TESTIMONIALS

Thanks Tom I found the whole experience of buying "Combat Honey" a pleasurable one and to answer your question as to how I felt you might improve your service..... my response is just keep doing everything the way you are doing it. Especial thanks to you Tom
John C (Sun Odyssey 34.2 "Combat Honey")

Sue, How can we thank you enough? Thank you very, much INDEED for so kindly and I guess, diplomatically, encouraging Jean-Christophe to have our boat ready for us. They had done a great job on the boat which was perfectly presented, sparkling clean and even a nice little compliment of some wine and goodies!! They are all nice guys and were very helpful, ESPECIALLY in having our boat all finished by the Friday night evening for us. They stayed on to meet us at 18:10. Steve and James were wonderful too and definitely put in the extra mile for us and we cant thank them enough either for finishing off for us, they too have been so, so very helpful and even lent us a life-raft without us asking. Our new boat is lovely and well tested now............ So, we've had lots of wind and calms and the boat is well tested and salty now. But, thanks to your fantastic efforts, we are home and swapping packing to leave for our son's Graduation...................... Thank you all once again for your fantastic and successful efforts for us on our behalf. We are sorry that we ended up being an awkward customer and giving you all extra hassle just so that we could save a bit and have a holiday. BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE. Yours,
Giles and Lorna A (Sunfast 3200)

Tim Just to let you know that Helen & I and my son Ben moved Aldabaran safely to Lymington - and what brilliant weather! And a big thank you also for the helpful and kind way you dealt with us - it was greatly appreciated. Now for many years of fun and adventure ! With very best wishes
John & Helen B (Sun Odyssey 43DS)

Hi Tim We've got Navicula safely back from Guernsey. An interesting sail, with the cruising chute up for several hours, in F3-4 (dropped at 20kn, Sue insisted) then a close reach up the Solent in a brisk breeze, making a good average 7.5 kn for passage planning purposes. Anyway, we've given her a clean today and she's looking fine on her berth if you want to take anyone down to see her (marina has you down as authorised to take the keys from the harbour office). Best wishes Gavin ps about 400 miles under the keel now, and v pleased with her, thanks.
Gavin B (Sun Odyssey 42 Deck Saloon)

Hi Nigel, This fine spell of weather is giving me plenty of opportunity to get used to the new boat and certainly the wheel steering has taken a little bit of getting used to - but I think I have got the hang of it now. After 50 odd years of tiller steering it is a bit of a change, but I love it. She is very directionally stable - when I let go the wheel she just carries on in a straight line! so I can pop below to get a drink without need for an autopilot - brilliant! And I am very impressed by how easy it is to raise the keel - nothing like the effort required on my old Formula One. I am now enjoying my sailing more than I have for a long time, so is my crew. I did my first single handed trip yesterday - no problem at all thanks to her directional stability.
Roy N (Sun Odyssey 30i Lift Keel)

Hi Nigel...Got back safely about a week ago.Overall the yacht is great! Sails very well. Almost no slamming when going to windward even in a force 7 and kept a good 7 kts average. Also pretty dry. Down wind... well we clocked several 13 Kts + surfs going down the Corinth gulf in 30 kts of true wind Best regards from rainy cold Poros
Richard (Jeanneau SO 409)

Thanks very much for all your help Irene. It has been a pleasure doing business with Sea Ventures. Best regards,
Ben W (Westerly Centaur)

Dear Tim. Thanks for the best news I have received this year. Happy Christmas and a Healthy New Year to all at Sea Ventures.Yours sincerely
Barry H (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44i)

Nigel I am enjoying the boat very much and in fact have been on it today - wind and all! Great fun. I was going to write to you to comment on the superb service that I have received from Sue over the minor warranty issues I've had with the boat - please pass on my appreciation to her and the rest of your team.
Tim C (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 33i )

Dear Irene Thank you, Steve was fantastic and gave us a much more comprehensive handover than we could have hoped for. Yet again we are very impressed with your service :)
Jacquie Mercer (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 54 Deck Saloon)

