History White Whale Yachtbrokers

White Whale Yachtbrokers was founded in 2003 by Guido van den Berg.

As a keen and demanding water sports enthusiast, he regularly bought and sold vessels. He found the service provided by the yacht brokers he engaged to be, on the one hand, too expensive and, on the other hand, too complacent. Most yacht brokers also want to sell new boats and offer other services. As a result, the focus is often not 100% on brokerage. In addition, it is an industry where cooperation did not occur, which meant that the yacht brokers remained too small to be truly effective in the global market for vessels. So why not do it yourself and improve yacht brokerage?

The concept started with sales from our own berth in the Netherlands. White Whale Yachtbrokers was the first in the Netherlands to offer a complete service for this. And at a drastically lower rate than watersports enthusiasts were used to with the traditional yacht broker. The emphasis was and still is on extensive advertising, especially on the internet. With this, White Whale Yachtbrokers was already at the forefront in 2003. This with good photos and complete information about the boat, honest advice to both owner and buyer, and a transparent service.

Of course, there was also the intention to have multiple offices in the Netherlands. To ensure quality and motivation, it was decided to work with independent yacht brokers. Precisely because the ships lie in their own berth, geographic spread is very important in order to handle the logistical challenge efficiently. In 2008, White Whale Enkhuizen, run by Robert de Vries, became the first independently operating office of White Whale Yachtbrokers through a franchise setup. White Whale Sneek, run by Enno Dijkstra, quickly followed. By now, the company has grown into 11 locations throughout Europe with more than 350 ships in the sale and an annual turnover of approximately € 30,000,000 in ships sold. Selling from a berth of White Whale Yachtbrokers, for watersports enthusiasts who no longer want to sail themselves and may even want to hand over maintenance, is also possible at several offices. We are also specialized in selling ships from the Mediterranean Sea. We come and take the photos and videos ourselves, no matter where your boat is located! So real success, no promises. The sale of your boat is our first priority. The history of White Whale Yachtbrokers shows that we are a reliable and successful partner for the sale of your boat.