{"id":263,"date":"2026-07-29T14:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:17:48","slug":"vendre-son-bateau-zante","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\/fr\/sell-your-boat-zakynthos\/","title":{"rendered":"Vendre son bateau \u00e0 Zante"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"263\" class=\"elementor elementor-263 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 Zakynthos<\/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 Zakynthos. 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 Zakynthos<\/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 Zakynthos\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/yachtbrokersgreece.com\\\/sell-your-boat-zakynthos\\\/\"}]}<\/script><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"Article\",\"headline\":\"Sell Your Boat Zakynthos\",\"description\":\"Sell your boat Zakynthos: one named broker, an honest valuation and 5% payable only on completion. 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Zakynthos Airport, ZTH, is roughly ten minutes from the marina, which matters when you are trying to get a serious buyer onto the boat without losing a day to transfers. That proximity shapes how viewings are scheduled and how quickly a decision can follow a first look.<\/p> <p>Selling here works on a straightforward basis: five per cent, payable on completion, nothing asked for upfront. One broker stays with your boat throughout, from the initial valuation through negotiation to handover, so you are not passed between contacts as the process moves along. Viewings are private, arranged strictly by appointment, and only for buyers whose funds have already been checked, which keeps traffic on board to people who are actually in a position to buy.<\/p><div class=\"ybgx-facts\"><ul><li>Zakynthos at Zakynthos, Ionian: one named broker, private viewings at the berth, 5% payable only on completion and nothing up front.<\/li><li>The season at Zakynthos runs Year-round.<\/li><li>Zakynthos holds not published berths.<\/li><li>Zakynthos takes yachts of up to not published metres length overall.<\/li><li>The nearest airport for a buyer flying in to view her is Zakynthos Airport (ZTH).<\/li><li>Transfer from Zakynthos Airport (ZTH) to the berth at Zakynthos: about 10 min.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"ybgx-toc\"><ol><li><a href=\"#buyers\">Who Is Buying at Zakynthos Right Now<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#brokers2\">Yacht Brokers Zakynthos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#value\">Sell Your Boat Zakynthos: What She Is Actually Worth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#process\">Sell Your Boat Zakynthos: 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 Zakynthos: When to List Her<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#prep\">Sell Your Boat Zakynthos: Survey, Refit and What to Fix<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#marina\">Zakynthos in Detail<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#berthing\">Berthing, Beam and Draft at Zakynthos<\/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 Zakynthos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#registration\">Registering a Boat in Greece<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#map\">Zakynthos: Location and Fast Facts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#boats\">Boats For Sale Through Our Zakynthos Office<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#faq\">Sell Your Boat Zakynthos: 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 Zakynthos Right Now<\/h2><p>Greek owners moving up within the same marina at Zakynthos know the boat before they view it, sometimes literally from the next berth. They inspect the engine hours log and the service history first, because they are comparing a known asking price against a known replacement cost and want the paper trail to match what they have heard on the pontoon. They walk away over undisclosed work, not over cosmetics; a scuffed hull rarely stops the deal, but a service history with gaps does.<\/p> <p>Northern European buyers want a boat already lying in Greece so they can fly in and be aboard the same week. Their first questions are about the mooring contract, the current flag and any outstanding Greek paperwork, since the point of buying local is to avoid a delivery voyage. What makes them walk away is anything that threatens that immediacy: a berth that is not transferable, or documentation that will take months to sort.<\/p> <p>Charter operators are hunting for hulls that already hold Greek paperwork and a berth, because both save them a season of admin. They go straight to the survey and the layout, checking cabin count and charter licence status before they even ask about the engines. A boat gets dropped from their list quickly if the licence has lapsed or the berth cannot be assigned to a new owner.<\/p> <p>First time buyers stepping up from something smaller tend to over-inspect the systems they do not yet understand, generator, watermaker, electronics, and under-inspect the hull. They walk away when a broker cannot explain running costs in plain terms, not when the price is a little firm.<\/p> <p>Zakynthos runs a year-round season, so enquiries do not cluster into a short spring window the way they do at some other bases. That keeps interest steady across the year rather than concentrated into a few frantic weeks, which suits an owner who wants to list without waiting for a particular month to come round.