Hamilton yacht club

Miz Behavin

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December 1st 2009
Miz Behavin, a 10m catameran has been our home for the past 10 days as we sailed around the islands that comprise the Whitsundays. Originally called the Cumberland Islands, these were once volcanic mountains slowly drowned by a rising sea. They became known as the Whitsundays because Lt. James Cook sailed into the Passage on Whit Sunday June 3rd, 1770 where he discovered the Great Barrier Reef by ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Whitsundays

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more