4 Day Voyage - Manly to Hervey Bay

Join the crew sailing this 100ft gaff-rigged schooner from Moreton Bay up the coast through to the beautiful waters of the Fraser Coast.

Get away from the world, leave your emails and text messages behind and take to the sea! This is a modern ship built and operated along traditional lines. From snorkeling at the Tangalooma Wrecks to navigating the Great Sandy Straits after crossing the Wide Bay Bar, come and take a step back in time and experience the beautiful Fraser coast in a truly unique way.

Come Sail on South Passage, Queensland’s tall ship. Create memories that will last a lifetime! Join South Passage on her way north to over-winter in FNQ.  Here’s your chance to experience first hand what it is like to sail a 100 foot ship the traditional way.  

South Passage is a two-masted 100 foot (30.5m), gaff rigged schooner.  She is a modern ship, launched in 1993, but built on the design of the 19th century pilot schooners that operated off the east cost of America.  She is sailed the traditional way where everything is done by hand.

On this voyage, you will run the ship under the guidance of the watch leader and one of the qualified crew. Passengers are organised in three watches named Red, White and Blue usually with between 6 and 8 in a watch. They are rostered for periods of two to fours hours and are in charge of the ship.  Each watch works as a team. They bunk together, eat together and run the ship together when they are on duty. Of course, there are times when it is all hands on deck with all watches involved.  When on watch the passengers will rotate around deck duties such as helming, lookout and recording entries in the ship‘s log and on the chart as well as tacking and gybing when required.

Our crew will show you how to raise sails, haul in a sheet, tack and gybe.  You will take a turn at the helm and feel the deck lift under your feet as the wind fills the sails.

The cost for this 4-day voyage is fully inclusive, covering all on-board meals, accommodation, training, and safety equipment.

Berths are strictly limited.

Book today to secure your berth for this unforgettable experience.

DEPARTS:          8:30 am Tuesday 6 May (board by 8:00 am or the night before)

LOCATION:        William Gunn Jetty, Wyvernleigh Close, Manly

ARRIVES:          Approx 4:00 pm, Friday 9 May 

LOCATION:      Hervey Bay Boat Club Marina, Urangan Harbour, Hervey Bay