A few words about us...
Our move towards living on a boat probably gained momentum 9 years ago, when we moved to Cairns and our boys had grown up and left home. If we were to be serious about this, it was time to make decisions that would lead us here. So we worked our butts off both as employees, in our own businesses and buying, renovating and selling houses.
We are here!
Nothing will replace a good paper map. The charm of plotted courses from the past, contemporaneous notes and calculations all make a paper map a thing of beauty. Saying this, eMaps are a bit easier to handle, zoom in and out, expend and they look as new as the day you bought them…
Say hello, drop in for sundowners or come sail with us: you know where to find us…
Blogs, reviews and other waffle...

Bluewater Marina Cairns
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Port of Airlie Airlie Beach
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Batteries on a boat
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Heat Exchange
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