Multihull Central has appointment a new service representative, Craig Humphries, to provide expert repair and maintenance services for multihulls located in South East Queensland.
Craig, who is said to be a great addition to the service team at Multihull Central’s Sydney Harbour marina headquarters, is extending services into Brisbane and South East Queensland.
With over 20 years experience in yacht maintenance, Craig started his career by maintaining a 65ft catamaran, doing day sails and evening cruises in the Caribbean, He adhered to a strict maintenance schedule to ensure the boat was kept at five-star Hyatt standards.
Craig eventually moved to Airlie Beach where he provided maintenance on charter boats and undertook major refits on the maxi yachts chartering in the area. He has also worked in the Mediterranean, USA and UK on increasingly larger boats, from Robertson and Caine 4500s to Richard Branson’s 108ft catamaran Necker Belle.
This entailed full time maintenance, charters and owner trips, and many miles of sailing alongside his wife, Jo. Craig is a certificated IIMS Marine Surveyor, and is furthering these studies at present.
His extensive sailing experience includes several Trans-Atlantic crossings on yachts, and in multihulls he started by sailing a Prescott 8.5 catamaran Hot Vindaloo some 15 years ago during a multihull regatta.
At this point, Craig became “completely hooked on the multis”. He immediately bought a Farrier trimaran and also became involved in the Nacra 5.8 scene for a while. Recently, he has been fortunate enough to have been invited to sail on a Raider 302 in local events.
Multihull Central is pleased to have Craig in its Queensland team, which includes another three sales representatives based in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Airlie Beach. He will be a valuable resource for multihull owners in South East Queensland, with the ability to provide basic repair or extensive refits. Craig is available as a mobile service agent with his base at Boat Works in Coomera on the Gold Coast.
For more information, visit www.multihullcentral.com or call Multihull Central on 1300 852 620.