MEDIA
NOIVEMBER 2020
WHISKEY GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITIONS
MEDIA RELEASE
Australian veteran owned high-performance watercraft company - The Whiskey Project Group - is pleased to advise that the acquisition of Yamba Welding & Engineering (YWE), and Naiad International, was completed this morning.
SEPTEMBER 2020
THE WHISKEY PROJECT BUY TWO ANZ BUSINESSES
Having only launched in March last year, the Whiskey Project, a designer and builder of next generation watercraft, have expanded their footprint significantly with the purchase of two ANZ SME businesses.
By Katherine Ziesing
SEPTEMBER 2020
PRIME 7 NEWS NORTH COAST
Local Jobs Safe
Local jobs remain safe as one of the North Coast's oldest manufacturing businesses changes hands.
SEPTEMBER 2020
WHISKEY PROJECT GROUP GROWS MANUFACTURING & DESIGN CAPABILITIES
The Whiskey Project Group has announced the acquisition of two companies as it seeks to bolster its small watercraft manufacturing and design capabilities.
By Andrew McLaughlin
SEPTEMBER 2020
NAVY VETERANS JOIN FORCES WITH BOAT BUILDERS & DESIGNERS TO DEVELOP A NEW WATERCRAFT FOR THE AUSTRALASIAN MARKET
The Whiskey Project is a new watercraft company led by two former Royal Australian Navy veteran. The company has acquired Australian boat manufacturer Yamba Welding & Engineering (YWE) and New Zealand based naval architecture firm Naiad.
APRIL 2020
THE WHISKEY PROJECT ADVANCES DEVELOPMENT OF 8.5M WATERCRAFT
Australian tactical watercraft builder looks to expand production line in response to domestic and international interest. Maritime technology firm The Whiskey Project continues to map out the future of its new family of mulit-role tactical watercraft.
By Ian Bostock
MARCH 2020
AUSTRALIAN MADE VETERAN TURN INVENTORS TO BUILD TACTICAL WATERCFRAFT
With careers in the navy behind them, Sydney veterans Darren Schuback and Ryan Carmichael are now building next-generation tactical watercraft that provide optimal performance and protection. After 24 years of dedicated service in the Royal Australian Navy, Darren Schuback knew one thing for certain; it needed better boats.
By Luke Ryan
26 MARCH 2020
DEFENCE CONNECT PODCAST - NEXT GENERATION TACTICAL WATERCRAFT
Veterans Darren Schuback and Ryan Carmichael established The Whiskey Project with the intent of disrupting the maritime technology space, launching the kind of modular tactical watercraft they wished they’d had access to when they served.
8 OCTOBER 2019
7 NEWS COVERAGE
Government invests in new vessels for the defence force.
Australia's defence forces risk being left behind with the government admitting it underestimated rapid changes in technology. But today it was time for action, with the launch of a new wave of vessels to bring our naval fleet out of the 90s and into the future.
8 OCTOBER 2019
SKY NEWS COVERAGE
Minister Price launches navy industry strategy.
Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price has opened a major defence conference in Sydney, telling media “the word exciting doesn’t seem to sum it up”.
7 OCTOBER 2019
DIVERS TURNED BOAT BUILDERS TAKE THE PAIN OUT OF NAVY INFLATABLES
After more than 20 years of back-breaking service in the navy, Darren Schuback figured he could build a better boat. As a clearance diver - the Australian navy's equivalent of special forces - Mr Schuback saw too many other sailors who had suffered injuries or been left with chronic pain from riding in rigid inflatable boats.
by Andrew Tillet
Releases
SEPTEMBER 2020
MEDIA RELEASE: THE WHISKEY PROJECT GROUP ANNOUNCE EXPANSION
The newly formed The Whiskey Project Group announce their acquisition of YWE and Naiad, heralding a new era of Australian maritime sovereign capability.
OCTOBER 2019
RELEASE
Pacific 2019
Read about the launch of The Whiskey Project and the next generation of tactcial watercraft to be unveiled. Operator focused The Whiskey Project promises safer, more versatile and fit for purpose watercraft.