Valentine's Day - there's still time to go sailing!

5:35 AM Sun 31 Jan 2010 GMT

'Valentine’s Day - what could be better?' .

There is still time to go sailing for St Valentine's Day - What about a romantic sailing escape in the Whitsundays? It would be REALLY showing your Valentine you really care if you went for a romantic sailing trip.... and Sunsail has just the answer.. .

Sunsail Sailing Holidays' 'Love Package' combines blissful solitary sailing around the pristine islands with an overnight stay at the luxurious five-star Pepper's Palm Bay Resort, on Long Island.

Imagine cruising into the secluded bay, hopping out of your yacht and into the smart La Riviera Restaurant, where you will be served a romantic three-course dinner.

Afterwards, you can walk together on the resort's private beach, lit only by the millions of stars overhead, before retiring to your boat for the night.

In the morning you are free to use the resort's facilities before slipping back into the blue wilderness of the Whitsundays.

"It doesn't get any more romantic than sailing around the stunning Whitsunday Islands with just you, your loved one and the gentle lapping of water against the bow," said Sunsail Sailing Holidays' marketing manager Kim Silcock.

"There are places where you won't see another living soul as you sit on deck with a glass of bubbly gazing at the moon together. The scenery is sublime and it's always warm. And the waters make you want to dive into them they are so sparkling and clear."

The Love Package, which is very popular with couples all year round and especially honeymooners, includes five nights on a Sunsail Oceanis 323 and an overnight mooring and dinner at Pepper's Palm Bay Resort*.

A sail guide is provided on the first day to show guests the ropes as well as a Sunsail gift and a complimentary bottle of wine. Prices start from $1,492 per person for the five-night package including fuel, yacht damage waiver and marine park fees for two people.

Sunsail is based on Hamilton Island in the heart of the cruising ground, so guests can be at their first overnight anchorage within hours of stepping off the plane, and guests have the bonus of the use of a free marina berth on the island with shops and restaurants on offer.

Guests are picked up at Hamilton Island airport in the air-conditioned courtesy bus and taken to the base just three minutes away, where they receive a thorough and easy-to-understand briefing on the boat's state-of-the-art systems and equipment.

Sunsail can even provision the boat and have it all ready-to-go following the briefing, so guests can literally be out of the marina within a couple of hours of landing.

A wide choice of catamarans and monohulls are available to suit all group sizes and budgets, and non-sailors can hire a Sunsail skipper to show them the ropes. The twice-daily radio contact with Sunsail's expert staff ensures guests are always in safe hands.

So for a romantic sailing break in the beautiful Whitsunday Islands this Valentine's Day, phone Sunsail Sailing Holidays on 1800 803 988 (+61 7 4948 9509) or for more information go to: www.sunsail.com.au

by Sail-World Cruising

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