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29th Apr 2013
Get your Boat Licence and get on the water with Boab Boat Hire
The end of April has seen some amazing days of beautiful weather that make for great days on the water.
Boab Boat Hire boat licencing courses has allowed people of all ages get out and enjoy the beauty of the waterways of of the ... |
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5th Mar 2013
One Spot available in Saturdays Boat Licencing Course
I have one spot available for our boat licenecing course on Saturday, 9 March at Illawarra Yacht Club.
If you are interested please contact John on 0417 176 906 as soon as you can. |
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29th Dec 2012
Boat Licencing Program for 2013
Hi all
We hope that everyone is having a very festive holiday period.
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre has commenced it's Boat Licencing training program for 2013.
Boat licencing courses are available ... |
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20th Dec 2012
Look out Captain Jack Sparrow, here come the Pirates of the Illawarra
Dave and his hearty band of pirates took to the high seas of Lake Illawarra aboard their vessel, the Boab Pearl, to seek their bounty of fishy treasures. Unfortunately their treasure hunt went unrewarded.
Due to the limited number of ... |
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5th Dec 2012
Last Chance for Boat Licencing Course before Christmas
Hi everyone
I will be conducting one last Boat Licencing Course before Christmas.
The course will be held on Monday, 17 December, 2012 at the Illawarra Yacht Club commencing at 8.30am.
So if you want your boat ... |
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27th Oct 2012
Boat Licencing Courses now available in Wollongong, Southern Sydney & Batemans Bay
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre is currently conducting boat licencing courses at the following venues:-
Wollongong - Illawarra Yacht Club
Bateman's Bay - Marine Rescue Base, Hanging Rock Reserve
Southern Sydney - ... |
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10th Sep 2012
Boat Licencing Courses Available
With the weather warming up and summer not far away now is the time to get your boat licence so you can enjoy the beautiful waterways that the Illawarra has to offer.
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre has the following spots ... |
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29th Aug 2012
Don't Forget Dad on Fathers Day
If you are looking for a great present for Dad this weekend don't forget that you can purchase gift vouchers for either a Boat Hire or Boat Licencing Course.
So if your dad loves boating, fishing, skiing or cruising contact John on ... |
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23rd Aug 2012
Boat Licencing Courses Availability
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre has courses available for August and September, 2012.
Courses are available in Wollongong at the Illawarra Yacht Club, or in southern Sydney at the St George Motor Boat Club in Sans ... |
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18th Jul 2012
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre has been featured in the Boating section of the August, 2012 issue of Fishing World.
Grab the mag and have a read !!!! |
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12th Jul 2012
Training Spot Available Botany Bay - 29 July, 2012
I have one spot available for the Start Powerboating Course to be run on Botany Bay on 29 July, 2012.If you are interested please contact John on 0417 176 906. |
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29th May 2012
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre
As mentioned in the previous report, Jim Harnwell from Fishing World & Marine Business, attended a recent training session.
His report on the Powerboat Training Centre can be read on the following link:-
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20th May 2012
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre
We have been conducting a number of training courses recently with the feedback from participants being very positive.
Last week Jim Harnwell, editor of Fishing World magazine among others, brought his two sons Jack & Harry to ... |
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5th May 2012
Get Your Boat Licence Now For Next Summer
Boab Wollongong Powerboat Training Centre has courses available to teach students how to to safely, and confidently, handle a powerboat.
The successful completion of the course will provide you with a ... |
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30th Mar 2012
Boab Boat Hire can now help you get your boat licence!
Boab Boat Hire Wollongong is now an accredited Yachting Australia Powerboat Training Centre and can now assist our customers in obtaining their NSW Recreational Boat Licence.
Initially we are offering two courses:-
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14th Feb 2012
The fish are on the bite around Wollongong
With the warmer currents, and calmer weather conditions, arriving we are seeing a lot of surface action around the close reefs and islands.
Good catches of Kingfish, Bonito, Salmon and Striped Tunas are being taken. In fact ... |
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8th Oct 2011
School Holiday Fun with Boab Boat Hire Wollongong
The Watters family enjoyed a terrific day fishing on Lake Illawarra during the October school holidays. The family travelled all the way from country Victoria to enjoy the Illawarra area.
