{"id":223,"date":"2026-07-29T14:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/?page_id=223"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:17:44","slug":"vendre-son-bateau-palairos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/fr\/sell-your-boat-palairos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vendre son bateau \u00e0 Palairos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"223\" class=\"elementor elementor-223 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina001 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina001\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"top\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina002h elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina002h\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(13,30,51,.35) 0%,rgba(13,30,51,.86) 100%)\"><\/div><div style=\"position:relative;max-width:900px\"><h1 style=\"font-family:&quot;Playfair Display&quot;,Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;color:#fff;font-size:52px;line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 16px\">Sell Your Boat Palairos<\/h1><p style=\"color:#E8EDF4;font-size:19px;line-height:1.6;max-width:720px;margin:0 0 26px\">Sell her from her own berth at Palairos. One named broker, funded buyers only, private viewings by appointment. 5% on completion, nothing up front.<\/p><a class=\"ybgx-btn\" href=\"#valuation-form\">Request a valuation<\/a><a class=\"ybgx-btn alt\" href=\"\/yachts-for-sale\/\">View yachts for sale<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina003 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina003\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"intro\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina003w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina003w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><style>.ybgx{font-family:\"Source Sans 3\",system-ui,sans-serif;color:#1B2B3F}.ybgx h2{font-family:\"Playfair Display\",Georgia,serif;font-size:34px;line-height:1.2;font-weight:600;color:#12294A;margin:0 0 20px}.ybgx h3{font-family:\"Playfair Display\",Georgia,serif;font-size:19px;font-weight:600;color:#12294A;margin:0 0 8px}.ybgx p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 16px;max-width:860px}.ybgx li{font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}.ybgx-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(290px,1fr));gap:28px;margin-top:32px}.ybgx-tbl{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:26px 0;font-size:16px}.ybgx-tbl th{background:#12294A;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:12px 14px;font-weight:600;font-size:15px}.ybgx-tbl td{border-bottom:1px solid #E3E9F0;padding:12px 14px;vertical-align:top;line-height:1.55}.ybgx-dark h2,.ybgx-dark h3,.ybgx-dark p,.ybgx-dark li{color:#fff}.ybgx-dark .ybgx-tbl th{background:#0D1E33}.ybgx-dark .ybgx-tbl td{border-bottom:1px solid #24405F;color:#E8EDF4}.ybgx-toc{background:#fff;border:1px solid #E3E9F0;border-left:3px solid #C8102E;padding:22px 26px;margin:30px 0}.ybgx-toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:20px;columns:2;column-gap:34px}.ybgx-toc a{color:#1C4F85;text-decoration:none}.ybgx-toc a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.ybgx-facts{background:#E8EDF4;border-left:4px solid #D8B567;padding:24px 26px;margin:26px 0}.ybgx-facts li{margin:0 0 10px}.ybgx-crumb{font-size:14px;color:#54667C;margin:0 0 18px}.ybgx-crumb a{color:#1C4F85;text-decoration:none}.ybgx-btn{display:inline-block;background:#C8102E;color:#fff;padding:15px 30px;font-size:17px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;border-radius:2px;margin:6px 10px 6px 0}.ybgx-btn.alt{background:transparent;border:1px solid #D8B567;color:#D8B567}.ybgx-fig{margin:28px 0}.ybgx-fig img{width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:2px}.ybgx-fig figcaption{font-size:14px;color:#54667C;margin-top:8px}.ybgx-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #E3E9F0;border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden}.ybgx-card img{width:100%;height:190px;object-fit:cover;display:block}.ybgx-card .in{padding:16px 18px}.ybgx-card h3{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:17px}.ybgx-card .pr{color:#C8102E;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;margin:8px 0 0}.ybgx-card .sp{font-size:14px;color:#54667C;margin:4px 0 0}@media(max-width:767px){.ybgx h2{font-size:26px}.ybgx-toc ol{columns:1}}<\/style><p class=\"ybgx-crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/\">Home<\/a> &rsaquo; <a href=\"\/yacht-brokers-ionian\/\">Yacht brokers Ionian<\/a> &rsaquo; Sell Your Boat Palairos<\/p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Yacht brokers Ionian\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\\\/\/yacht-brokers-ionian\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sell Your Boat Palairos\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\\\/sell-your-boat-palairos\\\/\"}]}<\/script><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Article\",\"headline\":\"Sell Your Boat Palairos\",\"description\":\"Sell your boat Palairos: we list her where she lies at Palairos. 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The nearest airport is Aktion National Airport, code PVK, roughly 30 minutes away by road, which keeps the journey manageable for buyers flying in from abroad. That short transfer matters when you are selling, since it makes viewings easier to schedule and removes one of the usual frictions of moving a boat through a sale.<\/p> <p>The fee for selling through us is five per cent, payable on completion, with nothing asked for up front. One broker handles your boat from the initial valuation through to handover, so you have a single point of contact rather than a rotating cast of names. Viewings are private, arranged strictly by appointment, and offered only to buyers whose funds have already been verified, which keeps the process focused and protects your time throughout.<\/p><div class=\"ybgx-facts\"><ul><li>Palairos at Palairos, Ionian: one named broker, private viewings at the berth, 5% payable only on completion and nothing up front.<\/li><li>The season at Palairos runs Apr-Oct.<\/li><li>Palairos holds not published berths.<\/li><li>Palairos takes yachts of up to not published metres length overall.<\/li><li>The nearest airport for a buyer flying in to view her is Aktion National Airport (PVK).<\/li><li>Transfer from Aktion National Airport (PVK) to the berth at Palairos: about 30 min.