Boating Information
Yacht and Boat is a great resource for anyone looking for the right boat advice.
If you are looking for boating information, are interested in learning more about boating in general, are thinking about going boating, or would like to discover boating the page links below contain broad information on a wide variety of boating topics.
Whether you are an experienced mariner or just learning the ropes, there is interesting boating information here for everyone.
Go boating – there’s no better way to spend time with family and friends
Our aim at Yacht and Boat is to take some of the confusion out of boating by providing basic boat advice resources as well as a marine directory for additional information.
As a prospective boat owner – your best resources are a reputable, ethical boat dealer, your State Industry body, your State Government body and your own research.
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If you’re an aspiring boat enthusiast, you’ll find boating information on obtaining a boat licence through to tips on choosing a boat, registering a boat and links to where you can obtain the professional training you need to give you confidence on the water.
So, if you’re thinking of a runabout, inflatable, kayak or personal watercraft – or perhaps you have your sights set on a luxurious sailing or fishing watercraft – there’s tips here for all Australians.
There are a few ways to get your feet wet. Some ideas you might like to consider are…
Hire a boat
Attend a Boating ‘Open Day’
Go to your nearest Boat Show
Visit your local yacht or boat club
Ask a friend to take you out on their boat
Get in touch with a reputable Boat Broker for a test sail, advice and information.
What’s next?
Getting a boat licence
Choosing your boat
Registering your boat
Wellcraft 360 Coastal review
Luxury cruiser or a serious bluewater fishing boat ? Some boats may force you to decide, but the impeccably setup Wellcraft 360 Coastal, with its time proven C. Raymond Hunt designed hull, offers buyers the best of both worlds.
White Cap 40 Flybridge Cruiser Boat Review
A good fishing boat has to be a good workboat that's easy to keep clean and maintain and built from hardwearing materials. And apart from expounding on the White Cap 40's excellent handling that statement perfectly describes this new boat.
Whittley Voyager 5.8 Review
The ubiquitous half cab runabout came into vogue in the 1970s and Aussie builders have spent the ensuing 30 years striving to perfect it. It has taken Whittley, a boat manufacturer who focuses on family use, to refine the concept to an art form.
The Whittley Sea Legend 601 Review
The Whittley 601 Sea Legend has the finish, fittings, handling and performance to make it the stuff of legends. It's just as much an excellent bluewater fishing platform as a family cruiser
Whittley Cruisemaster 700 Review
This is one very well planned and thoroughly detailed boat. Everything has a purpose, every piece of equipment is well planned and logically placed. In all, a simply stunning boat for its role.
Whittley 630 Cruiser Review
The Modern Boating team first drove the Whittley Cruiser 630 during the final judging for the 2005 AMIF Boat of the Year Awards. And we were blown away.