While we feel sentimental about selling Gingi, which I have owned for 27 years, we know that she has been sold to new owners who will continue to cruise. Jeff, you have really worked hard for us – keeping Gingi in good shape after we returned to the US and keeping us up to date in everything that has transpired since we left Australia. When we were anxious you reassured us that "I will sell Gingi for you," and you were right! You made the whole process easy for us. Your knowledge and contacts of who to call to do what was invaluable. Jeff you did a stellar job and the end result was fantastic. Jeff we can’t thank you enough.

Sincerely John and Mandy Bringetto
Newport Oregon USA

"Jeff at Australiawide Boat Sales just sold Gingi, the boat I owned since it was built 27 years ago, and in which my wife and I have sailed over 50,000 miles. He sold it to a couple who are going to continue cruising, and we are delighted. When we were anxious about leaving her in Australia, Jeff reassured us that, "I will sell the boat for you and I will take care of her." He was right. Since we returned to the US, Jeff has been in constant communication with us, informing us of everything that transpired – each inspection. He checked all the systems on a regular basis and left us free of worry. We’re very fortunate to have had him as our yacht broker. "

Australiawide Boat Sales 1st May 08
Manly, Qld.

Dear Sirs,

This is with reference to the recent sale of my yacht GYPSY ROSE.

Your assistance with advertising the boat on your website, advertising
in the magazine and ultimately finding a buyer, is greatly appreciated.

I found the laidback and relaxed manner in which you conduct your business very pleasant and effective.

Your help with obtaining spares and service and getting the boat through survey is also greatly appreciated.

I have no hesitation in recommending Australiawide to one and all
interested in buying or selling a yacht.

With kind regards,

Jan H.N.Bol
Rotterdam, Holland

Dear Ivan

I just thought I would pen a quick note on behalf of my Syndicate as thanks for all your help with our purchase of a Tripcopy 38 from you in Queensland. Boats like the Margaret C don’t come along very often – and parting with them is akin to a divorce. This made for an interesting negotiation which again you managed with empathy for both buyer and seller. The good news is that she has found a great home – and your words explaining that “you don’t own a boat like the Margaret C, you become her custodian” were wise indeed.

Being a part of an interstate buying syndicate, I was given the task of ensuring the vessel met our group needs. The team at Australiawide, lead by you as my primary contact, filled in many of the gaps providing details of competent surveyors, mechanics, tradesmen and qualified advice. Your honesty and professionalism were greatly appreciated and made what could have been a difficult process all the easier.

I am pleased to report that Margaret C in now safely in her new home on Pittwater (see the photo attached). While it was a lengthy search, she is exactly what we were looking for but most importantly, the wives and kids love her too!

When eventually we need to relinquish our custodianship, we will have no hesitation in you representing her through your new Sydney office. In fact, I would be happy to recommend your services to anyone seeking to buy or sell a boat.

With kind regards

Steve Robson
Margaret C Syndicate

Dear Jeff,

To sail once again across the Coral Sea from Vanuatu to Australia in order to sell our Hunter Legend 43 "Rivendell II" there was not an easy decision to make for Nelleke and me in spite of the usually fair winds and following seas along that route. Besides the prospect of having to bid farewell to our beloved cruising companion of 17 years we were quite intimidated by the prospect of having to import her into a country known for its complex and strictly enforced quarantine and customs regulations.

Fortunately, one of our Australian friends and fellow cruisers strongly recommended that we contact you and your company. While we were still in Vanuatu, you immediately started giving us highly valuable and detailed advice regarding the whole process. Once we arrived in Newport marina, not only were you there to catch our dock lines but you soon made us feel like we were family by putting us at ease with constant help, to-the-point professional advice and invariably good cheer! Although you rarely seem to use the famous Australians expression "no worries, mate", that is exactly how you managed to make us feel!

Now, a few months later, you just sent us the final settlement papers for Rivendell II’s sale to a very friendly Australian cruising couple and both Nelleke and I are delighted to see them start taking care of our trusty seahorse. As usual, all the paperwork and financial details were exactly as promised and agreed, or even a bit better than exepcted. Please don’t hesitate to have potential future clients contact us for reference or recommendation purposes, particularly any US cruisers who might be intimidated by having to import their vessels. Meanwhile, we can recommend you and your company to all fellow cruisers without the slightest hesitation or reservation.

