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At Alykes Harbour in Alykes Zakynthos, Ionian Islands, yacht brokers Alykes Harbour from European Yacht Brokers can act for you as the seller, as the buyer or, by written agreement, for both. Say which service suits you, and our Athens head office will connect you with the local broker, who can visit your boat quickly and give a no-cost valuation. Our commission is just 5%, and your yacht is advertised on over 20 international platforms, including YachtWorld, by brokers who speak six languages.
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Which yacht broker do you need at Alykes Harbour?
When you are selling, you need a broker who works for you: someone to value, list and advertise the yacht and bring you offers. Buying, you need a broker on your side of the table: someone to search the market, compare boats and negotiate. Prefer a single point of contact for everything? A full-service broker can handle the whole transaction and, if it is agreed in writing, act for both parties. We offer all three at Alykes Harbour.
Why choose us? We know this market. Our valuations draw on sales data for boats worldwide over the past three years, we advertise on over 20 international platforms, including YachtWorld, our brokers speak six languages, and we charge just 5% commission. At Alykes Harbour a local broker can visit your boat quickly, backed by our Athens head office. Request a no-cost valuation and tell us which service you want.
Here is what you get from us as a seller at Alykes Harbour: a free, evidence-based valuation, a listing prepared with photographs and full particulars, advertising on over 20 international platforms including YachtWorld, replies to every enquiry and arranged viewings. We charge 5% and spell out in the agreement exactly which services are included.
A seller’s listing broker works for the owner, seeking a buyer for the yacht. Depending on the agreement, the broker can assist with an asking price, the specifications and photographs, the listing itself, advertising, enquiries and viewings. A good listing agreement makes four things clear: whether the appointment is exclusive or open, how long it lasts, what commission is payable and what services the broker has agreed to provide.
The limited version of the service is simple: the broker advertises the yacht, passes an offer to the owner and does not negotiate or manage the remainder of the transaction. Some sellers want exactly that. It is a defined service, but it is not what every seller’s broker offers. Guidance on selling a yacht commonly covers the stages after an offer as well; Horizon Yachts International describes deposit, survey and sea trial, and YachtWorld says a broker may arrange a survey and sea trial.
Check the handover point before you sign. Does the broker negotiate price and conditions, help with the paperwork, keep track of deadlines and contingencies, arrange access for the survey and sea trial, and coordinate closing, payment and transfer documents? Should some of these be excluded, the seller may need separate professional help.
The broker who lists the yacht represents the seller under the listing relationship. A buyer approaching that broker should ask whom the broker acts for and whether to appoint a separate representative. A buyer may also be introduced by another broker through co-brokerage, with the firms sharing commission according to their agreement, so the seller should confirm how that affects the fee and service under their own contract. Read it as a seller’s listing broker with a deliberately limited scope rather than a general definition, whether the yacht is at Alykes Harbour or elsewhere.
Sources: Horizon Yachts International: Guide to Selling Your Yacht; YachtWorld: Buying from a Yacht Broker
As your buyer’s broker at Alykes Harbour, we represent you rather than the seller. That means a dedicated representative across a wider search, including boats listed by other brokerages, with help preparing offers, coordinating inspections and keeping every step in writing.
A buyer’s broker is engaged to represent the purchaser throughout the search and purchase. The first step can be a discussion of what the buyer wants: yacht type, size, budget, location and priorities. The broker can then study the market, pick out possible boats, gather information from the listing brokers, check the available records and help the buyer weigh up the choices. Some also preview yachts or set up remote viewings, so the client can shortlist before making a journey.
Once a particular yacht is selected, the broker can assist with preparing and negotiating the offer, explaining the process and its deadlines, and coordinating with the seller’s listing broker. Typical stages are a purchase agreement, deposit and escrow arrangements, an independent marine survey, specialist inspections, a sea trial and follow-up discussions. Coordination and communication are the broker’s contribution; the surveyor assesses the yacht, and the broker is no substitute for an independent technical inspection.
Brokerages describe buyer services that cover research, negotiation, survey coordination, sea-trial arrangements and help with closing documentation. Curtis Stokes & Associates, for instance, describes helping buyers research and preview yachts, prepare offers, negotiate, and find surveyors and documentation support, while HMY describes coordinating the survey and sea-trial stages, discussions after the survey and closing. Services differ, so the buyer should ask what the broker will handle and what stays with the buyer.
Payment varies. A buyer’s broker may be paid an agreed share of the commission through a cooperating listing broker, or the buyer may owe a fee under a separate representation agreement. Before the search begins, the buyer should have the fee, duration, scope of authority and any exclusivity in writing. The result is a dedicated representative across a wider search, even when the yacht you choose is listed by another brokerage. Buyers looking at yachts around Alykes Harbour should ask these questions before appointing anyone.
Sources: Curtis Stokes & Associates: Buyer Brokerage Service; HMY: How Brokers De-Risk a Used Yacht Purchase
A single point of contact can make a sale smoother, and that is what our full-service broker offers owners and buyers at Alykes Harbour. Dual agency is available only where it is agreed in writing, and we recommend you ask us to explain it before any offer is made.
A broker offering full service can handle a sale from start to finish: assessing the yacht and its asking price, preparing photographs and particulars, advertising it, answering enquiries, arranging viewings and communicating offers, and then helping progress an accepted offer through contract, deposit, survey, sea trial and closing. Coordination of documentation, escrow arrangements, delivery or other practical details may be added. The listing and sale documents should state the precise service.
In this profile the broker also deals directly with the buyer and represents both buyer and seller, which the Yacht Brokers Association of America calls dual agency: one broker acting for both parties in the same transaction. A listing broker who merely helps a buyer with the sale, while still appointed by the seller, is a different thing. Before making an offer, a buyer should ask the broker to explain the relationship.
