Palma Mallorca to Athens Greece – Yacht Delivery- Truly Classic 65
Delivering a yacht across the Mediterranean in autumn is as much about strategy and resilience as it is about embracing the beauty of the journey. On our recent delivery of a truly classic 65 (lengthened to 68) foot sailing yacht from Palma, Mallorca, to Athens,...
Andre Hoek Truly Classic – Yacht Delivery – Mallorca to Port Vendres, France…. and back!
A tough but short winter delivery. We were required to move S/Y Schwanensee, a beautiful Hoek design Truly Classic 65 (lengthened to 68ft by the owners) to process the sale in France. The leg back to Mallorca saw us with good down wind breeze initially, as can be seen...
Nice, France to Port Adriano Mallorca, Spain
CNB 76 Yacht Delivery France to Spain Another winter yacht delivery - Chilly but some beautiful moments - Videos down below!
Palma to Rome
Grand Banks 22m - Palma de Mallorca to Rome A very enjoyable passage across on this Grand Banks 22m. She was heading to the shipyard for a major refit, we decided to take and Engineer with to keep an eye on the systems, due to the fact that Mains and Generators had...
CNB 76 Yacht Delivery Barcelona to Gibraltar and back
CNB 76 Yacht Delivery Barcelona to Gib and back With a really favourable forecast late in the season we didn't hesitate to get out and to sea as soon as the 3 crew had arrived. Having a total of 4 of us on board meant that we weren't too concerned about resting up...
Yacht Delivery Mallorca- Targa 47 – Cala d’or to Andratx for Gardiennage
It feels like its early in the season, but in honesty, we're well overdue being back out on the water. Here's a couple of photos of our delivery of a Targa 47 to Andratx, Mallorca. We took charge of the handover on the owners' request, due to them not being able to be...
Nautor Swan Yacht Delivery – Sicily to Mallorca – Mediterranean Yacht Delivery
Thumbs Up Yachting is proud to announce the delivery of a Nautor Swan 78 from Milazzo, Sicily to Porto Petro, Mallorca. A mediterranean yacht delivery in Autumn can be interesting. Average wind and rainfall is at a yearly high. Add to this the Nautor Swan 78 with its...
Yacht Delivery Mallorca – Catana 50, Andratx to Olbia, Sardinia
Yacht Delivery of Catana 50, Mallorca to Sardinia Tourism and Yachting in Mallorca has had a good year with problems elsewhere on the globe. We have therefore had a big influx of Yacht Delivery in Mallorca. The Catana 50 is a well built boat that handles and performs...
Yacht Delivery Mallorca – Beneteau – Pollenca to Bonaire
Yacht Delivery Mallorca - Pollenca to Marina Bonaire for haul out This was a VERY short but eventful delivery of a Beneteau from a mooring buoy in Pollenca to Marina Bonaire. The owner got in touch to ask whether we could facilitate the delivery and haul out of SY...
Yacht Delivery Spain – Jeanneau 57 Ginesta to Corfu, Greece
Yacht Delivery Spain! The fantastic looking new Jeanneau 57 fresh out the yard! Upon arrival to First Charge I was very impressed by her Superyacht esque styling. Wide and spacious decks. The interior is equally as impressive. She had all the mod cons you would expect...
Yacht Delivery Croatia – Beneteau 42 to Lefkas, Greece
The delivery of 'Double Scotch' was a fantastic one with a great crew. Matthew Kotze, Dave Wright and Marcus Halbig. We arrived in Split late the evening due to a delay in Zagreb. The next day after a thorough run through the systems we were happy to go. Checking out...
Yacht Delivery Turkey – Jeanneau SO49 – Gocek to Port Ginesta, Spain
Yacht Delivery Turkey! ‘First Charge’, Jeanneau S049 from Gocek, Turkey to Port Ginesta Spain. We arrived on the 1st April to oversee the launch of First Charge at D Marin in Gocek, Turkey.We had a couple of days to wait and so used it to prep as much as we could...
Yacht Delivery of S&S ‘Lady B’ from Madeira, Portugal to Vigo, Spain
We arrived at the yacht in Quinta Do Lorde on Thursday the 8th of October and having met with the marina receptionist who was very helpful we found our way to the yacht and started to look around and work on how the systems operated and where everything was. Once all...
