WE
CARE
OUR VISION
Our vision is to honour and protect the World Heritage UNESCO listed Great Barrier Reef, the only living organism to be seen from space. The biggest threat to the Great Barrier Reef is climate change. We pride ourselves on caring about the environment and have been eco-accredited by Ecotourism Australia. We are also Healthy Heart partners with the Whitsunday Regional Council counting our carbon emissions so we can reduce our carbon footprint.
We don't sell bottled water. We have a minimum of waste onboard and use biodegradable plates and recycled wrapping. We have the latest environmental toilets. We handed back a tourism award because it was sponsored by the coal giant Adani. Best of all - we have a low carbon footprint - we use our sails when we can.
Want to help protect this beautiful reef? Our latest tailored cruises focus on preserving our coral and reef for future generations. Jump on board and get involved in saving this amazing life and helping it to recover.
COME SAILING
WITH US
WHITSUNDAY SAILING IS A FAMILY RUN AND OPERATED BUSINESS
Grant and Lindsay found Providence V on their honeymoon back in 2003 and their combined family of five kids have grown up learning how to sail on her.
In 2013, they bought MiLady in Barcelona. In 2018, they shipped her to Australia. After sailing around the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the west coast of Italy, her new home is the Great Barrier Reef.
Grant owned his first cray boat when he was 18 and has worked as a commercial diver and dived for sea urchins in his home state of Tasmania.
Lindsay is the author and co-author of 11 books. Her most recent book - Following its Dirty Footsteps: Adani won a Queensland Premier's Literary Award in 2019. She was an investigative journalist with The Sydney Morning Herald and an academic and senior lecturer at James Cook University and the University of Tasmania.
MEET THE CREW
OSCAR MILLER
Master
Oscar is one of our five kids and has worked as a deckie for us since in his early teens.
You may hear him playing classical guitar on the sunset.
He has just joined us as a Master 5
JARRAH BOEGHEIM
Deckie
Jarrah's Mum & Dad owned Providence V when we bought her in 2005. So we first met her as a toddler.
She is one of our apprentices and training for her Master 5. She is also the proud owner of her own boat Black Adder (pictured)
ADRIAN BRAM
Master
Adrian has spent much of the last 50 years sailing oceans and cruising islands around the globe, with nearly 25 in the Whitsundays. His passion for the area extends well beyond the joy of sailing. Adrian is actively involved in climate action, marine conservation and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park management. Sharing local knowledge with guests is a feature of Adrian’s tours.
KELLY ???
Deckie
Kelly has grown up with a passion for gaff-rigged schooners. She sailed with Derwent Hunter and calls herself a sea gypsy.
DAISY BARRY
Deckie
The life of this pirate began in 2016 sailing the Young Endeavour on a two week trek from Darwin to Broome. Over the next few years she has cage dived with Great Whites, swam with Australian Sea Lions, shucked dozens of Coffin Bay Oysters and stacked shelves at Bunnings while completing her Marine Ecology degree at the University of Adelaide. Currently living the dream sailing the Whitsundays aboard the beautiful Providence V & MiLady.
KAYLA
Deckie
Kayla recently joined us from Hayman Island where she worked with Ocean Dynamics. She is keen on conservation and looking after our beautiful unique Great Barrier Reef.
LYLE SMEDLEY
Master
Lyle is now calling Airlie Beach home with his wife, having relocated from Darwin, they are living the Whitsunday dream. Lyle has been a passionate boater, fisher and diver for over 30 years.