Each year our yachts make the passage north for the Whitsundays season. It’s one of the most rewarding things an owner can do.
There’s a moment on every long coastal passage when the marina disappears from view, the autopilot goes on, and the trip becomes something more than transport. For Boating Partnerships owners, the annual relocation of our fleet to the Whitsundays is exactly that kind of moment, and a genuine opportunity.
Rather than simply having the boats delivered, we invite owners to join our professional skippers for the run up the coast. It’s hands-on sea time alongside our skilled skippers, the kind of blue-water cruising knowledge you can’t get from a weekend on the harbour. Passage planning, watch-keeping, handling a Riviera in open water and around some of the best reefs in Australia: owners come away more confident and more capable.
The route north is part of the reward. Among the favourite stops along the way:
- Lady Musgrave Island – a coral cay on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, ringed by a sheltered lagoon that’s ideal for an overnight anchorage.
- The Percy Islands – and in particular the famous shack on Percy Island, where passing sailors have left mementos, flags and hand-made signs for decades. Adding your boat’s name to the collection is a rite of passage on the east-coast run.
Across May to July our vessels make there way up the coast, with owners coming onboard to experience this trip first hand. Our Concierge reaches out in advance to touch base with owners about this opportunity, and when the time comes owners are ready to go when a weather window opens.
This year we will have a Riviera 68 Sport Motor Yacht, Riviera 6000 Sport Yacht, two Riviera 5400 Sport yachts and a Riviera 4600 Sport Yacht featuring in our Whitsundays fleet with our brand new Riviera 4300 Sports Express joining then soon.
Interested in joining a passage north? We currently have a new share available in our Riviera 5400 Sport Yacht and a resale share available in our Riviera 4600 Sport Yacht which both spend the winter in Hamilton Island. If you’re interested in doing this trip, get in touch with the team about shares current available shares in vessels undergo this journey.
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