Thanks again for helping us find new owners for Rivendell II (and for accepting us into your extended cruising family in the process)!

Henk and Nelleke Meuzelaar

1st owners of "Rivendel II" &
founders of Project MARC in Vanuatu

My Endeavour 26 was in urgent need of a paint job, but I had just bought another boat and I now had two just six weeks to sell my “not so pretty” Endeavour.

I called into the Manly Australiawide office and spoke with Detlef. I showed him the boat, we talked about a price and I left. I checked the Austrailawide website next evening and there was my Endeavour with a great selection of photos and a very well worded advertisment.

Two weeks later Australiawide called me, this time it was Ivan on the phone. He said he had a buyer, I agreed to their offer and the deal was done.

During those two weeks I dropped into the Manly office on a number of occasions and I would like to make the point of saying that, from my initial meeting through to settlement, both Detlef and Ivan from the Manly Australiawide office were exceptionally helpful and extremely professional. In a world that is often now so hurried and impersonal, my brief association with these gentlemen was a like breath of fresh air.

Thankyou Ivan and Detlef

We would like to thank Jeff Rowe, owner of Australiawide Boat Sales, for his assistance and professionalism. The task of listing our sailing boat and engaging Australiawide Boat Sales as the agent was made easy by the courteous and considerate manner in which proceedings were undertaken.

I would like to thank Jeff for the work he did in selling our catamaran ‘Omazey’.

Initially we had been a little wary when we first started to make contact with brokers, but Jeff quickly moved to dispel any worries we may have had. His honest, straightforward approach reassured us, and many, many times we felt thankful we had chosen Jeff over and above his competitors.

He made every effort to make us feel comfortable with the proceedings from start to finish. We greatly appreciated his knowledge of the market, but most importantly we were impressed by his expertise in how to sell our boat within that market. His diplomacy certainly helped smooth the way for both jumpy seller and, occasionally, jumpy buyer!

We would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Jeff or Australiawide. In fact, we have recommended him to many of our friends with whom we crossed the Pacific. Without looking for a friend Jeff certainly became one to us, and we hope to stay in touch with him over the years to come.

Jonathan and Astrid Hall

"My first encounter with Australia wide boat sales was with Jeff at their Newport office. Jeff was helpful and friendly and although the boat was not what I was looking for, the level of service was exemplary. I was directed to Manly, where Euan & his team showed me Nomad. She was just what I was looking for and I was pleasantly surprised at the ease with which the deal went through. AWBS handled the importation issues excellently & I have enjoyed many hours of happy sailing since.

I looked at several boats with different brokers but I can honestly say that the service offered by AWBS was far and away the best.

Thanks to Euan, Jeff, Diarmuid & all the team at Australia wide”
Dan Duberiatte – owner of NOMAD, Lyons Class Cheoy Lee 35ft Sloop

Hi Ivan

Many thanks for all of your help in finding Shiraz a new home. She is a great boat and should bring Ross many years of enjoyment.

I also want to thank you personally for the effort you put in for the surveying, test sail and delivery. It was fantastic.

Once again many thanks and when this hand of mine heals up and I want to resume boat ownership, Auatraliawide will be the first port of call.
regards.

Robert Pitt

Hi Euan,

Great news about the boat. Unbelievable that the boat sold right before we went house hunting! We are very happy with the way things went,
and want to thank you (Ivan and the rest of your crew) for all the hard work and effort you have put in to finding a new home for Crimson Lady.

Hopefully we will see eachother again someday in the future. You are always welcome in France, you know that!

Thanks again Euan,

love to you and your family.

Otto, Sophie and Pauline

G’Day Andrew;

First up thank you for the great service and support we have received from your team at Manly in Euan.

It has been one of the most pleasant experiences of purchasing this yacht we could have expected.

And the yacht is just fantastic. The quality and finish is great. Thank you again.

