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History of Bareboating in the Whitsundays
The first bareboat operation started around
1930 before any formal marinas were in place in the area.
From the fifties a number of companies decided to offer
more luxury and more convenience to the public. It was yet
another 15 years before motor cruisers made any real impact
as an alternate to yachts for a bareboat holiday. Originally
only recreational motor cruisers were used, which had the
disadvantage of not being designed for the part but also
suffered from a lack of fresh water capacity and refrigeration
space. These boats were quite cramped, and in many cases,
unreliable and often did not exceed 35 ft. in length. They
also tended to be quite old and at one stage the average
age of motor cruisers available for Boat Charter was twelve
years.
It was in this environment, that Coral
Reef Charters was launched. Unable to find a suitable
vessel for his own holiday, the founder of the company,
Ken Burke, decided
to have a vessel designed from the keel up to operate specifically
as a bareboat. He set about including all of the ingredients
he felt he, and the population in general, would like to
have onboard a bareboat Whitsundays.
For a start, the very real difference between a recreational
boat and what is required from bareboat
hire Whitsundays revolves around the length of time
you are away from port and the relatively high number of
people on board. Read
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