About Us

About Suncoast Yachts

Located on beautiful Shelter Island

New Location:
Located at 2330 Shelter Island Drive, Suite #105, San Diego, CA 92106 on beautiful Shelter Island - just minutes from the airport. We offer new sales of Island Packet sail boats. We also specialize in quality pre-owned power and sailing vessels.

Office Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9 - 5
Sunday by appointment only

Suncoast's Staff:
The current sales staff are licensed by the California Department of Boating and Waterways, working under Darrell Allen's Yacht Brokers license. We are, of course also bonded for the protection of our clients and their assets. Other services we offer include marine/yacht insurance and sourcing for marine financing and dockage. The sales effort is well supported by an outstanding new yacht commissioning service and support department.

Our San Diego staff is ready to meet your boating needs!

Darrell Allen, President/Owner & Sales
Don Aitken, Sales
Bob Bergman, Service Department
Brynna Macias, Marketing/Advertising Coordinator

Awards:

2009 was a success, this year we earned the
The Gold Star Dealer, the Million Dollar Dealer,
the Golden Wrench Award and the Service Award for 15 Years of service!

Previous Awards

Island Packet:
Best New Dealer award – 1995
Gold Star award – 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005
Million Dollar Dealer award – 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
Dealer Service award (for 5 successful years of selling Island Packets) – 1999
Dealer Service award (for 10 successful years of selling Island Packets) – 2004
Top 5 Dealer award – 2008
Top 10 Dealer award – 2000, 2004, 2006
Golden Wrench Service and Warranty award – 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Hatteras:
Silver Achievement award – 2001, 2002, 2003
Customer Service award – 2002

A Little History:
Suncoast Yachts is an authorized dealer for Island Packet, however pre-owned Packet Craft, Grand Banks, Eastbays and Hatteras are also our specialty. We are members of the California Yacht Brokers Association (CYBA), www.yachtworld.com, MLS, and the Southern California Marine Association (SCMA).

Suncoast Yachts was founded in 1993, but represents decades of collective experience in the marine industry. Founder Darrell Allen created Suncoast with the mission of selling the highest quality power and sail yachts available. We distinguish ourselves through the quality of the staff we employ and the integrity they display during the sales and service process. We are proud to have a large volume of repeat and referral business. Darrell has worked for larger dealerships and wished Suncoast to have more personal and ongoing relationships with their clients.

Darrell had over 15 years previous experience representing the Grand Banks line of cruising power yachts in both Texas and California. He wanted to create a business that "focused primarily on top quality yachts - cruising and sportfishing."

Starting with the Grand Banks line, he began the company. Within the first year, Suncoast Yachts acquired the Island Packet line of cruising sail yachts. Darrell felt that these lines complimented each other quite well. Later, the builder of Grand Banks added a new boat line: Eastbay. In early 2000, Suncoast Yachts added the Hatteras line of top quality sportfishers and motoryachts.

Our new boats are complimented by an ever-changing inventory of high quality used boats in our brokerage. We continuously track the availability and whereabouts of virtually all brokerage Island Packets throughout the U.S. as well as other brands of power and sailboats along the West Coast. We source vessels throughout the country and world for our clients looking for that certain special yacht.