{"id":232,"date":"2026-07-29T14:17:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/?page_id=232"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:17:45","slug":"vendre-son-bateau-karpathos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/fr\/sell-your-boat-karpathos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vendre son bateau \u00e0 Karpathos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"232\" class=\"elementor elementor-232 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 Karpathos<\/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 Pigadia, Karpathos. 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-dodecanese\/\">Yacht brokers Dodecanese<\/a> &rsaquo; Sell Your Boat Karpathos<\/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 Dodecanese\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\\\/\/yacht-brokers-dodecanese\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sell Your Boat Karpathos\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\\\/sell-your-boat-karpathos\\\/\"}]}<\/script><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Article\",\"headline\":\"Sell Your Boat Karpathos\",\"description\":\"Sell your boat Karpathos: one named broker, an honest valuation and 5% payable only on completion. 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Karpathos Island National Airport, AOK, lies about 15 km away by road, a taxi journey of roughly 20 to 25 minutes, and there is no bus link, so buyers travelling in tend to arrange transfers in advance. It is not a hub port, but it is a working one, and boats sold from here go through the same process as anywhere else on our books.<\/p> <p>Selling through us costs five per cent, taken on completion, with nothing asked for up front. One broker stays with your boat from the first valuation through to handover, so you are not passed between offices or explaining her history twice. Viewings are private, arranged strictly by appointment, and only offered to buyers whose funds have already been checked, so your time at Pigadia is not wasted on lookers.<\/p><div class=\"ybgx-facts\"><ul><li>Pigadia, Karpathos at Karpathos, Dodecanese: one named broker, private viewings at the berth, 5% payable only on completion and nothing up front.<\/li><li>The season at Pigadia, Karpathos runs Apr-Oct.<\/li><li>Pigadia, Karpathos holds not published berths.<\/li><li>Pigadia, Karpathos takes yachts of up to not published metres length overall.<\/li><li>The nearest airport for a buyer flying in to view her is Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK).<\/li><li>Transfer from Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) to the berth at Pigadia, Karpathos: 15 km by road, approx. 20-25 min; taxi only.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-toc\"><ol><li><a href=\"#buyers\">Who Is Buying at Pigadia, Karpathos Right Now<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#brokers2\">Yacht Brokers Karpathos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#value\">Sell Your Boat Karpathos: What She Is Actually Worth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#process\">Sell Your Boat Karpathos: 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 Karpathos: When to List Her<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#prep\">Sell Your Boat Karpathos: Survey, Refit and What to Fix<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#marina\">Pigadia, Karpathos in Detail<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#berthing\">Berthing, Beam and Draft at Pigadia, Karpathos<\/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 Karpathos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#registration\">Registering a Boat in Greece<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#map\">Pigadia, Karpathos: Location and Fast Facts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#boats\">Boats For Sale Through Our Karpathos Office<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">Sell Your Boat Karpathos: 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 Pigadia, Karpathos Right Now<\/h2><p>Four types of buyer are active at Pigadia right now, and they are looking for different things, so it helps to know which one you are dealing with before you get too far into a conversation.<\/p> <p>Greek owners trading up tend to stay within the same marina, moving from a boat they know into something ten or fifteen feet longer without changing their routine. They go straight to the engine room and the electrics, because they have usually lived with a smaller version of the same problems for years. They walk away over anything that looks like a rushed refit or a logbook with gaps in it, since they know exactly what proper maintenance in this marina should look like.<\/p> <p>Northern European buyers want a boat already lying in Greece so they can fly in and be aboard within the week. They check the lying berth first, then the antifoul and the sails, because their priority is being on the water fast, not taking on a project. They walk away the moment a survey raises questions about the hull or the rig, since delay is the one thing they came to Greece to avoid.