About Us.....

Our area at the top of New Zealand's South Island is a maze of waterways - the magical Marlborough Sounds. The Queen Charlotte Sound is usually considered to be the most scenic of the Sounds.

A distinguishing feature of the Queen Charlotte Sound is the absence of roads. Most of the holiday lodges and attractions are accessible by boat only!

 is proud to be one of the main water transport operators serving  the outer Queen Charlotte Sound and fabulous Queen Charlotte Track. We have been operating our fast, friendly and reliable service since February 1994.

Our home base is in Picton, and all our boat skippers are Sounds men who will be only too pleased to share their knowledge of the Sounds and its folklore with you.

In Picton we operate from our well marked berth at the Town Wharf:

Click here for a map to help you find us in Picton

We also pick up from and drop off at the Interisland ferry terminal on request

Our three fast and comfortable passenger vessels are operated in accordance with the New Zealand Safe Ship Management System.
 

Endeavour Express

Our original vessel is the Endeavour Express . She has a long association with Endeavour Inlet. Originally named the Punga Tere she was specifically designed for passenger transport to the outer Sound and was built on the beach at Punga Cove. Some of the Kauri of which she is built was salvaged from the old church at the head of Endeavour Inlet. These days Endeavour Express is powered by a high performance diesel engine and has a full compliment of  modern safety equipment
Endeavour Express is licensed to carry 15 passengers.

Explorer Exlporer is a 50 seater Malcom Tennant designed as a fast power cat. She cruises at 20 knots. Explorer is 14 meters in length with a beam of 6 meters, and is under current MSA survey for 50 passengers.

C-Cat This is our latest addition to our fleet of vessels, imported from Australia, 13m Edmonds designed Alloy Catamaran in full survey for 35 passengers, with a cruising speed of 25 knots, powered by twin 450hp motors,, though twin Doen jets.In the vessels past it was used for both Cray fishing, and commercial diving on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Since then we have fitted it out to accommodate passengers for water transport, but can still be used for dive charter work also as required.