I have been very happy with the service given to me by Australiawide. In June 2010 I saw an on-line advertisement for a Regal 3360 for sale through Australiawide. At this time I was located in Hong Kong.

They answered all my email and phone questions with expertise and arranged a time for me to view the boat. The whole process went very well.

All in all, I cannot speak highly enough of the help and assistance given to me by Australiawide in the purchase of my boat.

Sincerely,
Craig Emett
0488 2 66661

Once again many thanks for selling Sunbird and making the process so smooth. As you know I had her listed with two brokers and I knew you would sell her. Sell is the wrong word because you never referred to any vessels as “stock”. Even in these days of production vessels they are never stock items from the moment they are launched. All vessels have names (not numbers) and mean something to someone. This is why it was such a pleasure to list with you as you understand this.

Boats are not sold they matched to new owners, without a match it is not a sale and if a sale is made with a poor match then it is a poor sale. You matched Sunbird to a her new owner perfectly. It was as much a pleasure for us to see her going offshore again and being lived in as she was meant to be, as it was for us to own her. It makes a difference – and you supplied the difference.

Thank you!

Jonathan King

All praise to Detlef Bauer and the team.
I bought a Hunter 430 in November and it was a rush job right from the start
Detlef could not have been more helpful throughout the entire process, from the initial ‘just looking’ stage to offer process, survey and test sail, all of which was accomplished in a very short time to suit me
One would have forgiven for thinking Detlef was working for me as the purchaser, rather than for the vendor, he was so accommodating. He went above and beyond, even to the point of lending me his personal vehicle to victual the vessel before departure from the Marina
I will use this company again, selling or buying, in the future and will recommend to all and sundry

Happy customer? YES I am. Australia wide has sold 3 yachts for me over the last 8 years, and all within 3 weeks, now thats good!

Cheers
Willem

Dear Euan

RE Sale of Zen

Recently your offce sold my yacht "Zen".

Within a short period of time your office secured a sale.

I found that Detlef and yourself acted in a professional manner in dealing with my transaction, keeping me fully informed as we went through the inpection process, survey and final settlement.

Being in the sales industry myself for the past 30 years one really appreciates good service and follow up.

I can highly recommend your office as a professional marine brokerage business.

Kind regards

Rex King
RQYS.

It isn’t often that people in business exceed my expectations but that has been our experience with Australiawide. From my first contact to the time the yacht was sold, I was given accurate and helpful advice on pricing, presentation and how the process would work. It all happened exactly the way you said it would and our yacht now has a happy new owner.
D Gardner
SV Saltheart

I recently purchased a yacht via Detlef Bauer of Australiawide and would like to offer my compliments on the service.

I was looking for an offshore-capable yacht and was fairly specific in my requirements. The photos of the yacht that caught my attention clearly showed the need for remedial work to bring her up to scratch.

Learning of my desire to sail her out of Australia through the islands to New Zealand, Detlef was careful to convey a balanced opinion of the yacht’s condition and potential. (Only later did he divulge an extensive resume of offshore experience that certainly qualified him.)

Six weeks later when I finally saw the yacht I had purchased sight unseen, I found her to be much as advertised and was pleased with my purchase.

I must also thank Detlef for his untiring service that carried on long after the sale was concluded. This has been especially welcome for an overseas buyer such as myself preparing to take a vessel offshore.

I would happily purchase via Detlef and Australiawide again.

Gordon G
Auckland, NZ

Euan,

Lesley and I would like to thank you for your assistance over the last 6 months in arranging the purchase of our NEW Bavaria 38.

We are leaving Australia on the 30th and will be picking up the boat in Slovenia on the 10 February.

Everything seems to be going smoothly and on track.

If any of your clients are looking at buying in Europe, feel free to give them our contact details.

regards

Craig and Lesley

I recently purchased my first large vessel and was very happy with the service and assistance I received from the guys at Australiawide Boat Sales. Both Detlef and Euan were very forthcoming with all available information and kept me well informed on the progress of my purchase with a minimum of fuss.
Surprisingly this was a very pleasant experience and I would not hesitate to purchase through Detlef and Euan again in the future.
Jayson

Thank you guys for all the effort put into sell Glacier. You have worked long and hard for the sale and along the way given timely and sound advice. I will be recommending others to seek that advice should I be asked for a reliable and trusted broker.

