him a £200 bonus for all his efforts.

(Our only surprise was to find that they have all but dismantled any evidence of the Americas Cup ,taken away restaurants / chandlery etc!!)

So thanks for all your help......(please tell Brian we can now get 7 knots with the new prop and overheating seems much better, probably cured).

Good days sailing today with weather to match....

pyd note: Having an experienced Mate or Skipper on board for a period of gardiennage can be an inexpensive way of ensuring that your boat is kept safe and that a work schedule is properly carried out and supervised. In this case a yard bill was reduced by €2000 after the pyd skipper queried the hours worked on a particular job.

X-332 arrives in Hamble

I really appreciated all your help and advice about moving the boat back to Hamble.

I have recommended you to some friends and colleagues and hopefully you will see some additional business.

Best regards

'AWOL Again' back in the Med.

Great job, yet again and superb back office support. I can't thank you enough. Please do let Jim know, even though I think he might have an idea that I was a happy bunny when he pulled into Rhodes!

Just starting the third charter....thanks to you. Had a few day's stop in Turkey to do some running repairs and splash on some more varnish!!

'Frances' arrives in Hartlepool

Excellent job - many thanks.

Ex charter Beneteau 40CC arrives in Liverpool

"Superb job. Well done and thanks."

pyd note: This ex charter boat was delivered BVI-UK. VAT payment was arranged by us en route in the Azores

Safe arrival in South Brittany

Philip,

Many thanks. David and the crew did a great job getting the boat here even if the first few hours of the journey were a little uncomfortable, Please pass on my thanks.

I'll sort out the invoice when we get back at the end of July if that's OK?

Look forward to seeing you at Southampton.

Kind regards
John

Mason 44 'Snowgoose' arrives in NW Scotland

Great care was taken to safely complete a delivery complicated by weather delays. Great competence shown in doing repairs under way.

An excellent job cheerfully done.

Many thanks

pyd note: We last moved this client’s boat across the Atlantic to Europe in 1999

pyd skipper helps with delivery of new Sweden Yacht 42

Yes, I was going to email you to say we got her there OK; I managed to sail the last 20 miles, from Selsey Bill to Haslar! WSW 6 - 7 all the way otherwise.

Thanks to you and Peter for all your help; sailing with Peter was a hugely useful experience. I hope all goes well for him on the Atlantic trip.

Cheque in post. Best wishes, Anne

pyd crew provided to assist owner's skipper on new boat delivery

Thank you,

All looks fine and correct as we discussed.

The boat is a dark blue hulled OCEANIS 50 and is currently berthed at the western end on the marina, adjacent to the fish quay.

The skipper is hoping to depart on Wednesday.

As usual Phil I appreciate the fast and thorough response from pyd,

Simon

Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device

A Mate from pyd helps make things go smoothly

Grand Soleil 45 safely home

"Dear Phil,

I would be grateful if you would pass on our thanks to the Team for delivering 'Cosmology' back to Hamble Point. We were on her at the weekend and she was immaculate. Clearly she had been very well looked after.

We much appreciate the care and attention would have no hesitation in engaging PYD's services again in the future."

Beneteau First 35.7 arrives back in Scotland from the Med.

More crew comments

Crew write in after a trans Atlantic on Oyster 70

Just a note to say "thank you" once again for the opportunity to sail with such a professional outfit and crew.

I am still learning every time I step on one of your deliveries and this was no exception.

Chris and James were great.
You really do have excellent, highly experienced and inspiring skippers, first Woody and now Chris, each trip is like watching (and taking part in) a sailing master class.

My washing is not even out of my bag yet and I'm wondering if, when it is clean, I should put it away or repack my bag.

Thanks again and pass on my thanks to the guys!

Sunsail say thanks at the end of another Med. delivery season

Dear Phil

Thanks for you note. I received your invoice and forward to our accounts department.

By the way we will be closing the accounts soon and I would like to make sure that we have nothing pending. Can you please let me know if some invoices are still outstanding and if so which ones?