<\/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 Zakynthos: buyers viewing a yacht on the pontoon at Zakynthos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Private viewings happen at your own berth at Zakynthos.<\/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 Zakynthos<\/h2><p>Start with the price, because that is where most sales are won or lost before a single photograph is taken. A proper valuation looks at what similar boats have actually sold for, not what a dozen owners are hopefully asking on a listing site this week. That means checking recent completed sales, not scrolling the same asking prices everyone else is already ignoring.<\/p> <p>Once the figure is right, the boat needs to be shown properly. That means professional photography and video shot at the berth, in good light, with the clutter put away and the boat looking like she is cared for rather than staged. Most owners do not have the time or the equipment to do this well, and it shows when they try.<\/p> <p>The written listing then has to do the work a buyer would otherwise put to you directly, by phone, at odd hours, over several weeks. Engine hours, service history, known issues, what is included and what is not. A listing that answers these questions properly stops half the enquiries turning into a back and forth that goes nowhere.<\/p> <p>From there the listing goes out to the international portals where serious buyers actually look, which is a large part of what yacht brokers Zakynthos are engaged to manage on a seller's behalf. Enquiries are filtered before they reach you. Anyone asking to see the boat has already had their funds confirmed, and viewings happen by private appointment, not as an open invitation to every curious sailor in the marina.<\/p> <p>The negotiation is handled directly, along with the survey and the paperwork through to completion. That is contracts, registration, and the practical detail of a handover, all managed so you are not the one chasing a buyer's lawyer or explaining the same clause twice. You stop fielding calls, stop hosting unqualified viewings, and stop doing the admin. What is left for you is a decision to accept an offer, and a boat that sells for what she is worth.<\/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 Zakynthos: What She Is Actually Worth<\/h2><p>A boat lying at Zakynthos gets valued against what has actually sold, not against what is listed. Asking prices published online tell you what other owners hope to receive, and hope is not evidence. What a broker works from is the record of completed sales: boats of similar type, similar age and similar condition that changed hands and closed. That record is thin in places and imperfect, but it is real in a way that a portal full of optimistic listings is not.<\/p> <p>Within that comparison, condition and engine hours carry more weight than the year on the transom. A ten year old boat with low hours, serviced on schedule and with paperwork to prove it, will out-value a younger boat that has been worked hard or neglected. The same logic runs through the rig, the sails and the canvas. Their age and their state tell a buyer what they are about to spend, and every euro they expect to spend on replacement gets deducted from what they will offer you.<\/p> <p>The generation of the electronics matters for the same reason. Chartplotters, instruments and autopilots move on quickly, and a buyer weighing up a refit will price in the cost of bringing dated equipment up to current standard. A serviceable tender and outboard included in the sale add real value, because they save the buyer a separate purchase and a separate search.<\/p> <p>Location plays its part too. A boat lying in Greece, afloat, with clean paperwork and a berth already secured, is worth more to a buyer than an identical boat sitting ashore somewhere they have to arrange transport to see and to collect. Buyers pay for convenience and certainty as much as they pay for the boat itself.<\/p> <p>Setting the asking price too high does not protect your position, it undermines it. An overpriced boat sits unsold, accumulates days on market, and buyers reading listings draw their own conclusions about why. By the time you correct the figure, the boat looks stale and the eventual price is lower than if it had been priced correctly from the outset.<\/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 Zakynthos: How We Actually Sell Her<\/h2><p>The process starts with a visit to the boat in her own berth at Zakynthos. This is not a form filled in from a distance. A broker comes to look at the boat as she actually is, her condition, her equipment, her history, and gives you an honest valuation based on what is selling in that market, not what you hope she is worth.<\/p> <p>From that visit an asking price is agreed between you and the brokerage, and a written listing agreement sets out the terms. This protects you as much as it protects us. Nothing proceeds without your signature on what has been agreed.<\/p> <p>Photography and video are then shot at Zakynthos, in her own berth, in her own light. Buyers looking at boats from abroad need to see her as she is, not as a stock image suggests she might be.