6863 Channel Hwy, Gardners Bay TAS 7112

Step outside and the property's true rarity becomes unmistakable. The deck, facing north, is positioned like a grandstand over your own piece of coast. It looks across the jetty and mooring, holds the sun through the day, and offers an outdoor entertaining set up that feels closer to a private retreat than a typical waterfront residence. Under a remote controlled shuttered roof, with low maintenance decking beneath your feet, the terrace links directly to a hot tub and sauna, with a bold outdoor fireplace feature nearby that turns evenings into an occasion. This is where the day stretches out, where friends linger longer than intended, where winter gatherings become memorable and summer mornings begin barefoot with coffee and a view.

For the boating enthusiast, the infrastructure is the headline. The slipway, rails still tracking down into the water, is not simply a relic. It is a practical, usable boat ramp, a genuine asset that transforms the way you live here. Launch the runabout, tie up at the jetty, head out through the channel to explore coves and inlets, or take the kayak along the shoreline when the bay is glassy and quiet. Fishing, sailing, swimming and crabbing are not weekend plans that require effort, they are simply what you do when you live on a point like this. Even the small details feel like they belong, the places along the foreshore to sit with watercraft, the natural oyster beds on the rocks, the calm protected feel of the bay that makes it a joy.

The adjoining foreshore reserve, leased from the Crown is minimal cost, which effectively expands the feeling of the property beyond its title boundary. Lawn and garden roll down toward the water's edge, creating a park like openness that is rarely available in true waterfront settings. Privacy is gained by the gentle presence of reserve land and the way the point itself gives you breathing room. It is the kind of place where, once you arrive, the outside world seems to lose its urgency.

A resting piece of maritime history. The old hull of the yacht Varg sits on the foreshore like a colossal sculpture, a conversation starter and a tribute to the owners' appreciation of story and place. It is the sort of feature that can only exist in a home like this, where history is not an abstract idea but a lived backdrop, where the shoreline has always been a working edge between land and water.

Beyond the main residence, the property offers flexibility for family and guests, with additional accommodation spaces that speak to the home's past as a place people come to stay, gather, and return. A separate bunkhouse style retreat, is ready for visiting grandchildren, friends, or that summer overflow. There is also a separate studio or workshop zone with enormous potential for creative pursuits, storage, or a dedicated space away from the main house, and buyers can undertake their own enquiries regarding approvals and permitted use for any existing fit out.

All of this sits only minutes from Cygnet, one of the Huon Valley's most loved townships, known for its arts community, cafes, galleries and local producers. Hobart is within comfortable reach, yet the moment you arrive here you feel a different pace take hold. This is a property that offers a life shaped by weather and water, by simple rituals and rare comforts, by sunrise over the bay, the quiet satisfaction of having your boat, your jetty and your view all waiting at home.

In a market where "waterfront" often means a glimpse between trees or a road between you and the shore, this is the real thing. Properties with this combination do not present often, when they do, they tend to stay in the memory, because once you have stood on that deck and watched the light move across the bay, it is hard to imagine living anywhere else.

Rates $2,500 approx p.a