I felt like a celebrity sailing the Whitsundays with Portland Roads!The catamaran was pure luxury with all you could want. Multiple fridges and freezers enabled our group to dine daily on whatever we chose, the yacht’s sound system combined with wine and cheese was the perfect accompaniment for our daily ritual of watching the orange sun set over the aqua blue waters of the Whitsundays.Portland Roads briefing and support, provided the confidence our group of inexperienced sailors required to confidently navigate the yacht around the islands. The pre departure tips and local knowledge provided by John and the Portland Roads crew meant that every island and mooring port that we visited had safe and spectacular snorkelling, swimming, and overnight anchorage.One of the best weeks of my life, we’ll be back for sure.

Have to say a huge thanks for the fantastic week on Ruby Sunday last week; what a beautifully behaved and perfectly manoeuvrable catamaran she is - we had nil to very little prior boating experience but the expert briefing and practice sessions and books/charts provided, gave us the tools to navigate to everywhere we wanted to go in the Whitsundays with confidence - which we did! We snorkelled different spots everyday, swam with turtles (21!), saw dolphins, nemo in the anemone, starfish, giant clams... a magical experience for both us and our 3 children. A great holiday to reconnect and ‘unplug’ the kids, and we haven’t laughed so much for years. We were also lucky with perfect weather and a turn of the winds toward the end of the holiday, allowing us to anchor at a variety of different crystal clear bays.
Ruby Sunday was a luxury ‘home away from home’... very well *** out for us with each child spoiled by their own double bedroom. Great selection of movies for the kids to watch at night so mum & dad could catch up outside under the stars.
Also have to call out the amazing food provided by the recommended Whitsundays Provisioning - the quality of food was top notch, I have not had fresher prawns/bugs, and the eye fillet steaks were simply superb. We were so busy swimming/exploring/fishing that we missed a few meals which resulted in leftovers- so sad we couldn’t take it back with us - the leftover veggies were so fresh and healthy they were still A+ after the week!
We can’t wait to come back - an amazing experience in a very special part of the world, thank you so much for sharing these beautiful boats and your knowledge Mike.

A great holiday experience with a small but well run and professional operation, that obviously care for the Whitsunday environment which was important to us. A great week onboard ‘Due West’ that was perfect for a family of four with not a lot of sailing or boating experience. Boat was immaculate and well set up, only criticism was that it could have better shades for the back deck area. Special mention to our briefer Mike who was thorough, patient and accomodating and gave us the confidence and good advice to give it a go, despite obviously being busy. Highly recommend. We will be back if we get the chance.