Hi Euan & Detlef,
Just dropping you a note to say how pleased I am with all the help I received from both of you in the sale of my Bavaria 34 and with the purchase of my Delphia 40.3 “Lady Lillian”.
I still find it hard to believe that the Bavaria went on your website on the Saturday and was sold on the Monday… for the full asking price. It proves you know what you are doing.
The Delphia is the third boat I have bought through your brokerage and the after sales service and practical maintenance advice has been a big help as my experience with boats was minimal prior to meeting you.
The new sails and folding propeller proved a master stroke as we were able to win a Wednesday afternoon race at our first start after they were fitted.
I really appreciate all the other help and sound advice you have given me over the last few years.
Yours sincerely,
Greg Sawtell.
12/9/15

Hi Euan,

Thanks so much for a quick turn around, we are very impressed with Australia Wide, both in Detlef’s handling of the preparation and in the quick turn around with an offer.

Bronwyn and Reinhard
Bavaria 34

Back in late October / Early November 2015 my husband called Australiawide Boat Sales regarding a new listing they had for a 47ft Cutter Rigged Ketch called Wind-F-Change. From that first phone call till the hand over of our new home we were treated exceptionally well by Australiawide boat sales and in particular Detleif.
We had been searching for over 12months and were quite frankly appalled at the treatment we had received by other boat brokers / salesmen in South East Qld. They either never returned a call or were just not interested enough to want to sell us a boat.Infact we were about to give up and look in other regions for our boat.

But Detleif was our ray of sunshine. People told us to remember that the broker works for the seller, however, Detleif made us feel as though he was working for us as well. Punctual, efficient and “on the ball” he negotiated our offer directly to the owner on that first day we saw the boat. He also organised survey, haul out and sea trials to happen all on the one day. Detleif advised the seller of a realistic price he could expect to get for the boat, unlike others in the area had done which in doing so meant a quick sale for the seller and a fair price for us.
Since purchasing our lovely Wind-F-Change, Detleif has continued to be helpful with referrals etc or just when we had a question or two about something we did not understand on the boat. If he doesn’t know he’s always ready with a referral to someone who does. Plus his knowledge and experience with yachts is amazing.

Thank you Detleif and Australiawide Boat Sales for helping us to find our new home and more importantly for being transparent, open and professional all through the process.
When it’s down to upgrading we will definitely be going straight to Detleif at Australiawide Boat Sales.
(Please forgive me Detleif if I have misspelt your name here – for the life of me I cannot find any paperwork with your name on it, only Ewans)

It was an absolute pleasure dealing with Detlef. We had been visiting him on and off for several months looking for a boat & my wife and I were very happy that we ended up buying from him, as he had been a pleasure to deal with.

The transaction went through very smoothly with everything being taken care of for us.

Will be our first stop for our next boat.

David MacKinnon

Euan,
We couldn’t be happier with your service and approach during the process of acquiring “Skirmish”. It was a real pleasure to deal with a broker who clearly understood and appreciated yachts and classic yachts in particular.Although we felt absolutely no pressure to buy,the time you devoted to our inquiry and the obvious genuine interest you had in this vessel and its future, left us in no doubt that we were doing the right thing. Nothing seemed to be too much trouble. Your assistance and personal attention to our needs was greatly appreciated by Lyn and myself and I’m sure, by the vendors as well. Thanks again
Tony & Lyn Harland

We recently bought our first yacht from Detlef. We had been talking to Detlef for a while and he had portrayed a very professional approach to our requirements & we were very happy with his style.

However, we subsequently went to contract on another boat, from a different broker, but that turned out to be quite a disastrous situation which we eventually got out of. We were therefore very happy that Detlef found us a boat that suited us perfectly and he made the purchase very easy and stress free. After our previous experience, we found this extremely refreshing.

We are very happy with our new purchase and will look to Detlef for our next purchase, as we have full confidence in him as a knowledgeable and reliable broker.

David MacKinnon

I just wanted to thank you for your professional work with selling my Cruisers Yacht 3750 – Monty. You did a fantastic job and I really am amazed that you were able to place Monty so quickly with people who will use and love her.

Thanks again,

Terry Scott

Very happy, the team at Australiawide were very helpful and gave good advise, they sold our boat within two weeks ensuring everything went smoothly with the sale. I would recommend to any seller or buyer this team.
TC

Just wanted to say a huge thankful for your fantastic service. I have bought and sold a boat with you and both times the service has been incredible….professional at all times and nothing is ever an issue or problem. You have made the whole process stress free and easy with a great end result. Thank you both!

Belinda Haydon
Hunter 34