on 12 Nov 2017
My first view of the Whitsunday Islands was from the helm of our yacht, the best way to move around these 74 islands lying off the tropical coast of Northeast Australia.
Grouped in what is described as the ‘100 magic miles’ that run parallel to the middle of the Great Barrier Reef, the sheltered and hardly tidal Pacific waters that flow to the Whitsunday Islands are incandescent blue, making for a watersports heaven all year round for tourists and visiting sailors.
Located off Queensland’s coast, roughly 1,100km north of Brisbane, the Whitsundays are on the same southern-hemisphere latitude as Mauritius. Temperatures average 27 degrees.
To read all of this article pick up a copy of the November/December issue of Asia-Pacific Boating magazine, or buy it online from www.magzter.com. Also available for download from the App Store and Google Play.