STOP PRESS - NEW BUSINESS VENTURE AT HARTLEPOOL MARINA
A new Sheffield business, On–Water.co.uk, aims to make waves in the UK boating industry by aiding people who have always fancied the idea of owning a boat but have been put off because they have limited practical experience or think it will be too expensive.
This new Hartlepool based company has introduced a unique “Boat Buyers Package” which, amongst other things, offers practical training, first year insurance and a boat survey to ensure total safety.
The Sheffield born founders Matthew Gilder (33) and David Mostyn (31) left lucrative sales careers in the motor and medical industries to fill what they saw as a glaring gap in the market. Matthew said, “Boating is a fast growing leisure activity in Britain, but many people think that to own a boat you have to be fabulously wealthy and highly skilled. The reality is that there are many different types of boat to suit varying budgets and there are plenty of organisations that can train people how to use them. After spending months talking to people inside and outside the world of boating we felt that as well as appealing to experienced buyers we could also take the fear and complexity out of buying a boat and offer a one-stop service for the first time buyer.”
David added, “As well as featuring many classes of boats for sale, our website is designed to answer the questions that any prospective buyer might have on issues such as prices, training, safety, insurance, legal requirements, storage/mooring and many others.”
Both men love messing about in the water in their spare time and it was whilst studying on an evening Day Skipper’s sailing course that they firmed up their ideas for the business. For more information - Contact Matthew or David on 0870 240 7345 or visit www.on-water.co.uk