I also would like to thank you very much, together with your team, skipper and crews, for the excellent service you have provided.

This year again, I had very good feedback from all bases about the services you provided.
I personally met several of your skippers in Gruissan and I must say I was impressed with their professionalism and commitment to achieve their tasks successfully.

I look forward to tackle a new project with PYD.

Kind regards

Thibaut de Montvalon

European Logistics and Purchasing
First Choice Marine
Sunsail, Moorings, Footlose, Signature, Nauticblue

Client comment after 5 day course in the South of France

Oyster 49 'Galloper' arrives home

Dear Phil

Just a short note to say thank you. I have just been aboard Galloper. Please pass on my personal thanks to the skipper and crew who have done an excellent job and left the boat extremely clean and tidy, and with a good report, to which I can work with and remedy the minor repairs required.

Another excellent job, well done to all.

Regards

Matthew Young
Senior Broker
Oyster Brokerage Ltd.

Southerly 115 on assisted passage to the Baltic

“Dear Philip,

Thank you for your email. I enclose my cheque for the balance of your fees.

Bill proved to be a very genial skipper and allowed me the beaks I needed, which proved to be necessary especially because of the weather. We all enjoyed his company and got to Augustenborg safely without any mishaps.

Please pass on our thanks to him; I hope he didn’t find it too much of a trial taking us to the Baltic. I have a feeling that he quite enjoyed himself in spite of the weather!

Many thanks for your help.

Jonathan Hoseason”

Jeanneau 43DS Canaries-UK

“ I appreciate the extra time and effort the crew put in to sorting to the pre-existing damage on the stern and can only commend their professional attitude and approach with regards to it”

Owen Beacock,
Sales Manager,
Sea Ventures Ltd.
Hamble

Safe arrival on the Hamble

Appreciative French client writes in

A crew member writes in after a trans Atlantic

Bavaria 39 from Lymington-Majorca

“I am delighted with the condition of ‘Daisy’ after her voyage.

The comprehensive condition report which the skipper prepared will be very useful with the ongoing maintenance programme.”

pyd note: We last moved this client's boat - in the oposite direction - six years ago

Assisted passage on new boat goes well

An owner writes:
“Everything went extremely well and I had utmost confidence in the skipper, who was thoroughly professional in all departments – the sort of guy to have around if things do not go all that well.

I will have no hesitation in using your services again and indeed in recommending them to others.
Best regards,"

Amel Santorin owner

Assisted passage on Nauticat 33 to Edinburgh

A friend of the owner, who was on board for the trip, writes in:

"Both men were absolutely professional in their responsibilities to the boat and to the ever-changing crew and I had absolutely no doubts of their abilities and confidence to deliver the boat onward from Cuxhaven to Port Edgar. We all learned so much from Bill and Simon’s professional outlook and commitment to their duties and responsibilities and it was a true pleasure to have met and worked with them."

'Amazing Grace' arrives in Scotland

And the owner signed off the crew as follows:

"Timeous, professional; attention to detail. Very pleased."

Clients on board for cold North Sea passage on new boat

Dear Phil,

Please accept my apologies for leaving it so long before writing to you, our only excuse is that we have been spending every spare moment sailing and tinkering with our new possession Castor.

Although we have already expressed our appreciation to you and the delivery crew Stuart and Peter, I would just like to say a few words in recognition of the professionalism we have experienced at the hands of PYD.

Sailing back from Sweden on an off shore passage of some seven hundred miles in March was a first for Chantal and myself, experiencing heavy seas with force 7, 8 winds day after day and the occasional 9 was something Chantal could never in her lifetime have imagined. However, at no time did we feel unsafe or frightened, wet, cold, uncomfortable yes, but never concerned for our safety. I put this down to unreserved confidence in both the crew and the boat.

The experience and confidence we have both gained has been priceless and we will remember for ever the maiden voyage of Caster with contentment. We will also never forget the confidence and professionalism of its delivery Skipper and first mate together with the continuing hands on approach we experienced from you personally.

