Worldwide Yacht Deliveries
We move your yacht. You are always in the loop. Complimentary condition report on arrival.
Our Services
Project Management
Refits and repairs. You name the project. We execute it.
Yacht Guardiennage
Inspections, upkeep and security while you are away. We care for your yacht as our own.
Yacht Surveys
We carry out a thorough inspection of your yacht’s condition and systems. You receive a clear, comprehensive report.
Yacht Transport (Shipping)
When a yacht is better shipped than sailed. Cradle and yacht-carrier shipping for longer moves.
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Who We Are
Captain
Olav Snijders
The Netherlands
Before the charter years, Olav taught students at Motor Boat Fast Track, the RYA motorboat school in Gibraltar. He then spent 15 years on luxury yacht charters, most of that time on the Heesen motor yacht Brazil. She is an aluminium yacht delivered by Heesen in 1993 and later extended to 43.5 metres. Across teaching, charter and deliveries, his combined experience is 180,000 nautical miles. A guest who chartered Brazil in Croatia wrote that Olav was “a very capable captain, manager and team builder” who “has everything under control without much stress.”
He also had his own yard. Olav is the founder of Snijders Yachts in Rotterdam, incorporated in 2016 to build sport and pleasure craft, and he has been its director. In 2022 the yard, working with Zwijnenburg and Dutchflows, relaunched Brazil after a refit he described for Boat International: the owner wanted a beach club closer to the sea. The stern grew by about four metres into a 36-square-metre beach club, the bridge deck grew by 1.5 metres so the profile stayed sleek, and two new generators were fitted to run CMC zero-speed stabilisers.
Motor Boat Fast Track
Luxury yacht charters
M/Y Brazil
Snijders Yachts
Co-founder
Joseph Creasey
England
Joseph has been on the water since childhood, aboard sailing and motor yachts. He qualified as a commercially endorsed RYA Yachtmaster Offshore for both sail and power, and completed a season working for Olav before joining the merchant navy. He trained as a deck cadet with Evergreen, one of the world’s largest container shipping lines, standing bridge watches on trans-Pacific routes between Asia and the Americas. His training included navigation, meteorology, ship stability, cargo operations and marine engineering. He chose to return to yachting before completing the cadetship, rejoining Olav for another season and completing deliveries together.
Trans-Pacific shipping
Motor yachts
Sailing yachts
Who this is for
Larger private yachts
We specialise in yachts between 200GT and 500GT. Outside this range? Please contact us; we can still help.
In their words
Testimonials
“Most important is your Captain Olav. His leadership and expertise is also above category… He is mature and talented way beyond his years.”
“We felt completely safe under Olav’s watchful eye for safety and overall boat function. Everyone’s attention to detail, anticipation of our needs, and professionalism meets the highest possible level of service.”
“Even in extreme wind, he can dock this huge yacht… They make it look easy. You always feel safe and never worry.”
“She is a splendid yacht that enjoys much love and care from her crew. We witnessed a superior level of hard work, dedication and professionalism by Olav and his crew.”
“The Captain is so easy going and personable, yet professional and clear when things are important, like weather, safety, sailing time… Best type of Captain to have.”
Write to Olav and Joseph
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