History
Sails Resort On Golden Beach History
Sails Resort was built in 1995 on the site where Bill Goodchild and his sons, Rob, Stephen and Peter devoted their entire energies since 1975, to reproduce Captain Cooks historic vessel, the bark, “HMS Endeavour” as she really appeared in 1770.
On the deck where the fresh sea breeze blew in from Pumicestone Passage, visitors could spin the wheel that kept the ship on course, ring the ships bell that marked the change of watch and gaze upwards at the towering fore and main masts and dream of the romance of life at sea, nautical expressions and the salty atmosphere of when ships like the Endeavour ruled the waves.
The Endeavour replica was relocated to the Waterfront Tavern at Didillibah where sadly it eventually succumbed to lightning strikes, termites and rats.



