The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is set to return to the Whitsundays.
For sailors Hamilton Island Race Week is an unrivalled tropical tonic.
Airlie Beach Race Week will provide excellent racing for a bumper list of competitors this year.
One year on from the storm that made headlines all over the country, Brittany Cooper talks to key players in the Whitsundays about how the community has refreshed its world-class welcome.
The Clipper Round the World Race teams will be leaving the east coast of Australia in a Le Mans-style start, after a well-earned break at Abell Point Marina in the Whitsundays.
The Whitsundays’ reputation as a world-class sailing destination is riding high with Airlie Beach to be a host port for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 13 to 29 January 2018.
More than a thousand official ‘Shaggers’ are making their way to the pristine waters of the Whitsundays to show their support for the Prostate Cancer Australia Foundation.
Since Cyclone Debbie, the Australian marine industry has united to support communities on their journey to rebuild.
In the wake of category 4 Tropical Cyclone Debbie, Abell Point and the Whitsundays region are assessing the damage and cleaning up, forecasting a busy cruising season ahead.