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Last Sunday we were treated to an amazing event! Whilst sailing home from a whale watching tour we came across a humpback whale calf feeding on Coral spawn. The coral spawn trail was about 7 NM east of the Gold Coast Seaway, around 300 meters across and at least 1NM long.

 Coral Spawn Drifting with the wind 7 NM ENE of the Gold Coast Seaway

The humpback whale calf was born this season along the Queensland coast line and was traveling with it’s mother (known as the cow)

After many seasons of photographing majestic Humpbacks on Gold Coast Whales Watching tours I find myself using very similar settings each trip on my Nikon D700 DSLR. When it comes to which lens to choose it must be at least a 200mm, 300 or 400 mm can help even more as long as the ocean is calm the day you are out there. Maritime law tells us we must stay at least 100 meters away from the whales at all times where possible so this is why we need a

This August has been one of the best whale watching sessions on the Gold Coast for many seasons. There have been hundreds and hundreds of whales passing weekly with the majority now passing us on a southerly heading.

This last 10 days has shown a difference in the actions of the massive mammals. Earlier in the month they were breaching, tail slapping and basically showing off, they then went into a courting behavior pairing up and dancing together in the ocean mid month. During this courting period the whales did not

Getaway Sailing offers the only private charter whale watching tour on the Gold Coast, this is why we are rated as the best whale watching experience on the Gold Coast. With a maximum of 8 guests on a tour you are sure to have a clear view of the massive mammals. We also have one of the only hydrophones to listen to the whale conversation as we watch them play. If you are looking for a quality whale watching experience this is where it is. You will be hiring a

We have been treated to some of the best weather here on the Gold Coast over the last couple of weeks for Gold Coast Whale Watching and the humpback whales have been enjoying the climate with us. Humpbacks love to breach the surface of the water and expose their body to the sun and the wind. This guy was able to launch high enough so as to get his entire body out of the water.

Gold Coast Whale Watching with Getaway Sailing on the Gold Coast will give you a

If you are looking to bare boat hire a sailing vessel and would like to refresh your skills or learn from scratch, we have the perfect vessel. Our yacht is a 35 ft Dufour sailing sloop. She is well maintained and a pleasure to sail. ” Eau De Vie ” is in 2C survey for both smooth water (10 passengers) and out side on the ocean (8 passengers) so we can go where ever you wish. When you hire the vessel it is your and yours only for the duration

The last whale watching tour had the most number of breaches I have ever seen by one whale. This guy would not stop breaching, to the point of being able to tell within 20 seconds when and pretty close to where the next breach would happen. We were able to take many images of the breaching humpback. It all started with one whale pectoral fin slapping the ocean in the distance. We were already along side 2 humpbacks and sailing at around 3 knots with the 2 whale cruising north. 

With the Brisbane Whale Watching season for 2013 underway there no better time to spend a day with these massive mammals. Here at Getaway Sailing we offer private whale watching tours for groups of up to 8 passengers. Our day with the whales is aboard our Dufour 35 French built yacht. We set sail from Runaway Bay Marina and spend 5 – 8 hours on the water sailing silently with the whales. There is a hydrophone (Underwater Microphone) onboard so we can listen to the whale song live

Operating out of Runaway Bay Marina on the Gold Coast , Getaway Sailing offers Queensland, yacht charter services ranging from sailing tuition, private whale watching tours, Skippered sailing charters as well as Day Spa and Sailing packages.

An afternoon sailing cruise

We only have the one vessel a Dufour 35 Classic. “Eau De Vie” is in top condition and regularly maintained to a 2C survey. She has a maximum of 8 passengers and 2 crew when outside on the ocean and when inside she is permitted 11 passengers and 2

Whales have been increasing in number off the the NSW North coast. Byron Bay is one of the best places to view humpback whales from land. The headland with the light house is the eastern most point of Australia and is a cliff face high above the waters edge.This gives us the closest possible land based platform to view these majestic animals. A recent dive boat heading out to Julian Rock was fortunate to come across humpbacks heading north and they took these photos. For the full story