Sailing the Whitsundays on a Luxury Bareboat Charter Catamaran

Hamilton Island

You have the choice to start or finish your charter at Hamilton Island, in the Whitsundays. Many flights now fly direct into Hamilton Island, so it’s a nice way to begin your charter, with your boat waiting for you at Hamilton Island Marina.

The cost to start or finish your charter at Hamilton Island is $240. If you want to start and finish your charter there, the cost is $460.

Day or overnight visits are possible at Hamilton Island Marina – costs are $95 overnight or day rate of $16 per hour. Website Hamilton Island Marina

Secure Car Parking

Abel point Marina provides open-air car parking, however space is limited – cost $8.00 per day. Alternatively, Whitsunday Airport secured Parking can collect your car once you have unloaded and park your car in their undercover secure parking. Upon your return from your bareboat charter, your car will be returned to the marina. Bookings are essential. Please note: cancellations within 24 hours will incur a fee.

Crew

For a real touch of luxury to your charter, why not hire a crew for your boat to sail you around the Whitsundays. A sail guide will cost you an extra $280 per day, and a hostess $260 per day (plus food) or book a fully inclusive private charter available for up to 10 guests.

Provisioning for charter boats

The most important part of any charter boat holiday is the food and drink! There are a couple of good supermarkets locally, where you shop and provision the boat yourselves when you arrive. Alternatively you can take the stress out of shopping, and let us do the hard work for you.

Whitsunday Provisioning

Our local charter boat provisioning service offers a quality range of provisioning packages tailored to suit bareboat charters, all purchases will be stowed onboard your vessel prior to your arrival. Please ask us for further details or order direct from website Whitsunday Provisioning

100 Magic Miles Book – a must for any Whitsunday Charter Boat Holiday

Why not be really prepared before you arrive and purchase a copy of the “100 Magic Miles of the Great Barrier Reef” by David Colfelt. This book in its eigth edition is a highly regarded cruising guide for bareboat charters in the Whitsunday Islands.

The book contains, maps, photographs and great information, that’s essential for anyone thinking about a bareboat charter the Whitsundays. Please purchase a copy direct from the authors website 100 magic miles by David Colfelt

Scuba diving

The Whitsunday’s form part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, so you can always guarantee fantastic diving and snorkeling. Snokelling gear is provided for you, but if you wanted to hire dive gear please contact Aqua Dive, located at Abel Point Marina 07 4946 4074 go to website Aquadive or email: info@aquadive.com.au to arrange your gear requirements.