<\/p> <p>Once the material is ready, the listing is published and pushed out to the international portals where serious buyers are actually looking. Enquiries then come in, but not every enquiry is treated the same way. We filter them so that only buyers who have shown their funds are in place are offered an appointment.<\/p> <p>Viewings are private, arranged at the berth, and by appointment only. Nobody wanders down and looks over the guardrail. Every viewing is with a buyer who has been through that vetting stage first.<\/p> <p>When there is genuine interest, an offer comes in and negotiation follows, conducted on your behalf and reported back to you at each stage. Once terms are agreed, survey and private viewing are arranged locally, using surveyors and crew who know the boat and the waters she sits in.<\/p> <p>After survey, contracts are signed and the deposit is held properly, in the way that protects both sides until completion. Completion itself covers the transfer of funds, deregistration of the boat from her current registry, and handover to her new owner, at Zakynthos.<\/p> <p>Throughout this, the fee is five per cent, payable on completion, and nothing is payable up front. You are not asked for a listing fee, a marketing fee, or anything else along the way. The brokerage is paid when the sale is done, and not before.<\/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\/263\/\"><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=\"Zakynthos\" 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>You will get enquiries within days of listing her privately at Zakynthos, and most of them will go nowhere. Every marina notice board and online listing brings a mix of genuine buyers and people who are curious, comparing, or simply passing time. Sorting the two apart is the work nobody warns you about.<\/p> <p>Each enquiry that looks promising means a trip to the boat. You open her up, run the systems, answer questions, and then wait for a reply that never comes. Multiply that across a season and the hours add up to something closer to a second job than a sale.<\/p> <p>Buyers who deal directly with an owner know you have no sold comparables to point to. They will use that against you, quoting figures from boats you cannot verify and prices you cannot argue. Without a broker holding recent completed sales, you negotiate from a weaker position than you think.<\/p> <p>Some will offer a deposit to hold her. Ask where that money sits. Without a client account behind it, a deposit is a promise, not security, and promises are hard to enforce once a buyer changes his mind.<\/p> <p>Transfer of title and deregistration in Greece carry real exposure if handled without experience. Mistakes here can delay a sale by months or expose you to liability long after you thought the boat was gone.<\/p> <p>Meanwhile she sits at Zakynthos costing you money. Berthing fees continue, insurance runs whether she sells or not, antifouling and servicing are due on the calendar, not on your buyer's timeline.<\/p> <p>A boat that sits unsold through a whole season costs her owner more in berthing, insurance and maintenance than a five per cent commission on completion, paid only once a genuine, vetted buyer's funds are confirmed, with nothing asked of you upfront.<\/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 Zakynthos\" 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 a buyer is ready to proceed, the sale and purchase agreement sets out the price, the boat's details, and the conditions both sides have agreed to. It becomes the reference point for everything that follows, so it needs to be accurate and complete before anyone signs.<\/p> <p>The buyer's deposit is paid into a client account, not to you directly. This protects both parties: the funds are held by a third party until the conditions of the agreement are met, so neither side is exposed if something goes wrong before completion.<\/p> <p>The sale is usually made subject to survey and private viewing. If the surveyor or the private viewing turns up defects, you and the buyer negotiate a settlement, whether that means a price adjustment, repairs before handover, or in some cases the buyer walking away. This stage is where most of the detail gets worked through.<\/p> <p>You will need to show clean title, confirming there is no outstanding finance or claim registered against the boat, and evidence of her VAT status within the EU. Buyers and their lawyers will want to see this in writing before they commit to completion.<\/p> <p>The bill of sale is the document that actually transfers ownership on the day. Alongside it, the boat is deregistered from her current flag and registered to the new one under the buyer's name, which is a formal process with its own paperwork and timing.<\/p> <p>If she is kept on a berth or mooring at Zakynthos, the agreement for that space needs to be transferred or renegotiated with the marina or harbour authority, since it does not pass automatically with the sale.<\/p> <p>Insurance changes hands on the day of completion, with the buyer's policy taking over as yours ends, so there is no gap in cover during the handover.<\/p> <p>This is general information and 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 Zakynthos: When to List Her<\/h2><p>Zakynthos is one of those bases where the brokerage year does not really stop. The season runs year-round, and that has practical consequences for you as an owner deciding when to bring your boat to market. Buyers start their search well before the weather turns, often browsing and shortlisting through the quieter months so that they are ready to move once conditions improve.