Halcyon Yachts Reviews 

Excellent delivery! I can't express how happy I am to use their service! Thank you!!

My partner and I are experienced sailors, but now in our 70s. So when we had to move our newly acquired boat, a Vancouver 34, from Largs to its new home port in Portsmouth we made a seamanlike decision and approached Halcyon for the added assurance and help of a pro skipper. They supplied us with Anthony. Our passage plan was dominated by the weather and currents associated with Irish Sea and Lands End, and also the requirement that there would be only two watch keepers - Anthony and I - if we did any sections over 12hrs. In the event, we did one non-stop 3 day sail from Bangor NI to Falmouth, and over 12 days we managed to keep the other legs down to a max of 12 hrs. We were absolutely delighted to have Anthony's assistance. He was the epitome of professionalism. He had a “can do” attitude - so nothing was too much trouble, whether it was contorting into the engine compartment to complete daily checks, or unravelling newly installed reefing lines at the mast. Given that we are a sailing couple, and if we were in port, he was discrete and managed to absent himself to give us time on our own. Although I have sailed thousands of miles it was a particular pleasure to sail with an actual expert. So I had the added value of being able to confer with, and learn from Anthony over passage planning, sailing decisions, and the growing list of "jobs to-do" to refurbish our boat. It was a pleasure to sail with Anthony and to achieve our goals for this stage of our journey with our new boat. 🏆

At very short notice, Halcyon immediately stepped in to transfer my motor yacht to the Solent, acting efficiently any skilfully throughout. Very good communications before and during the passage, cannot fault this service.

From initial enquiry to tying up at 0100 in Falmouth, Halcyon Yachts handled every aspect of the delivery of our LM 26 from Port Solent superbly, and were professional, organised, helpful and friendly at all times. We were kept updated with progress, including photos & videos, throughout the albeit relatively short passage. Halcyon certainly lived up to their reputation and we would highly recommend them. Thanks to skipper Tristan and first mate Bob who provided a useful handover (fortunately not at 0100!) and looked after our yacht superbly - we would not have known they had been aboard!

Mark and Pete's assistance in delivering my Nauticat motor sailer to its new home has been absolutely invaluable. They also gave my partner and me much appreciated advice on sailing technique, helped me test every system on an unfamiliar boat, were flexible enough to include sightseeing stops (see photo for Padstow stop) and were great company throughout. Very glad I chose Halcyon!

Mark and Susan the joint skippers on the trip were fantastic helpful knowledgeable positive and supportive __ the trip back from Antigua to Bermuda and across the Atlantic to the Azores was a real pleasure -- I am so pleased that I did not ship my Rustler 42 back from the Caribbean ( at more than twice the cost) and decided to sail her back- I would unreservedly recommend Halcyon Yacht deliveries and Mark and Susan in particular

Andy and Niall did an excellent job of getting our catamaran from Falmouth to Cuxhaven. We always felt safe and learned a lot on the trip. We can recommend Halcyon Yachts 100%!

Outstanding customer focused service. Professional from first contact to final handover. Boat was left cleaner and tidier than it ever will be again!

Efficient office administration. Very good skipper and crew who had to deal with an electrical failure in the middle of the night in the North Sea without any significant drama, but still delivered on time much to my relief.

We needed additional crew for a last minute change of circumstances during a powerboat delivery.

Following a telephone call in the morning, Halcyon Yachts had an experienced crew member arrive at the boat, within hours, enabling us to set off same day without delay.

The whole process was absolutely seamless from start to finish. Richard and Pete were great to work with. The qualified crew member (Joseph) was extremely professional, a pleasure to have on board, his experience was vast, and his assistance highly valued for a trip over 4 days.

I would not hesitate to recommend the team at Halcyon Yachts to anyone looking for crew members or skippers, and I would certainly use their services again.

As a newbie sailor I needed professional help to get my Contessa 32 from Lymington (UK) to Hellevoetsluis (NL) and back. Halcyon did a fantastic job in helping with this trip. I was able to join as 3rd crew member and thanks to Halcyon's professional skipper Tim we enjoyed a safe sail to The Netherlands in december 2023 and back to the UK in march 2024. Skipper Tim was a great help for me to get to know the boat better and provided lots of useful navigational knowledge during the passage. I highly recommend Halcyon for your deliveries.

So very impressed with my experience using Halcyon to deliver my rather beautiful and somewhat well travelled 1961 Alden Challenger. Despite a number of technical issues and battles with weather (a January delivery with very variable weather), boat arrived safely and in significantly better condition that when it started. There was good communication, and a can-do attitude shown throughout by the skipper. I would highly recommend them.

Professional job, good communication, trustful work.

Perfect service; delivery arrangements were made swiftly and the boat delivered exactly on time with great communications throughout. Would certainly recommend Halcyon and Gabriele the skipper and will likely use again.

I recently completed a 3-month Career Development Program with Halcyon Yachts. During this time, I was placed on multiple deliveries throughout Europe and the UK, where I had the privilege of learning from their top delivery skippers. This helped me to develop my own approach as a skipper, as I was able to observe the unique ways each skipper ran their boat and select what worked for me.

It was refreshing to work with a company that delivers on all their promises. I was scheduled on back-to-back deliveries with no days lost waiting for boats. My expenses were paid timeously. Travel between boats was straightforward and being a South African they assisted me with my travel documents.

I can highly recommend Halcyon Yachts to any sailor who is serious about building a career at sea.

The crew were very informative and kept me up to date at all times. It was not an easy trip and it was at a difficult time of year. The very mindful of ensuring the boat wasn't subject to excessive wind & wave loads.
The boat was clean and tidy when I got on board, and they were very helpful when i joined them from Cowes to Shotley, the very last leg of the journey.

A very helpful company. The crew got our boat to her destination despite difficult weather and a couple of challenges from an ageing vessel. They were always positive, patient and pleasant, despite being tired after long passages.

The only issue was the late replacement of the skipper which led to a delayed departure. However, a replacement was quickly found and the delivery successfully completed. Without that, it would have been a 5-star rating. The skipper and crew were friendly, helpful and thorough and the back-up from Halcyon could not be faulted. I liked the WhatsApp group set up to keep the owner, crew and Halcyon updated on progress and conditions with text and photos. A technical fault discovered at about halfway was swiftly and professionally dealt with without adversely affecting the schedule. On arrival the yacht was very neatly and cleanly handed back to the owner. Would thoroughly recommend Halcyon.

Great company answered all my questions and responded promptly to emails.
Our Yacht was delivered in perfect condition and with no fuss or hassle,would definitely use them again in the future.
Nick & Anita

Thanks to Pete & the team in taking the stress out of our winter layup delivery. Professional & friendly service, we learnt a lot.