Kent,

I just wanted to take a moment and send you a thank you e-mail and personally recognize Burke Devereux. My wife and I just closed on a 1999 Carver 356 ACMY from Little Yacht Sales. I had first contacted Burke when I began looking for another vessel. Being a USCG 100T Captain for many years and having owned vessels for many years and having dealt with many brokers growing up in Florida I never look forward to dealing with brokers or sales people as you never know what you are going to get.

I was pleasantly surprised when I began working with Burke and can honestly say he has been our trusted advisor and yacht broker during the entire process, and we have benefited from his deep knowledge, skill, honesty and pleasant bedside manner and consider him a trusted friend now. My wife knowing nothing of boats had many questions, and certain things she was looking for, his communication throughout this process and helping my wife was invaluable, he answered texts, calls and went out of his way to make her feel confident in the vessel.

As with anything once you find your boat, all you can wish for is friction free transaction which is exactly what we received. Burke and the closing agent made every step hassle free, recommended insurance folks in the area and continued to go above and beyond. Once we had closed Burke still continues to impress us. Most brokers would move on from there to other customers as the sale had closed. Burke though has continued to assist both me and my wife, from helping identify mechanics and suppliers in the area all the way to recommending the best restaurant. We had a known issue with the generator on the boat & Burke has continued to help me with this to get it fixed, I travel a lot for work and he has made my life very uncomplicated helping me navigate this. I have learned through experience now that a having skilled broker performing this role in your corner is an essential requirement to boating happiness. While many of us have owned multiple boats over our lives, our perspectives are incredibly narrow compared to a true professional who has dedicated several decades to the industry and has direct experience with thousands of boats.

Burke handled the entire process with integrity and with an over-the-top level of service we were delighted by, Burke sets a gold standard example of what a yacht broker should be and would I venture to say he is clearly one of the top yacht brokers in the country, you are very lucky to have him on your team. Little Yacht Sales and Burke have now become my go to when I am need of selling a vessel or buying another one which we plan to do in the future when the kids move out. Thank you for providing your clients with knowledgeable brokers and a hassle free experience. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact.

Thanks,