About Yachtshare
More Than
Boat Ownership
Yachtshare began in Manly more than 20 years ago with a simple idea and a single boat — make the enjoyment of boat ownership more accessible, while taking away much of the cost, time and responsibility that comes with owning a boat outright.
STEP ON BOARD, enjoy your boat and let us take care of the rest.
Our story
From one boat in Manly to a fleet built around choice.
18
boats across sailing, catamaran and luxury motor cruising
When Executive Director Anton Prange took over the business, the fleet had grown to three, predominantly sailing monohulls. He relocated Yachtshare to the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron and steadily began building both the fleet and the Yachtshare community.
Today, Yachtshare operates a diverse fleet of 18 boats, ranging from sailing monohulls and catamarans to luxury motor cruisers. That diversity has done more than simply give our owners greater choice — it has introduced Yachtshare, and boating itself, to a much broader group of people.
Some arrive with a lifetime of boating experience; others have always dreamed of owning a boat but never quite knew where to start. Some want the exhilaration of sailing, others the space and freedom of a catamaran, while some simply want to turn the key, point the bow towards Moreton Bay and enjoy a little luxury.
STEP ON BOARD. Enjoy your boat. Let us take care of the rest.
It is the simple philosophy that has stayed at the heart of Yachtshare as the fleet and community have grown.
More Than Just Your Boat
A boating community that extends across the entire fleet.
One of the things that makes Yachtshare different is the community that has grown around it. Owners don’t simply become part of their own boat syndicate — they become part of the wider Yachtshare community, with friendships, social events, sailing and boating experiences shared across the entire fleet.
Friendships across the fleet
Owners, families and shared experiences on the water.
More than a syndicate
A wider community united by a love of boating.
The Whitsundays
A Queensland winter, Yachtshare-style.
Each year, the Yachtshare fleet escapes the cooler months in Brisbane and heads north to the Whitsundays, giving owners the extraordinary opportunity to holiday aboard their own meticulously maintained yacht in one of the world’s great cruising grounds.
It’s become a much-loved part of the Yachtshare experience — and makes a Queensland winter considerably easier to endure!
It’s Really About People
Behind every boat is a team that makes the experience work.
While we’re incredibly proud of our fleet, Yachtshare has never been just about boats.
It’s about community — owners, families, friendships, experiences and making it easier for more people to enjoy life on the water. Behind all of that is a growing team with an enormous amount of boating, business and operational experience — and a fair amount of personality!
Some have spent most of their lives on boats. Some race them. Some maintain them. Some make sure they’re immaculate before you arrive. And some are considerably happier discussing boats with a Stone & Wood in hand.
Together, they're the people who make Yachtshare work.
Meet the Yachtshare team
The people behind Yachtshare.
Business, boating, operations, presentation, owner support and finance — with plenty of personality in the mix.
Anton Prange
CEO, Executive Director
Anton spent his early carrer running his own IT consulting business before rediscovering a childhood love of boating through Yachtshare. He started as an owner in a Jeanneau yacht and, as the saying goes, liked the business so much… he bought it!
Today, Anton is the driving force behind Yachtshare and has grown the fleet to offer everything from sailing monohulls and catamarans to luxury motor cruisers. Commercially sharp but equally compassionate, he genuinely cares about the owners, the team and creating the best possible boating experience.
He also has the slightly unnerving ability to never forget a face or a name — so if you’ve met Anton once, chances are he remembers you (and probably what boat you were talking about!). And if you’re negotiating with him, rumour has it a well-timed Stone & Wood may considerably improve your chances!
Favourite Yachtshare boat: Ignition
Favourite boating destination: Lady Musgrave island
Larry Kleist
Executive Director
Larry has spent much of his career in sales, marketing, commercial management and business development, with a strong track record of helping businesses grow, developing brands and turning good ideas into commercial opportunities. At Yachtshare, he focuses on sales, marketing and growth — although it’s the people he enjoys most, helping owners discover just how good boating can be.
Sailing has been a lifelong passion. Larry has enjoyed a successful career in one-design racing, including Olympic campaigns and State, National and World Championship successes. These days, he spends the week promoting luxury boating before voluntarily spending the weekend wedged into his Finn, a small dinghy, wet, uncomfortable and trying desperately to beat his mates around the racecourse!
