Blake Nichol

I am pleased to write a letter of recommendation on behalf of Blake Nichol. I became acquainted with Blake in these last years when I hired him to captain my vessel, Lazy Daze. On all occasions that Blake has worked for me, he has proven to be an exemplary captain. We have been extremely impressed by Blake's thoroughness, attention to detail and professionalism. He is a fine young man whom I would not hesitate to use his services in the future should I have the chance.

I am writing to tell you how pleased I am with Blake Nichol and the entire Denison sales experience.  

I listed my boat with Blake at Denison and told him I had it on the market for over 7 months with 3 other brokers who never showed it once in that entire time.

He suggested a listing price that was very reasonable and we had an offer within a few weeks!

He always made himself available to me by phone to answer questions and give me updates.

I am very satisfied with Blake and the Denison team and would be happy to recommend Blake and the Denison team to anyone!

Understanding our needs for a new boat, you launched into a new search for vessels to meet our needs. You identified boats for us to investigate and personally contacted brokers to make sure that the vessels we expressed an interest in were worth making a personal visit.

Once we identified the right boat, you were relentless on our behalf. At every turn, you were aggressive and honorable in representing our interests.

You answered every question with tremendous presence and practical knowledge. You have been with us every step of the way and continue to offer your services even after we own the boat. It is very rare to come across an individual with your knowledge and integrity and graciousness.

Your conduct as our broker contrasted sharply with the Sellers' broker who continuously belittled us, discounted our questions and generally left us with a bad feeling.

We offer you our unqualified endorsement as a yacht broker. We would also be glad to speak personally w/ anyone interested in working with you.

— Roberta & Dick

I would recommend Blake Nichol to anyone looking to sell their boat. Blake and his team at Denison are extremely professional and responsive. 

I listed my 32 Intrepid with Blake and am extremely happy with the time in which they had a buyer and the entire process to follow! Although I sold my Intrepid… I will definitely use Blake in the future to secure my next boat!

I can define Blake using three simple words: Capable, Transparent and Committed. The best way to understand a person is during some sort of crisis, or problem. Blake is extremely supportive and customer oriented, not losing focus on what is really important. You want to have fun when buying, using and selling a boat!

I just wanted to thank you and Denison for such a great service. I'm very happy with the caring and professional way you do business. After I got in a contract with the seller and I start to schedule surveyors, get insurance quotes and loans estimate I learned, the enormous respect and good reputation of Denison.

Now we can witness, the way this transaction went thru, all smooth and on time, no stress. You always give me a sense of trust. Always good communication, always all the questions were answered, you offered me many good bits of advice.

Even when the deal was closed you riches back to us to see how we were doing and answered questions we could have had. Everybody is in love with the boat, we will make lots of memories on it, hopefully, a lot of sunrises and sunsets.

We will highly recommend you and Denison. It was a pleasure to meet you and to do business with you. Thank you again from the Padron's family.

Diana and I would gladly recommend Blake for his patience and dedication to his customers. We enjoyed working with him on the purchase of Golden Age.

Blake’s knowledge, dedication and perseverance was outstanding during a long process (due to the pandemic) from my offer to closing. I simply would not be the owner without Blake’s experienced and patient guidance. When I first saw a listing for a Beneteau Swift 52 trawler, I knew I had to act quickly since this model is rarely on the market in the U.S. My research for a yacht broker who knew this model well led to Blake. He sprung into action, drove across Florida to see the boat and provided his assessment that I should make an offer. I fully trusted his judgment. Had I hesitated, I would have lost out. We worked closely together over the next few months to complete the sale and it was a delight to deal with Blake’s knowledge and enthusiasm for boats. My wife and I are thrilled to have a fantastic trawler to thoroughly enjoy exploring the East Coast and beyond, and we have Blake to thank for this.