Whitsunday Rent a Yacht

After 20 charters with WRAY we’re still addicted! – We just returned today from our 20th charter with WRAY. We have tried others but nothing compares to the level of service, friendliness and helpfulness of the team at WRAY. From thorough preparation, support and assistance during charter and debrief on return….the service is faultless. A great range of vessels suitable for both novices and experienced sailors - they have everything you need to have the holiday of a lifetime…over and over again for us! Thankyou again to the team at WRAY

Perfect holiday and fantastic team – We did 8 days on a yacht from Whitsunday Rent a Yacht. Amazing tram, great support and advice. Loved every minute of our trip. Would recommend to anyone.

A great experience with Whitsunday Rent a Yacht – We recently hired a yacht for a family sailing holiday around the Whitsundays. The team at Rent a Yacht were very helpful and the boat was in immaculate condition. We loved departing from Shute Harbour, it's a beautiful place and the jetty was really easy to access with all of our stuff! The kids loved exploring the islands and snorkelling. We felt supported by the Rent a Yacht team throughout our trip who were there to answer any questions and give us tips as needed. Can't recommend these guys enough. Sorry to read the negative review on here, but it doesn't relate to our experience at all.

Boats in poor condition, inability to provide suitable compensation and failure to respond to corres – We were returning loyal customers to the company and never experienced anything like this. Recently our bareboat hire was interrupted by a tropical cyclone and shortened from ten nights to seven. The cost of three nights lost equates to approx. $2,800. Upon our return, we provided a lengthy list of faults on the vessel we hired, each of which made the sailing experience uncomfortable. A few were serious issues relating to bilge pumps not working properly, propane gas warning lights not operating correctly and an external hatch which was unable to be closed and secured which allowed rain and sea water to enter the cabin spaces. These were brought to the attention of a receiving officer at the jetty upon our return.

Upon our return home, we sent the Customer Services Manager an email outlining all the faults and asked the question on whether or not we could be compensated for the three nights lost. We did not ask for money, we asked for a credit on a future booking. All that was offered was a token credit of $500 with conditions to book within 12 months. We responded asking them to reconsider their offer which was approx. 1/6th of the money lost and also based on the numerous faults with the vessel.

The Customer Services Manager has failed to respond to the email sent weeks ago, failed to answer phone calls or return calls and reply to an SMS.

If you are looking to hire a bareboat in the Whitsundays, I cannot recommend this company based on this last experience. They have been neglectful in sending out a vessel with serious faults and have not had the common decency to respond to emails/phone calls etc. By offering a token value compensation to the nights lost is insulting and we are bitterly disappointed.

Most other bareboat hire companies have newer vessels and in hindsight offer more reasonable rates.