Thanks for a fantastic holiday, the boat was great with all the facilities you could want,*** was a great with his knowledge and professionalism. Hope to see you again soon
White beaches, great snorkelling and fun in the sun. We were given sound advice as to where to sail to as well as where to find some hidden treasures. Thanks to Mike, *** and Ruby Sunday.
Had an awesome 5 nights away on Lucy. *** was an awesome skipper and looked after us amaizingly. Would definitely recommend this company to anyone looking to sail the Whitsundays!
That was simply the best. Never in my wildest dreams did we think we could do this. Thanks Portland Roads, thanks Luxury Escapes, thanks ***. Cheers ***
Best holiday ever - kids had a ball, we had a ball and we saw everything we wanted to in the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Thanks Dean and the team for a great holiday! Well be back!
Fantastic experience. An absolutely beautiful part of Australia. 'Portland Roads' is a dream. Well appointed and easily managed. Support staff were brilliant, nothing was too much trouble.
All I can say is WOW! What an unbelievable holiday. If your thinking of holidaying in the Whitsundays and trying to choose a charter company, then look no further than John and his team at Portland Roads. We have just returned from a week of sailing on 'Lucy' in the beautiful Whitsundays and from the moment we stepped aboard Lucy we knew we had chosen the right company. The kids got a real kick out of meeting with John and learning about the Nagro people and how the islands were formed millions of years ago. Followed up with meeting our briefer Deano, who showed us the ins and outs of the boat and putting our minds at ease on where to go and to moor for the evenings. Deano even organised the best place for us to watch the fireworks for the reopening of Hayman Island (although we did miss them as we were sitting on the back of the boat enjoying a glass or two of red wine). The only thing that Deano couldn't organise was to get the fish to bite our hooks. Make sure that you get Whitsunday Provisioning to do the food as well. It maybe a little more expensive than Coles or Woolies, but the quality was outstanding and they deliver directly to the boat.We'll definitely be back
Great boat, well presented and clean. Experienced Captain who knew the Whitsundays like the back of his hand. A heap of fun and definitely recommended!
Fantastic team to deal with, great communication to ensure everything went smoothly. Great family holiday as the captain of our own adventure. Thanks Portlands Team.
Fabulous in everyway, such a beautiful experience. Everyone must do this with Portland Roads, the guys are friendly, knowledgable and very proud of the business they do. The boats are simply amazing.
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Portland Roads has a rating of 4.5 stars from 346 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Portland Roads most frequently mention sailing experience, southern man and bucket list. Portland Roads ranks 1st among Cruises sites.
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You’ll grab up to 8 family and friends to join you (loosely called your crew).
Then for as little as $199 per person, per sailing day, you will become the skipper and sail the Ngaro Waters and Islands of the Whitsundays (74 islands, but who’s counting?)
For 6 days / 5 Nights you will live in and on the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef.
You will slip into Whitsundays time where your week with us will feel more like the most relaxing month of your life. You will live aboard one of our Lagoon Sailing Catamarans, sipping bubbles at sunset and cooking up a storm in the galley.
You will leave as a new custodian of our extraordinary reef and realise that adventure still lives in us all – No experience is necessary!
Business History
We are now passionate custodians of the Ngaro Waters and Islands of the Whitsundays and Great Barrier Reef.
We are Australian owned, operated and staffed. We are locals, employing locals. We passionately employ local Ngaro Elders. We care as much about you and your experience, as we do for the 74 Ngaro Islands and Waters of the Whitsundays.
To start our story, we sought permission to Sail in the Wake and Walk in the Footsteps of our First Nations people.
We now respectfully interpret 60,000 years of mainland Yuwibara, Koinmerburra, Barara Barna, Wiri, Juru and Gia history, Along with 9,000 years of Ngaro island and seafaring stories.
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