Cruise Craft appoints Broadwater Boating

Long-serving Australian fibreglass-boat manufacturer Cruise Craft has announced the appointment of Broadwater Boating as the exclusive, authorised Cruise Craft dealer to the Gold Coast and the Northern Rivers of NSW.

Dealership principal Paul Banning was said to be  buoyant about securing the Cruise Craft agency. Adding Cruise Craft to the Broadwater Boating brands which includes Quintrex and Yamaha confirms that this is a quality marine dealership dealing with premium brands.

"Cruise Craft completes the quality brand circle for Broadwater Boating," Paul Banning said. "We pride ourselves on excellence in every regard and that process begins with having the best products on our showroom floor. Cruise Craft, Quintrex and Yamaha are readily accepted as being the very best brands in Australia, both individually and collectively."

Broadwater Boating is a part of the Hinterland Group which comprises eight autonomous divisions including Toyota vehicles, caravans, motorhomes, paints, finance and of course marine dealerships.

"Through our association with Hinterland Toyota we are able to bring to Broadwater Boating the highest standards of customer service and business management practised in the automotive industry," Banning said.

Banning is a progressive marine dealership principal who has a lifelong background in boating. His family owned and operated a highly successful marine dealership in Wollongong. Through his involvement in the family business, he has enjoyed a lengthy professional relationship with Nathan Nichols of Cruise Craft.

"We are absolutely delighted to have Paul Banning and Broadwater Boating come on board as a Cruise Craft dealer," said Nathan Nichols. "We’ve grown up together and learnt the boat business from our parents."

Meantime, Banning said he is looking to option his Cruise Craft boats as ‘cross-over’ models to suit the style of boating which his Gold Coast customers enjoy on the Broadwater.

The Cruise Craft packages, all 100 per cent factory rigged with Yamaha outboards, will be set up as a weekend camper with stove, toilet and sink. But the rig can be quickly converted to a day fishing boat to run offshore with the addition of a bait board and so on. More on the range of boats at www.cruisecraft.com.au.