Prestige Yachting Services is devoted to purchasing the very best pre-owned, late model yachts from the USA and Europe. We only purchase “name” yachts such as Beneteau, Bavaria, Hallberg Rassy, Catalina, and J-Boat

Prestige Yachting take away all the headaches of buying an overseas executive yacht, especially those hard to get in Australia , by importing and presenting selected pre-owned yachts here in Australia for immediate sale. These yachts have no import duty owing, no freight costs and are sold GST inclusive in our pricing. You can see these yachts immediately after your call to us

The yachts we choose are not ex charter boats and are one owner. We require a full history with every yacht we buy including maintenance and sailing, motoring hours. We insist on yachts with either Yanmar or Volvo auxiliary engines to ensure reliability and serviceability. The yachts are fully surveyed in the country of purchase and are shipped to Australia ready for re-commissioning, detailing and sale. We do all this before we take these yachts to market

There are a lot of companies in Australia that offer the chance to purchase an overseas based yacht. The trap with this type of purchase is the shipping to Australia, the import duties, port handling charges, shipping insurance, GST at import, the re-commissioning and of course the organization of all these facets, including the surety of getting the boat onto a ship quickly. For the one time buyer it is a monumental headache. Yachts that look cheap overseas can often cost nearly one third of their initial cost in taxes and shipping just to get them to Australia

The quality of yachts, such as Beneteau, Hallberg Rassy and others, that are built in the USA is the highest in the world. The incredibly competitive US market means that the US built product is stronger, more resilient to climate (due to the extreme weather difference from North to South) and is absolutely floorless. These yachts often feature options which are not available or offered for sale in Australia. Air conditioning, bow thrusters, gen sets, roller furling mainsails, and advanced electronics packages inclusive of radar are common in Prestige Yachting’s fully imported yachts

When you invest in a Prestige Yachting Services yacht, we ensure you are comfortable with your new vessel and offer a free boat handling course to help you assimilate. We are always available to you to answer any questions you may have

Prestige Yachting can organize any upgrades you wish to make to your yacht and offer a yearly maintenance package to ensure your yacht stays in the “as new” condition you bought it in

All our Prestige yachts are detailed and antifouled on arrival in Australia and will provide you with your first years sailing at no cost for hull and underwater maintenance

Prestige Yachting will also deliver your newly acquired yacht to your home port at a discounted delivery rate using only qualified Yachtmasters and crew

At prestige yachting we will endeavor to make your purchase of a quality executive brand imported yacht as stress free as we can

John Joseph

A Computer Engineer with a passion for the sea and a love for Sailing realized the enormous potential for importing Yachts from the USA and Europe for resale into the Australian market place.

With his sound technical background, and an eye for detail, along with years of boating and sales experience, John searched the world for vessels to find those most suitable for import which would also be well placed in the Australian market and highly sought after.

With the cost of shipping and the taxes due on import, the vessels needed to be above a particular size and value to absorb these costs and make the whole process worthwhile.

John has built a strong relationship with some major shipping companies and can now offer a port to port service for transporting your current yacht or your newly purchased yacht without the hassle of building cradles, de-rigging and re-rigging or any expensive trucking costs from boat yard to shipping port.

Prestige Yachting Services can provide transport for your vessel from most locations around the globe either by ocean freight or sail by a professional skipper and crew.

Call John for a no obligation free quote on shipping your vessel or finding and negotiating the best possible deal on a used vessel overseas. Mobile : 0411477787

Kim Williams

Kim has been sailing for over 45 years and has owned and raced yachts, sportsboats, one design dinghies and skiffs for most of that time. His string of yachts named “rock ‘n Roll” have been well known in yacht racing especially on the East coast of Australia and regattas from Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island to Geelong race week

Kim personally built many of his ocean racers, skiffs and cruising boats from both traditional and exotic materials and understands lay-up methods and the correct fit-out procedures that make a great ocean yacht. His offshore racing and cruising experience has taught him what is required to make a yacht seaworthy and able to withstand the rigors of Australian climatic and sea conditions. He has extensively cruised the East coast from Hobart to Far north Queensland and out to Lord Howe Island and is based in Pittwater just north of Sydney. Kim is a member of Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Newport

This experience and Kim’s reputation for maintaining a perfect yacht, means only the very best yachts are considered in the purchasing and importing process for Prestige Yachting Services. Years of practical yacht ownership and personal pride in the presentation of boats means he looks well beyond the flashy inventory that sometimes clouds a poorly kept yacht and strives for clean, low use and highly maintained vessels that are easily sailed and can handle our conditions

Kim’s philosophy is; “If I wouldn’t own it and be proud of it, I won’t sell it”

Contact Details: 

Sydney Office Ph:John Joseph on 0411477787 Email:  john.joseph@prestigeyachting.com.au
                       Fax: 61 2 94524532

                       Kim Williams Mobile: 0409402288 Email: kim.williams@prestigeyachting.com.au