Sandbox Properties’ six-residence Wayfarer project in Runaway Bay gives each home its own marina berth, private wellness spaces and access to the Broadwater.
A waterfront home can be close to a yacht without making that yacht part of everyday life. At Wayfarer in Runaway Bay, Australian developer Sandbox Properties is proposing a more direct relationship: six residences and six dedicated marina berths on the Gold Coast Broadwater, with each home opening towards the water rather than a shared inland courtyard.
The project occupies a northeast-facing position looking towards South Stradbroke Island. Its private beach and berth arrangement are intended to make a short excursion onto the Broadwater as natural as an afternoon beside the pool, although berth dimensions and marine services need to be checked for an individual boat.
One residence, one waterside base
Each of the six homes extends over three levels and has its own lift, private heated magnesium pool and spa. The developer also specifies a sauna, separate wellness or gym area, temperature-controlled wine storage, dedicated marine equipment storage and garaging with electric-vehicle charging.
The berths sit to the east of the property and connect to the home through a waterside gate. Sandbox advertises bridge-free access from the site to the Broadwater and Pacific, with a dedicated three-phase 32-amp service pillar at each berth. That describes the developer’s proposed provision, not a promise that every type or size of yacht can use it without further assessment.
Residential design informed by boating
The architectural treatment draws on the restrained lines of modern motor yachts. Extensive glazing, open-plan rooms, voids and skylights aim to maintain a connection with the water, while the choice of natural stone, travertine, timber-toned joinery and bronze aluminium reflects a marine-influenced material palette.
There is an operational dimension to this design as well. A marine store near the waterside approach offers somewhere for wet equipment and boating supplies to live without passing through the main living areas, while a private lift can separate everyday movement between the three floors from the waterfront route.
Energy systems and the private berth
Sandbox lists a rooftop solar array of 17–24 kilowatts and 27 kilowatts of battery storage for each residence, with the installation extending to the berth. It says the design could reduce dependence on grid electricity by up to 70 per cent, but the actual outcome will vary with occupancy, consumption and the electrical demands of any vessel connected at the quay.
The presence of a shore-power point should not be read as a complete charging or hotel-load specification for a large yacht. Owners will need to confirm supply compatibility, protection, metering and any marina or local authority requirements before planning a vessel installation around it.
Runaway Bay as a cruising departure point
Runaway Bay sits between Main Beach and Sanctuary Cove, with local yachting facilities and coastal recreation forming part of the appeal. The location is presented as a departure point towards the Broadwater and beyond, yet a passage plan remains subject to the vessel’s draft, tides, local navigation rules and current conditions.
Sandbox Properties is developing and building Wayfarer through its own construction operation, SDBX. The project information above comes from Sandbox Properties’ official Wayfarer page; purchasers should seek the current contract, construction programme and berth documentation rather than relying on promotional descriptions alone.