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-toc\"><ol><li><a href=\"#buyers\">Who Is Buying at Palairos Right Now<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#brokers2\">Yacht Brokers Palairos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#value\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: What She Is Actually Worth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#process\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: How We Actually Sell Her<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#diy\">Why Selling Her Yourself Is a Nightmare<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#paperwork\">Contract, Deposit and Handover<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#timing\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: When to List Her<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#prep\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: Survey, Refit and What to Fix<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#marina\">Palairos in Detail<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#berthing\">Berthing, Beam and Draft at Palairos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#viewings\">Getting Buyers to the Boat: Flights, Ferries and Transfers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#range\">The Range Selling Around Palairos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#registration\">Registering a Boat in Greece<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#map\">Palairos: Location and Fast Facts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#boats\">Boats For Sale Through Our Palairos Office<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina004 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina004\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"buyers\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina004w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina004w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"buyers\">Who Is Buying at Palairos Right Now<\/h2><p>At Palairos, a good number of enquiries come from Greek owners already based in the marina who are trading up rather than moving on. They know the berth, they know the lift-out arrangements, and they are usually replacing one boat with a slightly larger or newer version of the same type. They go straight to the engine hours and the service record, and they walk away fast if the paperwork does not match what the seller has told them verbally.<\/p> <p>Northern European buyers form a distinct group, and their logic is simple: a boat already lying in Greece means they can fly in and be sailing within the same week, without the delay and cost of delivery from a northern yard. They check the standing rigging, the state of the antifouling, and whether the boat has been laid up properly over winter. What puts them off is any sign that maintenance has been seasonal and cosmetic rather than continuous.<\/p> <p>Charter operators are more transactional again. They are hunting for hulls that already carry Greek commercial paperwork and hold a berth, because both of those save months of administration. They go through the survey history and the charter log first, looking for consistency, and they will drop a boat quickly if the layout does not suit a charter guest or if the paperwork has gaps.<\/p> <p>First time buyers stepping up from something smaller tend to move more slowly. They inspect the systems they have not had to manage before, generators, watermakers, larger sail plans, and they lean heavily on the broker to explain running costs. They walk away when a boat feels like more boat than they are ready for, regardless of price.<\/p> <p>The season at Palairos runs from April to October, and that shapes enquiry volume noticeably. Interest builds through the spring, peaks once the marina is busy and boats are back in the water, and tails off through the autumn as owners lay up. Outside that window, enquiries continue but at a quieter pace, mostly from buyers planning ahead for the following season.<\/p><figure class=\"ybgx-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/motor-yacht-for-sale-greece-05-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"sell your boat Palairos: buyers viewing a yacht on the pontoon at Palairos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Private viewings happen at your own berth at Palairos.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina005 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"brokers2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina005w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina005w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"brokers2\">Yacht Brokers Palairos<\/h2><p>Start with the valuation, because this is where most owners get it wrong. You need a figure based on what has actually sold in the last few months, not what three other boats of the same model are hopefully listed at on the portals. Yacht brokers Palairos work from completed sales, comparable length, year, engine hours, and condition, so the asking price reflects the market as it stands rather than as you would like it to be.<\/p> <p>Once the price is set, the boat needs to be shown properly. That means photography and video shot at the berth, not stock images or anything taken on a phone between other jobs. Buyers scroll past listings with poor light and cluttered decks in seconds, so this part of the work is done to a standard that holds their attention.<\/p> <p>The written listing has to answer the questions a serious buyer would otherwise raise by email or phone: engine hours, service history, any refit work, ownership since new. Getting this right the first time cuts down the back-and-forth that otherwise falls to you.<\/p> <p>From there the listing goes out to the international portals where buyers are actually looking, rather than sitting on one site hoping to be found. Enquiries then get filtered. Anyone asking to view the boat has already been vetted, and their funds have been confirmed, so you are not spending weekends showing her to people who were never in a position to buy.<\/p> <p>The negotiation, the survey, and the paperwork through to completion are handled as one continuous process, not passed between different people at each stage. You stop chasing solicitors, translating documents, or explaining engine history to a surveyor yourself. Commission is five per cent, paid on completion, with nothing due before that point.