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Meet The Sailing Whitsundays Team

Updated Thu 19 Dec 2024

Here at Sailing Whitsundays, we are proud to help bring the holiday of your dreams to life!

We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver the best possible personalised services for you and your loved ones. As a mixed bag of vibrant, lively and attentive team members from near and far, we are passionate about making your trip as seamless as possible. Get to know our team below... it’s all smooth sailing from here!

Everyone at Sailing Whitsundays is fluent in English, but we have a few staff members who are bilingual as well. You can find fluent German, Dutch, Swedish, and Mandarin speakers among our team, so please get in touch if you wish to speak to someone in your language!

MEET OUR ONLINE SALES TEAM

maurice

MAURICE

General Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
Scuba diving the GBR in Cairns and sailing through the Whitsunday islands on Clipper

Libby

LIBBY

Contact Administrator & East Coast Specialist

Favourite travel experience:
Hiking Everest Base Camp and arriving as the sun rose over the mountains

taylor

TAYLOR

Cairns Office Manager & East Coast Specialist

Favourite travel experience:
Exploring the Whitsunday Islands

Emily

EMILY

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite Travel Experience:
Swimming with manta rays and fish in crystal clear waters 

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GEMMA

East Coast Relationship Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
Overnight diving trip -  It was like watching David Attenborough live!

beks

BEKS

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
Helping people take their first breaths underwater on the Great Barrier Reef

Olivia

OLIVIA

Online Travel Consultant 

Favourite Travel Experience: 
Sailing around in the Whitsundays in my own sailboat

AMY-JANE

AMY-JANE

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
A day trip out to Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Bullet with my family

Anne

ANNE

Marketing Specialist

Favourite Travel Experience:
Overnight charter on Whitsunday Blue and exploring the islands, seeing humpback whales and relaxing on secluded beaches

Hannah

HANNAH

Head of Sales

Favourite Travel Experience:
Birthday afternoon bubbles with the girls on Atlantic Clipper

Grace

GRACE

Hospitality, Accommodation & Operations Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
Swimming with Manta Rays in Luncheon Bay, and skydiving over the Whitsundays

CHARLES

Regional Travel Agency Manager

Favourite travel experience:
Scuba diving with majestic manta rays on the Great Barrier Reef and exploring the Whitsunday Islands

Daragh

DARAGH

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite Travel Experience:
Scuba diving with baby humpbacks in the amazing Caribbean

Ellie

ELLIE

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
Swimming with a baby humpback whale in Blue Pearl Bay, off Hayman Island. It was an unforgettable experience!

alana

ALANA

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
Scuba diving around Daydream Island with giant sea turtles and colourful coral

Claudia

CLAUDIA

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
Diving with manta rays and green sea turtles in Blue Pearl Bay

India

INDIA

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
Sipping cocktails on a catamaran at sunset around the Whitsunday Island

ANNEMARIE

Travel Consultant & East Coast Specialist

Favourite travel experience:
Sailing around the Whitsundays and flying over the reef - and skydiving!

Kayleigh

KAYLEIGH

East Coast Specialist

Favourite Travel Experience:
Diving all over the world, especially the incredible Yongala shipwreck

Eline

ELINE

Customer Service/Sales Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
Working and sailing on Powerplay and Whitsunday Adventurer

LOU

Supervisor

Favourite travel experience:
Swimming with manta rays and whales at the same time

Sara

SARA

Private Charter Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
On Ice Private Charter with the family in the Whitsundays

Jame-i

JAME-I

Private Charters Specialist

Favourite travel experience:
Chartering a majestic tall ship to Whitehaven Beach with my friends for my birthday

Sara

SARAH

Online Travel Consultant 

Favourite Travel Experience:
Cruising to the Outer Great Barrier Reef and scuba diving with the turtles out there - it was unreal!

