The Whitsundays Island Tours & Sailing Adventures
The course is a learn to sail adventure which teaches the skills and techniques involved in sailing a yacht. Each student will receive an Australian Yachting Federation Accredited Competent Crew Certificate upon successful completion. The Cruise is skippered by a qualified AYF instructor who will teach a variety of practical and theory components involved in the sailing of a yacht. With only 9 students per cruise, personal attention is assured.
British Defender is a high tech Whitbread Around The World Racing Maxi that was raced by the British Armed Services during the 1989/90 Around The World Race.
Features: Sloop Design, 83ft in length, built of carbon fibre, Race grinding winch towers, huge mast extending 115ft above the deck, heaps of deck space, over 6ft head room downstairs.
Take flight to the tranquil beauty of the Whitsunday Islands aboard the superb 52' catamaran " Wings" Explore this marine park wonderland of 74 islands covered in green forests, fringed with vibrant coral reefs and beautiful sandy beaches.
Wings features a huge amount of space above deck, and in the saloon below so you can relax on board and enjoy the smooth water sailing from one picture perfect destination to the next.
The moment you are welcomed aboard Pacific Sunrise you will feel as though you have stepped back in time to a traditional boutique hotel where high levels of service, low guest numbers and an atmosphere of distinction were the norm.
Starting her life as a Fijian built 38 meter (125 foot) island trader, Pacific Sunrise is now fitted out as a boutique floating hotel boasting 3 separate deck levels.
Cruise the Whitsunday Islands (otherwise known as the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park) aboard the M.V. Enid.
The Whitsundays are on the fringe of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and are home to many thousands of species of fish and other marine wildlife.
Spend 2 glorious days and nights adventuring in and around the infamous Whitsunday Islands on the S.V. Whitehaven.
The 75ft beach boat is fitted out with huge open decks, a shaded rear deck area, rich mahogany interior throughout, allowing for your holiday to be had in complete comfort.
The classic yacht the 'Ron' (Gaelic for seal) was built in 1928 at Sandbank on the Clyde River of Scotland for a Colonel Spencer, Commodore of the Clyde Cruising club.
Built of teak on oak construction and designed by the Scottish naval architect, McCallum, she was the perfect cruising yacht for the west coast of Scotland where he sailed her for several months each year with a professional crew of two.
The Whitsundays are part of the Cumberland Group that form the largest group of Coastal Islands on the Australian Coast. In total There are 74 islands located right in the centre of the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The Whitsunday Islands offer a treasure trove Whitsunday Islands offer a treasure trove of colorful sights, scenes and activities.
Nothing quite matches the feeling of standing on the deck of a square rigger with the wind in your face and the smell of salt in the air, as you watch the huge red sails billowing aloft.
All distinctions of age, sex and nationality disappear in a communion of yells and laughter as we haul ropes and prepare to set sail for the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsunday Islands aboard our lovingly restored 23m Norwegian sailing ship 'Coral Trekker'.
Windjammer is a 72' gaff rigged schooner designed along the lines of the trading and fishing schooners that worked the Grand Banks in the North Atlantic and plied the east coats of America for 200 years.
These classic schooners, handled by small crews, formed the hub of the trading industry and the basis for a thousand books written on small sailing ships.
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