Sailing on azure seas with the wind in your hair or lounging on the deck at a secluded anchorage with a good book. Genteelly cruising amongst tropical islands or gazing up at majestic fiords – this is the life ! Both bare boating and chartered sailing options, in addition to a long list of luxury cruises are available across the region.

Relive the excitement of the America’s Cup aboard one of the previous challengers on Auckland Harbour, the “City of Sails”. Cruise white sandy beaches and unspoiled bays in the Coromandel Peninsula, the Bay of Islands or the stunning Marlborough Sounds cruising grounds. Sip champagne on the deck of the Milford Mariner and marvel up at the mile high peaks.

Across the Tasman, no visit to Sydney would be complete without taking to the harbour – learn to sail on a luxury yacht, dance the night away on a dinner cruise or be transported back to the convict days aboard a replica of the HMS Bounty tall ship.

Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands are perhaps one of nature’s finest gifts to sailors: 74 islands (only 8 of which are inhabited) rimmed by white sandy beaches and protected smooth seas. The warm tropical waters are perfect for swimming and snorkelling; whilst the islands offer the choice of sheltered anchorages and luxurious resort marinas.

A luxury wilderness cruise along the rugged Kimberley Coast where the outback meets the sea, treats passengers to some of Mother Nature’s most spectacular works.

No visitor Down Under – from the experienced sea adventurer to the timid land lover – should miss the unique perspective that a trip on these waters provides.

The islands of the South Pacific are no exception: sip cocktails on a sunset cruise in the Cook Islands, sail bareboat through tranquil Vava’u waters in the Kingdom of Tonga, hop from one idyllic Fijian island to another or cruise in luxury through French Polynesia’s turquoise lagoons.