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Welcome to 2ndhanddinghies website; your one stop answer for your search for quailty second hand boats, help with selling your boat and free advise to guide you through maze of different classes to help you find the right boat for you.
Ian Jubb and Pete Vincent are the people behind the business and between them they have massive experience in the dinghy marine trade and from competitvely sailing many classes for many years. There are not many people in the dinghy world who have not heard of the pair or a sailing club in Britain they have not visited. Pete has owned a chandlery, run a boat repair business for 10 years, been chairman of 2 of Britains largest class associations, editor of Dinghy Sailing Magazine and has a major cv in race results across one design classes. Ian has extensive practical knowledge of sailing dinghies, has been running the very successful sailboatdeliveries delivering boats all over Europe and has vast experience racing trapeze boats.
Ian and Pete run a company specialising in refurbishing second hand boats, the majority are 1-4 year old boats from Minorca Sailing Holidays predominately from the Laser and RS range. This has led them to part exchange many older boats and provide a wider choice of boats. They have built up a very strong reputation in the last 9 years for supplying quality second hand boats to suit the package the customer is looking for. Many boats are sold into Europe particularly Lasers to Norway, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Italy, Ireland and Spain. We can often help with delivery meeting people all across Europe or organising shipping.
- We offer a high degree in flexibility with package advertised - if you want more sails, a road trailer, different covers or parts then just ask we will make the package to suit your requirements although the price will vary from that advertised.
- Brokerage. Ian and Pete sell many private boats providing a successful and hassle free brokerage service. 2nd handdinghies.com is now part of that service.
- Free advice. With their encyclopedic knowledge of the second hand market and dinghy sailing Ian and Pete also provide a service for many people new to sailing to find the right second hand boat for their purposes/budget. They are not dealers for any range of boats and hence can offer true independant advise long realising that by getting people into the right boat for them will see people life long sailing fans and on going customers.
- Second hand sails and spars. We often have a wide range of second hand sails and spars. As well as providing a quality service on second hand boats Ian and Pete also provide other services. - Boat deliveries. Ian also runs his own specialist boat delivery business with his wife Pippa taking boats and masts all over UK and Europe. See www.sailboatdeliveries.com- Boat repairing. Two Insurance approved repair centres specialist in sailing dinhghies.
- Coaching. Pete is a well respected coach SEE Coaching page for details of Minorca Sailing Holidays Race Week in June with Pete coaching asymmetrics for a week; ideal way to improve your racing.
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