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina006 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina006\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"value\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina006w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina006w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx ybgx-dark\"><h2 id=\"value\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: What She Is Actually Worth<\/h2><p>What you see listed against boats similar to yours at Palairos tells you what other owners hope to receive. It does not tell you what anyone has actually paid. We value your boat against achieved sale prices, the figures brokers see at completion, not the numbers left standing on a portal for months because nobody has met them.<\/p> <p>The year on the transom is only a starting point. Condition carries more weight than age once a buyer has looked closely, and buyers do look closely. Engine hours matter, and so does how those hours were accumulated, steady cruising or short harbour hops with long idle periods in between. The rig has a working life, and standing rigging that is approaching the end of its recommended interval will be priced accordingly by anyone who understands what replacement costs. Sails and canvas age in ways that are visible in photographs and obvious in person, and tired covers or a stretched genoa tell a buyer exactly how the boat has been kept. Electronics move fast, and a chartplotter or autopilot from an earlier generation reads as a job to be done rather than a feature to be enjoyed. A tender and outboard that actually run add a real, usable figure, because the alternative is a buyer sourcing and fitting their own before the first outing. <p>Location changes the sum again. A boat lying in Greece, afloat, with her paperwork in order and a berth already secured, removes cost and delay for the buyer. The same boat ashore somewhere that has to be reached, inspected, and then transported is worth less to that same buyer, even if the specification on paper is identical.<\/p> <p>An asking price pitched above what the market will bear does not simply sit and wait patiently. It sits and ages. Buyers watching the same portals see the days accumulate against the listing and read that as a reason to offer less, not more. A boat correctly priced from the outset draws serious interest early, while she still looks like a fresh, credible opportunity rather than one that has been overlooked by everyone before them.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina007 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"process\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina007w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina007w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"process\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: How We Actually Sell Her<\/h2><p>You start with a phone call, then a visit to the boat in her own berth at Palairos. This is not a video call and it is not a guess from a brochure. It means walking her deck, checking her systems, and forming an honest valuation based on her actual condition, her age, her equipment and what has sold recently in her class.<\/p> <p>Once you agree the figure, everything is set out in a written listing agreement. This covers the asking price, the term, and what each side is responsible for. Nothing is verbal and nothing is left to memory.<\/p> <p>Photography and video are shot on location at Palairos, in her own berth and under proper light. This is not stock imagery and it is not borrowed from a sister ship. Buyers are looking at the boat you actually own.<\/p> <p>The listing then goes live and is pushed out to the international portals, giving her the widest reasonable exposure to serious buyers rather than casual browsers.<\/p> <p>Enquiries are filtered from that point on. Anyone asking about your boat is qualified before they are offered an appointment. We confirm their funds are in place before a private viewing is arranged at the berth. You are not disturbed by tyre kickers and your boat is not paraded to people who cannot buy her.<\/p> <p>When a serious offer comes in, we handle the negotiation on your behalf, keeping you informed at each stage without involving you in every exchange.<\/p> <p>Once terms are agreed, survey and private viewing are arranged locally, using surveyors and crew who know these waters and this class of boat.<\/p> <p>If the survey is satisfactory, contracts are signed and the deposit is held properly, in accordance with the agreement, protecting both sides until completion.<\/p> <p>Completion follows, along with deregistration and handover, so that the paperwork and the physical transfer happen together rather than in a gap that leaves either party exposed.<\/p> <p>Our fee throughout this process is five per cent, payable on completion. Nothing is payable up front, at any stage before that.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina008 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"valuation-form\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina009f elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"marina009f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><style>\n.ybgx-leadform{max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;font-family:\"Source Sans 3\",system-ui,sans-serif}\n.ybgx-leadform h2{font-family:\"Playfair Display\",Georgia,serif;font-weight:600;color:#fff;font-size:34px;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 10px}\n.ybgx-leadform p.ybgx-sub{color:#E8EDF4;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 26px}\n.ybgx-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}\n.ybgx-leadform label{display:block;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#D8B567;margin:0 0 6px}\n.ybgx-leadform input{width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;padding:13px 14px;border:1px solid #2A4266;background:#0D1E33;color:#fff;font-size:16px;border-radius:2px}\n.ybgx-leadform input:focus{outline:0;border-color:#D8B567}\n.ybgx-full{grid-column:1 \/ -1}\n.ybgx-hp{position:absolute!important;left:-9999px!important}\n.ybgx-leadform button{background:#C8102E;color:#fff;border:0;padding:16px 34px;font-size:17px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.02em;border-radius:2px;cursor:pointer;margin-top:8px}\n.ybgx-leadform button:hover{background:#A50D26}\n.ybgx-note{color:#9FB2C9;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;margin:14px 0 0}\n.ybgx-ok{background:#0D1E33;border-left:4px solid #D8B567;padding:22px 24px;color:#fff;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}\n.ybgx-err{background:#0D1E33;border-left:4px solid #C8102E;padding:22px 24px;color:#fff;font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}\n@media(max-width:767px){.ybgx-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.ybgx-leadform h2{font-size:26px}}\n<\/style><div class=\"ybgx-leadform\" id=\"valuation-form\"><h2>What is your boat worth? Tell us six things.