About us
The yacht you want - without the wait.
Top Yachts have exclusive availability of specific Custom Line Superyachts so that you can avoid the often typical two-year lead-time from the Italian manufacturer. These high quality luxury yachts can be finished to your own specification and you can take delivery without the delay.
Buy with confidence, knowing you have the support of a ‘top team’ with extensive knowledge and experience. We provide the help you need to enjoy your leisure time to its full. At Top Yachts we don’t just sell the Yachts, we are also enthusiasts! Ask about our tailored management, gardiennage, crewing and charter services.
Call us today and find out why you should buy your new motor yacht from Top Yachts.
The Team
Andy McDougall, Senior Consultant
Based in London with over 20 years of knowledge in all aspects of the industry, Andy is in a great position to advise you on the purchase or sale of your Super yacht. As a founder member of the Top Yachts team he has a wealth of experience in the new build and brokerage Super yacht market.
Fluent in English, Spanish and French he has built up a unique network of commercial and client contacts throughout the world since starting out as a broker in 1986 in Spain.
* Recent sales in 2008 : “Annemarie” 2006 128 Ferretti Custom Line; “Clementine” 2007 112 Ferretti Custom Line.
Mobile : +44 7779 704520
Email : andy.mcdougall@top-yachts.co.uk
Phil Millard, Service & Technical Support
Phil has amassed over 20,000 miles as Captain of Custom Lines over the years. He has personally supervised the construction process of 10 Custom Line Yachts to date. Having also previously owned his own yacht maintenance company his supreme knowledge of the Custom Line yachts ensures that a smooth after sales and warranty programme is tailor made for each client, wherever our client’s wish to cruise both sides of the Atlantic.
Mobile : +44 7770 647686
Email : phil.millard@top-yachts.co.uk
David Seal, Yacht Broker
After ten years of working at management level in Sales at Ferretti Group, David is well suited to advise and assist in the purchase of your next yacht.
As well as being part of the design project team for the new Custom Line 97, he closely followed the sale and construction of almost every Custom Line yacht over a five year period from 2001 to 2006.
Bi-lingual in Italian and English and based in Italy he is happy to use his expertise and contacts to ensure that you get exactly what you want, the way that you want it.
News in 2008 - After successfully representing the seller in the sale of the 128' Custom Line "Anne Marie", David shall be manning the sales desk in the new Sales and Charter office based in the World Yachting Capital of Antibes.
Italian Mobile : +39 3351 829644
American Mobile : +1 954 376 1214
Email : david.seal@top-yachts.co.uk
Annemarie Gathercole, Charter
Annemarie, based in Antibes, France has worked within the yachting industry for the last nine years and previously to this she worked within the shipping industry based in Brazil.
She has worked for the Ferretti distributor in France dealing with all the major activities of the business; sales administration; service, charter. More recently she has specialized in charter.
Annemarie will be very happy to advise you and help you choose your charter holiday anywhere in the world.
Annemarie speaks English, French and Portuguese.
Telephone : +33 497 157 987
Mobile : +33 674 072 632
Email : annemarie.gathercole@top-yachts.co.uk
Jeremy Clayton’s Team, Warranty and Aftersales
Top Yachts were instrumental in setting up Jeremy Clayton’s Mallorca based company as an official CRN Custom Line service point in 2004. This winter Jeremy carried out warranty and maintenance on four Custom Line 94 yachts and a Magnifica 46 whilst at their winter bases in Puerto Portals Mallorca Spain. Mallorca, in addition to various visiting Custom Line yachts. Working in strict collaboration with Phil Millard our Production Supervisor and the CRN Custom Line service department. We are proud that Jeremy has more experience in the after sales and maintenance of Custom Line yachts than anyone anywhere in the world.