Andressa

ANDRESSA

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
Sailing through the Whitsundays on Clipper with my friends 

Ben

BEN

Online Travel Consultant

Favourite travel experience:
Helicopter flight over the Whitsundays, landing on Whitehaven

In-Store Travel Consultants

Toni

TONI

Travel Store Manager
(Based in Airlie)

Favourite Travel Experience:

Travelling on Ocean Rafting to Whitehaven Beach,Whitsundays, Queensland

Fergus

FERGUS

Environmental Analyst
(Based in Airlie)

Favourite Travel Experience:
Spending time on Betty's Beach in the Whitsundays

Alannah

ALANNAH

In-store Travel Consultant
(Based in Airlie)

Favourite Travel Experience:
Skydiving over the Whitsunday Islands with the Sailing Whitsundays team

HELEN

In-store Travel Consultant
(Based in Airlie)

Favourite travel experience:
Hiking and camping along the Ngaro Trail on Whitsunday Island

CONTENT TEAM

Cass

CASS

Illustrator

Favourite Travel Experience:
Sailing along the QLD East Coast on the STS Young Endeavour

Oli

OLLI

Lead Software Developer

Favourite Travel Experience:
Desert Road tripping around Far North Queensland

Lily

LILY

Senior Copywriter & Content Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
Free diving with baby seals in Tasmania's giant kelp forests

ALISON

Journalist & Copywriter

Favourite travel experience:
Skydiving at 15,000 feet over the 74 Whitsunday Islands, and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef

roma

ROMA

Graphic Designer

Favourite Travel Experience:
Relaxing on the Whitsunday Adventurer and exploring the islands

Josh

JOSH

Analyst Programmer

Favourite Travel Experience:
Completing my Dive Certificate on the Great Barrier Reef and exploring the underwater world

Talia

TALIA

Journalist & Copywriter

Favourite Travel Experience:
Ocean Rafting's scenic flight over the Great Barrier Reef and seeing Heart Reef & scuba diving on the reef

DONNCHADH

Photographer & Videographer

Favourite travel experience:
Scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef with manta rays

Keeley

KEELEY

Social Media Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
Scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef and relaxing on the famous Whitehaven Beach

TOM

Software Engineer

Favourite travel experience:
Being blown away when first visiting Hill Inlet Lookout on Whitsunday Island

Gabby

GABBY

Journalist & Copywriter

Favourite travel experience:
Paddle boarding alongside sea turtles in Cockatoo Point, Hook Island, and spending time on Whitehaven Beach  

INDIA

Content Creator

Favourite travel experience:
Snorkelling on the Outer Great Barrier Reef with Viper

MEET OUR OTHER SUPERSTAR STAFF

Keith

KEITH

CEO

Favourite Travel Experience:
Skippering the Dent to Dunk Yacht Race, Queensland

Lizzy

LIZZY

Accounts & Administration

Favourite Travel Experience:
Flying over the Heart Reef, Whitsundays, Queensland

Sam

SAM

COO

Favourite Travel Experience:
Diving shipwrecks in the lush Chuuk Lagoon in Micronesia

Jayme

JAYME

Accounts & Administration

Favourite Travel Experience:
Diving the SS Yongala Wreck Dive, Alva, Queensland

maurice

MAURICE

General Manager

Favourite Travel Experience:
Scuba diving the GBR in Cairns and sailing through the Whitsunday islands on Clipper

WADE

Maintenance Technician

Favourite travel experience:
Taking my kids out to the Whitsunday Islands to show them how lucky they are

AND OF COURSE, MEET OUR TEAM MASCOTS

Chilli

CHILLI

Duck Tolling Retriever

Favourite Office Activity:
Greeting everyone in the office in the hopes they have food for me

Pica
PICA

Duck Tolling Retriever

Favourite Office Activity:
Curling up on the couch and sleeping all day

Goji

GOJI

Travel Shop Kitty

Favourite Office Activity:
Luring customers into the shop with my adorable cute-ness! 

 

Jellybean

JELLYBEAN

Cocker Spaniel

Favourite Office Activity:
Nibbling at everyone's fingers, and peeing on the floor

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