Abel Point Yacht Sales was established in 1996 with a promise to provide the same level of service which we ourselves expect.

The office is located at Hawke's Boatyard adjacent to Abel Point Marina in Airlie Beach, the gateway to the Whitsundays. Surrounded by 74 islands of which many are uninhabited and protected by the Great Barrier Reef, the Whitsundays provides the perfect cruising grounds.

Our location in Hawkes Boatyard provides us the ability to offer additional services to vendors and purchasers.

• Business and permit sales
• Second hand boat sales
• Charter boat sales
• Tender sales
• Club Marine Insurance
• Mooring rentals
• Valuations
• Finance

The business has established a leading reputation based on sound knowledge and years of experience to help you find the most suitable vessel to satisfy your boating needs, and importantly your budget.

Alternatively, if you are looking to upgrade your vessel or simply want to get back to being land based we can market and sell your vessel with a minimum of fuss through the use of modern marketing techniques and technologies not normally associated with the majority of brokerages.

Abel Point Yacht Sales was purchased by Ganada Investment Pty Ltd in October 2007. The new owners bring to clients a wealth of experience in business, marketing, advertising, and importantly over 35 years of combined boating knowledge, which includes 15 years in the Whitsunday region.

Abel Point Yacht Sales are Marine Queensland Accredited. You can rest in the knowledge that the business practices and all the brokers employed by Abel Point Yacht Sales have passed the rigorous accreditation and licensing requirements of Marine Queensland.

Abel Point Yacht Sales focuses on exceptional service and repeat custom. We never close and are proud to be the only North Queensland brokerage available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No an answering machines here, only real people to assist you when you need them.

Today over 85% of purchase enquiries stem from the Internet, and this figure will only continues to grow. Abel Point Yacht Sales leads the way in Internet marketing through the use of a targeted mix of the best marine web sites plus specifically targeted web sites depending on the vessel, permit or business being sold. The Internet provides the perfect vehicle to market vessels by exploiting rich media options such as informative, attractive and easy to read inventories, professional photography and video, and modern techniques such as web site optimisation. When used effectively it delivers our clients advantages over competing vessels on the market.

As of January 2008 Abel Point Yacht Sales introduced a complimentary professional photography service to all vendor’s who list their vessel with us. We can also arrange video on request or for suitably qualified vessels should it be deemed necessary.

As the global marketplace shrinks, Abel Point Yacht Sales is keeping pace. The current affiliations are continuing to be expanded upon with brokerages across Australia, New Zealand and importantly the ever expanding Asian market. This provides vendors access to the increasing purchasing power of Asian clients.

One of the largest complaints vendors have in relation to brokerages is "I never hear from by broker or receive any feedback". Vendors who list through Abel Point Yacht Sales never have to ponder how their listing is going. We have invested in the technology to ensure you’re kept up to date with the marketing of your vessel as often as you choose. Our unique vendor feedback scheduling system manages feedback to vendors to a set schedule. In addition, coming in 2008/2009 is a new offering which will for the first time allow vendors to view responses to their listing online when they choose to.

• Sell a vessel, business or permit;
• Assist with advice on the right type of vessel;
• To search for a suitable vessel, should be it local or anywhere;
• General advice on boating or local knowledge.

• Greg Anderton (Brokerage principal)
• Rachael Hohnke (Senior broker)

Abel Point Yacht Sales has an extensive range of listings covering all your possible needs. Unlike a lot of brokers, the listings cover all vessel types, shapes, sizes, and budgets. Should we not have listed the vessel right for you, we will search for it whether around the corner or around the world.