We had the pleasure of enjoying a sailing cruise o...

We had the pleasure of enjoying a sailing cruise on a former America's Cup yacht - 'The Southern Cross' which participated in the America's Cup in 1974. Now a cruise yacht, our G-Adventures Tour took advantage of this vessel. We had a group of 17. There were 3 crew members that expertly sailed the yacht maybe 30 miles for a full day outing.

It is thrilling to put up the sail on the 97" mast and feel the power of the wind! Three of the guest on-board helped raise the sails - awesome!

Food was provided and it was much better than expected. A full lunch and frequent snacks and drinks. We came ashore on a zodiac to Whitsunday National Park for swimming and a tour to the lookout, re-boarded and headed for snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. The crew supplied all the equipment including stinger wetsuits - amazing!

I cannot recommend this tour enough! The expert crew made this a lifelong memorable experience!