Birthdays & celebrations
Good people, cold drinks and the city as your backdrop. Keep it casual or make it a proper event.
Plan a birthday cruise ↗
Sydney Harbour boat hire · Private catamaran charters
Your harbour.
Your boat.
Step aboard Life’s Good—a spacious 40ft powered catamaran made for relaxed celebrations, long lunches and golden hours on Sydney Harbour.
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40feet of space
25guests maximum
360°harbour views
Life’s Good · Sydney Harbour
One boat. Your whole harbour.
A better way to spend the day in Sydney.
Sydney Harbour boat hire with your group at the centre. Enjoy a private, skippered cruise on Life’s Good, with room to gather, graze and settle into the view. Choose BYO or catering and discuss a route around the sights and bays you would like to see.
See what’s on board
Your private catamaran
Meet Life’s Good
Easygoing by name.
Exceptional by nature.
This 40ft Voyager 1100 powered catamaran is built for social cruising. The generous aft deck keeps the group together, while the elevated flybridge opens up uninterrupted views across the harbour.
- 01 BYO food and drinks
- 02 BBQ and crew to cook
- 03 Fusion sound system
- 04 Swim mat for summer stops
Made for your kind of day
Bring the occasion.
We’ll bring the harbour.
Family days
Find a quiet bay, fire up the BBQ and give everyone room to enjoy the water at their own pace.
Plan your harbour day ↗Team & client events
Swap the boardroom for an afternoon your team or clients will actually remember.
Explore corporate charters ↗Sunset cruises
Start with late-afternoon light and cruise into the city glow with the harbour all around you.
Plan a sunset cruise ↗The experience
Come aboard.
Leave the city behind.
We tailor the cruise around your group—where you board, what you bring and how you want the day to feel. Pack the esky, order catering, choose the playlist and let our experienced crew handle the rest.
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Tell us your dateShare your group size and the kind of day you have in mind.
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Shape your cruiseChoose your wharf, food, drinks and any extras.
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Step aboardArrive, exhale and enjoy Sydney from the water.
This is how
Sydney should feel.
Explore Sydney Harbour
Famous sights. Leafy bays.
A day shaped around you.
Start with the view you want to see. Our 12 location guides help you explore route ideas before we tailor a practical cruise to your wharf, charter length and the conditions.
Bennelong Point
Sydney Opera House
A waterfront perspective on the city’s famous sails, with your whole group enjoying the view.
Scenic cruise-byMosman foreshore
Athol Bay
Discuss a greener harbour outlook and a suitable bay stop for an unhurried lunch onboard.
Potential bay stopEastern harbour
Shark Island
An island perspective to pair with the Rose Bay waterfront on an eastern-harbour route.
Scenic cruise-by
A skipper at the helm. Your people aboard.Meet Captain Matt
You enjoy the day.
Matt takes the helm.
A private charter should give you time with your guests. Captain Matt’s role is to balance your harbour preferences with the practical decisions that make a cruise work: navigation, conditions and suitable stopping places.
Tell the team what matters most—a birthday lunch, the Opera House outlook or a possible swim—and we’ll discuss a plan aboard Life’s Good. The route remains flexible so the skipper can respond to conditions. If having Matt aboard is important, ask us to confirm the staffing for your date.
Meet Captain Matt ↗Private Sydney Harbour boat hire, explained
More than a sightseeing ticket.
A day that belongs to your group.
When you book a private charter, your guests share the boat rather than joining a scheduled departure with other groups. Life’s Good is a 40ft powered catamaran for up to 25 guests, with a skipper and crew operating the vessel. It is a social setting for celebrations, family time and smaller work gatherings, not a self-drive hire.
The aft deck and elevated flybridge give you different spaces to enjoy the harbour. Choose BYO food and drinks or discuss catering, then agree any BBQ and serving arrangements before departure. The right choice depends on how much preparation you want to do and the kind of meal your group expects.
Read the BYO food and drinks guide ↗A useful itinerary starts with one or two priorities. Visiting friends may want the Opera House and Harbour Bridge; a relaxed gathering may prefer more time for lunch near a suitable bay. Your wharf, charter duration and conditions influence the route. Swimming and the mat can be discussed, but depend on the skipper’s assessment.
Request a quote that covers the actual day you want: date, numbers, duration, wharves, food and extras. Confirm the payment requirements and booking terms before committing. An enquiry does not reserve the boat, and a location on this website is not automatically a pickup point or a guaranteed stop.
Understand private charter costs ↗The planning library
A little planning.
A much easier day.
Explore longer guides written around real charter decisions, from hosting a Christmas party to choosing a route with time for lunch. Each guide covers the practical questions to bring to the Exclusive Boats team.
End-of-year events
Christmas on the harbour
Bring the team or family together. Plan guest numbers, the festive menu, timing and transport before the day.
Christmas party guideRoute planning
Find your kind of cruise
Compare landmark, northern-shore and eastern-harbour ideas without trying to fit every location into one outing.
Private cruise itinerary guideFood & drinks
BYO, made manageable
Choose food that is easy to serve, check storage and BBQ arrangements, and spend less of the charter organising supplies.
BYO planning guide“
Your own boat. Your favourite people. Sydney Harbour doing what it does best.
Private charters aboard Life’s Good
The practical details
Before you come aboard.
Is Life’s Good just for our group?
Yes. This is a private skippered charter for up to 25 guests, with your own group aboard and the crew managing the vessel.
Can we bring our own food and drinks?
Yes, BYO is available. You can also discuss catering and BBQ arrangements. Confirm the inclusions and any conditions with your quote.
Can we choose the sights and bays?
Share your favourite locations when enquiring. We’ll discuss a route that fits your departure wharf and charter length. The skipper may adapt stops for conditions and access restrictions.
Let’s get you on the water
What does your perfect harbour day look like?
Tell us the basics and we’ll come back with availability and a tailored charter option.