About us

What is our focus

To help create safe and positive change to the maritime industry and recreational world.

Shorlink is an Australian-owned marine specialist company providing tailored maritime consultancy services in Australia's commercial and recreational sectors.

Our team boasts an impressive 100 years of collective experience in the marine industry. We provide both our commercial and recreational clients with comprehensive safety systems, training, and ongoing boat management. Additionally, we excel in incident investigations, compliance audits, and implementing risk management systems. We possess extensive knowledge of the maritime industry ensuring better operations for our clients.
Our crew

Wayne Linklater

Principal
Wayne has an impressive wealth of experience in the Maritime industry. His boat building skills are exceptional, having started at a young age and worked up to owning multiple boat building companies and even seafood outlets. Wayne has also managed several OHS dynamic global companies to ensure compliance and safety at the forefront.

Being a boat enthusiast, he also specialises in recreational vessels, spending most of his holidays onboard a vessel.

Charmayne Linklater

Co-Principal
Charmayne is a very proud lady in the Maritime industry who also spends most of her life in and around Boats. You could say she was born into it with her dad owning a trawler on the Hawkesbury River. With a strong family background in boating, she has gained extensive experience and expertise in this field.

Her accomplishments extend beyond commercial tasks, as she has also offered invaluable assistance to recreational boat owners. Those who have worked with her have expressed sincere gratitude for her contributions.

Tracey McManus

Administration
Tracey joined the Shorlink team during the initial phase of the Covid pandemic. With experience working for a major Australian bank and European Film Studio, she understands the crucial role of safety, education, and compliance.

Tracey's unwavering attention to detail ensures that our services are delivered with the utmost care and precision. Despite her tendency to get seasick, Tracey has wholeheartedly embraced the maritime industry and consistently maintains a friendly manner when you contact our office.

Lindsay Hutton

Training
Lindsay joined our business in 2021 with a wealth of boating and training experience. His knowledge and qualifications along with his friendly demeanour has proven to be a winning combination in providing our clients the very best training environment for their business’ and crew. We are very proud of Lindsay and the curriculum he has established for Shorlink.

Courtenay Leighton

Marine Services
Courtenay is our latest recruit to join Shorlink at the helm of our Prestige Yacht Services arm of our business. With her vast international experience onboard super yachts and diving boats of all shapes and sizes, she is now providing elite management and service to our recreational client vessels in South East Queensland. Courtenay loves the marine industry and all that it encumbers, so this role is the perfect combination for our latest service.

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