Atomic Tuna Yacht Sales, Alameda CA

We sold our sailboat! Thanks Wayne! Been great working with you and thanks for sticking with it and working with us throughout the entire process! Highly recommend to others!

Tracy was incredibly helpful, and showed us around a boat we were interested in. We later put an offer on that boat, but ended up falling out for other reasons. The whole process was very smooth and helpful even though it didn't work out. Great guy, great experience. Thanks guys.

Very professional and helpful in finding the right boat for me and guiding me through the purchase process. Also very diligent and helpful in selling my old boat.

Working with Dave Wolfe to sell a blue water cruiser sailboat. He is a great person to work with. Very helpful and gives Insight to what I need to do as a seller.

We have bought and sold numerous boats over the years and I have never been as pleased with the broker as we have been with Geli Burgin at Atomic Tuna. Her advertising was 1st rate. She was 100% dependable, timely, knowledgeable and very pleasant to deal with. Thank you Geli.

Wayne was awesome! He really cares about buyers getting the right boat for them. He took his time and gave us great knowledge.

Often, these reviews are done in the heat-of-the-moment. Which can work either way depending on a lot of factors. I chose to wait a few months after my purchase to really gain a perspective on my purchase of our 2016 Beneteau 41 Sailboat. On reflection, Atomic Tuna did a great job for us. The team was well trained and professional and delivered to me all the information I needed to make an informed decision. But, there was an issue during the course of negotiations. It wasn't big, so no details here. It was just an issue at the time. My point is that Atomic Tuna made it right. They did not have to and knew the deal was going through regardless, but they stepped up. As you choose a broker, keep in mind this story. If everything goes perfectly, you can have a crummy broker, BUT if you choose your broker based on your own personal worst-case-scenario, you would do well by choosing Atomic Tuna as they have proven to me that they take care of their customers FIRST and FOREMOST.

Atomic Tuna Yachts is FANTSTIC! Ask for Geli!
I recently sold and purchased a boat with Geli Burgin at Atomic Tuna Yachts and she was nothing less than outstanding! I was new to boat ownership, the selling experience as well as the shopping/buying experience and Geli was incredibly attentive and patient with me as I asked a lot of questions along the way. The service I received was exceptional! Geli always answered my calls or called back right away. She provided detailed explanations as needed and took care of little things on her own - which I really appreciated. In summary, if you're looking to buy/sell a boat, I highly recommend working with Atomic Tuna Yachts for their phenomenal service!

We worked with Geli at Atomic Tuna to buy a 1988 Catalina 34 and she was amazing! She helped find a deal that would work for both the seller and ourselves, provided references to resources and made super-flexible arrangements for access to the boat both before and after escrow closed. During escrow, it was obvious that our calls were important, even when she had other work in progress. Everything was transparent and friendly. We later learned that the sale presented unusual challenges for Geli, but she never blinked. She just made it happen smoothly and painlessly. Best-ever experience on a big purchase!

Buying a boat during a pandemic from two states away isn't easy. It takes a team of people to pull it off. We had a great team partner in Atomic Tuna. Geli at Atomic Tuna was awesome to work with. She was great at communicating with us a helping to navigate the inevitable hurdles that come with boat buying. They certainly went the extra mile for us and we would recommend them 100%.

I’ve dealt with several yacht brokers from having purchased and sold other boats. I met Wayne Goldman at Atomic Tuna Yachts by sheer luck through a friend of a friend that said he represented a boat I may be interested in viewing. Wayne astutely knew that it was not the boat we should have. He fit the boat to the people.in our case, a cruising couple. When we spoke, he listened. He had an understanding of what our cruising mission was going to be and he knew the types of boats we should be looking at. He saved us months of looking. His experience in negotiating the purchase saved us from paying for mistakes we would have made.

Wayne’s knowledge of the industry, boats, and his contacts were invaluable. He knows when value is present and he can tell you when to walk away from a troubled boat. That is extremely important when dealing with the emotional side of boat buying. I cannot recommend him highly enough for his ethics and his knowledge and his professionalism. I am sure that he instills the same in any broker that works for Atomic Tuna.

As a bareboat sailor, I was shopping for my first liveaboard sailboat that could reliably coastal cruise. After meeting literally dozens of salesman at various brokers, I met Wayne. He was the only broker who took a personal interest and sought to truly understand my personal goal and vision. After a few showings, i bought my boat through Wayne, but what i got was much more than a boat. I got a dedicated, capable and personable professional that has continued to support/advised me in every situation I have encountered over my four years of ownership. I actually got a trusted, knowledgeable, valued relationship. If you are in the market to buy, sell or simply to learn about your boating options, i highly recommend Wayne.

We just closed our purchase of a sailboat through Michelle Leonard of Atomic Tuna Yachts. Michelle was personable, knowledgeable, thorough, PATIENT, fair and had great resources and recommendations. Her guidance made the process seamless. We highly recommend Michelle. Thanks, Michelle!

I recently purchased a Tayana 47 from Atomic Tuna. I worked with Peter Benziger, who was amazing to work with. As we were buying the boat from Seattle, Peter was very accommodating. He took pictures of the things we asked for, and even met us over labor day weekend as we decided to drive down to see the boat and take her on a sea trial. This was my first boat purchase, and working with Peter was great, he was incredibly responsive, and took the time to answer the dozens of questions I had. I would recommend Peter to anyone looking to buy or sell a boat!

We found the boat online and decided to go see it. We emailed Atomic and they are very responsive. Peter was our salesperson. He was professional and knowledgeable about sailboats. He was never pushy, he showed us the boat and gave us enough time to see the boat and answer our questions. The boat was in great condition and he handled the transaction real well. He always responds promptly whenever we have questions. He helped us with a lot of stuff about documentation and was able
to negotiate our concern to the owner. We are very happy about our purchase. He is very helpful. Now, we have a bigger boat that has plenty of room with 2 kids and a dog. Our kids love that they have their own room. And this boat is much more stable compared to our smaller one. We love this boat. We highly recommend Peter in Atomic Tuna.

We had a superb experience working with Geli Burgin at Atomic Tuna Yachts. After four years of being boatless, we decided to decided to buy another boat and transitioned from sailboats to a powerboat. Our search led us to Southern California, and Geli handled all of the brokerage appointments in SoCal, even accompanying us on the trip. She responded promptly to all of our questions and concerns and handled the final transaction smoothly. We are extremely pleased with our purchase and highly recommend Geli and Atomic Tuna Yachts.

My husband and I had the great pleasure of purchasing a sailboat from Atomic Tuna with Geli helping us every step of the way. She is a professional and is very knowledgable in every aspect of the buying process. She was there for us every time we had a question and was patient with our obvious inexperience. Her kindness, experience and overall knowledge made our experience very pleasurable. We would highly recommend her to anyone thinking of purchasing a boat!