Join a group of yachts sailing to the Louisiades in Papua New Guinea from Cairns in 2010. After  successful Rallies in 2008 and 2009, EcoSustainAbility is again organising the Rally in 2010.

Cruise in safety with accompanying yachts, meet welcoming local people and learn about their island lifestyle and culture.

The 2010 Rally is Sponsored by the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority and supported by HMC Mobile Communications/Satcom Global, Yorkeys Knob Boating Club and Australian Marina´s Guide. Our Media Partners include Yaffa (Cruising Helmsman), Sail-World.com, Coastal Passage, Bow2Stern, Multihull World and Go Boating.

­The Rally departs from Yorkeys Knob Boating Club (YKBC) Cairns, in mid September. Participating yachts will cruise in company across 520 nautical miles of the Coral Sea, to the Louisiades Archipelago in Papua New Guinea.

The Louisiades are close to Australia and are a real jewel of the Pacific. The people are very friendly, the Melanesian and Pacific Island culture is abundant and the landscape both above and below the water are fertile with flora, fauna and sealife.

The rally takes in an exciting program of events including sailing canoe racing, feasts, sing sings, skull cave visit, traditional dancing, a remote river trip, school and hospital visits and much more. The program also allows plenty of time for independent exploration to the islands and their friendly communities.

As well as the social and cultural activities planned, the rally support includes safety briefings, a marina berth at Half Moon Bay Marina (Yorkeys Knob) prior to the commencement of the rally, weather briefings and updates, radio skeds and Australian/PNG custom arrangements.

The rally departs the Louisiades in October to make the passage back to Cairns, or for those who find the area to beautiful to leave, onwards through the Pacific and beyond.

So what are you waiting for? Life isn’t a dress rehearsal. You can make it happen, watch it happen or wonder what happened…. Let’s make it happen!