Consider what each party wants. The seller generally wants the strongest price and terms; the buyer wants a suitable yacht at a fair price and must make informed decisions about its condition. A broker representing both is not two independent representatives and cannot privately negotiate for each side as though it were. The YBAA stresses transparency and careful handling of confidential information. Legal rules and permitted arrangements vary by jurisdiction, so rely on the written agreement and applicable local advice.
Payment arrangements vary, though the seller’s listing agreement often addresses the commission. The buyer should check whether they owe any separate fee. Two terms are easily confused: full-service describes the range of work, and dual agency describes whom the broker represents. A broker can give extensive transaction support while representing only one side.
Our Greek operations are coordinated from the Athens head office, with brokers covering the coastal regions and many marinas across Greece. You speak first to the Athens team, who put you in touch with the broker responsible for your area. Thanks to the regional network, a broker can reach any Greek marina in under an hour, arrange a visit to your boat and provide a valuation free of charge.
Owners and buyers at Alykes Harbour, Ionian Islands, deal with the broker for that area, and the same applies along the rest of the Greek coast. Our agents and delegates cover Attica, Central Greece, Central Macedonia, Crete, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Epirus, the Ionian Islands, the North Aegean, the Peloponnese, the South Aegean, Thessaly and Western Greece, and they can talk to customers and visit their boats quickly, working with the Athens head office.
You can begin by downloading the Sales Mandate and Evaluation Sheet. With the boat’s details and condition in front of us, we study the market and prepare a precise, evidence-based valuation, informed by three years of sales data for boats worldwide. Note that a valuation is an assessment of likely market value; the eventual sale price is not guaranteed.
Once you appoint us, your regional broker manages the work of finding a buyer or helping you find the right boat, and guides you through the transaction to completion and the successful transfer of funds. We advertise boats across over 20 platforms throughout Europe, giving them visibility beyond the Greek market, and reaching international buyers can often help secure a stronger price than relying on local demand alone. Our brokers speak six languages between them, so we can connect you with someone who speaks yours.
Where a yacht is kept shapes how it sells, and for boats at Alykes Harbour that place is Alykes Zakynthos in Ionian Islands. The notes below summarise the marina’s facilities, the town, its history and what there is to do.
Alykes Zakynthos is a resort settlement located on the northeast coast of Zakynthos in the Ionian Islands. The name Alykes derives from the salt pans that historically operated alongside the settlement. Visitors can walk or cycle around the salt flats, which remain a distinctive feature of the area. The coastline offers opportunities for boat trips, with excursions navigating the Zakynthos coast to sites such as the Blue Caves and the Shipwreck area, adding to the maritime character of Alykes Harbour.
The resort provides various practical services, including food shops, pharmacies, ATMs, restaurants and access to bus transport. Principal attractions beyond Alykes beach include the nearby resort of Alykanas, the Xigia beach, and boat excursions around the northern part of Zakynthos. Alykes Harbour acts as a base for these activities within the Ionian Islands, supporting both residents and visitors with these facilities and connections.
Yachts for sale in the Alykes Harbour area are added to the European Yacht Brokers archive by local brokers, who verify each one. If nothing listed suits you, the local broker can search wider on a buyer’s behalf; if you are the owner, your boat can be presented to buyers searching here and in nearby ports.
Alykes Harbour is a small harbour with limited space and can be exposed to easterly and northeasterly winds and swell. Boats from the marina commonly undertake short coastal trips and excursions towards Alykanas, north Zakynthos, and the Blue Caves. For a full charter base, Zakynthos marinas are used.
Cruising destinations from Alykes Harbour include Agios Nikolaos, Kefalonia, Zakynthos Town, and nearby northern-island anchorages. The sailing season runs in conditions suitable for such voyages, although care is needed due to the harbour’s exposure to certain wind directions.
Planning a trip to Alykes Zakynthos to view or sell a boat? Tell the Athens team what you need and they will put you in touch with the broker for Ionian Islands, who can arrange a visit at the marina.
Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos (ZTH) lies 18 km from Alykes Harbour, approximately a 25-minute drive. The airport offers car hire services through Avis Budget, Enterprise and Hertz Thrifty. For those using public transport, the Alykes KTEL bus stop is situated 1 km from the harbour.
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A listing broker is engaged by the owner to bring the yacht to market and seek a buyer: helping set an asking price, preparing the listing, advertising it, answering enquiries and arranging viewings.
The buyer’s broker acts for the purchaser, researching the market, identifying boats, comparing options, and helping prepare and negotiate an offer.
Not by default. A listing broker may help the buyer yet remain the seller’s representative. The written agreement decides.
We advertise boats across over 20 platforms throughout Europe, so they are visible beyond the Greek market.
Yes. When you have accepted an offer, we ask the buyer for a 10% deposit, paid into an escrow account, and the balance goes straight to the seller.
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Clarify services, fees, authority, ending terms and the distinction from ownership-transfer documents.
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Check written fee terms, the contracting business, payment triggers and the appropriate dispute route.
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Zakynthos Town · Ionian Islands
Owners or buyers interested in yachts around Alykes Harbour are invited to contact the European Yacht Brokers Athens team, who will connect them with the relevant broker. Details to provide include the model, year, location and condition for owners, or size, budget and type of yacht for buyers; for example, a 2015 sailing yacht of about 12 metres, or a sailing yacht of about 40 feet with a budget of up to 150,000 euros.
We only charge 5% commission.
Enquiries are handled by European Yacht Brokers, who cover any port in the Mediterranean. Call or WhatsApp +30 698 013 5656.
Sara Mattey, Yacht Broker · English, French, Spanish, German and Italian
Athens office: Grigoriou Afxentiou 36, 113 63 Athens, Greece
Open Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00
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