Need a boat for simple research, sensor testing or data collection?
You may not need a dedicated research vessel. BookMyWave helps universities, researchers, marine-tech teams and environmental projects arrange practical charter boat access in Sydney.
Suitable for early-stage testing, student projects, harbour observations and simple proof-of-concept fieldwork.
Submit your project brief and we can help match a suitable boat, operator and time window.
Vessel time, operator support, data collection, installation help and coordination are paid services.
Practical boat time, not a complex offshore campaign.
This service is for teams that need a real boat on Sydney Harbour or nearby waters for a few hours, repeated route access, basic data collection, sensor checks or operator feedback.
Get me on the water
Bring your team and equipment. We help arrange a suitable charter vessel and operator for simple fieldwork.
Test my device
Test a sensor, tracker, camera, data logger, vessel app or monitoring device on a working charter boat.
Collect data for me
Provide your protocol or equipment. We can quote a boat-based data collection run and return basic field notes, photos, route records or requested observations.
Host equipment
Short-term or longer-term equipment hosting may be possible, subject to vessel owner approval, safety review, insurance and installation method.
You provide the instrument. We help arrange the boat.
If you need calibrated scientific-grade sampling, heavy deployment, offshore survey work, drilling, towing or regulated survey operations, a specialist research or survey vessel may be required. BookMyWave is for fast, practical, lower-friction boat access where a standard charter vessel is enough.
Send the brief first. We quote the real job.
Tell us what you want to test, collect or observe, including equipment and route needs.
We assess whether a normal charter vessel is suitable and what operator support is required.
Hourly rates shown below are basic charter rates only. Extra support, installation, data collection or reporting is quoted separately.
Once confirmed, we coordinate the vessel, timing, operator requirements and agreed scope.
Available charter vessels
These hourly rates are for vessel charter only. Research support, equipment handling, repeated runs, installation, data collection or reporting will be quoted separately.
Tell us what you need to test or collect.
Include your preferred date range, area, equipment details, whether anything enters the water or attaches to the vessel, and whether your team will come onboard or you want us to collect data for you.