Sydney Sundancer
One of the most magnificent sailing yachts in Australia is available for charter on Sydney Harbour during summer and in the Whitsundays during winter. Your hosts, John and Lynne Boyce, welcome you to their floating home "Sydney Sundancer" to share more than 20 years experience in guiding their guests on the uninhabited islands, in the intertidal zone and under the water.
The Islands used to be part of Mainland Australia but became separated when the sea level rose after the last ice age, so they have much of the native flora and fauna seen on the mainland. When Lynne and I guide our guests on bushwalking excursions on these Islands to visit places of remarkable natural beauty, we can appreciate much of the Australian wilderness experience including Aboriginal caves complete with ancient paintings dating from before the discovery of the area by Captain Cook in 1770.
On reef walking expeditions in the intertidal zone, when the drying reefs are exposed at low tide, Lynne’s 20 years experience as a conchologist is invaluable because she is able to locate the cleverly disguised reef dwellers. Her knowledge is so extensive that she can identify them by their Latin name and inform our guests of their life cycle and interaction in their environment. Her experience in this aspect of our excursions is remarkable, she has found a shell that has never been seen before and will be named after her !! Our guests find the few hours spent on these drying reefs absolutely fascinating, and without an experienced guide, the novice explorer, would miss 98% of what there is to see and experience because the reef dwellers use disguise as their natural protection.
Wonderful waterways is what the Whitsunday’s is all about, and this is where our experience really counts. We can guide our guests to locations, where entering the magical world of colourful coral gardens is as close as just jumping off the back of our boat. Here you will be accompanied by so many colourful, friendly fish that it is like swimming in your own aquarium. We will take you to places where these fish will eat right out of your hand and will swim up to your mask to look you right in the eye as if to say “Welcome to my world !”. We offer free tuition to those who have not snorkelled before and (being scuba divers) we can “buddy” up with any qualified diver who does not have a buddy and guide them to the best locations underwater.
We offer a “hands on” holiday, where our guests can take the wheel and experience true “big boat” sailing, without having the responsibility of navigating the “tricky” reefs or the drudgery of cooking. The American magazine “Bon Appetit” , has written to Lynne requesting one of her recipes for publication in the USA, so you can be assured that the meals you will enjoy aboard will exceed your expectation and surpass much of what is served in well known Sydney restaurants ! We suggest that guests should consider our yacht as their own private floating luxury hotel, located in the middle of the world’s largest marine park because it is fully equipped with “play toys” such as windsurfer, fishing gear, and snorkelling equipment …WE EVEN HAVE A GLASS BOTTOMED DIVE TENDER making us the only live aboard vessel in the whole Great Barrier Reef Marine Park to boast such a great facility ! This, together with a hydrophone for listening to the magical songs of the Humpback whales, make our adventure holidays truly memorable! For more details of the experiences in store, please visit our web site www.luxuryyacht.com.au
Our yacht offers so much deck space for relaxing (we are licensed to carry 50 day passengers), that you can just imagine how enjoyable our cruises become when we limit our guests to a maximum of 8 (even though we are licensed to sleep up to 14 overnight). We like to think of our yacht “Sydney Sundancer” as the little sister to the QE2, and indeed previous guests have advised that our level of service for those who want
Locations
Australia: New South Wales, Queensland, Queensland - WhitsundayServices
Diving Charter, Ecological Tours, Sailing Yacht Charter, Skippered/Crewed Charter, Yacht Charter Company
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