You’ll Soon Be Able to Hire a Picnic Boat to Sail Down the Brisbane River – Concrete Playground

Brisbanites will have another excuse to hit the water this year when GoBoat splashes into the city.

The Denmark-born company has been busy launching its eco-friendly picnic boats in cities all over Europe, as well as in Canberra, Melbourne and the Gold Coast — and, sometime in the near future, it’ll make its Brissie debut, giving punters a fun new way to cruise along the river.

Aimed at making the whole boating caper more accessible for everyday folk, the Scandinavian-designed vessels are slow-moving, a breeze to operate and don’t require a boating licence, making for some fun, fuss-free sailing sessions. In a win for the planet, they also run on silent, pollution-free, electric engines, and are crafted from a mix of reclaimed…