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At Kissamos Marina in Crete Island, Crete, yacht brokers Kissamos Marina from European Yacht Brokers can act for you as the seller, as the buyer or, by written agreement, for both. Decide which service you need, and our Athens head office will connect you with the local broker, who can visit your boat quickly and give a valuation at no charge. 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 Kissamos Marina?
Which broker do you need? If you are selling at Kissamos Marina, our seller’s broker helps set the asking price, prepares the listing and advertises it. If you are buying, our buyer’s broker can research the market, help you compare boats, negotiate and coordinate the survey and sea trial. And if you want one broker to look after the whole sale, our full-service broker does so and, where agreed in writing, can represent both parties. Below we explain what each involves.
Whether you are listing a yacht or looking for one, you deal with brokers who know the process from the first enquiry to the transfer of funds. Our Athens head office connects you with a local broker for Crete; the valuation is free, the commission is just 5%, and your yacht reaches buyers on over 20 platforms across Europe. Let us know what you want and we will say how we can help at Kissamos Marina.
Here is what you get from us as a seller at Kissamos Marina: 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. According to 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.
Some owners choose a listing and marketing service and nothing more. The broker then advertises the yacht, hands any offer to the owner and takes no responsibility for negotiating or managing what follows. This can work as a clearly defined service, but it should not be taken as the standard seller’s broker. Published guidance usually includes work after the offer, with Horizon Yachts International describing the deposit, survey and sea-trial stages and YachtWorld explaining that a broker may arrange a survey and sea trial.
The handover point matters, so ask before you sign. Who negotiates price and conditions? Who prepares or explains the paperwork? Who tracks deadlines and contingencies, arranges survey and sea-trial access, and coordinates closing, payment and the transfer documents? Tasks the broker leaves out may need separate professional help.
The listing broker acts for the seller. If you are a buyer contacting that broker directly, ask whom the broker represents and whether you should have your own representative. Another broker can bring a buyer through a co-brokerage arrangement, in which firms may share commission under their agreement, and the seller should check what that means for fee and service in their contract. This is why the profile is best read as a seller’s listing broker with limited scope rather than a definition of yacht brokerage. It holds equally at Kissamos Marina.
Sources: Horizon Yachts International: Guide to Selling Your Yacht; YachtWorld: Buying from a Yacht Broker
Tell us the type, size, budget and area you have in mind and our buyer’s broker will start the search for you around Kissamos Marina. We guide you through the offer, deposit and escrow, survey, sea trial and closing, and you always know what we will handle and what remains yours.
The purchaser appoints a buyer’s broker to represent them in finding and buying a yacht. The search usually starts with a conversation about the buyer’s plans: the type and size of yacht, the budget, the location and the priorities. From there the broker can research the market, identify candidate boats, collect information from listing brokers, review the records available and help the buyer compare the options. Some buyer brokers also preview yachts or arrange remote viewings, letting the client narrow the choice before travelling.
The next stage starts when the buyer settles on a yacht. The broker can help prepare and negotiate an offer, explain the steps and deadlines, and coordinate with the seller’s listing broker through the purchase agreement, deposit and escrow arrangements, independent marine survey, specialist inspections, sea trial and any discussions that follow the inspections. Keeping everyone in communication is part of the job. Assessing the yacht is the surveyor’s job; a broker does not replace an independent technical inspection.
Some yacht brokerages publish what their buyer services include: research, negotiation, survey coordination, sea-trial arrangements and assistance with closing documentation. At Curtis Stokes & Associates that means helping buyers research and preview yachts, prepare offers, negotiate and find surveyors and documentation support; HMY describes coordinating survey and sea-trial stages, post-survey discussions and closing. Since services vary, buyers should ask what the broker will handle and what remains theirs.
How the broker is paid depends on the arrangement: an agreed share of the commission through a cooperating listing broker, or a fee owed by the buyer under a separate representation agreement. Get the fee, the duration, the scope of authority and any exclusivity in writing before the search starts. A buyer’s broker gives the purchaser a dedicated representative across a wider search, including yachts listed by another brokerage. If you are shortlisting boats near Kissamos Marina, put these questions to every broker first.
Sources: Curtis Stokes & Associates: Buyer Brokerage Service; HMY: How Brokers De-Risk a Used Yacht Purchase
Full service means we take care of the details: valuation, listing, viewings, offers, contract, deposit, survey, sea trial and closing, with our Athens head office and a local broker behind you at Kissamos Marina. If you want us to act for both parties, the written agreement says so and explains how it works.
From the owner’s first call to completion, a full-service broker can manage the sale. That may mean assessing the yacht and the asking price, preparing photographs and particulars, advertising, dealing with enquiries, arranging viewings, communicating offers, and helping the parties move an accepted offer through contract, deposit, survey, sea trial and closing. Documentation, escrow arrangements, delivery and other practical details may be included too, depending on the agreement; the precise service belongs in the listing and sale documents.
