OUR STORY / AUSTRALIA

The marina guide we needed ourselves.

We’re Gabriel and Kristy, the people behind Find Marinas Australia and YouSail. We’re working towards buying a yacht, moving aboard and exploring Australia and the Pacific.

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Where do you keep the boat?

Plan a life aboard and that question turns up fast. Which marinas take visiting yachts? Where can you haul out? What belongs on a shortlist for a trip north? The answers were scattered across marina websites, forums and social groups.

We wanted one clear place that brought Australian marinas together. We couldn’t find it, so we built it. Find Marinas is a research starting point for boat owners: searchable marina profiles, location guides, facility comparisons and practical questions to take to an operator.

Somewhere out there is the yacht that will become our home—and the berth it will sit in.

HOW WE WORK

Useful, sourced and honest about its limits.

Good marina research separates what is recorded from what still needs to be confirmed.

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Source-led

Our marina directory is powered by structured YouSail records. Each marina profile keeps a visible route to its source record so readers can continue their research.

02

Operator-informed

The best local knowledge comes from the people who run marinas. Our featured interviews let marina teams explain their facility, location and approach in their own words.

03

Built for verification

Availability, depth, dimensions, rates and arrival procedures change. We show useful questions and official resources because every decision needs current confirmation.

Gabriel Machuret and Kristy aboard a sailing yacht at sunset
Gabriel and Kristy · Sailors in the making

MEET THE FOUNDER

Gabriel Machuret

Gabriel has spent more than a decade helping companies get found online. Now he is applying that research and publishing experience to sailing—turning scattered marina information into something clearer and easier to use.

Read Gabriel’s story ↗

STILL LEARNING

We have not tied up at every marina in Australia.

We’re sailors in the making, learning as we go and sharing what we find. We do not pretend a directory can replace an operator, a harbourmaster, a current chart or good seamanship. Use Find Marinas to build a better shortlist, then verify every detail that matters to your boat and passage.

For sailing schools, clubs, charters, brokers and the rest of our Australian sailing network, visit YouSail.com.au.