Thank you Euan and Detlef for the very professional
and efficient manner in which you completed the sale of our
vessel. The way in which you looked after our interests,
your boat knowledge and honest approach was refreshing.
We would certainly do business with you again.
Bought a boat: Thanks for your help
Hi Detlef
Thanks heaps for your help with our purchase. It’s been a genuine pleasure. You have made what’s normally a stressful pain in the arse, easy and enjoyable. I would have no hesitation recommending you and Australiawide.
Hope you have a heap of fun over christmas and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Best regards
Justin and Michelle
Bought a boat: A great result
Hi Detlef.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your professional service in assisting me in the recent purchase of the yacht. You were always available by phone or email if I needed advice and always responded in a friendly manner.Your experience in ship broking is second to none as you assisted me with inspections,slipway and survey, insurance and marina berthing to name a few
Detlef, I thank you again and would not hesitate in recommending you to any potential clients who are considering buying a boat.
My regards sent from sea. Tom Kitchener.
Bought a boat: Little Coconut heads overseas.
Detlef,
Just a quick line champ, its Hugh from Little Coconut, just to keep you in the loop we got the boat into Richards Bay SA the other day, she has gone so good thus far, when the weather comes in she heaves to really well with a stay sail and thrid main, sticks like a rock. Just skipping down the SA coast at the mo, will get to Cape Town before Christmas then will make the run home, touch wood, been an amazing adventure so far. Defo the right boat for the trip we have run aground a few times been through big electrical storms and had some patches of weather and Little Coconut has taken everything within her stride, we are still marching.
Hope everything at east coast is going well, I feel so lucky to have bought this boat.
all the best
Hugh
Bought a boat: Purchase of Halvorsen Gowland 33
Hi Detlef
We’d like to thank you for finding a boat that was as close as possible to what we were looking for. Too many brokers try to sell boats on their books without matching the boat to the potential purchasers.
We found your service to be first rate and as we live in country NSW, your good service was of great significance as we are a 4 hour drive from the boat and were not able to get up there easily to organise things, as we may have if we lived nearby.
Thank you once again. Great boat!
Bought a boat: Excellent service.
I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the team at australiawide boat sales Manly Brisbane and in particular Mr. Euan MacDonald for their very professional and attentive service given to me when I recently purchased a very nice yacht.
I thank you once again Euan, your attention and care has made this purchase a very plesant one indeed for me.
Tony Cross
SV Lass O Luss
Bought a boat: Detlef & Euan
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
Bought a boat: Detlef Bauer – Making Boat Purchasing Easy
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
Bought a boat: Bought a new Amity Classic
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 .
Sold a boat: Swanson 42 Sold
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
General feedback: Truly Grateful
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
Bought a boat: Australiawide Sells boats – thats for sure!
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
General feedback: Thanks and Good Luck
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
Sold a boat: Sold their boat within the month
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
Bought a boat: Service, Service, Service
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
Bought a boat: Hunter yacht bought Nov 2010
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
Bought a boat: PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ALL THE WAY!
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)
Bought a boat: A Pleasure To Deal With
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
Bought a boat: Yacht Skirmish
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
Bought a boat: Thank You
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