Should we ever need the services of a delivery crew again or be asked to recommend one, we would without question rate your service at 100% satisfaction.



David & Chantal

Clarence Marina, Gosport

US owner gets help from pyd

Trip was good and Matt and the crew were great. I would certainly like to work with you guys again and would specifically like to have Matt again on the next leg of the journey in the spring.

All in all, a great experience. I appreciate doing business with you guys and I would highly recommend you to others in the future.

Thanks again.

Brad

High praise from Pantaenius

90 footer arrives in Antigua in time for charter booking

After being let down by the cancellation of a last minute ship borne delivery pyd were called in.
Afterwards the skipper wrote:

Dear Phil,

We are now in Antigua and all your crew should be at home safe and sound.

I would like to say congratulations on a job very well done; which won't any surprise to you or me! On the basis of that we need to start thinking about the east bound delivery which should be around the last week in April.

Wishing you a happy New Year

Kindest regards

Paul

ARC class winner delivered to start by pyd

Beneteau Oceanis 473 arrives in Plymouth from Barcelona

Boat returned in excellent condition and very clean and tidy.

Condition report really useful.

Very satisfied and will recommend you and use you again.

Oyster 485 arrives in Barbados

"A fine effort all round.

Many thanks"

(this is the seventh time pyd have been on board this client's boat)

Malo 45 arrives in Antigua

Please pass on my thanks and best wishes for Christmas to Dave and the crew. (And of course to you and the Cumbria team - first class service)

Top RORC boat arrives in Malta for Middle Sea Race

Phil,

Message received.

Thanks for a good job.

Regards

Nick

Regina 43 back to Largs

Thank you. I believe they have also fuelled up etc for us - thank you and the crew for a great service and the safe return of Ruaival. We shall have no hesitation in recommending you and/or using you in the future.

Kind regards Alyson

Ohlson 38 returns from Arctic Norway to Scotland

For various family reasons we have only just returned to the boat in Scotland. This note is to thank you for the delivery, which must have proved far from straightforward. Your report was interesting and useful.

Best wishes for the future, we would certainly use your services again and will recommend you to others.

Najad 331 arrives in Ireland

Dear Phil

Boat arrived yesterday morning and handed over in pristine condition in the afternoon.

My wife and I enjoyed the company of Brendan and crew for dinner last night and I have just left them at the airport for trip home this morning.

Phil I would like to thank you very much for the professional way in which your company carried out the delivery and could not have hoped for a more professional crew.

I will transfer balance due as soon as I receive the invoice.


Regards

Najad 405 arrives for Dutch Boat Show at Ijmuiden

Good crew brought the boat in top condition to Ijmuiden. Cleaned the boat very well and gave me a detailed condition report.

Najad Holland

'Frenesi' has safe passage down to Portugal

Thanks for all your help Kevin. I´m very satisfied with the service, and the most important thing of all is that she arrived safely and I
appreciated your constant updates.

I would certainly not hesitate to use your services again, and will be pleased to recommend you to people (a sure sign of trust, as I clearly would not recommend this type of service without having complete confidence - I would rather just say nothing!).


Kind regards,

Thomas

Much loved Nicholson 40 Ketch arrives in from Majorca

Many thanks for your very efficient service and also for the info. on your skipper development scheme.

Let’s stay in touch.

Regards,

Stephen Chipperfield (Trustee UKSA)

Prince Caspian arrives in Chichester

First class job. Many thanks. One gets so used to dealing with amateurs in the marine business when buying/owning a boat that it is a delight to deal with people who are focussed on getting a job done and getting it done properly.

HR36 assisted delivery - client reports back.

Phil

Yes. Sorry. Away all week at the Open Golf at Hoylake......

Money sent at 16.30 - on line bank transfer.

Your Delivery Team were excellent - thoroughly enjoyed the trip and their very company.

Couldn't ask for more.

Kind regards

Jeanneau 40DS arrives from Vilamoura

Dear Kevin,

……………………… Many thanks to you and your crew for your prompt and excellent service.

