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“I’m curious about the boat”
Meet AWOOGA herself: who she is, every part that gives her a face, and the salty family she comes from.
New aboard? Start here
Welcome aboard.
Where to first?
AWOOGA is a hand-built 14′3″ mini tugboat with a hull the size of a bathtub and an air horn voice the size of a freighter. This site is the whole harbor she lives in: her story, her three-year build, and a daft little tug-world you can actually poke at. There’s a lot here, so pick the door that sounds the most like you.
☞ In a hurry? Skip ahead to the best first clicks.
Three ways in
Choose your voyage
No wrong turns. Every door eventually connects to the rest. Start wherever your curiosity points.
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“I want the full build story”
Three years of sawdust, photo by photo: the wins, the do-overs, every receipt, and what a build like hers might run you.
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“I want to play and interact”
The genuinely silly part. Step into her little tug-world, leave your mark on the hull, ride along on real voyages, or grab some gear.
- InteractEnter the Tug-o-Sphere & play along→
- Claudius DeckA silly little side quest with a crab who does not need to exist→
- Sign the HullLeave a note, in your own hand→
- Say It With FlagsHoist a message in real signal flags→
- TripsReplay her real voyages on the map→
- AWOOGA-WearShirts & gear from the ship’s store→
If you only have five minutes
The best first clicks
A short, hand-picked tour of the site’s most distinctly AWOOGA moments, in roughly the order we’d show a friend.
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See the Build
The heart of the whole site: three years in pictures.
→ 2How she got her name
A tiny boat, an enormous voice, one perfect mismatch.
→ 3Take her apart
Tap the air horn, the eyes, the cabin and the motor.
→ 4Sign the Hull
Leave your mark stuck right on the boat.
→ 5Enter the Tug-o-Sphere
Her daft little interactive world, free of charge.
→ 6Count the receipts
What it really costs to build a boat with a horn.
→ 7Ride along on a trip
Replay where the little tug has actually been.
→ 8Enroll in Tug School
Can she tow a container ship? Find out.
→Still can’t decide?
When in doubt, follow the sawdust
Honestly, you can’t go wrong, but if you’d like one of us to just point: start with the Build, then sound her horn on the way out. The rest of the harbor will still be here when you get back.