About Nicolle Associates
International Yacht Brokers
Founded in 2001, Nicolle Associates has grown from strength to strength.
We pride ourselves on the personal service we provide with a ‘nothing’s too much’ attitude’ and provide new media access to our products and services through our findaboat.co.uk website.
Nicolle Associates’ team have come from very different industry fields but share your passion for the water.
Adrian Nicolle has been a Professional Yacht Broker for many years, Adrian Nicolle founded Nicolle Associates in 2001. His background is from a customer focused and service led industry and has a broad range of management skills having grown companies from start up to London stock exchange listed businesses with over 200 employees.
An experienced sailor (200gt Commercially endorsed Master of Yachts) having extensively raced sailing yachts internationally and cruised motor yachts in many areas including northern Europen, Mediterranean, Caribbean and the canal system through the length of France, he has served on the executive board of the Royal Southern Yacht Club as Chairman of Sailing and at Cowes Week as Chief Race Officer.
While handling most types of yacht sales, Adrian specializes in large sail and motor yachts; he has the marketing and conveyance knowledge, experience, expertise and integrity to represent your needs before, during and long after your purchase.
Tim Brouard has boats in his blood, having grown up on, and around, them. He has successfully raced and cruised sailing yachts all over the world and has gained many valuable contacts in the industry.
Having worked in the industry for over 20 years, Tim has a wealth of knowledge in many areas of the trade. Previous roles included marina operations, new boat sales and commissioning of new boats. He has now been with Nicolle Associates for over 10 years during which he has managed the repair and refit of our clients’ boats and sold brokerage boats around the World.
In his spare time, you will find Tim cruising on his own boat, or cooking up delicious meals as he is an enthusiastic chef.
Tim is a qualified Yachtmaster Offshore.
Martin Hasker’s career has been as a pathfinder in Information Technology and high-technology sectors with marine activities an essential activity over the last 40 years.
Currently renovating a wooden Fairey race-boat from the early ‘60s and the Editor of Fairey News, the in-house journal of the Fairey Owners Club, Martin’s experience is a mixture of sail and power – with time-keeping at races during Cowes Classic week for good measure.
Learning to sail in a Wayfarer dinghy led to a share in a Van der Stadt design yacht on the River Hamble and in turn to several Fairey powerboats including competing in an anniversary Cowes-Torquay event.
A ‘people-person’ Martin’s skills in Account Management and Partner Development have been honed over the years from the workshop floor in F1 teams to Downing Street and the City.
Rosie Wintle joined the marine industry working as crew on a 43m Motor Yacht and an Oyster 885 Sailing yacht based out of Palma, Mallorca. Back in the UK, she gained her brokerage experience working in marina operations and boat sales near London, before joining Nicolle Associates in 2016.
Qualified as an RYA Senior Instructor, Advanced Sailing, Windsurfing and Powerboat Instructor Rosie is confident handling a wide variety of vessels and as Chief Instructor at a busy water-sports centre, she gained a great deal of experience in the industry.
Rosie spends her spare time studying with the Open University, and having recently achieved a first-class degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, she is currently working towards an MA in Creative Writing.
Christopher F Hoyle’s love of the ocean saw him sailing from the age of two with his father and friends who were large yacht captains and has had a passion for yacht racing where he has competed internationally for many years.
He started his career with a merchant navy background and has held a Class 1 Master Mariner Unlimited from 2001. After ten years at sea he started a shore-based career initially as Supervisor & Duty Harbour Master responsible for the safety of navigation within the Southampton, Solent and VTS area before qualifying as Unrestricted Senior First Class Pilot where he has conducted some of the world’s largest vessels in the UK’s busiest stretch of water.
At Nicolle Associates Christopher brings his experience of ISM, ISPS, MARPOL and his fiscally prudent abilities in the use of business and operational resources to the yachting industry as Yacht Broker where he uses his extensive experience to match the right boat for owners needs in the leisure and large commercial yacht market.
In addition to his yacht brokerage experience, for new build programs Christopher’s background as consultant responsible for advising on MCA general inspections and assisting with coordinating and conducting vessels sea trials and risk management reviews on LY coded vessels for underwriters brings value to any owners project management team.
The Nicolle Associates team are a young and dynamic team that are in touch with your needs.