<\/h2><p class=\"ybgx-sub\">A local broker replies with a realistic market figure, not a flattering one. No listing fee, no photography fee, flat 5% commission on completion.<\/p><form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"ybg_lead\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ybg_nonce\" value=\"48e3666636\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ybg_ref\" value=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/\"><div class=\"ybgx-hp\"><label>Website<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"ybg_website\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-grid\"><div><label for=\"ybg_make\">Make of boat<\/label><input id=\"ybg_make\" type=\"text\" name=\"ybg_make\" required placeholder=\"Lagoon\"><\/div><div><label for=\"ybg_model\">Model<\/label><input id=\"ybg_model\" type=\"text\" name=\"ybg_model\" required placeholder=\"46\"><\/div><div><label for=\"ybg_year\">Age \/ year built<\/label><input id=\"ybg_year\" type=\"text\" name=\"ybg_year\" required placeholder=\"2020\"><\/div><div><label for=\"ybg_marina\">Which marina is she lying in?<\/label><input id=\"ybg_marina\" type=\"text\" name=\"ybg_marina\" required value=\"Palairos\" placeholder=\"Alimos Marina\"><\/div><div><label for=\"ybg_phone\">Phone<\/label><input id=\"ybg_phone\" type=\"tel\" name=\"ybg_phone\" required placeholder=\"+30 ...\"><\/div><div><label for=\"ybg_email\">Email<\/label><input id=\"ybg_email\" type=\"email\" name=\"ybg_email\" required placeholder=\"you@example.com\"><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-full\"><button type=\"submit\">Send for a free valuation<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/form><p class=\"ybgx-note\">We use these details only to value your boat and reply. No mailing list, no third parties. Prefer to talk? +30 698 013 5656.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina010 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina010\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"diy\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina010w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina010w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"diy\">Why Selling Her Yourself Is a Nightmare<\/h2><p>Advertise the boat yourself and the enquiries will come in numbers, but most of them go nowhere. You will spend evenings answering questions from people who have not arranged finance, have not sold their own boat yet, or are simply pricing the market for a purchase they will make in two years. Sorting the genuine buyer from the rest takes time you probably do not have.<\/p> <p>Each viewing at Palairos means opening her up, running the systems, being present for an hour or more, then doing it again the following week for someone equally uncommitted. Unless you live aboard or nearby, that is a drive down each time, sometimes more than once for the same enquiry when a buyer wants a second look before deciding.<\/p> <p>When you do reach a serious buyer, you are negotiating alone. A private seller has no sold comparables to point to, so the buyer sets the terms of the conversation and talks the price down simply because you cannot demonstrate what similar boats have actually made. You are also the one taking a deposit, often into a personal account with no client account structure behind it, which leaves both sides exposed if anything goes wrong before completion.<\/p> <p>Title transfer and deregistration in Greece involve paperwork that has to be right, and mistakes here are expensive and slow to correct. A private seller carries that exposure alone.<\/p> <p>Meanwhile the boat still costs money every month she is not sold. Berthing at Palairos, insurance, antifouling, servicing to keep her in saleable condition: these do not pause while you wait for the right buyer. A boat that sits through a whole season unsold has cost her owner considerably more in these running costs than a five per cent commission on completion would ever have done, and that is before accounting for the time spent chasing enquiries that were never going to convert.<\/p><figure class=\"ybgx-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/greek-marina-yacht-berth-08-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Owner trying to sell a yacht privately at Palairos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Selling her yourself means fielding every timewaster in person.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina011 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina011\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"paperwork\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina011w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina011w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"paperwork\">Contract, Deposit and Handover<\/h2><p>A Greek yacht sale rests on a written sale and purchase agreement, and until that document is signed nothing else moves forward. It sets out the price, the boat's particulars, the conditions attached to the sale, and the timetable both sides are working to. Everything that follows, from deposit to completion, refers back to what is agreed in that contract.<\/p> <p>The deposit is paid once the agreement is signed, and it is held in a client account rather than passed directly to you as the seller. This is standard practice and protects both parties: the funds are ring fenced until the conditions of the sale are met, and neither side can draw on them unilaterally. Only on completion does the deposit form part of the purchase price released to you.<\/p> <p>Most agreements are made subject to survey and a private viewing. If the surveyor or the buyer raises a defect, the two sides negotiate a settlement, which is usually a price reduction, a repair carried out before completion, or in some cases withdrawal from the sale. None of this is automatic; it is agreed between you and the buyer, with your broker managing the discussion.<\/p> <p>Before completion you will need to show clean title, meaning no outstanding finance or maritime lien against the boat, and evidence of her VAT status within the EU. These checks matter to the buyer and to any lender involved on their side, and gaps here cause delay more often than any other issue.