Year: 2012

Dear Nick,  I’ve written this recommendation of your work to share with other LinkedIn users.  Details of the Recommendation:  “We had Nick and his company provide Yacht Commission Services at Les Sables, France for a new Ben 523.  Work was completed very professionally and on time for a scheduled transat departure to BVI.  Well done!”  Service Category:  Yacht Commission Year first hired:  2007

Patrick Festing-Smith

“Nick provided us with good service,  good work and good value.  He has been in the yachting world a long time now and is very experienced in his field of work.  I am happy to recommend Nick for his integrity and trustworthiness as well as skill sets.”

Service Category:  Yacht commissioning and deliveries

Year first hired:  1992  (hired more than once)

Top Qualities:  Great Results,  Expert,  On Time

Matt West

Sunsail Charter Fleet

Caribbean, Mediterranean

Dear All,

Just a quick message to say I had a very good time on the delivery to Split with Anthony.  Absolutely great, very reassuring Skipper,  who boasted up my electronic navigation skills.

This was my third delivery (first one with Reliance), and looking forward to work for Reliance again.

Best regards,

Vic Meulemans

Nick your captain did a fantastic job my new boat arrived in Bristol condition thanks for providing such excellent service I will recommend you to all the readers in my article.

Thanks

Dr Stuart Miller

It’s been a pleasure to make business with you — appreciate your quick and efficient handling of all steps through the long process. Wish we had a secretary of your capacity in our Department!

Sincerely,  Lennart

Thanks to you as well, Nick,

It’s an efficient organisation you have!

Vita is now surrounded by ice in the Karlshamn Guest harbour. The guard there told me yesterday that they didn’t have a winter like the present one since 1986! We’ve have had bad luck, but I have had her prepared for winter conditions,  not much more to do in the present situation.

Best regards,

Lennart

Extract from Yachting World;

At that moment, purely by chance a fax arrived from Nick Irving of Reliance Yacht Management giving some details of his delivery service. As his company delivers a large number across the Atlantic each year his credentials looked good, so I approached him for the job.

Within days a skipper had flown out to St Lucia, two crew fresh fromTortola, BVI and they were on their way.

About 30 days later almost to the promised minute ‘Dash’ arrived in Dartmouth.  The skipper produced a detailed condition report showing what worked (and what didn’t) and ‘Dash’ started a lengthy refit prior to sale.

Expensive yeah, but still less than the price I would have had to drop the price to sell in the Caribbean

Andrew Bray Yachting World

Thanks Nick —

Thanks also for a very professional service.  Your crew performed wonderfully and treated my boat as if it was their own.  Considering the season and distance to cover,  I have nothing but admiration for William and his team.  I would gladly recommend your company to anyone else.

Best regards,  Craig

Hi Nick,

Thanks a lot of your e-mail.

Everything went just fine.  The Captain Anthony Richards and his Mate Timothy were incredible professionals.

Regards Timo Oceanis 411 – Plymouth to Kiel

Just to let you know that we were more than satisfied with the crew that brought Timari back to Lymington.  In 30 years it was the first time we haven’t sailed her ourselves.

Have mentioned your services to other friends as we are members of the OCC.

Good luck in the future.

Regards

Mary Reid

Laurent Giles 44  Spain to UK

As  you know everything went fine with my boat … and you were very flexible when I asked you to take the boat all the way to end destination – Soenderborg.

Moving a boat across big distances is a matter of trust. You fulfilled this 100 % and I felt save as I always got a feedback whenever I asked.

Kim