<\/p> <p>Charter operators are hunting for hulls that already carry Greek paperwork and a berth, which saves them months of registration work. They go through the documentation before they even look at the boat properly, checking flag, VAT status and any charter licence attached to her. They walk away over paperwork gaps, not cosmetic issues, because a boat with clean papers and worn upholstery is still bookable next season.<\/p> <p>First time buyers stepping up from something smaller focus on the systems they have not had to manage before, generators, watermakers, larger tankage, and they ask a lot of questions about running costs. They walk away when the boat feels bigger than they are ready for, which is a judgement they usually make quite quickly once aboard.<\/p> <p>The season at Pigadia runs from April to October, and enquiries follow that pattern closely, building through spring, peaking in summer, and tailing off once the marina empties for winter.<\/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 Karpathos: buyers viewing a yacht on the pontoon at Pigadia, Karpathos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Private viewings happen at your own berth at Pigadia, Karpathos.<\/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 Karpathos<\/h2><p>Valuing your boat starts with what has actually changed hands, not what is still sitting unsold on a listing site with a hopeful price attached. A broker working Karpathos looks at comparable boats that have completed a sale in the last year or two, the same length, similar age, similar engine hours, and works back from that to a figure that will actually bring in offers rather than silence.<\/p> <p>Once the price is agreed, the boat is photographed and filmed at the berth, properly, with the right light and no clutter in the background. That footage and those images go into a written listing that answers the questions a serious buyer would otherwise have to ask by email: engine hours, last service, standing rigging age, known issues, what is included and what is not. A vague listing generates vague enquiries; a specific one generates offers.<\/p> <p>That listing is then placed on the international portals where buyers actually search, not just on a single Greek site. This is where yacht brokers Karpathos work differs from a private sale: the reach is wider, but every enquiry is filtered before you hear about it. Anyone who wants to view the boat is vetted and their funds confirmed first. Time-wasters are stopped before they ever reach you, and a private viewing by appointment is arranged only once that is done.<\/p> <p>From there, the broker runs the negotiation, deals with the surveyor, and handles the paperwork through to completion, chasing documents, managing the back and forth on price after survey, keeping the transaction moving. You stop fielding calls from people who were never going to buy, stop hosting viewings that go nowhere, and stop trying to read a survey report on your own. Commission is five per cent, paid on completion, nothing upfront.<\/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 Karpathos: What She Is Actually Worth<\/h2><p>A boat lying at Pigadia is valued on evidence, not on hope. The asking prices you see published on the portals tell you what other sellers want, not what buyers have actually paid. Achieved sale prices, the figures that changed hands and closed a deal, are the only numbers worth building a valuation on, and those are not published anywhere for you to browse.<\/p><p>The year on the transom is the least useful figure in the whole exercise. What moves the number is condition you can see and condition you cannot: engine hours and how the engine has been maintained, the age of the standing rigging, the state of the sails and the canvas, whether the electronics are a recent generation or something that will need replacing the day after purchase. A tender and outboard that actually work, rather than sit under a cover as an afterthought, add more to a buyer's confidence than most owners expect.<\/p><p>Location within Greece matters too. A boat lying at Pigadia with her paperwork in order and a berth already secured is worth more to a buyer than an identical boat ashore somewhere that buyer has to arrange transport to, insure in transit, and re-register before they can use her. Buyers pay for the ability to walk aboard and go sailing, not for the promise of it once several problems have been solved.<\/p><p>An asking price pitched too high does not simply fail to sell. It sits online accumulating views and no offers, and every week that passes tells the next serious buyer that something is wrong with either the boat or the owner's expectations. A stale listing invites lower offers than a fresh one priced on evidence, because buyers who follow the market notice how long a boat has been sitting there. The honest route, and the one that protects your position at the negotiating table, is a figure built on achieved prices, verified condition, and what this particular boat offers a buyer sitting in Greece, ready to view her by appointment once their funds are confirmed.<\/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 Karpathos: How We Actually Sell Her<\/h2><p>It starts with a call and then a visit. A broker comes to Pigadia to see her in her own berth, checks her condition against her paperwork, and gives you an honest read on where she sits in the current market rather than a number designed to win the listing.