Customer Comments

We consider ourselves very fortunate to have met Samantha Cassell in our search for a Princess 415 as we live in New Zealand and had to rely on her help and advice from the other side of the world. Samantha has been just great to work with. We found her to be very professional and knowledgeable, and she went out of her way to help us in every way she could in locating a motor yacht that met our requirements. She could not have been more helpful. I would have no hesitation in recommending her to any intending purchaser and/or owner looking for a very competent broker and would be delighted to provide a verbal reference to anyone requiring a testimonial on her proficiency.

- Clyde, NZ | Boatshed Portsmouth

The Portsmouth branch of Boatshed was chosen by me to sell my Moody 346. I received personal attention from the beginning from Samantha Cassell who remained my contact throughout. Appointments for photographs, listing and viewings were kept to the minute. The on-line listing was comprehensive and accurate and I was allowed pre-publication viewing to provide any minor corrections. Negotiation with potential purchasers was carried out by Samantha, keeping me informed during the process Detailed negotiation with the actual buyer and all arrangements for the handover of paperwork and equipment was most effectively and timely completed. I am completely satisfied by the way in which Boatshed carried out the listing and sale of my boat and have no hesitation in recommending this brokerage and thank, in particular, the efficient and effective personal service provided by Samantha.

- David, Commander RN (rtd) | Boatshed Portsmouth

“I am very happy with the service provided by Boatshed Portsmouth during the sale of my yacht. Right from the start I found their broker, Samantha Cassell, to be professional,realistic and active on my behalf. A large number of photos and even a video tour of the boat at deck level, and inside the cabin, were quickly produced and posted on their website and I found encouragement from logging on to their website and seeing how many viewings their had been of my boat details. Once a potential buyer appeared Samantha kept me fully informed of progress and acted with vigour on my behalf. “

- Regards Robin | Boatshed Portsmouth

I have a busy schedule and wanted somebody to deal with the sale of my boat and have as little hassle as possible with paperwork or time consuming negotiations. Boatshed Portsmouth did the job.

- Cheers, Barry | Boatshed Portsmouth

We can highly recommend Boatshed Gosport to anyone who wishes to sell or buy a boat. The srevice is excellent, informative and everything is explained clearly at all stages. Being kept up to date and aware of proceedings and paperwork is very important and the monthly report of viewings and interest was always a welcome sight. The number of photographs taken and placed on their site gave potential interested people an excellent idea of our vessel before any viewing took place and we are sure this helped enormously to ensure only really serious people arrived to view our vessel. The assistance during the preparation, presentation, notification of possible clients and subsequent sale was efficient and professionally handled. Thank you Boatshed for a well planned and executed service.

- Yours sincerely, Tony and Audrey | Boatshed Portsmouth

We were most impressed by the service rendered by Boatshed. Our Motor Cruiser received wide publicity and throughout the sale process, we were kept fully informed. In particular, the Boatshed website was most useful. The Boatshed Rep. was cheerful, cooperative and attended all viewings.

- Regards, Roger | Boatshed Portsmouth

I placed my 28ft Gib'Sea with Samantha Cassell to sell on my behalf and was delighted with the fast response, attention to detail and very swift sale of the boat. Having spotted a few points on the boat that needed attention, the first viewing was within days of the notice appearing on the web site, an offer was made and accepted by us a week later, and the survey and completion within another week. They say it pays to use experts, and I can certainly confirm that in the service and results delivered by Sam and the Boatshed team

- Nick | Boatshed Portsmouth

Hi Sam I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your help in finding my yacht, Cloud Nine. The Boatshed website has a great selection of boat, with lots of photos, which really helped me decide what type of yachts to look for. It is also really straight forward to use. I found your advice really helpful and appriciate all the time you spent sorting everything out so that I was able to take ownership at very short notice. I was grateful for your subsequent visit, with your friend, to assist with the issues I had with the battery charger. Great service all round, thanks!

