Watermark Sailing

01/12/2024

This was certainly a Christmas party with style. A wonderful group of smiling faces enjoying their end of year event aboard Watermark Sailing

27/10/2024

Put yourself in this picture. Watermark Sailing operates a 57’ sailing catamaran in Hervey Bay. Available for private charters for your special time together on the water.

09/09/2024

A beautiful homecoming after an epic Fiji sailing expedition for Watermark Watermark Sailing

27/08/2024

A special thank you to the Chiefs and villager’s for having us in the Southern Lou. We felt so welcome and privileged to visit your paradise. The children connected as kids do, and we learned so much about island life.

24/07/2024

Thank you for a wonderful couple of days. Love your work!!

19/07/2024

Do you know how you lie in bed sometimes dreaming of that perfect sail, or that beautiful anchorage? You picture diving from the boat into cool water to wash away a tropical sweat, or sharing the discovery of an underwater world with your kids, watching them overcome their trepidation of a foreign yet alluring experience.
Sometimes the “list” becomes all consuming and the dream that’s fueling the hard work and preparation is all you have to justify the costs. The days on the hard, the smashed bank balance, the 7 hour 5-minute boat jobs, the burn in your gut when stretching upside down in a bilge to blindly fix an impossible bolt.
I’m happy to say that the dream vs reality balance is returning with recent experiences delivering dream-worthy results. Fiji has been so amazing already, with an intensity of opportunity for discovery that I haven’t experienced before. 40 mile hops can bring a whole new world which is refreshing after a 1600nm passage to get here.

We left the anchorage at dawn in an explosion of pink across a calm, mirror-flat sea. “Best sunrise ever” was the unanimous call as the coffee kicked in and the kids were distracted enough not to start poking each other to prompt parental intervention.
Once the breeze started to fill in we enjoyed 7’s in 10’s sailing in flat water which makes passage making very pleasant. A load of washing, some fishing, a movie for the kids, sail trimming and full water tanks made for a productive days work at 40 degrees apparent. We arrived early afternoon which gave me an opportunity to tick another box for the kids. We sent James up the mast to the first spreader to look out for reef. He was excited to be perched in a position of importance and confidently painted a mental picture for me of the love heart shaped bay filled with random trip-ending coral bombies. We anchored in a clear patch in 12m and started deciding which of the three beaches we would explore. The coconut palms lined the white sand as one would expect of any dream-like scenario.

We had a day of snorkelling and beach combing to collect a few bits of driftwood for our fire. Calzones were on order so the kids got to learn the joy of making dough, and how to build a small fire to cook on. We sat beneath the palm fronds protecting us from the afternoon sun, and the kids played with the fish in the clear shallow water of the high tide against the white beach. With full bellies and smokey swimmers we made our way back toward a blazing orange silhouette of Watermark, bookending a day that dreams are made of.

26/06/2024

Vanua Levu glass out. Friendly welcome by a school of BTRS.

20/06/2024

Dream come true. Anchored at Cloudbreak to see it first hand. Their small is my big, and their big is massive! Tower going up for the upcoming WSL comp.

19/06/2024

Salty surfs and sultry sunsets. The moment is not lost on us, and our gratitude is palpable.

16/06/2024

The unique smell of landfall and the joy of beautiful singing and a heartfelt welcome. Bula!!

25/05/2024

Terrestrial scale. Clean bottom and looking fine.

31/03/2024

A moment of gratitude

31/03/2024

Strutting fresh threads Time to shake down.

11/01/2024

Exploring horizons aboard Watermark.

04/01/2024

Home.

24/12/2023