Yours sincerely,

John Harris

Oyster 53 arrrives in Vigo, Spain

First class job! Thank you.

Simon

New Sweden Yacht 45 arrrives in Hamble

Delighted with quality of service. Please add me to your list of referees.

Ian Dighé

(sistership 'photo - this one was also delivered by pyd!)

Hallberg-Rassy 43 arrives in Poole after delivery and instruction passage

Many thanks again Phil for a most efficient and very successful operation. I have posted the cheque. Kind Regards. Guy

X-412 to Holyhead

Kevin,

Thanks for your email.

I spoke with your colleague on Friday to thank you, and the guys, for doing such a great job taking my boat up. Adrian gave me a terrific handover which I was very grateful for.

I will make the balancing payment this afternoon via bank transfer so hopefully you will receive it in your account in no more than 3 days time.

Many thanks once again for your excellent service which I will not hesitate to recommend to others.

Best wishes,

Colin

Lagoon 380 from Turkey to Jersey

After a 31 day passage marred only by almost constant headwinds the client wrote in to say

“ We are pleased to have had an excellent skipper and crew for our delivery and in the manner in which they coped with the maintenance and kept us informed of the progress, often in difficult conditions. The very comprehensive condition report is reassuring to us as was the sparkling condition of ‘Vanessa Star II’ on handover in St. Helier marina

Our thanks again”

John Blampied

Grand Soleil 45 to Vilamoura, Portugal

Thank you, everything was completed very professionally.

S.A.M. Rayner

Leading Swan Rolex boat arrives in France

Following the safe delivery of 'Swarte Swaen' to Brest the owner texted in to say.... "Boat in very good condition, thanks, Albert"

Hunter Legend 44DS to Gibraltar

'Thank you very much. I must say that I have been very impressed by your organisation and service delivered at a very competitive price.'

Sweden Yachts 45 'Alma' delivered by pyd for the fourth time in 4 years!

Dear Phil,

Thanks for the update – just back in the office from celebrating a national holiday yesterday.

Many thanks to you and the crew, with a special thank you to Peter.

As expected, they were positively surprised at Berthons when they saw Alma’s condition and this can surely be attributed to Peter’s efforts (rather than any maintenance in Greece!).

Kind regards

'Chase the Wind' returns from circumnavigation

'How right u are. May I congratulate you on your your charming crew who sailed CTW safely to the Hamble.

Kind regards'

Moody 42 to Bergen, Norway

The boat was exactly as we remembered and the crew did an excellent job for us - we are very pleased.
Thank you very much for the delivery and the information that we received during this period of time.

Best regards
Anita and Reidar

An experienced skipper from pyd helps things go smoothly

“May I say how pleased I was with the service provided by your skipper, who blended in perfectly with my crew and made the whole delivery trip effortless.

I am very satisfied with the whole service provided by pyd and would not hesitate either to recommend you to others or to use your help again myself”

New Hallberg-Rassy 37 owner

Oyster 55 arrives in Antwerp by ship

Re: Delivery of IXION – Oyster 55

I am writing to say that Ixion was safely delivered from Antwerp to Ipswich by your crew and I am delighted in the way the whole operation was so smoothly carried out by PYD, and, especially bearing in mind the very ‘last minute’ arrangements that had to be made due to the late arrival in Antwerp of the transport vessel.

Upon arrival in Ipswich Ixion was left in immaculate condition by the delivery crew with a full report of all their observations about the boat en route. Thankfully very little had to be commented upon.

Once again my thanks to you all and I will certainly be back in touch with you when I require another delivery carried out.

Kind regards

Customers keep on coming back.....

I’m a past very satisfied customer enquiring about PYD’s services once more.

One of your people skippered my new HR36 with me in April 2003 ......

I have now been living in South Thailand for 4 years and intend to take my boat home via the Suez Canal in 2007

Oyster 55 owner writes in

Dear Phil -- Thanks for checking. I was tremendously impressed and was going to email you to that effect later today when I finished at Oyster in Ipswich.