<\/p> <p>Completion itself involves the bill of sale, deregistration from the current flag, and registration under the new one. If the boat keeps her mooring at Palairos, the berth or mooring agreement is transferred to the buyer's name at the same time. Insurance changes hands on the day of completion, so there is no gap in cover between owners.<\/p> <p>This is general information, not legal advice, and you should take advice specific to your own sale.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina012 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina012\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"timing\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina012w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina012w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"timing\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: When to List Her<\/h2><p>Palairos runs its season from April to October, and that window sets the whole rhythm of a sale. Buyers start making enquiries well before the marina fills up, often in late winter, once they have decided where they want to be for the summer ahead. If you list too late, you miss that early interest and end up competing with boats already lined up for viewings.<\/p> <p>Most buyers who are serious want to take delivery before the season is properly under way, so that they get real use out of the boat rather than a few weeks at the tail end. That means the practical listing window is narrower than the season itself. A boat that goes on the market in early spring has time to be seen, agreed, and handed over while there is still a full summer ahead for the new owner.<\/p> <p>The boat also shows differently depending on the month. In late spring, the light is good, the marina is quieter, and a private viewing can happen without the crowds and midday heat of high summer. By September the water is calm and the boat still looks and handles well, but the pool of buyers thins as people turn their attention elsewhere. Once October passes, interest drops away quickly and a boat left unsold is likely to sit through the winter until the cycle starts again the following spring.<\/p> <p>The Ionian in summer is generally settled, with a steady afternoon breeze and long stretches of calm water between islands. Anchorages are sheltered rather than exposed, and passages tend to be short. That favours boats that are comfortable at anchor, easy to handle short-handed, and practical for island-hopping rather than boats built for open-water performance. It is worth bearing that in mind when you think about how your own boat is likely to be perceived here.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina013 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina013\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"prep\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina013w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina013w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"prep\">Sell Your Boat Palairos: Survey, Refit and What to Fix<\/h2><p>At Palairos, start with the basics that every buyer notices the moment they step aboard. A deep clean inside and out, done properly rather than hastily, changes how the whole boat is read. The hull should be polished, not just rinsed, because gelcoat that looks tired makes a buyer wonder what else has been neglected.<\/p> <p>Tenders, covers and canvas matter more than owners tend to think. A patched bimini or a tender left deflated in a locker tells a buyer you stopped caring some time ago, even if the engines are perfect. These are cheap to put right and they set the tone for everything that follows.<\/p> <p>Servicing the engines is worth doing properly, and worth doing with paperwork to show for it. A folder of service records answers questions before a buyer has to ask them, and it does more for confidence than any amount of talk from a broker. The same goes for perished hoses, batteries that no longer hold charge, and instruments that have quietly died. A surveyor will list every one of these anyway, so there is little sense in leaving them for someone else to find.<\/p> <p>Clear the boat of personal belongings. A buyer needs to see the boat, not your life aboard her, and lockers full of gear make spaces look smaller than they are.<\/p> <p>Where owners often waste money is a full repaint or a new suite of electronics. Both are expensive, and neither reliably returns what it costs at sale. Buyers pay for a boat that is sound and honestly presented, not for cosmetic work done purely to sell.<\/p> <p>On an older boat, a pre listing survey is money well spent. It puts the facts on the table before a buyer commissions their own, and it means there are no surprises once an offer is on the table. Deals are lost after acceptance more often than before it, usually because something turns up that nobody mentioned. A survey done early removes that risk, and it lets the sale proceed on terms both sides already understand.<\/p><figure class=\"ybgx-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sailing-yacht-for-sale-greece-05-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Yacht hauled out for survey and antifoul near Palairos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>A survey and a tidy antifoul pay for themselves at the negotiation.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina014 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"marina\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina014w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina014w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"marina\">Palairos in Detail<\/h2><p>Palairos sits on the eastern shore of the Ionian, a working harbour rather than a marina, and it keeps to a season that runs from April through October. Outside those months the town quietens and the harbour empties, so anyone thinking about timing a sale here should build that rhythm into their plans. It is not a place with published berth numbers or a stated maximum length overall, and the operator does not publish alongside depth either, so any specific vessel needs to be checked against the harbour directly rather than against a brochure figure.<\/p> <p>Walking the pontoons at Palairos, a buyer sees a genuine working harbour rather than a manicured resort marina. Boats lie close together, fenders doing real work, owners and crew moving between decks and quay on ordinary business rather than for show. There is no pretence here, and that suits a certain kind of buyer, the sort who wants to see how a boat actually lives day to day rather than how she looks staged for a photograph.