Kevin resides in Pensacola and serves the NW Coast of Florida and Alabama. He is an active boater and has spent the past 20 years working exclusively in the marine industry. His experience comes from years of living aboard and working in the yacht repair, marine supply, and charter industries. He has lived and boated on all three coasts of the United States as well as the US Virgin Islands. His extensive knowledge of both power and sailboat designs and systems helps him guide his clients into finding a boat that suites their needs perfectly. Kevin has owned his 36’ boat for 15 years, and can be found cruising the Emerald Coast almost every weekend with his family.
Testimonials
Russell and I are happy to rate and review Kevin Barber, Edwards Yacht Sales, with five stars ... and wish there were ten stars to give him.
As the broker for the seller of our Catalina, Kevin represented her extremely well by knowing her boat's every detail, thus being able to answer every question we had. No question was a dumb question, as Russell and I were learning all about Tiki. Kevin took all the time we needed, accommodated our schedules by meeting with us on a weekend and after hours, and exercised great patience with both of us, but especially with me, as I typed, from dictation, everything I thought Russell and I would not remember when we no longer had Kevin by our sides to help us! I asked Kevin how he knew so much, specifically, about our boat, and asked him if he was as comfortable talking about power boats, and he said he has had a lot of experience selling many different types of sailboats and power boats, and was equally as comfortable with both. I also asked him if he came with Tiki! He assured Russell and me that everything he had been telling us and teaching us about the boat would begin to come naturally, which it has... mostly because he took such methodical time and care to make sure we were comfortable with her before he ever turned over the keys.
During the closing process, which was akin to buying a house, he explained every step of the process, offered positive reassurance that all would be well, and acted as a seasoned, knowledgeable, and professional liaison between the seller, who was out of the country, and us. We were always "in the loop" and well advised from our initial inquiry about sweet Tiki, to the moment we backed her from her berth in Pensacola to bring her to her new home in Niceville.
Kevin has been in touch with us this entire first week of ownership, continuing to answer little questions that have popped up, as well as support us with his enthusiasm for our wonderful retirement lifetime ahead on Tiki. Kevin is an asset to Edwards Yacht Sales, and to those who come entrusted to him for honesty and expertise when buying or selling a boat. Russell and I very much enjoyed our business relationship with him, and through that feel we have made a friend in Kevin. He helped make this huge life decision easy and enjoyable thanks to his knowledge, flexibility, friendly and honest demeanor, and overall excellence in his profession.
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My wife and I recently sold our 2007 Gemini 105MC, “Kat Man 2” Catamaran through Edwards Yacht Sales. Kevin Barber was both our listing and selling agent, and his efforts resulted in a quick sale at a good price during a difficult market period. His ever present smile combined with his excellent communication skills proved to be a winning combination in connecting with buyer and seller. Kevin left no detail unattended, and quickly earned our confidence.
Kevin’s extensive knowledge of boat systems and electronics proved invaluable during this transaction. He is definitely a “hand on” guy, and helped us immensely through this process. We recommend him highly as a true professional, leaving both buyer and seller satisfied.
Sincerely,
I had a traditional cruising sailboat that I knew would be hard to sell. As my broker, Kevin Barber of Edward’s Yachts did a fantastic job of marketing and showing the boat that resulted in finding a buyer. I will not say the process was easy, but Kevin made it as painless as he could.
He knows boats very well, offered me excellent advice on how to prepare the boat for showing and then hand-held the buyer through the whole process, including an exhaustive survey and sea trial. His patience, good humor and encouragement were critical to the successful outcome for me, the seller, and the buyer. If you need to sell a boat, I highly recommend turning it over to Kevin. He will get the job done.
Hi Kevin B.,
When we decided to sell our 50' Nordhavn, the big deal yacht brokers in Ft. Lauderdale told us it would be next to impossible to sell our vessel if we kept it here at its home port in Pensacola, Florida. They wanted us to move it to Ft. Lauderdale because they said all the big buyers go there. Skip & I are so lucky that we didn’t listen to them.
It hasn’t yet been 4 months that we chose Kevin Barber to help us sell “Sea Czar”, and we closed the sale today! The main reason this happened is Kevin’s professional marketing of our vessel. My husband & I are still blown away by the quality of the photography and the videos he posted for potential buyers to view. The buyer of our vessel confirmed to us today that the videos made a huge difference to him. There were 5 other similar Nordhavns on the market along with ours, but Kevin made ours stand out from the rest, and it sold first!
The time between contract and closing was the least stressful period of all. Kevin handled everything with a level of knowledge and honesty that put all of the parties at ease. We appreciate everything Kevin did for us, and want you to know how lucky we think you are to have him represent your brokerage.
Kind regards,
Holly - Former Mate, “Sea Czar”
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