<\/p> <p>If that figure works for you, the next step is an agreed asking price and a written listing agreement setting out what we do, how we market her, and the terms between us. Nothing is signed until you are satisfied with it.<\/p> <p>We then arrange photography and video shot at Pigadia itself, showing her against Karpathos rather than generic stock images. This material is used across the listing and the portals, so it needs to be accurate and current.<\/p> <p>The listing is published and pushed out to the international portals, giving her proper visibility to buyers actively searching in the Aegean and beyond. Enquiries come through our brokers and local agents, not through a wider dealer network.<\/p> <p>Every enquiry is filtered. Only buyers who have shown their funds are in place are offered a viewing appointment, so your time and hers are not wasted on browsers.<\/p> <p>Viewings happen privately at the berth, by appointment, with the broker present throughout. If a buyer is interested, an offer follows, and we handle the negotiation on your behalf, keeping you informed at each stage.<\/p> <p>Once a price is agreed, survey and private viewing are arranged locally, giving the buyer the technical assurance they need and giving you a clear record of her condition at the point of sale.<\/p> <p>Contract is then signed and the deposit is held properly, in line with the agreement, protecting both sides until completion.<\/p> <p>Completion covers deregistration and handover, coordinated so that the paperwork, the funds, and the boat all move in step. You are not left holding loose ends after the sale.<\/p> <p>Our fee 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\/232\/\"><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=\"Pigadia, Karpathos\" 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>Selling a boat yourself at Karpathos looks like the cheaper option right up until you count what it actually takes. Most of the enquiries that come in through the usual channels are not buyers. They are people gathering information, comparing your boat to others they have no intention of purchasing, or simply curious about what a yacht at Pigadia is worth. You answer every message anyway, because you cannot tell which one might be real. Each of those enquiries that does turn into a viewing means opening the boat up, driving down to the marina, and giving up a morning or an afternoon. Do this a dozen times over a season for people who were never going to sign anything, and the hours add up to something you never priced in. When you do get a serious buyer, you are negotiating without any comparables behind you. A broker sitting on records of what similar boats have actually sold for can hold a price. An owner selling alone has nothing to point to except what he paid, and buyers know it. You end up conceding ground simply because you cannot prove the figure you started with. Deposits taken privately carry their own risk. Without a client account holding the funds, you have no protection if a buyer walks away, and no independent record of what was agreed. The paperwork at completion, transfer of title, deregistration, is where private sales most often unravel, usually at the point when it is hardest to fix. Meanwhile the boat keeps costing you. Berthing at Pigadia, insurance, antifouling, servicing, all of it continues whether or not she sells this month or next. A boat that sits unsold through an entire season at Karpathos costs her owner far more in these running costs than a five per cent commission on completion, paid only when the sale closes, with nothing asked for up front.<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 Karpathos\" 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>Once you agree a price for your boat in Pigadia, the transaction moves onto paper straight away. The sale and purchase agreement sets out the boat, the price, the timetable, and the conditions both sides must meet before anything is final. It is the document everyone works from, so it needs to be accurate rather than hopeful.<\/p> <p>The buyer pays a deposit to confirm intent. That money should sit in a client account held by a broker or lawyer, not pass to you directly. It is released only when the conditions of the agreement are satisfied, which protects you both if something changes before completion.<\/p> <p>Most agreements are subject to survey and to an on-water assessment carried out during a private viewing. If the surveyor finds defects, the two sides negotiate a repair, a price adjustment, or in some cases a withdrawal. This is normal and expected, not a sign the deal is in trouble.<\/p> <p>You will need to show clean title, meaning no outstanding finance or claim against the boat, and evidence of her VAT status within the EU. Buyers ask for this early, and it is easier to produce it now than to search for it later.<\/p> <p>At completion, a bill of sale transfers ownership formally. Your boat is deregistered from her current flag and registered under the new owner. If she holds a berth or mooring agreement at Pigadia, that agreement is transferred or renegotiated with the harbour authority as part of the same process.