New boat hits the water in boost for local tourism
Shire industry
Tour operator Windswell is set to expand operations after launching a brand new boat.
The 8m-by-3.5m flat-bottomed vessel will be used as the central hub for tours and to run a range of activities off Port Douglas waters.
“It’s just going to be a good platform, a good hub, for exploring,” Windswell’s Brett Wright says.
“For hosting birthday parties, we’ve already had a few school groups, so, educational sort of stuff.
“We’re doing some monitoring while the dredging is going on.
“You’ll be able to hire it.
“But mainly just to support my existing operation.
“It’s just a good base, you’ll have all the safety gear on here, shower, toilet, barbecue.
“Just to try and work with everyone who’s on the waterfront,” he says.
A range of water-based sports including kitesurfing and wakeboarding can be launched from the base of the new Windswell craft.
“We’ve got the load dock at the front here for the e-foils and both rigs can pull up either side,” Wright says.
“We can run all of our activities from the one (boat), this is the hub.
“We can centralise the whole operation on the waterfront.”
The boat can also be anchored out at Low Islands and can also head up some of the river regions in the Daintree Rainforest area for sunset tours and other adventures.
