Vale Alister Payne

Alister Payne © Boating Industry Association of Victoria

BIAV was this week saddened to hear of the passing of industry veteran Alister Payne.

Alister was the partner of another industry stalwart and, current Board member Peter Buckingham, who together first entered the Marine Industry in 1970 when they opened Reef Marine in Heidelberg Rd. Darebin.

This was a Johnson outboard dealership, in a vacated BP service station. The duo also opened up Inland Marine at Eildon Boat Club. Alister was quite a character and was very well known in the Marine industry.