<\/p> <p>Insurance changes hands on the day of completion, so there is no gap in cover between owners. Your policy ends, the buyer's begins, and the timing is agreed in advance so nothing is left uncertain on the day itself.<\/p> <p>This is general information, not legal advice.<\/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 Karpathos: When to List Her<\/h2><p>At Pigadia, the season runs April to October, and that stretch dictates most of what happens around a sale. Buyers begin looking in earnest from late winter onwards, working through boats on paper before the weather turns, so listings placed in January or February reach people while they still have time to plan a spring or summer purchase.<\/p> <p>Most buyers want to take delivery in time to use the boat themselves, which means April through June is the period when serious interest converts into viewings and offers. A handover in July or August still happens, but by then a buyer is paying for less of the season they actually wanted.<\/p> <p>Photographs and viewings on the water are at their best from May to September, when the light is consistent and the boat can be shown moving rather than sitting flat against a quay. A boat presented in November or December, by contrast, is competing with grey water and a thin, indoor light that flatters nothing.<\/p> <p>Once you pass September, the pool of active buyers thins quickly, and a boat that has not sold by then is likely to sit through the winter until interest picks up again the following spring. Pricing and listing with that window in mind matters more than any other single decision you make as a seller.<\/p> <p>The Dodecanese in summer is exposed and can turn boisterous through the afternoon, with open stretches of water between the islands and little shelter once you are away from the coast. That favours boats that are sound offshore and comfortable at anchor rather than boats built purely for flat, sheltered cruising, and buyers here tend to know the difference and ask accordingly.<\/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 Karpathos: Survey, Refit and What to Fix<\/h2><p>Pigadia gets busy in the season, and a boat sitting at anchor or on the town quay gets looked at by more people than you might think. First impressions form before anyone steps aboard, so a proper clean pays for itself. Deck, cockpit, cabins, bilges, the lot. A hull polish is worth doing too, since it is the first thing a buyer sees from the tender on the way out.<\/p> <p>The tender, covers and canvas matter more than owners expect. A tender with a tired engine or a cover that has gone grey in the sun tells a buyer the whole boat has been neglected, even if that is not true below decks. An hour with a canvas repairer in Pigadia before a viewing is a sensible spend.<\/p> <p>Engines are the same story but higher stakes. Have them serviced and keep the invoices and the log. A buyer, or more likely their surveyor, will ask when the last service was done and want to see it in writing, not hear it from you on the day.<\/p> <p>Perished hoses, weak batteries and instruments that no longer read correctly should be dealt with before anyone comes aboard. These are the small things a surveyor lists anyway, and finding them yourself costs less than having them found for you at survey stage, when they read as neglect rather than maintenance.<\/p> <p>Clear your own belongings out of lockers, cabins and the fridge. A buyer needs to see the boat, not your holidays. It sounds a small thing, and it is not.<\/p> <p>A full repaint rarely returns what it costs, and the same is true of a new suite of electronics. Both are large outlays that a buyer will not pay back pound for pound, however good the finish.<\/p> <p>On an older boat, a pre-listing survey is worth commissioning yourself. It puts the facts on the table before a buyer's own surveyor does, and it means there are no surprises once an offer is on the table, which is exactly the point at which surprises tend to kill a sale.<\/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 Karpathos\" 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\">Pigadia, Karpathos in Detail<\/h2><p>Pigadia is the main harbour on Karpathos, sitting in the Dodecanese between Rhodes and Crete, and it is where most owners on this island choose to keep a boat. The harbour operates its full season from April through to October, which gives you six months of reliable water time and a clear window either side for maintenance or a sale to complete.<\/p> <p>Walk the pontoons here and you see a working harbour rather than a manicured marina. Local fishing boats sit alongside private yachts, day charter craft come and go through the summer months, and there is a steady rhythm of arrivals and departures that keeps the place active without being frantic. Buyers who come to view a boat here get an honest sense of how she is actually used, not a staged presentation.<\/p> <p>Karpathos itself is a working island with a proper town behind the harbour, so a seller has practical access to the trades that matter: riggers, engineers, electricians and chandlery within a short walk or a phone call. It is not a superyacht hub with every specialist on call, but for the sort of cruising yacht and motor boat that lies here, what you need is close at hand. Provisioning is straightforward, and the town itself gives visiting buyers somewhere to stay and eat comfortably while they view.