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Minimum Price: AUD$ 990
Fill your holiday snorkelling amongst the colourful tropical fish, which adorn the immense coral gardens. Explore deserted sun drenched beaches or just lie back and relax as you cruise through this World Heritage Listed Marine National Park. Identify a suitable secluded overnight anchorage in one of the numerous picturesque bays, inlets or coves and dine on the deck of this marvellous boat under The Great Southern Sky soaking up the wonder of the Magnificent Milky-Way.
Alternatively, cruise to one of the Island resorts and partake in all the resort has to offer. You can even choose to participate in a vast selection of day trips and activities. Dive areas of the outer Great Barrier Reef. Parachute or fly through the blue skies above. Move ashore and hike through the luscious rainforest.
Imagine the ultimate in a skippered sailing holiday in one of the most unique vacation destinations in the world. The Whitsunday Islands are located just off the North Queensland coast, of Australia and almost the centre of the Great Barrier Reef. Here the Reef offers superb protection and a spectacular array of marine life and secluded anchorages for your sailing and viewing pleasure.
The area offers some of the safest and most spectacular sailing / cruising grounds in the world, the marine wonderland of the Whitsundays is the ideal place to holiday.
From secluded tropical bays like Turtle Bay and Mantaray Bay or Whitehaven Beach to the largest resort in the Whitsundays. The choice is yours - our charters include an experienced skipper, snorkelling and diving equipment for certified divers. Catering can be arranged to suit your needs, tastes and budget.
Whitsunday Passage was built in 1988 by the O'Donoghues specifically to compete in the "Round Australia Yacht Race" held in 1988 as part of Australia's Bicentennial celebrations. She was built in Victoria but fitted out up here in Airlie Beach as Leon and Judy O'Donoghue were locals who helped set up the first charter boat company in the Whitsundays. She is a modified Adams 40, a racer/cruiser.
She won her division in the three month race around Australia, and proved herself very seaworthy in gales off south west Tasmania. This was a two handed race and so she is comfortably set up for short handed cruising and racing, as well as being comfortable to live on.
After this long race she was "retired" back to Airlie Beach where the present owner purchased her as a perfect cruising boat. Some modifications were made, mostly to increase comfort, but all the "extras" not found on a normal bareboat (radar, boom brake etc) were retained or upgraded. She is now in skippered charter and is particularly suited as a training boat for anyone considering cruising or racing.
EMC: At the time of printing a total fee of $30 is recommended by the Whitsunday Charter Boat Industry Association for a 3 day 2 night cruise to cover all these costs and includes EMC of $4.50 per day, Commercial Activity Permit Fee of $1.35 per day, Administration Fees of $3.77 per day plus gst.
Bareboat type: Crewed Charter
