THE GREAT SANDY STRAITS

The Straits provide excellent protection from the season’s prevailing winds (SE in Winter and NE in Summer). At the northern end lies Hervey and Platypus Bays, breeding and resting grounds in the late winter to early spring for Humpback Whales and their calves.

 

At the bottom of Fraser Island, the straits spill out into the Pacific at Inskip Point, then onto the golden sands of Rainbow Beach.

Mention the places such as Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Strait and the adventurous spirit of most east coast boaties will be stirred with rapturous daydreams of warm balmy weather, comfortable cool nights and clear crystal waters teeming with marine life.

 

Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, is pounded by surf on one side, while the other side is protected, the waterway known as the Great Sandy Strait. It is one of the most superb and safest cruising areas in the world.