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27/10/2026
Boat Charters and Stancraft Event
A quiet evening at Queenstown Marina, a first look at the Stancraft, and the many ways to see Lake Wakatipu privately.
Read more →23/10/2026
Rise and Ride 9am
There's a new way to start your day in Queenstown. From Saturday 24 October, Thunder Jet's Rise & Ride leaves Queenstown Marina (also known as Frankton Marina) at 9am every day. It's a 45 minute jet boat trip with the music already pumping, and you're back on the jetty by 9:45am with the whole day still ahead of you.
Read more →09/10/2026
Christmas in Queenstown
Christmas in Queenstown means long golden days and the lake at its bluest. Here's how to spend the holidays on, over and under Lake Wakatipu.
Read more →20/01/2026
Meet The Team
Our team is the foundation of everything we do - from expert skippers, shark drivers and jet boat drivers on the water, to the kiosk and workshop crew behind every seamless day.
Read more →09/12/2025
Pacific Medical Training
Chest compressions - the first-line response. Inside the medical training that keeps our crews ready for anything on the water.
Read more →22/10/2025
Industry Planting Day - Queenstown 2025
Out of the boats and into the dirt - joining the Love Queenstown and Whakatipu Reforestation Trust teams to give back to the basin.
Read more →29/08/2025
Winter Pride 2025
Celebrating love, diversity and inclusion on the lake - across all three brands, in full colour.
Read more →01/08/2025
5 Must-Do Experiences on the Lake
Lake Wakatipu is full of adventure - and we've rounded up five epic experiences you won't want to miss.
Read more →01/08/2025
A New Season on the Water
What's coming up for the season ahead on Lake Wakatipu - new rides, new faces, and a summer worth booking early for.
Read more →Enough Reading. Let's Ride.
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