FINAL In-Person
Yacht & Boat Bid Sale
Please carefully read the following information.
AVAILABLE FOR BIDDING
All available boats are published online. The list of boats can be found by clicking on Available Vessels in the dropdown menu on the left. We will not answer questions about the vessels via telephone or email.
LISTED PRICES
The price listed with each vessel is either (1) the value determined by the Donor’s surveyor, or (2) the value determined by Massachusetts Maritime Academy based upon the boat’s current condition and in accordance with BUC and NADA valuation guides. The listed price is one a buyer might expect to pay were they to purchase the vessel from an ordinary retail boat seller. Although most of the vessels presented here for bidding do have an undisclosed reserve (the minimum amount for which the boat will be sold), the listed price is not the reserve. The Academy publishes the listed prices simply to put all bidders on a level playing field, informing every bidder of the Academy’s estimated retail value of the vessel. Bid whatever amount is appropriate for you.
VIEWING AND BIDDING will take place on
Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and Sunday, October 27, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
at the Academy’s Joint Base Cape Cod storage area.
Online bidding will be available from 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 26, through 4:00 p.m. on October 27, 2024. No online bids will be accepted after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 27, 2024.
A personal check or credit card number for 10% of the bid amount must be submitted with each bid. Unsuccessful bidders’ checks or credit card information will be destroyed.
Bid opening will take place on Monday, October 28, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Winners will be notified BY EMAIL before November 1, 2024.
Bidders who do not follow through on the purchase of the item on which they are the winning bidder forfeit their 10% deposit. Deposits will not be returned/refunded to bidders who decide to not purchase the item they won.
Should the high bidder fail to make full payment by 4:00 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2024, the Academy will consider the bid withdrawn. The bidder’s 10% deposit will not be refunded.
NO WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
Boats are sold "AS IS - WHERE IS". The Academy has made NO representation as to the condition of the items for sale.
THIS IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE SALE
We retain the right to reject any and all bids. RESERVE prices are in effect on all boats. Sales are subject to reserve prices as stated above. Should no bid surpass the RESERVE price on a particular boat, the highest bidder will be contacted and the RESERVE price revealed in an invitation for the highest bidder to increase their bid beyond the reserve.
PICK UP DATES
You must schedule an appointment to pick up the items you purchase.
Pickup is available from Monday, December 2 through Friday, December 6, 2024.
Boats left after December 6, 2024, will incur $10.00 per day storage fees. The Academy accepts no liability nor responsibility for any loss of value to a purchased vessel that remains on Academy property after December 6, 2024.
Boats must be paid in full at least three days prior to pick up and must be made via wire transfer, ACH transfer, or credit card. Instructions for payment will be provided to the highest bidder. Massachusetts Sales Tax of 6.25% will be assessed and added to the purchase price of every vessel.
Personal Checks are NOT accepted for final payments, only for deposits.
NO payments will be accepted at the storage facility.
Please, do not call concerning bid results - we will be extremely busy processing bids - thank you!
We notify winning bidders primarily by email. Please check your spam folder.
If you have not heard from us by November 1, 2024, you may assume you are not the high bidder.
Please note: Boats are stored within the confines of a U.S. military base. Arrangements must be made via the Academy (the point of contact and access chaperone) at least 48 hours in advance of scheduled access. High bidders and one guest (i.e., family member, surveyor, mechanic) are required to provide their driver’s license information and SSN to the Academy in order to be cleared by the Department of Defense to enter JBCC.
NO member of the public will be allowed entry to JBCC without prior government approval and a scheduled appointment. No member of the public will be allowed access to the Academy’s secured boat storage facility within the confines of JBCC without a previously-scheduled appointment.