Whitsunday Sailing Club Ltd, Mackay Sailing Club, Cruising Yacht Club of Hamilton Island and North Queensland Cruising Yacht Club, as the joint organising authority, invite owners of suitably found boats to apply for entry in the Advanced Alarms Mackay Whitsunday Offshore Yacht Racing Circuit (WOYRC) Series. The annual 3 day regatta starts from the North Queensland Cruising Yacht Club in Bowen on Saturday 3rd October, with boats racing from Bowen to Airlie Beach, where they remain overnight as guests of Whitsunday Sailing Club.
For those who survive Saturday night, it is off again in the morning with a race around various islands of the Whitsundays, finishing at Hamilton Island, where they will be hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Hamilton Island.
After another big night, it is an early start on Monday morning for the race from Hamilton Island to Mackay where the final presentations will be hosted by Mackay Sailing Club. Should the weather be deemed to be unsuitable, an alternative course, finishing back at Airlie Beach is a possibility. Decisions will be made after consultation with competitors and officials.