Andrew and I wanted to thank you for the special attention you gave to the sale of our RL 34 ‘Geronimo’.

‘Geronimo’ sold for more than we anticipated, and much sooner than we expected. We both appreciated the regular contact from you, reporting any interest and inspections, so keeping us informed at all times on your progress on our behalf.

Your staff were helpful too with any inquiries we had, and we appreciated the friendly easy manner of all your staff assisting us in our dealings with your firm.

Naturally we will be using Australiawide when our current boat is ready to be replaced.

Peter Fox
Toowoomba, QLD

Euan and Detlef: Thank you both for doing such a great job selling Salty. As much as it breaks our heart to part with her, we had to move on…
We are not sure when our wakes will cross again, but please look us up if you come to California.

Wish Ross the best from us. We hope that Salty brings him as much joy as she did for us.

Thank you also for shipping our pictures.

Best wishes

Justin and Sue

We bought a Farr 6000 from australiawide a few months ago and were very impressed with the professional way that Detlef guided us through the sale process, helping us to organise insurance, registration, a survey and the lease of a hard stand. We would certainly recommend australiawide to others buying a boat.

To be honest, we don’t usually feel the need to leave comments or give testimonials, but in this instance, buying our beautiful Steel Sapphire through Detlef was one of the most enjoyable experiences we have ever had. He instinctively knew what to show us, kept within our budget and acted in a most professional manner throughout.
He is courteous, polite, considerate and has a wicked sense of humour!
To sum up – a seamless transition between owners, engineered to perfection by Detlef. A mention too for Euan, who, unlike a lot of brokers, actually replied to our emails before we arrived from NZ. What a team.
Thank you so much

We brought a Cruiser Yacht through Australiawide Boat Sales and from start to finish Detlef helped us along the way.

It was our first large boat purchase so we were nervous and not sure of all steps to take. We had dealt with other agents however with Detlef we felt that he was honest and nothing was too much trouble.

Even to the point after the sale he organised for the boat to be filled up with petrol and had the boat positioned for us to easily power away.

Detlef you made this whole process easy and thank you for all your additional help and advice.

Karen Muscat, Highvale

I have just purchased my new yacht “Sandpiper” – an Amity Classic from Australiawide Boat Sales and I am astonished at what an amazingly versatile trailerable yacht she is.
My wish list for an ideal boat included: a responsive sailing yacht, a stable boat for the non-sailors that regularly accompany me, a low maintenance vessel or an easy maintenance vessel, classic looks and some pretty timber, easily sailed solo, capable of a passages with up to 3 overnight stays, a shallow draft or better a pivot centreboard boat so that sandbanks are only a temporary annoyance, (also this would facilitate being able to sail or motor in places the “gin palaces” do not use).
Sandpiper, my new Amity Classic has answered every item on my wish list. Her sleek broad based form correctly implies that she is a quick responsive and stable boat. It is fair to say that I enjoy everything about Sandpiper. Every outing I have had the additional pleasure of compliments about her appearance and function. My wife (who was losing her love for sailing) loves the open cockpit sailing and under cover (boom tent) lunching. ‘Sandpiper’ is beautifully finished , sails like a witch and has the flexibility to cope with narrow shallow waterways and inexperienced passengers. However like her founder Euan has demonstrated on countless occasions, it is satisfying to know she is more than capable to tackle some serious conditions when the going gets tough.
I am looking forward to the fleet of Amity boats steadily building.
Greg Doolan ‘Sandpiper’ Ephraim Island .

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

Dear Euan

We are truly grateful for all the time and effort you have put into bringing "Lillian" up to a high standard.

It is not often that someone does something of their own volition without being asked to do so.

Once again, many thanks.

Kind regards

Eva & Greg Sawtell
SV Lillian

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

Hello Euan,
Now that I have decided to "swallow the anchor" and pursue activities more suitable to my age, I would like to thank you for the very professional service you have afforded me over the years as my yacht broker.
We both know that you operate in an industry rife with Fly By Nighters calling themselves yacht brokers, who promise the world, but rarely perform.
However you have consistently under promised and over delivered in our dealings. At my last reckoning you have sold 6 yachts for me over the last few years, which included that awful period around the GFC.
Good luck for the future, but if you keep doing for your clients what you already have been doing, you will continue to succeed.

David Sim

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

I looked at boats all over the county and found mine in Melbourne. This is when I called on Euan’s extensive experience to help make the process easy. He dealt with the local broker, recommended a surveyor and helped arrange the delivery to Brisbane, even came along for the ride! I couldn’t have asked for more. A pleasure to deal with the guys at australiawide.

P.S. The new Amity looks great!!!

Steve Lugge

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

Just another test, no action required from you.

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

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

Euan, are you receiving this?

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.

Mary and I would like to thank Detlef for the great experience in purchasing Piscean Dream.
Detlef only showed us what was in our budget and the kind of sail boat we were looking for.He also helped us by telling us the facts when questions were asked by us and not wasting his or our time like other brokers had done during our time researching and looking to purchase our dream boat.
At no time did we feel pressured and Detlef was very informative and very helpful.
I would have no hesitation in recommending Detlef Or Australiawide to anyone looking for a Broker.

Kind Regards
Rob Bayliss