Licensed self drive · Sydney Harbour
If you hold a boat licence, this is the boat to take. A European sports cruiser with a 350hp engine, a private toilet, a big swim platform and room for eight — and you drive it yourself. No licence? We can put a skipper on board.
The boat
Sports cruiser
Sleek, fast and genuinely spacious. A 350hp European sports cruiser with a private toilet cubicle, lounge and dining seating, a fridge and a large swim platform off the back.
Weekday rates shown. Weekends, the 19 December – 26 January peak and public holidays are charged at the peak rate — $895 for a half day and $1,295 for a full day. The exact price for your date is shown before you pay. A refundable $1,250 security hold applies to every hire. Fuel is not included on this boat — it is payable at the end of the hire based on what you use.
The question everyone asks
A current NSW boat driving licence, or an interstate or overseas equivalent. Whoever is at the helm needs to be 25 or over, and we’ll check the licence when you arrive.
If nobody in your group holds one, that’s not the end of it — we can put a skipper on board and you get the whole boat to yourselves without having to drive it. Just tell us when you enquire.
No licence at all? Our no licence boats need no licence, no test and no experience — you drive them yourself after a briefing on the day.
On board
Cruising grounds
The whole of Sydney Harbour is open to you — under the Harbour Bridge and past the Opera House, out to Manly and Store Beach, into Rose Bay and Watsons Bay, around Shark Island, or west up the Parramatta River. With 350hp under you it’s an easy run to any of it.
The one limit is that you can’t head outside Sydney Heads.
Getting there
The Sports Cruiser departs from Mosman, near the Spit Bridge. Paid parking is usually available close by, with free parking about a five-minute walk away on Pearl Bay Road. Buses run regularly to the reserve.
Good to know
Yes. The Sports Cruiser needs a licensed driver aged 25 or over. A NSW licence or an interstate or overseas equivalent is fine, and we check it on the day.
We can put a skipper on board. You still get the whole boat to yourselves — you just don’t drive it.
Up to 8 guests.
Yes, a private toilet cubicle.
Yes. There is a large swim platform at the back.
A half day is 4 hours in summer (10:30am–2:30pm or 3pm–7pm) and 3.5 hours in winter (9:30am–1pm or 2pm–5:30pm). A full day is 8 hours in summer (10:30am–6:30pm) or 7 hours in winter (9:30am–4:30pm) — exact times always show when you pick your date.
No. On the Sports Cruiser fuel is payable at the end of the hire, based on what you actually use. Our no licence boats include fuel in the price.
Yes — a refundable $1,250 security hold, released after the boat comes back in good order.
Weekdays are the standard rate. Weekends, the 19 December – 26 January peak and public holidays are charged at the peak rate. The exact price for your date is shown before you pay.
Yes — see our no licence boats. No licence, no test and no experience needed.