<\/p> <p>What makes a boat easy to show from Pigadia is partly geography and partly the pace of the place. Karpathos sits on a natural route between the larger Dodecanese islands, so buyers already travelling through the region can take in a viewing without a special detour. The harbour is compact enough that getting a serious buyer aboard, with funds confirmed and a private viewing arranged, is simple logistics rather than a production.<\/p> <p>If you keep your boat in Pigadia, you are not fighting for attention in a crowded, anonymous marina. She sits in a real harbour, in a place people already want to visit, on an island that keeps its season long enough to give a sale a proper run. That combination of straightforward access, functional local trades and a genuine setting is what makes a boat here straightforward to present to a buyer who has already been vetted and is ready to view.<\/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 Pigadia, Karpathos, Karpathos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Pigadia, Karpathos at Karpathos, Dodecanese.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pigadia, Karpathos: 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 Pigadia, Karpathos<\/h2><p>Pigadia does not publish its berth numbers, maximum length overall, alongside depth, travel lift capacity or haul out details, so none of those figures can be quoted here. What matters to a buyer is not the port's published data but the specific dimensions of your own boat and how they match what the harbour can physically accept on the day.<\/p><p>Length overall, beam and draft between them decide which berths a boat can use anywhere in Greece, and Pigadia is no exception. A few centimetres either way can move a boat out of a manageable berth and into a longer waiting list, or rule out a stern-to spot that would otherwise suit her. This is why any serious buyer will ask for exact figures rather than approximate ones, and why guessing is not good enough when a contract is being drawn up. <p>A berth that transfers with the boat is one of the more useful things you can offer a buyer in this market. Berths in Greek harbours are often scarce, sometimes informally allocated, and rarely straightforward to obtain from scratch. If your mooring or berthing agreement can pass to a new owner without a fresh application or a long wait, that removes a genuine obstacle to the sale and can be worth mentioning early in any conversation with a prospective buyer. <p>Before you list her, go back to the paperwork behind your own berth or mooring. Check whether the agreement is in your name personally or attached to the boat, whether it is transferable at all, and what notice or approval the harbour authority requires for a change of owner. Confirm there are no outstanding fees, and establish whether the arrangement is a formal lease or a more informal local understanding, since the two are treated very differently when a sale goes through. Getting these answers settled now saves time later, and it means a buyer's broker can give an accurate answer the first time they are asked, rather than having to chase down details after an offer is already on the table.<table class=\"ybgx-tbl\"><tr><th>Detail<\/th><th>Value<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Berths at Pigadia, Karpathos<\/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>not published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Season<\/td><td>Apr-Oct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nearest airport<\/td><td>Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transfer to the berth<\/td><td>15 km by road, approx. 20-25 min; taxi only<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Brokerage fee<\/td><td>5% of the sale price, payable on completion<\/td><\/tr><\/table><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.litando.gr\/el\/karpathos-island-2\/\" 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 Pigadia starts with the flight into Karpathos Island National Airport, known as AOK. From there the boat lying in the harbour is a further 15 km by road, a journey of approximately 20 to 25 minutes. There is no rail or ferry link for this final stretch. It is taxi only, and that is the detail buyers need before they book.<\/p> <p>Once a buyer has been vetted and their funds confirmed, we agree a viewing time in advance rather than leaving it open-ended. The boat is opened, powered and ready when they arrive, not shut up and cold. A single named broker attends, someone who knows the specification in detail rather than a generalist reading from a sheet. That broker stays with the buyer for the full appointment, with no queue of other viewings pressing behind them.<\/p> <p>Buyers who fly to Karpathos for this purpose are rarely coming to see one boat alone. Given the cost and time of getting to a location like Pigadia, they typically build a trip around two or three vessels, sometimes across more than one island. That changes what is expected of the boat itself. It has to be ready at the exact hour agreed, because a delay of even thirty minutes can knock into the next appointment on their list.