FENWICKS HISTORY
Seventh Generation
The nautical history of the Fenwick Family dates back to Andrew’s great-great-great-grandfather, who was Andrew Fenwick born in 1813 in Newburgh, Scotland. He brought his family to Australia in 1849. His son John, along with a younger brother Thomas, started J Fenwick & Co in 1870, the Sydney Harbour tug company that was owned and operated by the Fenwick family for 100 years.
Sydney's iconic tug Hero, arguably Sydney's best-known steam tug was Fenwick's 32.2m Hero. Built in England, Hero arrived in Sydney in December 1892. The tug went on to have an impressive career.
The current Fenwicks Marina commenced construction in 1985 and will truly never be completed as it is constantly evolving, updating and redesigning many facets of the facility. This 58-berth marina has been operating for over 30 years and boasts excellent facilities for boat storage, repair and maintenance. Andrew Fenwick is the current Managing Director of the Marina, with son's Tim & Mark Fenwick Directors and the seventh generation of Fenwicks with love of the water in his blood.
J Fenwick & Co
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FENWICKS MARINA START
"My parents, Doug & Helen had acquired the land to build the marina in the mid 70’s and Doug had spent a number of years gain the necessary approvals to firstly reclaim more land and dredge a basin for the marina. While Doug continued to run our existing houseboat business at Kangaroo Pt, I was tasked with getting on with the build. Once the block was reclaimed, we commenced construction of the marina building, carpark and forecourt, then the pile driving and delivery of the floating marina. Once this was completed, we moved our houseboat operation over and the marina was up and operating."
-Andrew Fenwick
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FAMILY BUSINESS TODAY
"We are truly a family business, now having both our sons, Mark & Tim, along with daughter in-law Sarah, my wife Sue are all involved in the day to day operation, and working together to improve this facility, and meet the needs of our customers."
-Andrew Fenwick