Dual agency means one broker represents both parties in the same transaction, as the Yacht Brokers Association of America describes it. In this profile the broker deals directly with the buyer and represents buyer and seller alike. It differs from a listing broker who helps a buyer with the sale but remains appointed to represent the seller. Ask the broker to explain the relationship before you make an offer.
The parties’ interests differ. The seller generally wants the strongest price and terms; the buyer wants a suitable yacht at a fair price and needs to make informed decisions about its condition. A broker representing both cannot privately negotiate for each side as if there were two independent representatives. The YBAA discussion stresses transparency about the arrangement and careful handling of confidential information. Legal rules and permitted arrangements vary by jurisdiction, so rely on the written agreement and applicable local advice.
A buyer should check whether any separate fee is owed, because although the commission is often addressed in the seller’s listing agreement, payment arrangements vary. Full-service describes the range of work; dual agency describes whom the broker represents. The two are different: a broker can offer extensive transaction support without representing both sides.
European Yacht Brokers runs its Greek operations from its Athens head office, with brokers serving coastal regions and many marinas throughout Greece. Your first contact is with the Athens team, who connect you with the broker responsible for your area. Our regional network means we can arrange for a broker to reach any Greek marina in less than sixty minutes, and the local broker can arrange a visit to your boat and provide a complimentary valuation.
Whichever Greek coast your boat lies on, there is a European Yacht Brokers delegate or agent in the region: Attica, Central Greece, Central Macedonia, Crete, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Epirus, the Ionian Islands, the North Aegean, the Peloponnese, the South Aegean, Thessaly or Western Greece. For Kissamos Marina in Crete Island, that means the broker for Crete, who can meet customers and see their boats quickly, with Athens coordinating.
To begin a valuation, download our Sales Mandate and Evaluation Sheet. Using the boat’s details and condition we study the market and prepare a precise, evidence-based valuation informed by the sales data available to us for boats worldwide over the past three years. A valuation is an assessment of likely market value, rather than a guarantee of the eventual sale price.
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.
Selling or buying at Kissamos Marina? Knowing the marina and Crete Island helps both sides. For the seller it shows what attracts buyers to a boat kept here; for the buyer it shows what to expect around the berth. Here is what is known about the marina and about Crete Island, in Crete.
Kissamos Marina on Crete Island provides water and a restaurant as part of its facilities. The marina’s coordinates are 35.51402, 23.63662. Berths are available, though no specific numbers are provided. Lifting and launching services are offered on site. Technical support is also available to vessels visiting the marina.
Kissamos Marina is located on the northwestern coast of Crete Island, offering access to a town with a long history spanning ancient origins through Roman, Byzantine, Venetian and Ottoman periods. The character of this western-Cretan town is reflected in its archaeological remains dating to these eras. Crete’s position on the Mediterranean places Kissamos within a region shaped by diverse cultures and historical developments over centuries. This gives the area a layered cultural and historical identity connected closely to the island of Crete as a whole.
Visitors and residents of Kissamos Marina have access to the Archaeological Museum and can explore notable local attractions such as Balos Lagoon, Gramvousa, Falassarna, and the surrounding areas known for olive growing. The port itself provides restaurants, and there are waterborne excursion and ferry services available. Shops and amenities in the port area cater to day-to-day needs, supporting those involved in buying or selling yachts in this part of Crete.
Boats for sale Kissamos Marina are published in the European Yacht Brokers archive as local brokers add and verify them. Buyers who want more choice can ask the broker for the area to search beyond the published list, while an owner can have a boat shown to buyers searching in this area and in nearby ports.
Kissamos Bay offers some shelter; however, the harbour can be affected by northerly and northwesterly winds and swell. From Kissamos Marina, voyages to Gramvousa, Antikythira, Chania, the Peloponnese and western Crete anchorages are all possible. The sailing season is suited to these ports and includes varied sea conditions to consider during the northerly wind periods.
Planning a trip to Crete Island to view or sell a boat? Tell the Athens team what you need and they will put you in touch with the broker for Crete, who can arrange a visit at the marina.
Kissamos Marina is accessible via Chania International Airport (CHQ), which is the nearest airport. Car hire options at CHQ include Avance Trust, Avis Budget, Hertz Thrifty, Kydon and Sixt. Details on the distance to the airport and drive time are unconfirmed. Public transport information is not provided.
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Will the broker negotiate price and conditions, explain the paperwork, track deadlines, arrange access for a survey or sea trial and coordinate closing, payment and transfer? Should any be left out, separate professional help may be needed.
No. The surveyor assesses the yacht and the broker does not replace an independent technical inspection, but the broker can help line up the survey and sea trial.
Not by default. The listing broker may still be appointed to represent the seller while helping a buyer. The written agreement decides.
Your first conversation is with the Athens team, who connect you with the broker responsible for your area.
Yes. Once you accept 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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Owners or buyers interested in yachts around Kissamos Marina may contact the European Yacht Brokers Athens team, providing details such as model, year, location and condition for an owner, or size, budget and type sought for a buyer; for example, for an owner a 2015 sailing yacht of about 12 metres, and for a buyer 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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