Dorgan Yachts

Outstanding salesman with extensive knowledge in boats and resources.
Mike Dorgan recently sold my 33 foot blue water cruising sailboat. I chose him because his office was right next to my boat but having worked with him for the last few months I would chose him again no matter the location or distance. First and foremost Mike communicates well with his clients. He always told me what was going on with my boat, how the showing were going. He also provided input as to things I could clean and/​or fix to help increase the chance of it selling. He did research on the common problems with that model/​class of boat in order to address it with potential buyers. He also got repair estimates for known issues with the boat.
If you are planning on selling or buying a boat I would highly recommend Mike Dorgan. You will not disappointed.

I met Mike Dorgan when we flew to San Diego to look at several boats. I have been looking at boats for over ten years, and have recently purchased my first sailboat with his help. Mike would be the only boat broker I will trust completely in the future. He is the best. Seriously. His practical knowledge and his personal experience from decades of sailing and brokering boats was an unbelievable boon to a client, especially a new sailor with new certificates and minimal voyage experience.
I must admit, I am not an easy customer. The seller was not an easy seller either, and Mike’s experience with the process helped close the deal through three counter-​offers, sea trial and survey findings and final negotiations to get me a great boat for good value.
Mike has a reliable network and the professionals he suggested were excellent in their fields. He then scheduled things for me very efficiently to take only one trip from out-​of-​state to complete the survey/​sea trial and addressed my every concern, answered every question, and ran every test I asked for and needed. He was there every step of the way. He is honest, practical, caring, and went the extra mile (several times!) to successfully follow through to taking possession of my boat (and a previously unregistered dinghy) with complete paperwork for all loan, insurance and travel requirements.
Mike is just a pleasure to work with, and I recommend Dorgan Yachts unhesitatingly to anyone.

We were very impressed with our experience buying our sailboat with Mike Dorgan! Mike was the listing broker for the Catalina 350 we were interested in purchasing. We felt he was very professional and fair in representing the interests of both parties. He helped us navigate through the buying process, purchase offer, sea trial, and survey. Mike was extremely knowledgeable about the features of the sailboat and provided very helpful advice regarding furling systems.
We were especially impressed with how Mike went beyond the call of duty… When we were closing the sale, he informed us that he fixed a major item which we did not expect to be fixed. Because we lived at a great distance, Mike made sure the boat was in turnkey condition before we sailed our boat home. If you are seeking a knowledgeable boat broker with exceptional customer service, I would strongly recommend Mike Dorgan.

This is Nik; Shinsuke Nikaido, a senior sailor from Seattle.
One day I found a 2011 Beneteau 40 on
. After searching a boat for more than three months, this boat looked very attractive to me. So same day I called to the listed broker, Mike Dorgan of Dorgan Yacht in San Diego. As my English is second language, I had not good experiences in talking with yacht brokers in Seattle, Florida and other cities. Soon after talking with Mike Dorgan, I felt very easy with his friendly way of talking. He explained about the boat carefully with lots of knowledge in professional way with simple clear English.
So I made my first offer same day. At my third offer, I could made a deal with the seller.
Mike’s suggestions were very helpful and useful to get the deal. Later Mike told me he got four prospect buyers waiting after me.
As I am away from San Diego, he prepared all most everything for me, papers works, lawyer, insurance, recording, haul out for boat survey, sea trial. Everything were really ready when I visited San Diego with my wife after 2 weeks sailing in Vancouver Island.
My real reason to purchase this boat is to make my dream come true, sailing back to my homeland. However I have no experiences of crossing Pacific Ocean. Mike Dorgan has been so helpful to give me millions advises of sailing courses, ocean weather, equipment list, finding a dock, recommending to talk to his personal friends for my dream with his plenty of experiences and knowledge. Even I am away from California, he help me to grade up this boat in details. Without him, I could not prepare many thing ready for my plan to set sail on time.
I will talk about good Mike Dorgan to my people when I will arrive in Japan.

Nik: Shinsuke Nikaido

We just bought a yacht from Mike Dorgan and are very happy. He went above and beyond the call of duty with organizing the sea trial, recommending great vendors and even helping us move the boat once the final paperwork was completed. I would recommend Mike to anyone that wants a thorough transaction.

Caveat Emptor to the nth degree, especially if You are a Buyer using them as Dual Agency.
Believe only what you can confirm not spoken words or «indications».
Understand that they bid business rather than handle one deal at a time. So if someone else comes along that offers more or has different arrangements before your deal has closed you can bet yours will mysteriously expire with a vague explanation & no opportunity to respond.
Only use a Buyer’s Broker with them, make sure every i is dotted & T crossed.
They do not use a standard contract ie; CYBA — again, not a level playing field.