<\/p> <p>Palairos itself does not offer haul out or craning. For lifting, engineering, or yard work, owners travel to Aktio or Preveza, about half an hour by road, where Cleopatra Marina and Aktio Marina Boatyard handle that side of things. It is a short, manageable drive, and most owners keeping a boat at Palairos treat it as routine rather than an inconvenience, planning ahead for any lift or survey work that falls outside the harbour itself.<\/p> <p>None of that changes what makes a boat here easy to show. A private viewing at Palairos is straightforward to arrange, and because the harbour is compact, a qualified buyer can walk the length of it, step aboard, and get a clear sense of the boat within the hour. We only bring buyers who have been vetted and whose funds are confirmed, so a viewing here is never a wasted afternoon for you or for us. The setting does the rest, an honest working harbour that shows a boat exactly as she is, without dressing anything up.<\/p> <p>If you are weighing up whether to bring your boat to market from Palairos, that plain, practical character is worth factoring in. It rewards owners who keep their paperwork straight and their boats presented honestly, and it tends to attract buyers who know precisely what they are looking for. Our commission is five per cent on completion, with nothing payable up front.<\/p><figure class=\"ybgx-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catamaran-for-sale-greece-05-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Berths and pontoons at Palairos, Palairos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Palairos at Palairos, Ionian.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Palairos: official website<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina015 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina015\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"berthing\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina015w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina015w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx ybgx-dark\"><h2 id=\"berthing\">Berthing, Beam and Draft at Palairos<\/h2><p>Palairos does not publish berth numbers, maximum length overall, alongside depth or travel lift capacity, so none of that can be quoted to a buyer with any confidence. What can be said is practical rather than statistical: whatever the harbour holds, it holds boats of a certain length, beam and draft, and yours either fits that pattern or she does not. A buyer looking at her will want to know, quickly, whether she can stay where she is, and that answer depends on her dimensions against the harbour's own limits, not on general reputation. This matters more in Greece than in many other markets, because berths are scarce and rarely allocated on demand. A boat that comes with a berth already attached to her, rather than one the new owner must go and find, removes a genuine obstacle to the sale. It is one less negotiation for the buyer to have with a harbour authority, and one less unknown sitting between an offer and a completed sale. Buyers notice this, and it tends to shorten the time a listing sits on the market. There is no haul out facility at Palairos itself. The nearest yards are at Aktio and Preveza, Cleopatra Marina and Aktio Marina Boatyard, roughly thirty minutes away by road. Any buyer thinking about lift out, survey ashore or winter storage will ask about this early, so it is worth having the arrangement clear before the first viewing rather than working it out under pressure. Before you list her, go back to your own berth or mooring agreement and read it as a buyer's lawyer would. Check whether the agreement is transferable to a new owner at all, and if so under what conditions. Look at who it is actually held with, whether fees are current, whether there is a waiting list your buyer would otherwise have to join, and whether the harbour authority needs to approve any change of holder before the sale can complete. These are the details that stall a deal at the last stage, and they are far easier to resolve now than during a completion week.<table class=\"ybgx-tbl\"><tr><th>Detail<\/th><th>Value<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Berths at Palairos<\/td><td>not published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maximum length overall accepted<\/td><td>not published m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alongside depth<\/td><td>not published m<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Travel lift capacity<\/td><td>not published tonnes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haul out and craning<\/td><td>No - nearest yards are at Aktio\/Preveza (Cleopatra Marina, Aktio Marina Boatyard), about 30 min by road<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Season<\/td><td>Apr-Oct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nearest airport<\/td><td>Aktion National Airport (PVK)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transfer to the berth<\/td><td>about 30 min<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brokerage fee<\/td><td>5% of the sale price, payable on completion<\/td><\/tr><\/table><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcg.gr\/el\/epikoinwnia\/limenikes-arxes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hellenic Coast Guard: local port authorities<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina016 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"viewings\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina016w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina016w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"viewings\">Getting Buyers to the Boat: Flights, Ferries and Transfers<\/h2><p>Getting a buyer to Palairos starts with the flight into Aktion National Airport (PVK). From there, the transfer is about 30 minutes, which puts your boat within easy reach of anyone arriving for a viewing. It is a short enough journey that it does not eat into the day, and buyers arrive ready to look properly rather than travel-weary.<\/p> <p>We arrange every viewing as an appointment agreed in advance. Nothing is left to chance on the day. We know who is coming, when they land, and how long they have, and we plan the visit around that so there is no standing about at the marina waiting for someone to unlock a hatch.<\/p> <p>The boat itself is opened, powered and ready before the buyer sets foot on the passerelle. Systems are live, cabins are aired, and the boat feels like something in use rather than something in storage. A boat that has to be woken up in front of a buyer tells its own story, and it is not the one you want told.