Owner Profiles and New Launchings at HYS
Do you have a unique or interesting photo from your boating season? Send it along and we may be able to include it here on our web site or the next HYS newsletter! Featured below are some of the newest members of the Hellier family as they set sail for the season.
New Beginnings: 2010
Dr. Michele and Barry Holt
Catalina 36 'The Drake'
Dr. Barry McGuire
Catalina 387 'Swoose'
David and Sharon Moran
Hunter 41 'Wind Dancer'
James and Florence Kellam
Catalina 375 'Aeolus'
Roger and Joan Zeisloft
Island Packet 370
Mark Lowry
Wauquiez 42, 'Verve'
Owner Profiles
Catalina 36 Mk II, "The Drake"
We arrived home safely and had a glorious sail today, wing on wing all the way up Narragansett Bay. The Drake moves along like a dream and we couldn't be more happy. Thanks for all you did to make this a totally smooth and stress free transaction.
Thank you again,
Dr. Michele and Barry Holt
John, it was a pleasure meeting you and your counterparts when we picked up the Holt's new boat. To see the service you provided to them including that late night visit was impressive.
Al Oakes
Catalina 42, "Anegada"
We just wanted to send a note along to John Zomermaand and Hellier let you know how much we are enjoying our Catalina 42. We have sailed hundreds of nautical miles this summer, even though we didn't pick the boat up until the end of June! Thanks for working so well with us on the sale.
I particularly wanted to thank you for getting the asymmetrical spinnaker (we hit 9.5 knots on the GPS yesterday through flat water with the spinnaker up!) I also wanted to thank you for arranging the canvas work by Barbara Whiting at Custom Covers. We love the dodger, bimini, and cushions.
Thank you again,
Jim and Madeleine Bass
Grand Banks 42, "White Elephant"
I want to thank HYS and especially your sales staff so very much for all your help with the purchase of "Freedom" this past October. Your sage advice, attention to detail, and personable approach made the entire affair easy and enjoyable. Your quiet persistence played a large part in finalizing a deal that might not have occurred had brokers of lesser temperaments been involved. In that regard, you made what I had feared might become a time consuming process extremely expedient.
Finally, your willingness to remain in touch with me and to assist with my finding a carpenter to fabricate nameplates was above and beyond what I might expect from a yacht broker. You have saved me innumerable hours in searching for a carpenter and your affable manner was much appreciated. I thank you again for all of your help, and I look forward to remaining in touch.
Jamie Gerrity
"White Elephant"
Catalina 36, "Ginger Beer"
We wanted you to know what a delightful experience it was buying our Catalina 36 from Hellier salesman John Zomermaand. The actual sales process was pretty straightforward, but the "shake-down" was a bit more complex.
It had been nearly two decades since we last owned a sailboat. John was very responsive to our constant questions and always so good-natured! He went way beyond the call of duty many times: mounting fire extinguishers, applying the name and hailing port to the hull, and helping us out on the Fourth of July when we discovered on that we had an engine problem and the water pump had died.
Thank you to you, John, and the rest of the staff at Hellier Yachts for making our acquisition of Ginger Beer such a pleasant experience. We will continue to sing your praises to those we meet cruising the New England waters!
Fondly,
Kate Martin and Steve MacQuarrie
Malö 36, "Spindrift"
We wanted to thank all the crew at Hellier for a great boat purchasing experience. Hard to believe that at the start of our two week cruise we decided to stop in New London to take a "peek" at a Malo 36 that we might be interested in. Two weeks later, we were returning home with our new boat Spindrift!
Not only did you have to make arrangements with the sellers who were in Seattle and France, the Hellier team had the Malo hauled, painted, zinced and returned to the water while we were leisurely cruising in Vineyard Sound. All we had to do is pull up to your docks, close the deal and sail off with with a beautiful boat!
We highly recommend Hellier to anyone looking to purchase a sailboat. Please do not hesitate to use us as a reference as satisfied Hellier customers.
Dawn and Paul Gudelis
s/v Spindrift