Relentlessly optimistic and always looking for the next idea, Larry loves bringing people together, seeing others succeed and challenging “that’s how we’ve always done it.” Patience, however, may not always make the list.
Favourite Yachtshare boat: Absolution for pure luxury and escape; Interception when time is short and you just want to get there fast.
Favourite boating destination: Still finding it — there are far too many places left to explore!
Adrian Williams
Executive Director
Growing up in Tasmania, boating was simply part of life for Adrian. His professional journey on the water began driving commercial vessels, earning his Master 4 and MED 3 qualifications before eventually deciding, in 2022, that life as a skipper had run its course and joining the Yachtshare family.
Today, Adrian manages Yachtshare’s day-to-day operations and maintenance, working closely with the team to ensure every boat is ready when an owner steps aboard. If everything works, looks right and is where it should be, Adrian and his team have been busy behind the scenes making it happen.
Away from Yachtshare, Adrian has played senior AFL footy for the better part of 20 years and loves the mateship and culture of being part of a team. More importantly, he’s husband to a beautiful wife and proud dad to two girls.
Favourite Yachtshare boat: Absolution
Favourite place to go: Cruising the Whitsundays — although catching fresh seafood and cooking it for dinner, Tassie-style, would make it even better.
Chigaya Muromoto
Head of Presentation and Client Services
Originally from Japan, Chigaya grew up in her family’s retail and hospitality business, where being reliable, hands-on and looking after people came naturally. After working in administration and accounting support, she joined Yachtshare nine years ago and has become an integral part of the team.
Chigaya looks after vessel presentation and cleaning, assists owners with bookings and enquiries, and provides administrative and accounting support. She takes enormous pride in caring for every boat as though it were her own — something our owners certainly appreciate.
She arrived at Yachtshare with no boating experience, but nine years of beautiful marina sunrises and peaceful mornings on the water have worked their magic. Next on the list is getting her boat licence!
Don’t be fooled by her size — colleagues describe Chigaya as surprisingly strong and tough, with an equally impressive appetite. Add time with her pet dachshund, a dark beer or a good Japanese whisky and she’s very happy.
Favourite Yachtshare boat: All of them — apparently choosing one would be like choosing a favourite child!
Favourite place to go: Still to be discovered… once she gets that boat licence!
Mark Cranny
CFO
Mark is a finance professional who began his career with KPMG before founding Intellective, where he works as a fractional CFO across a range of industries. At Yachtshare, he helps guide the financial strategy and long-term growth of the business, while contributing to the bigger-picture conversations about where Yachtshare is heading and how the ownership experience can continue to improve.
Long before joining the management side of Yachtshare, Mark had already experienced the shared-ownership model first-hand, having been part of a boating syndicate for many years.
Growing up on a pineapple farm, boating wasn’t part of everyday life, although a love of the ocean developed through family trips exploring the Keppel Islands. Mark really learned to sail after he and his wife Kath purchased a share in Celebration in 2024.
Favourite Yachtshare boat: Celebration — of course!
Favourite place to go: Lady Musgrave Island.
David Bagnall
Owners Services Supervisor
With more than 50 years of sailing and windsurfing behind him, David brings an extraordinary depth of boating experience to Yachtshare — along with a career that has included biochemistry, Microsoft training, small business, sailing instruction and powerboat coaching.
As Owners Services Supervisor, David helps owners get comfortable with their boats, develop their skills and, most importantly, enjoy being on the water. Patient, generous with his knowledge and a natural teacher, he’s also regularly found coaching owners during WAGS.
David sums up sailing beautifully: you’re “so busy doing nothing that you don’t have time to think about anything else.”
What many owners won’t know is that he was once a competitive pole vaulter with Olympic aspirations. His current athletic weakness is somewhat easier to train for: finding the best coffee, bakery and chocolate éclair near the marina.
Favourite Yachtshare boat: Evolution… no, Illusion… actually, Evolution… no, definitely Illusion. Ask him again tomorrow.
Favourite place to go: Sand Hills
Own the boat.
Enjoy the lifestyle.
Leave the rest to us.
STEP ON BOARD.