The boys are keen fishermen and with father, Rod, ... |
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19th Aug 2011
Can't tink of a gift for Dad on Father's Day?
Can't think of a gift for Dad? How about a Gift Certificate from Boab Boat Hire that Dad can use at any of our franchises around Australia. Locally, Dad could hire one of our Runabouts to fish or cruise around Lake Illawarra or if he is more of ... |
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17th Jul 2011
New Centre Cab Hits the Water
The first hire of Wollongong's new Centre Cab proved succesful for father Anthony Collins and his two sons Dale and Jon. The clan from Towradgi Fishing Club fished off Port Kembla for a nice mixed bag of Morwong, Leatherjackets and ... |
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5th Jul 2011
New Centre Cab now available in Wollongong
Our new Centre Cab is now available for hire and it has certainly been worth the wait. Equipped with the latest in electronics and in survey to 15 nautical miles (28 kilometres) offshore, the new boat will suit the keen fisho down to the ground.
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17th May 2011
New Centre Cab for Wollongong is only weeks away!
Our new Centre Cab for Boab Boat Hire at Wollongong is almost completed. Having just left the paint shop it is now being fitted out with her new 150 hp Honda motor and all the latest in electronic equipment and safety gear.
As ... |
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24th Mar 2011
Pirtek Fishing Challenge 2011
Just a reminder to all fishos out there who would like to support Prostate Cancer research that the Pirtek Fishing Challenge will be held on Sunday 10 April, 2011. The competition is open to all anglers of all ages and anybody can take ... |
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27th Feb 2011
Boab Boat Hire Wollongong Changes Hands
The Wollongong franchise of Boab Boat Hire has been taken over by John Lane of Kiama. John is looking forward to continuing the very high service standards set by the previous owners and looking forward to expanding the fleet by adding a brand new ... |
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2nd Jun 2008
Catch of the year!!
Brent & the boys took a leisurely day off work to see who would be the most successful fisherman. The fish were biting & all was looking great - then one of the boys decided to try catching fish from in the water rather than in the ... |
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2nd Jun 2008
Simon & Chloe carve it up
Simon & Chloe came down from Sydney for a great day on the lake. We're still trying to work out who caught the most fish as they're still arguing over what constitutes a catch - is it who gets the bite or who lands the fish.
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2nd May 2008
Congratulations on your wedding - Chantal & Adam Gilman
Geoffrey Wind took his nephew Joshua & brother-in-law Adam Gilman for a boys day out fishing on a Boab Boat Hire runabout on Lake Illawarra. Although the day was a bit rainy to start & finish the boys had a relaxing ... |
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23rd Mar 2008
Australian Volunteer Coast Guards on Lake Illawarra
The boys continue to do a great job, looking after not only Boab Boat hire customers but all that venture out onto the lake. They deserve lots of chocolate from the easter bunny - and i think looking at how relaxed they all were perhaps ... |
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23rd Mar 2008
Boab Boat Hire Wollongong / Boat Hire Lake Illawarra
Kel, Christie, Jake, Tayla & Riley tried their luck on a Boab boat after being a little crowded in on Windang's foreshore. Although they only caught a few small fish, Tayla found a nice collection of shells. |
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23rd Mar 2008
Boab Boat Hire Lake Illawarra Easter Sunday
Nicole and Mark travelled down from Sydney for the weekend in Wollongong. They spent a glorious day on Lake Illawarra, anchoring off the drop off zone. Although lucky in the weather they weren't so lucky on the fishing side - oh well ... |
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19th Mar 2008
Great news for boating beginners!!!!
Boab Boat Hire Wollongong / Lake Illawarra now has runabouts for hire - NO BOAT LICENCE REQUIRED!!!!
(These boats stay under 10knots). We include a safety briefing & ...
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13th Mar 2008
Boab Boat Hire - Lake Illawarra
After a sleepy start the baker from Shellcove & the boys from Wagga & the Rock set out for a day on the lake. Not much to talk about on the fish success - was it the fish or the fishermen?? - but the kids had a nice little boat ride at ... |
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