<\/p> <p>Most buyers looking at Zakynthos want to take delivery in time to use the boat through the warmer part of the year, not in the depths of winter. That means the listing itself needs to be ready before demand peaks, with photographs, documentation and a clear asking price in place rather than assembled in a rush once enquiries start coming in.<\/p> <p>A boat shows best in photographs, and at a private viewing, during the summer months, when the light is strong, the water is at its clearest, and the boat can be seen doing what it was bought to do. This is also when a private viewing by appointment carries the most weight with a serious buyer, because the boat is presented in the conditions it was designed for, rather than under cover or hauled out.<\/p> <p>Once autumn sets in, interest tends to fall away quickly. A boat that has not sold by then is likely to sit through the winter and wait for the next spring before genuine demand returns, regardless of how the boat is priced.<\/p> <p>Summer conditions in the Ionian are generally settled, with a reliable afternoon breeze rather than the stronger, more persistent winds found further east in the Aegean. Days are typically calm in the mornings, building through the afternoon, which suits relaxed cruising between anchorages and short island hops rather than long open-water passages in testing conditions.<\/p> <p>This shapes the kind of boat that sells well here. Buyers tend to favour comfortable, easily handled sailing yachts and motor yachts suited to island-hopping and lying at anchor, rather than boats built primarily for heavy weather or long offshore passages. A boat that is easy to manage, well ventilated, and practical for short hops between bays tends to hold its appeal with the buyers who come looking at Zakynthos.<\/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 Zakynthos: Survey, Refit and What to Fix<\/h2><p>Start with the basics, because they are what a buyer notices first and what costs the least relative to the difference they make. A deep clean inside and out, done properly rather than hurriedly, and a polished hull change the way a boat is read the moment someone steps aboard at Zakynthos. It costs little against the price of the boat and it sets the tone for everything that follows.<\/p> <p>Tenders, covers and canvas matter more than owners tend to think. A tender that has been looked after, covers that fit and fasten properly, canvas that has not gone stiff or stained, all of this tells a buyer that the rest of the boat has been treated the same way. If any of it is tired, replace or repair it before anyone views the boat.<\/p> <p>Get the engines serviced and keep the paperwork to prove it. A buyer, or the surveyor working for them, will want to see a service history that is complete and current, not just an assurance that the engines run well. The paperwork is often worth as much as the service itself.<\/p> <p>Replace perished hoses, tired batteries and instruments that no longer work. These are small costs individually, but a surveyor will list every one of them, and a long list of minor defects does more damage to a buyer's confidence than the items themselves are worth. Deal with them before the survey, not after.<\/p> <p>Clear out personal belongings. A buyer needs to see the boat, not the owner's life aboard her. Wardrobes, cupboards and lockers should look like storage a new owner could use, not like they belong to someone else.<\/p> <p>A full repaint rarely returns its cost, and neither does a new suite of electronics. Both are significant outlay for a benefit that is mostly cosmetic or, in the case of electronics, one that a buyer often wants to choose for themselves. Spend on condition and function, not on replacement for its own sake.<\/p> <p>On an older boat, a pre-listing survey is worth commissioning. It puts problems on the table before a buyer's own surveyor finds them, and it removes the kind of surprise that appears after an offer has been made and kills the deal at the point it is hardest to recover from.<\/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 Zakynthos\" 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\">Zakynthos in Detail<\/h2><p>Zakynthos harbour sits on the eastern side of the island, in the Ionian, and it keeps working through the year rather than closing down once the charter fleets thin out in autumn. For an owner deciding where to leave a boat and where to sell her, that year-round season matters: a boat lying here is never out of season, and a buyer can be brought to see her in January as easily as in July.<\/p> <p>Walk the pontoons and you find a working harbour rather than a marina built for show. Fishing boats sit alongside private yachts, local ferries come and go, and the pace is set by the town rather than by a resort calendar. A buyer walking down does not see an empty basin dressed up for the season; they see a harbour that is used, which tells them more about how a boat has actually lived than any brochure could.