<\/p> <p>One named broker attends the viewing, and that broker knows the specification in detail: engines, hours, equipment, history. Buyers do not want to be handed a printed sheet and left to work it out themselves. They want someone who can answer a direct question directly, on the spot, without checking.<\/p> <p>Time on board matters too. A buyer who has flown in wants to walk the boat without a queue building up behind them. We do not stack viewings back to back on the same vessel. Each buyer gets the boat to themselves for as long as they reasonably need.<\/p> <p>Because of the flight and transfer involved, buyers rarely come out for one boat alone. Most build a trip around two or three, sometimes more, so they can compare in person rather than rely on photographs and specification sheets alone. That means your boat is very often being viewed on the same day as a rival listing. It needs to present as ready and looked after from the moment the buyer steps aboard, because there will usually be another boat waiting for them that same afternoon.<\/p><figure class=\"ybgx-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/motor-yacht-for-sale-greece-12-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Buyer arriving at Aktion National Airport (PVK) to view a yacht at Palairos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Most buyers fly into Aktion National Airport (PVK) and reach the berth the same day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pvk-airport.gr\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Aktion National Airport (PVK): official website<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina017 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"range\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina017w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina017w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"range\">The Range Selling Around Palairos<\/h2><p>Around Palairos and through the Ionian generally, the boats that actually sell in volume are cruising monohulls between ten and sixteen metres. These come to us from owners who have used them properly for family holidays or longer coastal passages, and they go to buyers who want the same thing: a boat they can sail themselves, moor easily, and hand over to a skipper for a week if needed. Buyers in this band check standing rigging age, engine hours, osmosis history if the hull is older, and whether the sail inventory has been renewed recently. They read the service log line by line before they ask to view.<\/p> <p>Sailing catamarans hold their value better than most other types in this market, and the buyer pool splits fairly evenly between private owners and charter operators looking to expand a fleet. Both groups check the same things, though for different reasons: rig condition, engine hours on both saildrives, generator hours if fitted, and any history of grounding or structural repair. Charter buyers also want clean paperwork and a maintenance history they can hand straight to their own management company. <p>Motor yachts and flybridge boats attract a different kind of owner, someone buying for short hops between anchorages and for entertaining aboard rather than long passages. These buyers look closely at engine hours, fuel burn at cruising speed, air conditioning condition, and the state of upholstery and teak, since this is a boat that gets used hard for a few months a year and then rests. They are less interested in ocean-going pedigree and more interested in comfort at anchor.<\/p> <p>Larger yachts move slowly through this market. There are fewer buyers, and they take longer to commit, but when they do arrive they come prepared, with surveyors booked and finance already arranged. These buyers expect full engineering history, class or flag documentation where relevant, and a clear account of any refit work, who carried it out, and when. They are not browsing. By the time they ask for a viewing, they have usually already decided the boat is worth their time.<\/p><figure class=\"ybgx-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/greek-marina-yacht-berth-15-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The range of yachts for sale around Palairos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>What is actually selling around Palairos right now.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>Where this page sits<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"\/yacht-brokers-ionian\/\">Yacht brokers Ionian<\/a> - the regional hub for every marina we cover here.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/sell-your-boat-aktio\/\">Sell your boat Aktio<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/sell-your-boat-lefkas\/\">Sell your boat Lefkas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/yachts-for-sale\/\">Yachts for sale in Greece<\/a> - every current listing.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/sell-your-boat\/\">How we sell your boat<\/a> - the full brokerage process and what the 5% covers.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina018 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"registration\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina018w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina018w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx ybgx-dark\"><h2 id=\"registration\">Registering a Boat in Greece<\/h2><p>A boat sold in Greece changes hands on paper as well as on the water. The buyer wants three things in order: a clean bill of sale, evidence that the previous register has released her, and documentation of her VAT status within the EU. Most owners selling here keep the flag she already wears; a change of flag is a choice, not an obligation, and it is usually driven by the buyer's residence rather than by where the boat is lying.<\/p><p>Where a buyer does want the Greek flag, private pleasure craft are entered through the local port authority and the paperwork is straightforward once the deletion certificate from the old register is in hand. Private boats cruising Greek waters also carry the TEPAI cruising contribution, which is calculated on length and paid monthly or annually. We handle the sequence so the two sides are never waiting on each other, and we tell you before you sign which document is going to be slowest.