Buy a boat at White Whale Yachtbrokers
Buying a boat from a yacht broker of White Whale Yachtbrokers? How we can help you:
The first request
We help you right after your first request with us. All questions you have after seeing an advertisement from our range we try to answer, usually together with the selling owner. We make sure you can view the boat if desired and that the vessel is ready for you. We do our best to inform you as objectively as possible beforehand, also to prevent unnecessary disappointments during a viewing. Buy a boat at White Whale Yachtbrokers, we ensure a pleasant purchasing process.
Arranging financing and insurance
You may want to finance part of the purchase to have more room to maneuver during negotiations. Of course, you want your new possession to be well insured. We have good contacts throughout Europe with the most renowned companies in this field and have the knowledge in-house to support you in making the right choices.
Making an offer on a vessel
Do you ultimately want to buy the boat? Of course we will help you make a realistic offer on a vessel, to give you the best possible chance of purchasing the vessel for a fair and good price. If an offer is accepted, we will draw up the sales agreement stating the exact conditions and agreements, including a final date for payment and delivery. Payments are always made via a separate escrow account, so that your down payment and final payment are secure until the transfer of the vessel is finalized. This is usually after a satisfactory sea trial and survey.
Paperwork
All the necessary paperwork for a transfer of ownership is checked by us and, if necessary, requested from the relevant authorities. As a buyer, it is important for you that there is proof of VAT payment, that the vessel is free of debts and liens, and that the seller is indeed the owner. We also check the ship registry to ensure there is no mortgage on the vessel.
Sea trial and survey
If you have found your dream boat, we always recommend taking a test drive and having an expert inspection carried out on the vessel by a certified expert. The buyer pays for the expert and the crane costs. We arrange the appointment with the expert (of your own choice) and the shipyard. In principle, we are present during this inspection and test drive and mediate if any problems are found. Occasionally, a major defect is found on a vessel. Of course, as the seller, you can then withdraw from the sale without any obligations. In the case of minor defects, we help the buyer and seller find the right solution, usually a settlement of the costs.
Protecting your payments
White Whale Yachtbrokers uses a separate client account (third-party funds account) so that as a buyer you can be sure that your down payment and final payment are secure. Only after the vessel has been transferred to the buyer, and after signing the Deed of Delivery, is the purchase price transferred to the seller. In the case of private transactions, this can be a potentially risky moment, but not with White Whale.
After delivery
Once the vessel has been delivered to the new owner, your White Whale Yacht broker can help with getting the boat ready for sailing, arranging any work to be carried out, or even preparing it for transport if the boat is going on a truck. We have the right local contacts and knowledge to give you, as the new owner, the right start. If you are also looking for a new berth for the boat, we have the right partners.
Get in touch if you have seen an interesting boat in our range
Would you like to engage us to help buy a boat? Feel free to contact us. You can reach us via +31 (0) 168 820 208 or send an email to info@wwy.nl
