A Few Words From Our Clients

“Thanks for your outstanding effort on the recent sale of our Meridian 341. I really appreciated you keeping me informed during the sale. Your team has an excellent set of local resources that were able to quickly and efficiently deal with minor issues and survey punch list items that helped facilitate the sale.

Everyone that I dealt with at The Chandlery had a great attitude and was a pleasure to work with. Keep up the GOOD work.”

As a serial boat buyer/seller….I’ve had the pleasure of working with The Chandlery to manage both ends of the ownership process. Over the last 2-3 years, Kenny and Krista have helped me buy or sell three sailboats and also acquire a 60′ slip for a boat shipped from the East Coast to Santa Barbara Harbor. One of my boats, a Harbor 25 which I sailed out east had been for sale through an east coast broker for over a year with very little activity. I made the decision to ship the boat across the country to The Chandlery and they had it sold within weeks of arrival.

Kenny has also done a great job of managing the rigging/commissioning my boats along with the ongoing maintenance, tweaks, and modifications to the 54 footer. Being a seasonal resident of Santa Barbara it is reassuring to have The Chandlery watching over the boat on a daily basis in my absence. Lastly, I would say it is hard to find many (if any) people in the area who know as much about sailing as Kenny

“As a typical boat owner, happiness is the day you buy your boat and the day you sell your boat, but with The Chandlery Yacht Sales and Services of Santa Barbara, I am even happier because of their “Turn Key Application” as they give me peace of mind to properly oversee the well being of my yacht 24/7 and keep her in perfect condition and perfect running order in my absence.

Result:  Instead of only enjoying the purchase of my yacht, but most importantly, I can now enjoy my yacht from the moment I step aboard her, as I do not have to spend my time getting anything fixed or repaired.”

We recently purchased both a slip in the Santa Barbara harbor as well as a sailboat with the wonderful assistance and guidance from Kenny & Krista Kieding at the Chandlery. I can not recommend them highly enough because trying to navigate through all of the very unique and specific city harbor paperwork and finding just the right boat for each person is definitely not easy!

They have lived in the area for a very long time and know many people in the boating community so they have great contacts that many others would not have. They are great people and fun to work with so if you are thinking of buying or selling a boat or slip in the Santa Barbara area give them a call today!!