Dear Pauline, Martin and George, Thank you for making our handover day so enjoyable today and for ensuring that it was such a pleasant and well-informed experience for us all. As you know, we are thrilled with the boat and much look forward to a lot of happy sailing. Almost 9 knots in a F4-5 was seriously good and she handled beautifully. Many thanks for all your help and support and for a terrific day today. Best wishes, Bruce and family
Bruce M... Lymington (Sun Odyssey 45 DS)

Thanks very much for all your help..its been a pleasure dealing with you. Kind Regards, Terry
Terry Ledwith (Leader 805)

I just wanted to drop you a line to say how very pleased I have been in my dealings with Sea Ventures. I found the service to be thoroughly efficient and any queries/issues I raised were dealt with promptly and satisfactorily. Tim Harley handled all negotiations with expertise and professionalism; a thoroughly charming gentleman. If only all business transactions could be executed with such ease! I shall certainly have no hesitation in approaching Sea Ventures for any future acquisitions. Yours John Hawkins
John Hawkins (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43 Deck Saloon)

.....Sea Ventures is very friendly, approachable, helpful and informed organisation which gave us great confidence when dealing with the purchase of our Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS. Thankyou Keith Foster
Keith Foster (Sun Odyssey 42 Deck saloon)

Sea Ventures staff were professional and helpful through the full yacht purchase process - from initial viewing through to commissioning and aftersales, making the experience a truly positive one. Thanks, Allen
Allen Dobie (Jeanneau Sun Fast 32)

When we were searching for a yacht we discussed our requirements with a number of brokers but Sea Ventures listened to what we were after and understood our need. They said they had three boats on the books that matched our need but that they knew we'd have one particular yacht based on what we'd told them. They were correct as we purchased it! It was a painless process and we quickly settled the agreed price, paperwork and handover. Four years later, when we were looking to move on, we wanted the same service so we engaged Sea Ventures again. Tim Harley was a delight to deal with. He helped us with valuation, paid attention to listing the details and handling a remote buyers needs. Within a few weeks the transaction was completed! Two great experiences and highly recommended.
John Bassford (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 Deck Saloon)

Dear Tim Just a short note to say thanks to you and the team at Sea Ventures for a quick and efficient service in selling our Sun Legende 41Heartbeat. She was sold even before we could move her to your display area on the Hamble! This is the second boat we have sold using Sea Ventures as you also sold our last Westerly 33 over eight years ago now and she too sold within 3 weeks of being on your display at the Hamble. She sold to someone who had gone there to see a different boat entirely and with another broker. Best regards to all. Robin White
Robin White (Sun Legende 41)

I am very happy to recommend the services of Sea Ventures. My yacht had been on the market for over a year with a competitor broker. Within 2 weeks of switching agents, Tim Harley at Sea ventures had secured me a satisfactory sale! The whole transaction was handled with professionalism and expertise. The whole event had the drama taken out of it and just sailed through!! Liz McGrellis
Liz McGrellis (Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 43DS)

Tim, Irene, Just got round to doing this but we would like to thank you both for the professional way in which you handled the sale of NARNIA and the purchase of SUN BEAT III. We found your advice genuine and helpful. Needles to say that as this was the third Jeanneau we have bought from you we must be satisfied customers. Hopefully we will be able to email you from the West Indies in a few years, lots of sailing to do before then in closer waters though! Best wishes for a successful 2010. Regards Richard and Tracey Orr
Richard and Tracy Orr (Sun Odyssey 43)

Hi Nigel, I just wanted to compliment your team for the excellent work they did in commissioning Jasmine of Lymington. From the moment Martin and I agreed the deal(via the telephone from Singapore) nothing was too much trouble for Pauline and Martin to organise. In fact, the way in which they had previously handled my purchase of, and subsequent minor warranty issues with the 39DS, gave me confidence to trust them completely with the new purchase. I was more than happy to sign the handover documents last week, I think the only outstanding issue is for Aquawaves to clean her topsides when the weather permits! All the best, John November 2009
John Phillips (Jeanneau Sun odyssey 50DS)