Nick Tyrrell on the success of GoBoat - and what lies ahead - video Dailymotion

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GoBoat is a Canberra success story Owner Nick Tyrrell sold his house to finance the business - self-drive picnic boats on Lake Burley Griffin In seven years, the business has expanded to three other states and more expansion is in the works

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00:00 I've been here almost 10 years and so much has changed.

00:05 I mean we've decided to bring our kids up in Canberra and in part it's because there's

00:10 so many great activities and it's so family friendly, it's easy to get around and you

00:15 know I'm proud obviously for the activation that we've brought to the lake but you know

00:20 when I think about the Arboretum, the new treetops activity and so many other things

00:25 that have come to Canberra in the time that I've been here, it really is just a great

00:29 place to live.

00:30 They're so quiet so you can have a conversation.

00:31 With the petrol boats it can be a bit of, it's more about getting to somewhere and then

00:36 sort of dropping an anchor.

00:38 Well I was pretty nervous when I put my house on the line in 2017 to start a boat business

00:44 in landlocked Canberra, that seemed a bit crazy and people thought I was crazy but you

00:49 know I think it's a product and it's an activity that Canberrans have really gotten around

00:55 and that's allowed us to now export the idea to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast

01:00 and really this Canberra born and bred company is now providing those experiences all across

01:06 the country which we couldn't have done without the support of Canberra.

01:13 You should have a drive yourself and take a selfie.

01:17 We've expanded to five locations in six years across the country which you know has taken

01:23 up a lot of time and energy and capital and what have you but we've got some great opportunities

01:28 in Sydney and elsewhere in the country to expand to this year and we're excited about

01:34 bringing those to fruition as well as in the works we've got a plan to make it easier for

01:38 people to get their boat licence through GoBoat.

01:41 GoBoat.com

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Nick Tyrrell on the success of GoBoat - and what lies ahead

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