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Ned and Greta are fantastic! Couldn’t ask for better service and more genuine people. You can trust them to help you with buying a boat. Ned gives a comprehensive report on a boat you want to buy that is well worth the money spent. Couldn’t recommend hem more! Thank you 😁

Excellent training, very knowledgeable and xommunicates very well.

I highly recommend the HighTide team. Earlier this year I bought a second-hand boat in Europe that I shipped to Melbourne. Self-importing a second-hand boat from overseas is stressful at the best of times. It became even more stressful when several shipping delays meant that I had to be away from Australia when the boat finally arrived in September and that I would thus be unable to receive the boat personally. Long story short, Ned saved the day. He received the boat on my behalf, checked everything carefully, liaised with the surveyor, wisely decided on a replacement of a thru-hull fitting that had become vital before the boat could be launched, organised this and some other minor repairs, rigged the boat and got it cleaned up and polished before launch. None of the minor hiccups (such as that all keys had been lost in transport) deterred him. All of this happened with 100% reliability, for honest and reasonable rates, and arguably with more expertise than I would have had myself. Ned even detected some minor issues that had been overlooked by the pre-purchase surveyor in Europe. When I returned home I found my new boat happily sitting in its berth ready to go. I could not have been happier with the process. From the first conversation, I had the feeling that the job would be in safe and capable hands and this turned out to be very true. The reliable backend organisation by Greta and her responsive communication contributed to this as much as Ned's expertise, dedication and attention to detail. I highly recommend the HighTide team and look forward to working with them again.

Ned is a wealth of knowledge across many many areas of boating, had me comfortably manoeuvring a 43ft catamaran around the marina and docking in 20knots of blow-on breeze having never operated a boat before. Everything was very easily organised with Greta Well worth it and thanks.

I can speak more highly of Ned & Greta from High Tide Boating and my personal experience with them. My initial contact resulted in a very professional conversation about my requirements. Ned & Greta then tailored a training package specifically suited to what I wanted to achieve. I highly rate Ned as an instructor, he has years of knowledge and experience, he shared many tips and tricks which will prove invaluable. I thought I could learn a lot from YouTube etc. but in hinddsight really should have started with training from High Tide Boating . Despite the tidal conditions not being ideal for my scenario on the day of my training, Ned was very flexible to reschedule components of my training to a more suitable date which was really appreciated. At the end of the session I was really happy and confident with what I had learnt from Ned and was able to successfully put it into practice. I would highly recommend anyone taking up boating for the first time or anyone looking to make their boating experience easier to avail of a High Tide Boating instruction package.

Very happy with the service from Ned & Greta at Hightide boating, they have been fantastic to work with and very professional, would highly recommend these guys

My wife and I recently bought our first yacht and engaged High Tide Boating to help us understand the boat and how to move around the marina safely. We have been blown away with the whole experience which went way beyond just some instruction. Ned has guided us on everything from finding the best trades to coordinating complex maintenance tasks. The team at HTB are fabulous to deal with and we just cannot recommend them too highly.

Thanks Ned a wealth of information and Great advise as a novice to the boat world You may well have saved me some potential Headaches and will be back to you when we find the next best deal Andrew

had a very good time ,friendly and knowlegible instructor who was only too happy help and answer any questions

As a first time boat owner I could not be more grateful that I used @hightideboating to get me on the water, confident, safe and enjoying one of my true passions with the up most confidence. @Ned is absolutely amazing, knowledgable as they come and has literally transformed my experience on and off the water to a level that would have taken me years. Fully recommend using High Tide Boating whether you are an ammetuer or an experienced campaigner. Believe you will learn things you never thought possible. Organising is also so simple and so flexible as Greta and the team do an amazing job ensuring you the whole process is smooth and easy. Thank you High Tide Boating for an amazing service