BETTER BOATING
STORY IAN BELLERT PHOTOS SUPPLIED
ALL ABOARD FOR HASSLE-FREE BOAT OWNERSHIP WITH BOATING SYNDICATION AUSTRALIA
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wning a beautiful boat sometimes feels like a very expensive gym membership. You pay for the privilege, but do you actually get to use it every day? Occasionally it may feel like you’re not getting enough out of your investment. Imagine owning the boat of your dreams without the maintenance hassles, with 24-hour service if something is not quite right, plus the offer of training to be an excellent captain and to make sure 74
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you feel safe and make the most of your time on the water. This is a reality with Boating Syndication Australia — the BSA. We caught up with Boating Syndication Australia’s CEO Andy Young to find out how boating can be a cost-effective and timeefficient proposition in boat syndication.
THE BSA BACKSTORY
Andy Young has been in the marine industry for 16 years; with his wife
Belinda, they run Australia’s largest boating syndication company, BSA. The company has over 100 registered boats across six locations in Australia; these range from an indulgent Sunseeker 82 to a sporty Schafer 375, plus a number of popular Riviera vessels along the east coast. Syndication makes complete sense, as Andy says: “Most people never use their boats as much as they dreamed they would before buying them. Like a gym