- Wendy | Boatshed Portsmouth

I purchased my 35 foot Jeanneau Sun Odyssey through Boatshed Portsmouth having only 18 months of previous boat ownership. The approach was totally helpful and I felt that I was buying rather than being sold to. Myself and my wife were showed 5 boats within our price range and Sam Cassell the Boatshed salesperson could not have been more helpful or informative. I still had my old boat to sell which within 2 months of listing her with Sam she was SOLD, yay! I would not hesitate to use Boatshed for my next purchase and they made the entire process both transparent and enjoyable.

- Mart xx | Boatshed Portsmouth

Dear Samantha, Boatshed Portsmouth. So "Jazz" has been sold and will be sailing the Seven Seas under a new captain. Just to say "Thank You" for the excellent service provided, by yourself, as regards selling "Jazz". I must say that the buyer having "Jazz" lifted and a survey completed before an offer made is very rare, but thank you for rising to the challenge. It is appreciated that you took the time and effort to contact the boat yard and sort out the little hitches along the way, especially when I reside in land locked Birmingham. And all with in two weeks, from survey, paperwork and hand over of "Jazz". Well done Samantha, and I hope to converse with you again, with the view of purchasing my next vessel.

- Best Regards Jon | Boatshed Portsmouth

It experience with Nic at Boatshed Could not have been better he was exceptionally professional and gave an excellent service throughout- his promotion of the vessel and his expert knowledge helped both us and the end purchasers secure a great and mutual deal - Thank you Nic, highly recommend your services Everything was excellent.

- Dave F April 2025 | Boatshed Southampton

Boatshed Eastbourne - great listing, brilliant photos and videos - kept up to date with numerous emails throughout the whole process of selling our boat - highly recommended!

- April 2025 | Boatshed Eastbourne

I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Helen and myself to thank you all at Boatshed for all your efforts.

- Paul, April 2025 | Boatshed Eastbourne

Please leave a short quote/testimonial about your experience with Boatshed: A lot of information was shared on the boat with honest opinions. A great deal off support was offered during and after hand-over. For the sale I was dealing Dan King and Tim Kingston, both were very helpful. Dan shared a lot of information on the boat during the purchase and also helped me get acquainted with the location and facilities in Eastbourne Sovereign Marina after I took ownership. Is there anything we could have done better? When I had electronically signed the sale and purchase agreement and paid the deposit, the status of the boat on the website took a few days to change to under offer, I would have expected this to be immediate. Any other comments? It was a warming experience dealing with the Boatshed crew, I definitely recommend this service and will certainly look to Boatshed again in case I decide to upgrade in the future. I am very pleased with the boat, she is all that I expected and maybe more. There is some work to do which I know about and reflects the final price. Boatshed helped me understand what I will need to do after taking ownership to bring the boat up to top spec and this helped me make a decision to buy her.

- Peter, April 2025 | Boatshed Eastbourne

Once again I would like to thank you for all your efforts on my behalf. Your level of professionalism in handling the sale of Lady Win is a credit to you and I would not hesitate to either use your services again or recommend you to anyone that is in need of your services. Thanks again.

- (Andy P March 2025) | Boatshed Essex

The listing of our boat was amazing, the description and content was highly detailed complimented by a huge volume of excellent photographs and videos. Tim Kingston assisted us every step of the way. He was very knowledgeable, highly professional, polite and friendly, constantly updating us via email right through the whole process up until the boat was sold.

- Keith and Linda, March 2025 | Boatshed Eastbourne

Thanks for all your help. It was your initial video sales pitch that sold it to us!

- Kevin, March 2025 | Boatshed Eastbourne

Highly competent helpful and professional service. Tim came over as a friendly pragmatic and knowledgeable

- Karl, March 2025 | Boatshed Brighton

From the original contact with Jason until the conclusion of the sale the communication and information was first class. Couldn’t have made the process any clearer or easy. The original listing was extremely accurate and extensive which is what drew me to the boat in the first place. Highly recommend Boatshed Torbay.

- Vincent Brown - March 2025 | Boatshed Torbay

I am so pleased you guys have found me a buyer. Thank you.

- Toby, March 2025 | Boatshed Eastbourne