Rugby Boat Sales is the premier high quality brokerage service. Whilst we subscribe to to the time honoured values of friendly and comprehensive customer service we also take a thoroughly modern approach to marketing in this internet driven age.

Started by Dominic Miles, a boat owner for 30 years and formerly a long standing contributor to the leading magazine, Waterways World, Rugby Boat Sales has become established as one of the best brokerage services on the inland waterways. The business skills Dominic developed during his 15 years working for Richard Branson as Deputy Managing Director of Virgin Music has brought a quality of salesmanship and organisation all too frequently lacking in the Inland Waterways leisure sector. Dominic retired from the business in October 2016. James and Claire Millsop, who having lived aboard for nearly seven years and were looking for an opportunity in the boating forum, acquired the business, and continue to run it with the same philosophy and professionalism as before.

The business now operates from a premises on the Grand Union at Stowe Hill, Weedon, and also has brokerage arrangements with Blisworth Marina on the Grand Union in Northants, RW Davis & Son at Saul Junction on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, Norton Canes Boatbuilders in Walsall, Bugbrooke Marina on the GU in Northants and Pitstone Wharf on the GU in Hertordshire/Beds border

The company is a member of the BRBA, the brokerage arm of the British Marine Federation, and as such we operate under their Code of Conduct which includes a proper protected client account for customers funds.

We provide proper paperwork for each sale and ensure that any boat being sold has the RCD certification in place, where applicable.

We produce high quality photography using professional Nikon equipment, not just a snapshot camera or worse, a mobile phone.

Our brochures are available to everyone in a format designed to work on all home printers without the need to fill out off putting web registration forms to obtain them. They are noted for focussing on the important detail in a concise and easy-to-read style and are not padded out with irrelevant waffle about curtain colours or the serial number of the fridge.

Our advice pages are extensive and are based on direct experience and boating knowledge. All our staff are boat owners so our love of boats is genuine and first hand.