Whitsunday Escape™ offer a most unique holiday experience in paradise with “Skipper Yourself Bareboat Yacht Charters”. You choose the itinerary, pace and adventures to explore Queensland’s tropical Whitsunday Islands from the comfort of your own floating accommodation.

With the largest, modern fleet of self-contained sleep aboard boats, Whitsunday Escape will have you sailing or cruising the Whitsundays in style. Based in Airlie Beach, you can hire one of our many power boats or sailing yachts and catamarans to explore the islands at your own pace.

No licence is required, just some prior boating experience, as you will receive a comprehensive briefing before you set sail on the holiday of a lifetime.

A boat for every holiday

Lagoon 421

The Lagoon 421 offers spacious cabins and living areas for relaxing, comfortable sailing holidays

The Voyager 1040 is a popular power catamaran at a value price. It has a comfortable cockpit for entertaining and a spacious flybridge

The Jeanneau 43 Sun Odyssey features three double cabins, a modern interior and a comfortable cockpit

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Things to do and places to go

Great Barrier Reef

Cruise the islands of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and experience nature at its finest.

Whitehaven Beach

Possibly Australia's most famous beach, the white sands of Whitehaven are a must see on your holiday.

Island Resorts

Stop off at islands resorts and enjoy restaurants, cocktails, swim-up pool bars, and activities galore.

Water Activities

With an abundance of reef fish, pelagics and other species available, fishing is very popular in the Whitsundays.

Whales

The cooler months are whale season in the Whitsundays. Nearly every day offers great whale watching experiences.

Snorkelling

Some of the best reef snorkelling in Australia is right here in the Whitsundays. Snorkelling gear is provided free!

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A few words from some of our happy customers

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The Radford Family

My family and I chartered a catamaran with your company from the 24th January for 7 nights.

Just wanted to say thank you very much for the best holiday! It was our first family holiday since we had our youngest…8 and a half years ago and it did not disappoint.

My children have never been on a sailing boat before and never any longer than an hour or so, so we didn’t know how they would go and I myself am not the biggest water or boat person and honestly didn’t know how I would go either but we ALL loved it and can not wait to get back next July for another holiday!

Thank you again and I have attached a couple of photos that have the Sea Dragon (Seawind 1160 3) in them.

Have a great evening and be in contact soon.

QLD; who chartered our Seawind 1160 (3) for the first time

Billy & Friends

Huge thanks to the team at Whitsunday Escape for another amazing holiday experience, this time on their Seawind 1160 3-cabin “Sea Dragon”.

2020 was tough year for everyone, but after 10 nights out cruising the incredible Whitsundays we were able to leave those troubles far behind.

Sea Dragon was an absolute pleasure to sail, and when we had to motor she was very frugal when it came to fuel usage.
The other great feature of the Seawind was the amount of fridge and freezer space, we had more than enough room for all our food and drinks which were kept icy cold.

Can’t till 2021 when we look to charter again with Whitsunday Escape.

NSW; who chartered our Seawind 1160 (3) for the first time

Geoff & Jane

Our experience with Whitsunday Escape has been absolutely faultless in every way.

We decided to get married on board the boat, and then take off on our honeymoon for 7 days. The boat we hired (Voyager 1040) was the perfect setting for our wedding, pure luxury and decadence, whilst Coral Sea Marina provided a stunningly picturesque backdrop.

Cruising away afterwards on our own private escape was like a dream come true. The boat was easy to handle and never let us down, and the staff back at base were always encouraging, laid back, and full of excellent advice. The liberty of being able to moor or anchor wherever we wanted for each overnight stop allowed us to wake up to a different view and experience every single day in the beautiful Whitsundays.

To say it was amazing is an understatement. Thank you so much Whitsunday Escape, we will be back!

NSW; who chartered our Voyager 1040 for the first time

The Whitsunday Escape™ News

Jan 28

Win a 5 night holiday and support the Hands Across the Water charity

For only $50 you could win a 5 night bareboat holiday and support the Hands Across the Water charity. Whitsunday Escape are offering a 5 night bareboat charter on the fabulous Five Star Nautitech Open 40 valued at $6950. Tickets are available here. The unique Open 40 is the ideal catamaran for traveling with family and […]

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Dec 22

The Whitsunday Boot Camp – Bareboat Edition

The Whitsundays are known for its aquamarine waters, deserted islands and a relaxing pace and most wouldn’t associate the word ‘Boot Camp’ with a bareboat holiday. However, over here at Whitsunday Escape, we are refreshing the boot camp image with our bareboat edition! And no, we’re not talking the 4am, military style training. The bareboat […]

Dec 17

Party Bands in Paradise

The Airlie Beach Festival of Music is hosting the next big music event, ‘Party Bands in Paradise‘. Set for March 19th to 21st, the 3-day music festival will take over the the Cape Gloucester Resort in the beautiful Hydeaway Bay! Featuring 16 live acts over 3 days including The Black Sorrows, Bourbon Street, Bill Chambers, […]

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