The family behind Salty Days Boat Hire
Make our boat YOUR boat for the day.
How Salty Days started
Jake’s love of the water started early. His dad raced boats, and when the family moved to the Gold Coast, home was a houseboat. Most kids grow up with a backyard; Jake grew up with the Broadwater.
Years later, Jake and Steph wanted the same childhood for their own kids. So they went boat shopping with a very specific checklist: family friendly, easy to drive and enough room to properly stretch out. The pontoon boat ticked every box, and it quickly became the centrepiece of their weekends – a place to get away from the busy day-to-day and spend quality time on the water.
Meet Jake and Steph
For Jake and Steph, some of the best family memories are made out on the Broadwater. Their kids have done some serious exploring out here, claiming sandbanks as their own private beaches, meeting the wildlife on South Stradbroke Island, and bringing home enough shells from the surf beach to open a small museum.
Then there are the creatures, on land and at sea, who turn up when you least expect them, and they’re part of the magic of a day out on the water. Days like these remind Jake and Steph how lucky they are to call the Broadwater their backyard.
Being on the water is part of the fabric of their family. They started Salty Days so more families could experience the Gold Coast the way they do: outdoors, unhurried and just a little bit salty.
They’d love to welcome your crew on board.