<\/p> <p>This is why we do not treat a viewing as something to improvise on the day. The taxi transfer alone takes a chunk out of a buyer's schedule, so the time they do get on board has to count. Systems running, lockers accessible, paperwork to hand, and a broker who can answer a technical question without checking notes. A buyer who has flown out for a short window and covered 15 km by road to get there is not interested in excuses. They are interested in whether the boat in front of them matches what they read before they booked the flight, and whether the hour they have been given was used well.<\/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 Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) to view a yacht at Pigadia, Karpathos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Most buyers fly into Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK) and reach the berth the same day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ypa.gr\/our-airports\/kratikos-aerolimenas-karpa8oy-kakp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK): 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 Karpathos<\/h2><p>The volume market around Karpathos and the wider Dodecanese sits in cruising monohulls between ten and sixteen metres. These are bought by private owners who want a boat they can handle with family or a small crew, moving between islands over a few days or a season. Buyers in this band look closely at engine hours, rigging age, sail condition, and whether antifouling and osmosis treatment have been kept current. They also ask about mooring arrangements and whether the boat has a track record of charter use.<\/p> <p>Sailing catamarans move differently. They hold their value better than most other types in this region, and the buyer pool splits between private owners after stability and deck space, and charter operators building or renewing a fleet. Both groups check the same things in the end: structural surveys, engine and generator hours, and the state of soft furnishings and electronics, since a catamaran bought for charter has to earn from the first season.<\/p> <p>Motor yachts and flybridge boats are bought for a different pattern of use, short hops between anchorages and entertaining on board rather than long passages. Buyers here tend to be less concerned with rig or sail inventory and more focused on range, fuel consumption, generator capacity, and how the boat handles at anchor with guests aboard. Cockpit and flybridge layout matters as much as performance.<\/p> <p>Larger yachts sell more slowly, but the buyers who come to this end of the market arrive prepared. They have usually already worked out flag, VAT and crewing arrangements before they view a boat, and they bring their own surveyors and engineers rather than relying on the broker's summary. Viewings are arranged by appointment once funds are confirmed, and the process tends to be unhurried on both sides, since the buyer is thinking as much about ongoing running costs and crew as about the purchase itself.<\/p> <p>Across all four categories, the constant is documentation. Buyers want clear engine and service logs, evidence of flag and VAT status, and an honest account of any work still outstanding, rather than a boat presented without its history.<\/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 Karpathos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>What is actually selling around Karpathos right now.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>Where this page sits<\/h3><ul><li><a href=\"\/yacht-brokers-dodecanese\/\">Yacht brokers Dodecanese<\/a> - the regional hub for every marina we cover here.<\/li><li><a href=\"\/sell-your-boat-rhodes\/\">Sell your boat Rhodes<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/sell-your-boat-patmos\/\">Sell your boat Patmos<\/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\">Pigadia, Karpathos: Location and Fast Facts<\/h2><p>Pigadia sits on the eastern side of Karpathos, the island that fills the gap between Rhodes and Crete in the southern Dodecanese. The town opens onto Karpathos Bay, a stretch of the Aegean sheltered enough to serve as the island's main harbour. From here, the coastline running north and south along Karpathos is within short passage, along with the open water routes linking the island to its Dodecanese neighbours. The nearest airport is Karpathos Island National Airport (AOK), roughly 15 km away by road, a journey of approximately 20 to 25 minutes, and reachable by taxi only.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Karpathos+Greece&output=embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" style=\"border:0;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" title=\"Map of Pigadia, Karpathos\"><\/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 Karpathos 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 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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 Pigadia, Karpathos and buyers come to the pontoon. Moving a boat for a sale costs money, adds risk and rarely helps. Her own berth at Karpathos is the best showroom she has.<\/p><h3>How long does it usually take to sell?<\/h3><p>A correctly priced boat at Pigadia, Karpathos 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 Pigadia, Karpathos 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. 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