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina019 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"map\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina019w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina019w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"map\">Palairos: Location and Fast Facts<\/h2><p>Palairos lies along the mainland coastline of the Ionian Sea, in the western stretch of Greece, and the town opens directly onto the water rather than sitting back from it. From the anchorage and the marina, boats face out into a stretch of sea that is part of a wider chain of coastal settlements and islands running along this side of the country, so a short passage in almost any direction brings you to another harbour, bay or stretch of open water within the same cruising ground. The coastline here is broken and sheltered rather than exposed, which is typical of this part of the Ionian, and it means that a boat kept in Palairos is never far from somewhere else worth going. For getting to and from the boat, the nearest airport is Aktion National Airport, known by its code PVK, which is roughly about 30 minutes away by road. That proximity matters more than it might sound, because it shortens the gap between stepping off a flight and stepping aboard, whether you are viewing a boat for the first time or simply returning to one you already own. A map is set out below showing the position in full.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Palairos+Greece&output=embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" style=\"border:0;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" title=\"Map of Palairos\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina020 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"marina020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"boats\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-marina020w elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"marina020w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ybgx\"><h2 id=\"boats\">Boats For Sale Through Our Palairos Office<\/h2><p>Every listing below is handled by the same brokers who take on the boats owners bring us here: one named broker, full specification, professional photography and private viewings by appointment only.<\/p><div class=\"ybgx-grid\"><div class=\"ybgx-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/azimut-78-fly-for-sale-2011\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/motor-yacht-for-sale-greece-02-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Azimut 78 Fly for sale 2011 \u2014 AOP\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"in\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/azimut-78-fly-for-sale-2011\/\" style=\"color:#12294A;text-decoration:none\">Azimut 78 Fly for sale 2011 \u2014 AOP<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"sp\">2011 &middot; 24.5 m &middot; Porto Carras Marina, Sithonia<\/p><p class=\"pr\">EUR 1,800,000<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/hallberg-rassy-53-for-sale-2002\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sailing-yacht-for-sale-greece-01-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Hallberg-Rassy 53 for sale 2002 \u2014 LA PEROUSE\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"in\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/hallberg-rassy-53-for-sale-2002\/\" style=\"color:#12294A;text-decoration:none\">Hallberg-Rassy 53 for sale 2002 \u2014 LA PEROUSE<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"sp\">2002 &middot; 16.44 m &middot; Leros<\/p><p class=\"pr\">EUR 489,000<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/lagoon-46-for-sale-2020\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/catamaran-for-sale-greece-01-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Lagoon 46 for sale 2020\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"in\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/lagoon-46-for-sale-2020\/\" style=\"color:#12294A;text-decoration:none\">Lagoon 46 for sale 2020<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"sp\">2020 &middot; 13.99 m &middot; Olbia<\/p><p class=\"pr\">EUR 489,000<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-card\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/sunseeker-manhattan-66-for-sale-2019\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/motor-yacht-for-sale-greece-03-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Sunseeker Manhattan 66 for sale 2019 \u2014 BRIGHT 7\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><div class=\"in\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/yachts-for-sale\/sunseeker-manhattan-66-for-sale-2019\/\" style=\"color:#12294A;text-decoration:none\">Sunseeker Manhattan 66 for sale 2019 \u2014 BRIGHT 7<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"sp\">2019 &middot; 20.8 m &middot; Bodrum<\/p><p class=\"pr\">EUR 1,650,000<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><script 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There is nothing to pay up front, no listing fee and no photography charge. If she does not sell, you owe us nothing at all.<\/p><h3>Do I have to move the boat to sell her?<\/h3><p>No. She stays exactly where she lies at Palairos and buyers come to the pontoon. Moving a boat for a sale costs money, adds risk and rarely helps. Her own berth at Palairos is the best showroom she has.<\/p><h3>How long does it usually take to sell?<\/h3><p>A correctly priced boat at Palairos normally sells within three to six months, and most of that time is spent waiting for the right funded buyer rather than waiting for enquiries. Overpriced boats sit for a year or longer.<\/p><h3>Who actually shows the boat to buyers?<\/h3><p>One named broker handles your boat from listing to handover. The same person answers the enquiry, qualifies the buyer, meets them at the berth at Palairos and runs the viewing. You are never passed around a call centre.<\/p><h3>What paperwork do I need before listing her?<\/h3><p>Proof of ownership, the registration document, the VAT status paperwork and invoices for any major works. Missing paperwork is the most common reason a sale collapses late. This is general information and not legal advice, so check your own position.<\/p><h3>How do you decide what she is worth?<\/h3><p>We look at recent completed sales of the same model, current asking prices, her condition, her hours and her equipment, then set a figure that attracts funded buyers rather than tyre kickers. A survey usually confirms that number rather than changing it.<\/p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What does it cost to sell my boat at Palairos?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"We charge 5% of the final sale price and it is payable only on completion. 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