BID NOW for bargain holiday!

It's Live Deals time now! We're at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show from May 23-26, 2013 and to celebrate, we have two charter holidays for auction. Choose from Angelique, a Beneteau Lagoon 400 catamaran and Anya, a Highland 35 motor cruiser.

Our Live Deals auctions offer stand-by or last minute rates for vessel charters. With Live Deals you can bid online for a short-notice getaway and save up to 60 per cent on regular charter rates. You could be packing your bags! Read more>

Visit us at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show

Visit WRAY at the 25th annual Sanctuary Cove Boat Show on the Gold Coast in May and book your dream Whitsundays holiday. We'll be there for the duration of the show - considered the Asia-Pacific's premier boat show - from May 23-26, at stall PR35 on the Promenade.

Ask about chartering in the Whitsundays or pick up some brochures. We'll be among more than 100 exhibitors. Come and say hi and ask us about our special deals! Read more>

Map out your charter holiday

Our new interactive map on our Recommended Anchorages page helps you plan all the amazing places you'll visit during your Whitsundays' charter holiday.

You'll find the best places to drop anchor for an overnight stay, plus what to see there. Our map highlights the top spots to catch a sunset, snorkel, go bushwalking, see wildlife, hit the beach, find cultural artefacts and more. Information and a picture about each anchorage is just a click away! Read more>

Queensland's Season of Sailing

It’s that time of year when Queensland celebrates all things sailing with Queensland's Season of Sailing. Starting with the Sail Paradise Gold Coast race from March 15-17, the season runs until the Magnetic Island Yacht Race in late August.

With southerly trade winds, calm seas and warm weather, what better time to book a sailing yacht and participate in Queensland's Season of Sailing. Watch for our season special, out later this month! Read more>

Watch our charterer's movie ...

Nothing captures the excitement of a charter holiday aboard your own yacht, catamaran or motor cruiser better than the testimonials of our charterers themselves.

One of our recent happy charterers, Paul Gunn, has made a spectacular movie about the Whitsunday holiday he shared with a group of friends aboard our catamaran Lucy. Said Paul, "We had an awesome time and look forward to coming back again in the near future!" Read more>

And the winner is ...

The April winner of our Picture the Whitsundays competition is Renata Sajko from Moorabin in Queensland, who captured a colourful Whitsundays' sunset at Nara Inlet. She was aboard a charter on d'Artagnan, a Beneteau Oceanis 31.

You could be next month's winner! Send us your best Whitsundays’ sailing holiday image to WIN a Bare Boating Essentials pack – with one up for grabs every month! See Renata's winning photograph and more>

Ready to Get Up and Go?

Have you signed up for Get Up and Go, Whitsunday Rent A Yacht's colourful e-newsletter? It's packed with great information on our charter specials, local knowledge about the Whitsundays, Barrier Reef eco news and more.

Our next e-newsletter is coming out in June. Be first to find out what's happening in our beautiful part of the world during our sublime winter months, and check out the great deals that make it easy to come and play in paradise. Sign up now!  Read more>

Eco news

The Australian Marine Conservation Society's Fight for the Reef campaign aims to stop coal port development from Gladstone to Cape York along Queensland's coast. The threat to the Reef could be disastrous if plans go ahead. Read more in Eco news.

Updated regularly, Eco news is packed with information about our pristine environment and its inhabitants. This month, read about Bob Irwin's supporting role in the Fight for the Reef campaign. Read more>