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I wanted to take a moment and send you all a heartfelt, belated thank you for the excellent support and service on our boat deal. I know that a transaction of this magnitude taking place in Turkey takes a lot of analysis and vetting, and I appreciate your efficient and friendly approach to the exercise. This is our third boat purchased with 5 Oceans; each time you have proven how professional and ethical you are as business advisers. You are honorable and trustworthy business people… that is what comes through in every aspect of the engagement. As a huge plus, you are understanding of the emotional roller-coaster that buyers and sellers can find themselves riding on while trying to find a deal that is mutual.
I really hope that I don’t need to do this again, but if I do, it goes without saying that you will be the choice of our representative. I hope that you have a great spring, and again, thank you very much. Your guys are true professionals.

The sale of our boat went off without any problems. 5 Oceans agent, Carl Olivier, our broker had everything sorted out in time.

Carl Oliver is the best! Carl sold my Catamaran and then we bought another Voyage 440 in St Augustine just before Irma came through. I have a mooring in Grenada and hope to work with agent Chris Rundlett in the future.

I had a very positive experience with 5 Oceans and agent Carl Olivier. He was efficient, very professional, hardworking and did a great video on the boat for her advertisement!

Historical wise, I’ve known 5 Oceans Marine Group for some time now. I sold my previous cat, a Catana 471 through the company. Years later, I was searching a catamaran again. I looked around, and among other companies came back to the Multihull Company. I got back in contact with Alexis. It was the start of several visits of boats (I believe 3 in the States). My contacts with Alexis were always great. I guess the fact that he loves boats, we are of the same age and could speak French together 😉 helped. But truly I like the guy as he was honest. if a boat was a bad buy, because for example it was not well maintained, he would tell me. In some cases he had to calm me down or on the contrary to shake me up. He always did that in a friendly but firm way, which I appreciate. If I would look for a another boat, he would be the first person I would contact. I bought the Catana 581 through 5 Oceans, and later when I knew I would sell it, Alexis and 5 Oceans Company were my first and only choice!

I’ve also met Phil when I was looking to buy the 581. The contacts there nice as well. He helped my out quite well when I bought materials and needed a delivery address. So, all the contacts I had with the 5 Oceans Marine Group were very positive!

Was it stressful to sell my boat through ‘you’? The answer is definitively NO. It was good to have Alexis being the “buffer”, or I would have let the possible deal go… (and I do believe Alexis had a hard time with this sell, although he did his uttermost best to keep relatively calm).

Would I recommend 5 Oceans Marine Group to others ?”, the answer is YES. I sold 2 boats through 5 Oceans, visited at least 3 other ones and bought one, so I think I might have an idea of how this company works. I’ve personally met Alexis and Phil and had several e-mail contacts with Sales Manager, Andrew Holland, who took good care of the closing and financial process when the time came.

Several people referred Alexis de Boucaud to us through the years and during a trip to Ft. Lauderdale (we live in Belize) a few years ago I called Alexis and he dropped what he was doing and came and met with us. After our meeting we were confident that he was to be our agent. 5 Oceans Marine Group and Alexis stand head and shoulders above the competition. I have referred several potential sellers to Alexis in the last year. I think Alexis may be the most honest boat broker I’ve met and is he extremely knowable. From start to finish, Alexis controlled every aspect of the sale and everything went extremely smooth.

Alexis and the team were fantastic. We moved the listing to 5 Oceans after being with another broker for over 6 months. We had a highly qualified buyer extend an offer on our beautiful catamaran less than 48 after moving her over! In my opinion, most brokers just don’t understand there’s more to it than just having a bunch of listings. The REAL value of an experienced team like TMC is you focus as much on finding and qualifying buyers as you do acquiring listings. Alexis is a true professional and we recommend him to everyone.

Carl Olivier from 5 Oceans Marine Group has just recently sold our beloved catamaran Tranquilo and I would like to express our sincere appreciation for Carl’s huge efforts in getting this done in a relatively short space of time. Being from South Africa, we were unfamiliar with the boat selling process in the Caribbean and USA and started asking our fellow cruisers if anyone had any recommendations. The name Carl Olivier came up quite a few times but we decided to send out emails to the various yacht brokers. The response was excellent, however, Carl stood out from the rest by answering any questions/concerns we had, promptly and efficiently. He even assisted with information that didn’t have anything to do with the sale. It was then that we decided to give him a central listing.

Listing with Carl turned out to be the best decision we could have made as he had potential buyers almost immediately. Although not in his job description, upon arriving in the BVI, he even helped us prepare Tranquilo for our first viewing. He kept us updated on a daily basis and guided us through some very stressful surveys and viewings. He helped us find the best places to have a few issues resolved during the survey process and kept his cool when we were losing ours.

It only took a few months before he sold Tranquilo. By then we were in Ft. Lauderdale and even when the sale was done and dusted, he remained in contact with us, updating us on any post sale information.

We would have no hesitation in recommending him as a broker and wish to thank him once again for all his hard work and all the success for the future.

I suppose it is fairly regular that boat buyers send letters of appreciation to their brokers for helping them navigate the purchase of a boat. I also suppose boat buyers taking the time to write a “thank you” letter to the seller’s broker is a very rare event, however, that is exactly what this is.
I recently completed the purchase of a Lagoon 450 from an owner represented by Carl Olivier. I am very grateful for Carl’s contributions to make the process effortless. He went the extra mile on numerous occasions to ensure I was satisfied with the boat both before and after the sale. Carl is exceptional at what he does and reflects very well on 5 Oceans.

We can only begin to express our gratitude to you and your team at 5 Oceans Marine Group. I can’t imagine how anyone could navigate the process of finding, vetting, purchasing, closing and delivering of a vessel without the dedication, care and thoroughness of your organization.

You took the time to make certain that we understood the process, educating us at each step and making us feel comfortable along the way. Then you led the process, involving us when we were required and anticipating our needs.

We couldn’t have been more wrong than to think that after the closing we’d be on our own, left to figure out the complicated process of hiring a delivery crew and clearing out of customs in a foreign country; yet you and your team were by our side continuing to guide us as if the closing was just a step in the voyage.

As first-time buyers there was no way that we’d be able to do this without 5 Oceans Marine Group.

The experience of working with 5 Oceans Marine Group was so seamless and thorough that I’ve used your company’s practices with my employees as examples of how to provide unsurpassed client service.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Myles and Cynthia Kellam
For Cynthia