The Skipper was perfect. Calm and knowledgeable in all respects, and I enjoyed my time with them in Malta.

Crew are impressed too!

Yacht Marathon Glasgow to Barcelona

….I cannot let this opportunity pass without commenting on the outstanding service you have provided.

The delivery was made in Winter conditions in February , over a distance of 1990 sea miles from Glasgow , Scotland to Barcelona, Spain. The crew experienced snow at the departure date and storm force winds during the journey of 15 days, nevertheless the delivery was made on time and the cost was completely in accordance with the quotation that you provided. Additionally, I received from you a progress report on the journey every 48 hours.

Upon arrival the captain gave me a comprehensive and detailed written report relating to the boat and its systems throughout the journey and I consider this to be very valuable. The fact that the report is included in the delivery fee is an added bonus.

On the day of their arrival I had the pleasure of a very enjoyable and informative lunch with the captain and crew, each of whom I consider to be first class.

It has been a pleasure working with you and I will not hesitate to recommend PYD to any person who is considering delivery of their boat.

With best regards,

John Pickworth owner yacht ‘Marathon’

Rear Admiral Paul Boissier owner Island Packet 38 ‘Snowgoose’

“You did a genuinely impressive job. Many thanks”

John Keating owner Sweden Yachts 42 ‘Free Spirit’

“I would like to thank you for the totally professional way in which you organised and supported us throughout the delivery”

Ray Bunce owner Lagoon 410 ‘Take Two’

“I thanks you again fro all the help you have given me and for your outstanding professionalism”

Dave Winsall Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 ‘Amathus Esprit’

“Condition of her was super. She looked like she had done when I last saw he in Poole – apart from the obvious fact that three chaps on board for three weeks had forgotten, despite a severe caning over Biscay to place the saloon cushions exactly where my wife had left them! I shall not hesitate to recommend...”

Clive Stone owner Contest 55 Nicky Tam II

“They left her in perfect condition and I am very grateful”

John Slatter HR39 owner UK

“On inspection I was delighted with the condition upon delivery and have nothing but accolades to sing about the quality of your service and professional approach throughout the transaction”

Transworld Yachts Ltd. UK Hallberg-Rassy agents

“we have used the services of PYD for eight years and have no hesitation in recommending the company for its prompt, efficient and skilful service”

Peter Smith owner Malo 38 ‘Mayfly’

“Thanks again for getting ‘Mayfly’ back to Dartmouth. Chalk up another satisfied customer”

Mike Gooley Chairman Trailfinders Ltd. Oyster 61 ‘Trailfinder’

“I have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending Professional Yacht Deliveries”

Jef and Susan Vandermolen owners Bavaria 37 ‘Panacea’

“We believe PYD provided an excellent service with a highly qualified skipper and crew and would recommend your service to anyone”

Richard Ireson Sweden Yachts 42 owner, Jersey Channel Islands

"When we handed the boat over to them we were impressed by their thoroughness and professional manner as they prepared the boat for its journey, protecting ala exposed corners, covering the upholstery and protecting the spreaders. When the boat arrived we were even more impressed, it looked just as it was at Sweden Yachts’ yard..."

John Copson owner HR37

“In truth, under the circumstances. I don’t know how we would have coped had he not been with us. I would have no hesitation in recommending your services in the future to anyone’

Franck Petitgas owner Swan 55 ‘Gandalf’ Greece

“Awesome. Great job. Got loads of issues sorted and lots of helpful advice. The experience of sailing with such knowledgeable and experienced people has been invaluable”

Robert Mulcahy Brokerage Manager Oyster Yacht Brokers Ltd. re: Oyster 68 ‘In the Mood’

“I would like to offer my commendations for the service provided by your skipper. He was under considerable time constraints and I was particularly impressed by his knowledgeable, professional and through manner”

Jane Bowie owner HR34 ‘Hero’ Scotland

“I have certainly sung their praises for making delivery of my new Hallberg-Rassy such a pleasure and I would have no hesitation in recommending this superior service”