We have been playing and going over the yacht with curiosity in all the bits as any new owner would.

We just wanted to thank you and your team for the great service. Especially Euan with his friendly manner. Nothing was any trouble for him.

Kind Regards,

Derek Green

Euan,

I would like to compliment you on the exceptionally professional manner in which you handled this transaction. It was indeed a pleasure to deal with you from start to finish. I wish you every success in your business. Thank you.
Mike Harper
Tekin II

Hi Euan, thanks for the email and the good message. It was my hope to sell the boat quickly and now its done, thank you very much for yours and Detlef assistance. bye for now, thanks and greetings, Heiner

Euan and Matt,

First of all I would like to thank both of you for the very quick and hassel free sale of MORNING STAR. The new owner appears to be very happy and I appreciate the professional service you have both provided.

Thanks again

Paul

Paul Davey
A/Deputy Director General
Department of Justice and Attorney General

To Whom It May Concern:

As a professional boat builder I had just completed building a Schionning 1030 Catamaran with retirement and coastal cruising with my wife in mind. Unfortunately, owning to ill health, we were forced to sell the boat on completion.

I had expected to sell the boat privately however this proved more difficult than I thought, my efforts came to nothing. I listed the boat with Jeff Rowe at Australiawide Boat Sales Newport. Jeff (who impressed me with his many years experience as a broker and yachtsman) put together a marketing program that resulted in a constant stream of inspections.

The boat took some time to sell as I wasn’t in a position to negotiate as I had much of my savings invested in it. Jeff was tenacious in his pursuit of a buyer and when the right person was found his relaxed guidance was greatly appreciated by both the buyer and myself throughout the process. He gave the buyer the confidence needed to follow through to purchase. I know that my confidence was well placed, well done Jeff.

In conclusion I would like to thank Jeff and Australiawide for all their help and guidance.
David Lamb – “Antares”

Dear Jeff

Thank you very much for your assistance with our purchase of TAURANGA (Davidson 54). We appreciated the patience and perserverance that you demonstrated during the sale process. The ketch while simple, in a lot of ways had a lot of complicated / extensive systems and gear on her as far as we were concerned, which required understanding.

Your considered professional approach made the purchase possible. Whenever you are in Sydney, please allow some time to sail on TAURANGA.
Kind Regards
Neil and Darcy

Dear Crew at Australiawide Boat Sales,
What can I say!!… Thank you, Thank you, Thank you…My first encounter with Australiawide was with Jeff Rowe at Newport. He was polite, courteous and very obliging and directed me down to Australiawide – Manly where I then met with Diarmuid, and the team. It was the beginning of an exciting journey for myself and where Diamuid Deans introduced me to the newest member of our family. A 23′ Hood Pop-top Shoal Draft sail boat

called ‘YARRUM’. Being a first time boatie and sublimely naive, Diarmuid has made the transition coupled with his knowledge, advice and invaluable suggestions and direction, a very exciting, fun experience which I shall remember for a very long time. The helpfulness and receptive manner in which Diarmuid and the team conducted themselves should be recognised and acknowledged. At all times taking care and ensuring all neccessary details and conditions of contract were met.

I will look forward to updating Diarmuid in the future on ‘YARRUM"s adventures and would certainly recommend your office to any person looking to purchase their next dream!!
Sincerely
Rhonda Frisoli

Dear Detlef,

Just a brief note to thank you for making the purchase of ‘Aja’ such an easy transaction. It might be of use to you to know that the array of photos on the website was comprehensive enough for me to decide to fly up from Melbourne and view the boat the next day. The vessel was exactly as described.

I also really appreciate your ‘after sales service’. Your efforts to find a suitable marina space for the next few months have saved me a great deal of hassle. It’s not easy to make such arrangements from this distance. This has been a real bonus.

Thanks,
Brian Smith

Dear Detlef and the team at Australiawide

Thankyou for your assistance in the purchase of our first little sloop. As first time boat owners we really appreciated all the extra information and guidance given so patiently and cheerfully by Detlef. We’ll certainly be returning when it’s time in the future for bigger sailing adventures!
Yours sincerely,
Andy and Vanessa