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AVATAR II

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September 2nd 2006
Avatar. Apparently it means 'perfect form'. To me it's just a beautiful boat. More specifically a racing trimaran yacht on which I just spent 3 exhilirating days cruising the whitsunday islands. The skipper claimed to have had it up to 35 knots. We made about 18 knots, which still felt pretty bloody quick!!! The first day was lovely and sunny and hot. We went to Whitehaven beach, one of t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Airlie Beach

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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