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Buying a boat in the Netherlands, sailing in the Mediterranean, and then reselling it a few seasons later in another country: the mobility of boat owners requires brokers to think on a European scale. Ancasta International Boat Sales is following this approach by opening two offices, one in the Netherlands and the other in Montenegro.
Two new offices in the Netherlands and Montenegro
Ancasta has added Amsterdam and Montenegro to its European network, which now includes ten locations on the continent. The new Dutch office is headed by Sunny de Haan, a yacht broker with more than 13 years of experience in the Dutch marine market, nine of which were dedicated to motor yachts. Initially, the business will focus on brokering sailboats and motorboats.
In Montenegro, the office is managed by yacht broker Dragan Joli?. This expansion positions Ancasta in another sailing region: the Adriatic and the eastern Mediterranean. These two new locations bring the total number of Ancasta sales offices in the United Kingdom and Europe to 24.
Tracking the owners from one navigable waterway to another
The expansion of the network reflects a shift in the used boat market: a boat is not necessarily purchased, used, and then resold in the same country.
For a boat owner, this type of organization offers tangible benefits during a transaction. Knowledge of the local market, arranging viewings, and monitoring the boat all require an on-site presence, especially when a yacht is being sold far from the owner?s home.
This approach also applies to the seller. Ancasta notes that a boat listed with one of its agencies can be advertised across its entire network. The local agency thus maintains the relationship with the owner, while the listing benefits from wider geographic exposure.
But a network's effectiveness isn't measured solely by the number of addresses on a map. It also depends on the flow of listings between agencies and the teams' ability to handle transactions involving multiple countries.
Port Napoléon has been home to Ancasta in France since 2004
The expansion announced for 2026 does not mark Ancasta?s entry into the continent. In France, the group has had a presence in Port Napoléon since 2004. The office is located in Port Saint-Louis-du-Rhône, on the Mazet Peninsula, at the mouth of the Rhône River. The port environment plays an important role here. Port Napoléon covers a 13-hectare site and offers storage and mooring options in a region where the availability of berths is a recurring concern for recreational boaters. The port can accommodate vessels up to 40 meters in length.
This French office thus provides the broker with a base on the Mediterranean coast for the sale of new and used boats. It also allows the vessels entrusted to the French office to be integrated into Ancasta?s broader sales network.
After Amsterdam and Montenegro, Ancasta is once again setting its sights on the Mediterranean
The two openings in 2026 do not mark the end of the company's European expansion. Ancasta says it is exploring other opportunities in several Mediterranean markets, citing Greece, Turkey, Portugal, and Italy.