<\/p> <p>Zakynthos town is a short walk from the water, and with it comes the ordinary infrastructure a seller relies on: chandlers, mechanics, riggers, and the kind of local knowledge that keeps a boat properly maintained between owners. Provisioning is straightforward, transport links off the island are good, and a surveyor or engineer can reach the boat without difficulty. None of this is dressed up for buyers, but it is exactly what a serious buyer looks for when weighing up whether a boat has been kept properly.<\/p> <p>The harbour's position on the island also makes it easy to show a boat without disruption. Access by road and by air is direct, so a viewing can be arranged at short notice once a buyer has been vetted and their funds confirmed. There is no need to move the boat to a more convenient location or to time a viewing around a marina's opening hours, because the harbour simply operates through the year.<\/p> <p>Selling a boat from a working harbour like this comes down to the same principle that applies anywhere: she should be easy to reach, easy to inspect, and lying somewhere that reflects well on how she has been kept. Zakynthos offers that plainly, without needing to be sold to anyone on the strength of the setting alone. If you are weighing up where to list her, the harbour's year-round working rhythm counts for more than the postcard version of the island, and it is the kind of detail that quietly reassures a buyer once their funds are confirmed and a private viewing is arranged.<\/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 Zakynthos, Zakynthos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Zakynthos at Zakynthos, Ionian.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/zakynthosport.gr\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zakynthos: 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 Zakynthos<\/h2><p>Every marina at Zakynthos allocates space by the same three figures: length overall, beam and draft. A pontoon might suit a boat of a certain length, but if her beam is wide for that berth, or her draft is deeper than the alongside water allows, she simply will not fit. This is not a matter of preference. It is a matter of what the harbour can physically accommodate, and it narrows the field of buyers before anyone has even asked about the boat herself.<\/p> <p>When you come to sell, this matters more than it might first appear. A buyer looking at a boat of your dimensions needs to know whether a suitable berth exists here, and whether it is available to them. If the answer is no, they are buying a boat they cannot keep where they want to keep her, and many will walk away rather than solve that problem after the event.<\/p> <p>This is why a berth that transfers with the boat is worth stating plainly in any listing. In Greece, berths are not always easy to come by, and a long-standing arrangement at a marina carries real value to an incoming owner. It removes uncertainty, saves them months of enquiry, and in some cases makes the difference between a sale and a boat that sits on the market.<\/p> <p>Before you list, look again at your own agreement. Check whether the berth is held in your name personally or attached to the vessel, and read the small print on whether it can be assigned to a new owner or whether the marina requires a fresh application. Confirm the current annual fee, when it falls due, and whether any arrears exist. If the operator has not published details such as berth numbers, maximum length overall, alongside depth, travel lift capacity or haul-out arrangements, say so rather than guessing, and direct serious buyers to the marina office for written confirmation. A clear, accurate answer here does more for a sale than any amount of polish elsewhere.<\/p><table class=\"ybgx-tbl\"><tr><th>Detail<\/th><th>Value<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Berths at Zakynthos<\/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>Year-round<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nearest airport<\/td><td>Zakynthos Airport (ZTH)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Transfer to the berth<\/td><td>about 10 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>Zakynthos Airport, ZTH, is the nearest airport to the boat, and the transfer from there is about 10 min. That is a short hop, which matters when you are trying to build a viewing into a trip that might also take in an early flight, a hire car, and a second boat somewhere else on the island or beyond. A buyer flying in wants to know before they book that the logistics are simple, and here they are. We do not open a boat up on spec and hope someone wanders past. A viewing is arranged by appointment, agreed with the buyer in advance, so everyone knows the time and the place before anyone leaves home. When they arrive, the boat is opened, powered, and ready, not shut up and cold. Systems on, hatches open, the boat presented as it would be used, not as it has been sitting. One named broker is present at the viewing, someone who knows the specification in detail rather than a general assistant reading from a sheet. They can answer what the engine hours are, what has been replaced, what the layout offers, without disappearing to check. The buyer gets proper time on board, not a rushed ten minutes with another appointment waiting behind them. That matters more than most sellers expect, because decisions on boats are rarely made in a hurry, and a buyer who feels rushed tends to keep their money in their pocket. Buyers who fly in for this rarely come to see one boat. The cost and effort of the trip means they will usually look at two or three boats while they are in the area, sometimes on the same island, sometimes a short transfer apart. That is simply how the economics of a buying trip work for them. What it means for you is that your boat is being judged in direct comparison, often within the same day, against something else they have just walked off. A boat that is clean, ready, and properly presented at the moment they step aboard has an advantage that has nothing to do with the asking price. A boat that needs apologising for, however good the underlying vessel, loses ground it may not get back on that trip.