The scenery changed between Fraser Island/Hervey Bay & Airlie Beach, our next destination. Things suddenly got very tropical. We were here to do some sailing amongst the Whitsunday Islands which we had looked forward to for some time. Apparently there are a lot of booze cruise type trips, which we were keen to avoid, so after much research we opted for a 3 day, 2 night trip out on the Avatar, a 67ft racing Trimaran with a company called Oz Sail. She's the fastest in the fleet so seemed like the natural choice. On first viewing, Avatar looked like a very impressive vessel. Unlike some of our other options she had plenty of room to lounge around on deck whilst we were sailing as well so all looked set for a good trip. However, we unfairly
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