Our Team 

Charter Yacht Solutions was formed by Greg Boller, Ian Douglas and Phil Gray through the realisation that too many potential owners of charter boats were not proceeding with a purchase. It was clear that they were unable to find the answers to their many questions and were frustrated by the hours wasted sifting through all of the options relating to what boat to buy or what charter company to have managing their new boat.

The three partners, all with marine and business experience, as well as being respected in the Australian marine industry, approached the various major boat importers, manufacturers and a carefully selected group of the respected charter companies with their proposal to have all of the necessary information needed to purchase a charter boat in one centralised location. The response from across the industry was incredibly positive with all of the stakeholders realising the benefits created by having the team at Charter Yacht Solutions working to attract, and service the needs of new and existing charter boat owners.

Conveniently based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with easy access to Brisbane, the Southern Capitals and the Whitsundays the team at Charter Yacht Solutions are here to answer all your question and to sell you the charter boat that will best suit your needs.

We look forward to serving you.

Regards,

Greg, Ian and Phil.

Greg Boller

Greg has been involved in the boat charter industry since 1996.

Greg was a Shareholder and Director of Sunsail Australia Pty Ltd. He commenced as the General Manager of their Whitsunday operation before taking on the general management of both the Sydney and Whitsunday operations. From 2002 to November 2006 Greg was the Regional Director for Sunsail Asia Pacific overseeing the operation of bases in the Seychelles, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Australia and Tahiti. Greg was responsible for and personally undertook the sales of all new yachts into the 50 yacht Australian fleet from 2001 to 2006 and has built a wealth of knowledge and experience in the field of charter yacht sales.

Greg departed Sunsail following the merger of Sunsail and The Moorings in 2006. He was appointed as Regional Director Asia Pacific for the merged entity however he felt the time was right to make a change and departed in November 2006 so that he and his family could resettle on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

Greg has worked in the wider marine and tourism industry for 21 years and has developed a solid level of respect within the Tourism and Marine industries within Australia. He was an elected Board Member of AMPTO (Association of Marine Park Tourism Operators) which is the peak body representing Tourism operators on the Great Barrier Reef and has been an active member of other regional committees. Greg has been a respected member of the Marine industry in Australia and has been an invited guest speaker at various marine symposiums, conferences and events in the Asia Pacific.

Ian Douglas

Ian has been around boats since the early seventies in Gisborne New Zealand, starting out like many Kiwi yachtsmen doing club and coastal races on a variety of yachts.

Moving to the UK in the late seventies, Ian joined Jaguar Yachts UK on their boat show sales team and after a particularly healthy order book following the London Boat Show, he was appointed Marketing Manager.

Ian and his wife Jenny later moved to Greece to manage a charter fleet of 40 yachts based in Corfu. Together they undertook some mediterranean cruising, before returning to NZ and then on to Australia in 1989, where Ian purchased Mooloolaba Yacht Brokers in 1994 and has owned and operated it since then.

Phil Gray

Phil is from Mooloolaba in Queensland and is a sailor who has recently returned from Europe where he was captain of several world renowned super yachts up to 40 metres. His expertise in both sail and motor yachts is widely acclaimed. He has always been an avid racing yachtsman and through being the skipper of the Ingliss 50, G-wizz he is probably best known in Australia, although he has completed many Australian races on other class yachts, including a 4th place on “Industrial Quest” in the ill fated 1998 Sydney to Hobart. Phil started and owned the Sunshine Coast Sailing School based at Mooloolaba Yacht club in the 90’s. Ten years of sail training and charter operations saw the business build into one of the largest sail training operations in the Country teaching all schemes offered by the AYF.

Australian Champion in the International 505s (2005) and on build up for the Worlds, Phil is equally at home in small yachts. The UK MCA Master Class 4 (superyachts to 3000 gross tonne), AYF Instructor and Examiner, (Offshore Yachtmaster), USL Master 5, plus other qualifications round off Phil’s resume.

Six transatlantic crossings as captain of the 120ft “Unplugged”, full charter seasons in both the Med and Caribbean, passage planning and European requirements are a specialty of Phil’s. He is currently involved in business in Mooloolaba once again, selling and importing yachts and assisting people into our sport, recreation and business of yachting.Phil has been sailing since the age of 6 and intends to stay working in the industry on a professional basis until he can’t any longer !