My wife and I are blue water sailors from Alaska. We sailed our Ketch around the world from 1998 until the end of 2013. We have lived aboard since 1998 and cruise Alaska 6 months out of the year, 6 months at the dock. I have been watching your operation since you started taking Bitcoin. In Alaska a motor yacht is more practical and as most old sailors we decided to move to a motor yacht.
I contacted your Seattle office and asked Ari Sherr to look for a 50 ft motor yacht for me. He went out of his way to help including traveling out of town to check out boats that I was interested in. He sent videos and his opinion on the condition of the yacht.
I ended up purchasing Sista a 50 ft Ocean Alexander at your dock once I got to Seattle. Ari assisted me in every way possible including taking me to various marine supply stores after the sale. He helped order parts, went over the yachts systems and always offered help in any way. When Ari was away Alla Botvina stepped in to help me. She too went out of her way to assist me. Alla even volunteered to help handle lines while going threw the Ballard locks as I was single-handing. She also has followed up with contacts to make sure all onboard is well as I move Sista to Ketchikan. What a great team you have, including the office staff. I will be listing my Ketch with your firm when I bring it to Seattle this summer.
At present I am in Port McNeal waiting out a storm and going over systems. The inside passage is a beautiful run. Lots of good anchorages. Weather is a factor in April so I hold where needed until it breaks. Local knowledge helps as I have done this passage many time. Sista handles very well and I am enjoying the passage home.
Thank you for putting together a great team in Seattle.
Joe and I are so grateful for all of Ari's diligent hard work, logistics planning, advice, and over-the-top efforts on our behalf. He is incredible at what he does and is truly in a class of his own. It has been a pleasure getting to know Ari and work with him. Thanks for making our boating dreams come true.
Thank you Denison Yachting for selling our Meridian Yacht. You have an excellent yacht sales and marketing network to share the listing far and wide. The entire process from listing through closing and delivery could not have been smoother and more pleasant.
I am especially grateful to your Seattle yacht broker Ari Sherr. Due to the pandemic we expected it might be a hard time to sell a boat. We were prepared to list it at a much lower price. We were surprised when Ari suggested a price higher than what we purchased it for 5 years ago. Wanting to sell the boat quickly I was skeptical but agreed to list at the higher price for a short time.
Ari was fantastic. He did an excellent job of preparing the boat for showing. We were surprised that he had so many showings. Ari is an excellent communicator and kept us apprised of everything.
Within 24 hours we got our first offer. Soon after that we had several additional offers and the boat sold quickly for the price he suggested.
All of this happened without us ever having a chance to meet Ari in person. We certainly look forward to meeting him in the future.
Please share my contact information with any prospective clients. I would be delighted to tell them about our wonderful experience with Ari.
I cannot stop gushing over what a fabulous Denison Team you are!
Ari, you are our lifeline! You made our purchase experience a delight and now we have nothing but effusive excitement over our acquisition because of you. No buyer’s remorse here! During our time spent with you, we were reassured at every turn that our boat was meant for us. Clearly you are a pro! We so value all that you shared with us during our short but over-the-top memorable adventure to Seattle.
Emiko, it’s evident that everything you touch exudes perfection, from the unexpected welcome sign and bounty of goods and goodies (we would have starved had it not been for you!), to the perfectly prepared document book, framed (now cherished) photo of us and of course your so appreciated gift to please.
Mark, your intimate knowledge of every inch of the Swift Trawler 35 is beyond impressive. And then to have the unique ability to transfer all on to us in a simple and comprehendible fashion is remarkable and a true talent. We are just praying we can retain the abundance of Mark’s Teachings until we greet our boat again in Ensenada! Otherwise you may regret that we have your number!
With hearts filled with gratitude, thank you to Denison’s A-Team. We value your friendship and hope that you will connect with us often.