<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 Zakynthos Airport (ZTH) to view a yacht at Zakynthos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>Most buyers fly into Zakynthos Airport (ZTH) and reach the berth the same day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zth-airport.gr\/en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Zakynthos Airport (ZTH): 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 Zakynthos<\/h2><p>The volume market here is the ten to sixteen metre cruising monohull, and it moves for straightforward reasons. Most buyers are private owners who want a boat they can handle themselves around the Ionian, hopping between Zakynthos, Kefalonia and the mainland without needing permanent crew. They check the rig and standing rigging age, the state of the engine hours against the logbook, and whether the antifouling and osmosis history are documented rather than described verbally. Sailing catamarans sell differently. They hold their value better than most monohulls in this size range, and the buyer pool splits between private owners looking for stability and deck space, and charter operators building or renewing a fleet. Both groups check the same things in the end: hull inspection reports, rigging condition, generator hours, and how the boat has been maintained through a charter contract if it has run one. Charter operators in particular want clean paperwork and a maintenance record they can hand to a surveyor without gaps. Motor yachts and flybridge boats are bought for a different rhythm of use. These are short-hop boats, used for day trips, entertaining guests, and getting from a home berth to a favourite anchorage without much fuss. Buyers here look hard at engine hours, fuel burn, and how the boat has been used, since a flybridge that has sat idle for long periods raises more questions than one used regularly and serviced on schedule. Larger yachts move more slowly, and that is not a reflection on the boats themselves. The buyers who come to this segment arrive prepared, usually with a surveyor already lined up, a clear sense of running costs, and a shortlist rather than a casual search. They check everything the smaller categories check, but in more depth: full service history, class or flag documentation where relevant, and a realistic view of crew and berthing costs before they commit to a viewing.<\/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 Zakynthos\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>What is actually selling around Zakynthos 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-argostoli\/\">Sell your boat Argostoli<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/sell-your-boat-gouvia-marina\/\">Sell your boat Gouvia Marina<\/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\">Zakynthos: Location and Fast Facts<\/h2><p>Zakynthos sits at the southern end of the Ionian island chain, off the western coast of the Greek mainland, with the open waters of the Ionian Sea stretching out to the west and south. The island itself is compact, and a berth here places you within easy reach of the wider Ionian coastline without the longer passages that some of the northern anchorages demand. Zakynthos Airport, ZTH, is roughly ten minutes away, which matters more than it might sound: for an owner who flies in for a weekend, or for a buyer viewing before making a decision, that short run from runway to quay removes a whole day of transfers that other Ionian bases cannot avoid. The island opens directly onto cruising ground that owners use for short hops as much as longer voyages, and the coastline nearby offers the kind of sheltered water that makes for straightforward planning rather than a day dictated by forecasts. It is a practical starting point rather than a remote one, close to the sea lanes that link the Ionian islands and close enough to the airport that logistics rarely become the reason a trip does not happen.<\/p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?q=Zakynthos+Greece&output=embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"420\" style=\"border:0;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" title=\"Map of Zakynthos\"><\/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 Zakynthos 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 Zakynthos and buyers come to the pontoon. Moving a boat for a sale costs money, adds risk and rarely helps. Her own berth at Zakynthos is the best showroom she has.<\/p><h3>How long does it usually take to sell?<\/h3><p>A correctly priced boat at Zakynthos 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 Zakynthos and runs the viewing. 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