Thumbs Up Yacht Deliveries UK – Owner Assisted Passage, Essex to Sardinia
Ziffius is a 39ft Bavaria Cruiser, now owned by Pete Williams. A commercial pilot who was interested in getting to know his boat and also taking her down to the Mediterranean. Here he could begin his exploration of the many cruising ground on offer. What he needed was...
Thumbs Up Yacht Deliveries UK – 37ft Hanse Hamble to Fambridge
37ft Hanse ‘Hullabaloo’ from Hamble to Fambridge, Essex – Thumbs Up Yacht Deliveries UK This short hop from The Hamble to Fambridge in Essex was an excellent but challenging trip. DELIVERY STATS: Distance: 250nm. Duration: 32 hrs. No. of hours with engine on: 2hrs....
Thumbs Up Yacht Delivery – Salcombe to Fambridge
Yacht Delivery of Moody 333 ‘Blue Octopus’ from Salcombe, Devon to North Fambridge, Essex The proud new owners are the Sinclair Brothers, Ian and Stuart. Being very happy with their new purchase they decided to get Thumbs Up to deliver her to North Fambridge in Essex....
Yacht Delivery Scotland – Classic Yacht -Inverness to Ijmuiden, Netherlands
Thumbs Up Classic Yacht Delivery of Georgiana K – 40′ Atkin Errin Cutter After a challenging, but well handled delivery, Glen, his crew and Georgiana are all safely home. The North Sea can be a hostile place in winter but this didn’t put them off. They dealt with...
Thumbs Up Yacht Delivery – 60ft Gaff Schooner
Yacht Delivery of ‘Whydah of Bristol’ 60ft Gaff Schooner . We’ve just completed a fantastic delivery for John and Di Edwards.They needed their beautiful Gaff Schooner returned to her home port of Bristol from Brest. Whydah is commercially...
Yacht Delivery – Lefkas, Greece to Hamble, UK – Moody 42 ‘Alchemy’
Arriving in Lefkas on the 4th August with first mate Lisa Cain we meet up with owners Roger and Dianne Perry who welcomed us with a very good lunch a sign of things to come for the great food we had along the whole delivery despite some challenging cooking conditions....
Thumbs Up Yacht Delivery Cannes to Barcelona S&S Classic Yacht Delivery
Cannes to Barcelona S&S Classic Yacht Delivery This was a beautiful 60ft S&S classic yacht called Argyll. A yacht delivery across the Gulfe du Lione is never straightforward. Especially when delivering a yacht as beautiful and tender as this. All the necessary...
Thumbs Up Yacht Delivery – Mahon to Sicily Elan 45 Owner Assisted
Mahon to Trapani, Sicily via Sardinia Yacht Delivery Back home, after a thoughroughly enjoyable yacht delivery, it was an “owner assist passage” delivery for Tony and Deborah Gourlay. I met them and their newly purchased Elan 434 Impression in the beautiful capital of...
Beneteau 43 Yacht Delivery from Split, Croatia to Lekas, Greece
Yacht Delivery of ‘Double Scotch’ 43 foot Beneteau Our flight to Zagreb was delayed so we missed our connection to Split, only arriving in Split on the next available flight at around 10pm. We took a taxi from the airport to Marina Agana, arriving at the boat 10.30pm....
Yacht Delivery Dufour 36 Classic Tollesbury, Essex to Falmouth, Cornwall
I had the pleasure of delivering a well maintained and looked after Dufour 36 Classic. Myself and my crew member Philippe van Eisjden arrived onto S/Y Samara on a Sunday afternoon, ready for an early morning High Water departure. After a quick but thorough handover...
Thumbs Up Yacht Delivery UK – Contessa 32 Lymington to Torpoint Plymouth
Yacht deliveries UK- Lymington to Torpoint Plymouth A big thumbs up to skipper George cox and Anthony for the safe delivery of a contessa 32 to Plymouth. Thumbs up had the call to deliver this yacht last minute and luckily one of our principle skippers George was free...