Yacht Sales West

We had the pleasure of working with Max Shaw as a buyers broker on two separate offers. The first with another brokerage’s listing that ended up falling through, and secondly with a listing at Yacht Sales West with Mike as the seller’s broker. Both of whom were great to work with and provided a wealth of information. Max was truly exceptional; knowledgeable, forthright, and always in communication at each step. He went above and beyond helping to organize additional surveys and estimates, import to the US, temporary moorage, and delivery as our primary residence is some 2,000 miles away. I would highly recommend considering YSW for their extensive knowledge and outstanding customer service, and they will be at the top of our list for any future sales or purchases.

Had the pleasure of working with YSW to purchase our sailboat. The team was very professional, knowledgeable, accommodating and just nice to deal with. Glad we had the opportunity to work with such a great team. Max Shaw was especially great to work with. He is very knowledgeable and well connected in the area and is a great person to know. If I ever buy another sailboat I hope it is with YSW!

We listed our sailboat with Max Shaw of Yacht Sales West in Sidney in the fall of 2021. Max was very professional, exceptionally helpful with any concerns that we had, and a pleasure to deal with. Max was efficient in the sale of the boat and paid great attention to communication in all aspects. We have no hesitation in buying or selling another boat with Yacht Sales West again. Tom and Jean

We purchased a Bavaria sailboat with the help of Max Shaw. Max was an incredible help figuring out what we needed and then helping us find a boat. Max is very experienced and knows his way around boats which incredibly helpful when making a significant purchase. We have no hesitation in recommending Max Shaw for your next purchase. We look forward to working with him and Yacht Sales West on our next purchase.

My experience purchasing our boat through Max at Yacht Sales West could not have been better. Max listened to concerns and always helped by bringing people and resources and his own rich knowledge base to the table. I found him invaluable and highly professional. Max is a true sailor and I recommend him and trust him absolutely.

Max made acquiring my beautiful Pacific Seacraft 34 a relatively seamless process. He’s extremely knowledgeable, personable, and very accessible. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him, and learned a lot during the process.I highly recommend Max on all levels if you’re thinking of acquiring a boat.Many thanks again, Max!

In 2020, we decided it was time to upgrade our sailboat. In 2021, when welooked at our first used sailboat, we met Yacht Sales West broker, RichardHargreaves. In spring 2022, we looked at several boats in Victoria with YSWbroker, Max Shaw. Finally in fall 2022, we successfully purchased a 2002Nauticat 42, working with YSW broker Mike Carkeek. At the same time, Richardquickly sold our previous 1986 Nauticat 40.Having looked at a lot of other boats with a lot of brokers over our twoyear search, we have very high regard for the service and support wereceived from all three YSW brokers. Their combined knowledge of sailboats,their understanding of the complexity of the sale process and their TLCtowards us as they helped us through this process is commendable. Theyreally rolled up their sleeves and got to work for us.We always felt that our concerns and desires were heard, challenges werequickly addressed and good humour prevailed! They pampered us and our oldboat buyers, making sure all was in good order. Whether you are selling orbuying, new or used, we recommend Yachts Sales West as your brokers ofchoice.

I recently bought my first sailboat. Well first boat for the sea at all. Having limited knowledge only learned from reading, Max at YSW was great. He was honest, very helpful and always willing go a little farther to make sure I had all the information. I never had a buyers broker and he always worked to make sure I knew the ins and outs of the deal. I would highly recommend anyone looking to buy or sell a boat. Contact Max Shaw.

We had the pleasure of working with Max Shaw to purchase our floating home.Max is a wealth of knowledge, extremely hard working, authentic and kind.The whole process was seamless and we’re so thankful for all that Max did to help kick start our adventure.Thank you Yacht Sales West! Thank you Max!