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At Boatshed we are always thinking of ways to help people sell their boats more efficiently and providing a better service to both seller and purchaser.

From the start, Boatshed has always been about promoting and harnessing those family values that most boaters share; spending time together afloat with family and friends; owning a beloved boat that becomes part of the family; weekends spent at an...

If you fancy a dip in the sea at Christmas, you are either brave/daft or raising money for charity – after all who would want to leave the comfort of their over warm homes to jump into icy waters if it wasn’t for charity!?

Here at Boatshed we have some fabulous brokers and today we’d like to put the spotlight on Tim Kingston who is the Boatshed broker for Brighton.

The December Boatbid auction starts this Friday at 0900hrs!

Boatshed Portsmouth are very pleased to be offering this Westerly Seahawk 34 for sale.
She is in good condition and boasts new standing rigging in 2013, another of her unique features is the fantastically sized cockpit tent (see pictures b...

At Christmas time we don't necessarily associate Santa's sleigh with the water. However this year Boatshed have some top tips on having festive fun by the waterside and a couple of chances to dress your vessel up and take part in the events.

Another day at Boatshed Portsmouth as they oversee the transport of a boat which had completed her sale and is off to bonnie Scotland!

A chance to get rid of those out of date flares that have been skulking down below for years - Brighton Marina Saturday, 28th November 1000-1500.

Next months auction commences on Thursday 11th December and runs until Tuesday 15th December. There are a large variety of boats for sale, here are just a selection of the boats featured:

As a boat owner, I have always taken out insurance to protect myself against the unknown but I have never really considered breakdown protection.

In all, 50 lifejackets tested:

Congratulations go to Richard Slape. We had thousands of entries to the competition. Ian Dawes Yacht Broker from Boatshed Port Solent, Wendy Barker from Boatshed HQ and Chrissie Capel from Boatshed HQ met Richard and his son Peter at Trafalgar W...

A chance for all yachties in the South East region to rid themselves of all of those out of date flares!:

It's an online auction site for used boats where potential customers can bid to purchase the boat of their dreams. BoatBid.com's process means you can bid with confidence, each boat can be surveyed and sea trialled before you make the final decis...

Scared your lifejacket might do this, when needed?: http://brighton.boatshed.com/brighton-marina-life-jacket-clinic-blog-30566.html Come to our next clinic on 25th Oct! 1000-1400 Brighton Marina

Every year Boatshed exhibit at the Southampton International Boat Show and when I wander around I see so many things that I think would be useful to buy, however is it something I really need and will it just sit in the cupboard? Should I buy ano...

What ever your next dinghy is, its always a compromise, but getting the balance right for practicality, cost and usability is really important. We look at various types of used dinghies.

We love at Boatshed.com helping Owners sell their boats and matching potential buyers to boats that suit and match their dreams. One of our latest sales was this 2002 Grand Banks 52 Europa, Lying in Italy, which sold for full asking price.

The next Brighton Marina Manager's drop-in clinic is this Friday 1800-2000 at the Marina office.