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Program Of Events







Venue:
    Port of Airlie Marina
    Shute Harbour Road
    Airlie Beach Queensland

Parking: 500 spaces available onsite

Saturday:
    Show Times: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
    After hours: Whitsunday Fun Race After Party (Adjacent)

Sunday:
    Show Times: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
      1.30 pm - 4.00 pm Seafood Festival

Ticket Prices:
    Adults: $ 10.00
    Family Pass: $25.00 including 2 Adults, 3 Children 2-14 years
    Children (2 - 14 years): $ 5.00
    Children (0 - 2 years): $ Free

Entertainment Program

Saturday 10th September

9am Alan Robertson - All Marine Services
Alan will speak about various aspects of maintaining marine diesel engines. A well maintained marine engine will give years of faultless service, while all too often we hear stories of failed engines creating danger and require expensive rescue operations.

9.30am Denise O'Donnell – Australian Navy Cadets
The Australian Navy Cadets offers young people the opportunity to be part of a team in a formally recognised structure, with the opportunity to learn valuable skills in applicable to the marine environment.

10am Captain James Krista – Entering the luxury industry
World wide the luxury yacht industry requires highly qualified skippers, engineers, and a range of on board work for various professionals with excellent service ethic. James will inform about the various requirements for entering the industry and possible entry points.

10am - Whitsunday Marine Electronics
Learn a range of handy hints about reading more in depth information from your Raymarine or other fish finder. With better information from your marine electronics you will be able to improve the accuracy of your fishing.

11am Grant Spees - Whitsunday Fishing World
Grant takes the stage from Whitsunday Fishing World and will go through the various skills required to get the best result from your cast net. With a carefully practised skill, you will be able to get a better result from your cast or bait netting.

11.30am Bob Spees – Whitsunday Fishing World
No pastime seems to untouched by technological advancement. In this talk Bob will detail the advancements made possible with the introduction of nano technology. Bob will detail the difference and improvements included in recently released products to the fishing world.

12pm Fusion Electronics
Hear from Fusion Electronics about the latest in marine hi-fi. Fusion Electronics offers advanced sound systems optimised to boating, sailing and cruising use. The rapidly changing face of music carriage with portable, personal music devices is changing the way that music is connected and shared with others through hi-fi systems.

12.30pm Lindsay Dobe – Proserpine Bait and Tackle
Trophy winning Barramundi fisherman Lindsay will be sure to draw a crowd as he imparts some of this treasured knowledge catching the elusive and much treasured Barramundi. Be sure to grab a close by seat to ensure that you can hear some of this golden knowledge.

1pm Waha Grey – Live Music
Enjoy the afternoon with Waha Gray playing covers on the Airlie Beach Music stage into the afternoon. Local favourite, his music soothes the soul and creates an easy listening atmosphere.

Sunday 11th of September
9am Roger Boast – Weather Guru
Get up early to listen to Roger speak about weather. The central discussion to all boaties and fishermen, the weather is something we can't control and therefore something we must respect. A well planned weekend can go very wrong without due consideration for the weather, while effective reading of the weather forecasts can aid decisions in the direction of happy sailing and a larger catch.

9.30am Jim Hayes – Whitsunday Sailng Club
Jim is locally known for his extensive service of junior sailing, with the development of many young locals in a sailing town is only reasonable success at state, national and international level. If you are interested in your children taking up sailing as a fun, enjoyable and competitive pastime, this is a great opportunity to learn more.

10am Whitsunday Marine Electronics
Learn a range of handy hints about reading more in depth information from your Raymarine or other fish finder. With better information from your marine electronics you will be able to improve the accuracy of your fishing.

10.30am Bob Spees – Whitsunday Fishing World
Know all there is to know about catching fish? Bob has truck loads of local fishing expertise and will share some his secrets at this informative session. Bob's Whitsunday Fishing World is local at the BP service station on Shute Harbour Road and offers a superior range of fishing products

11am Whitsunday Diesel Marine
If you are considering repowering your boat, then this informative session will be a great opportunity to hear about the developments in the Volvo marine engine range. Volvo are leaders in diesel engine development, particularly in the marine field.

11.30am Multihull Solutions
The growth in numbers of sailing multihulls around the world signals the popularity of this means of cruising. There are pros and cons in every method of sailing and cruising and in this session Multihull Solutions will inform you about the benefits across the modes of cruising, mono or multihulls.

12pm Bait Casting competition - Youth and Adult, Girls and Guys
Fancy yourself a skilled bait-caster? At lunch time on Sunday there will be plenty of fun as you can pit your skills for some great prizes. Categories challenge young girls and guys under the age of 15. Adult divisions for girls and guys . Prizes including rod and reel combos and the random draw prizes for all contestants will be three ½ Day fishing charters with the pros.

1pm Live Music
The activities and educationals give way to the easy listening music as the afternoon shifts in the Seafood Festival bought to you by Fish D'Vine and the Rotary Club of Airlie Beach. Enjoy the local jazz performers, the John Garland Duo. What better way to enjoy the Whitsundays lifestyle, the new Port of Airlie, Boatshow atmosphere, smooth music and discounted local and/or fresh seafood!

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