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Boating industry goes ‘gangbusters’ as retirees stay in Australia due to coronavirus border closures
A boom in new and used boat sales has left Australian importers, manufacturers and second-hand brokers scrambling for stock, according to the Boating Industry Association.
Key points:
- Yacht builder Riviera employs 41 new apprentices to help manage growth
- Jet ski sales grew by 13 per cent in 2020
- JWS Powersports manager James Berger says second-hand jet ski prices are up by about 30 per cent
The coronavirus pandemic has left travel-starved Australians looking for alternatives to their annual overseas cruise ship fix and sparked a homegrown nautical boom.
Riviera, Australia’s largest yacht builder based at the Coomera Marine Precinct on the northern Gold Coast, has experienced record growth due to increased demand.
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