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elcome to Hamilton Island. It Hamilton Island Race Week, in all the glory of is always a pleasure to welcome their richly deserved post London Olympic you here, whether you are euphoria. And in 2013 the celebrations will be even visiting for the first time or bigger as we celebrate the 30th staging of Audi coming back to a much loved Hamilton Island Race Week. Late last year we also home or holiday destination. played host to the SB20 World Championships, We do so with even more something very close to my own heart as a proud pride in 2013 as the island continues to win new member and long term participant in the SB20 Wawards and be recognised around the world as fraternity myself. It was truly pleasing to be able to one of the most perfect holiday destinations welcome competitors from around the world to my imaginable. In 2012, qualia was voted Best Resort very own backyard. in the World in the prestigious Condé Nast We are a great sporting nation and this is Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, and also this reflected in all the many activities available here year the Most Romantic Hotel in Australia in the on Hamilton Island, which brings me neatly to TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards. the PGA Professionals Championship Final that It is both amazing and humbling to win awards we hosted at the Hamilton Island Golf Club in like these, as they are voted for by the very people November. We had so much great feedback and who have visited us and experienced all we have to positive support from this that we will be hosting offer here. It means that we are doing something the event again later in the year. But be warned, right, not only providing a world-class resort of even if you aren’t a golfer, once you set foot on this exceptional standard but also making sure our incredible course, when you leave you will be. guests leave with really good memories. For whatever reason you choose to visit, we Speaking of which, make sure to take a read of the encourage you to make the most of your time in article in this issue about our recent Instameet, this phenomenal place and we very much hope that where a group of people came together to make the you leave with the same fond memories that so most of the visual feast our surroundings provide, many others have had before you. and ended up leaving having had an incredible life changing experience. Our idyllic surroundings also make us the perfect home to some fantastic sporting and lifestyle Glenn Bourke, events. Last year, we had the great honour of having chiEf ExEcutivE officEr hAmilton islAnd the Australian Olympic Sailing Team here for Audi Championing
Editor Alison Veness AssociAtE Editor RebeccA KhouRy Art dirEctor sARAh hAll-DAly progressive performance. contributors Justin ARmsDen, JAcK Atley, Justin blAnK, ViRginiA buttulA, melAnie couDounARis, hAmilton islAnD ReAl estAte, AnDReA FRAncolini, Kelsey hoDges, JuliAn KingmA, henRi lloyD, JAson loucAs, hAmilton islAnD PhotogRAPhy, lisA RAtcliFF, belinDA RollAnD, RenAte Ruge, DicK sweeney, simon thomsen, tRAcey witheRs AdvErtising AVP Pty limiteD [email protected] High technology, constant innovation and a winning strategy – the same values that Production dirEctor gARy gRAnFielD Printing oFFset AlPine PRinting 42 booReA stReet, liDcombe nsw 2141 AustRAliA have made Audi a leader on the road apply to competitive sailing in equal measure. PublishEr AVP Pty limiteD [email protected] Whether on land or water, success is born of the persistent pursuit of perfection, ReeF mAgAzine – hAmilton islAnD & the gReAt bARRieR ReeF is PublisheD FoR hAmilton islAnD enteRPRises limiteD (Abn 61 009 946 909) and it is this shared passion that makes the partnership between Audi and sailing by Alison Veness Publishing Pty ltD (Abn 34 159 827 595) Po box 470, Potts Point nsw 1335 so strong. Enjoy the ride. audibrandexperience.com.au hAmilton islAnd holidAys - ReseRVAtions lVl 3, 100 PAciFic hwy, st leonARDs nsw 2065 P 137 333 (02 9433 0444) [email protected] www.hAmiltonislAnd.com.Au Flight only booKings P 1300 725 172 [email protected] All mAteRiAl in this PublicAtion is PRotecteD by the coPyRight Act. no PARt oF this PublicAtion mAy be RePRoDuceD by Any meAns without the exPRess wRitten PeRmission oF the PublisheR. no liAbility is AccePteD FoR unsoliciteD mAnuscRiPts AnD PhotogRAPhs. though souRces ARe checKeD, no liAbility is AccePteD FoR the AccuRAcy oF mAteRiAl contAineD in this title. ReeF mAgAzine is PRouDly PRinteD in AustRAliA. Audi, proud partner of sailing in Australia. #AudiSailing 4 reef magazine
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8 Diary: TO dO liST fOr 2013. 10 news: all ThE laTEST NEwS aNd updaTES frOm hamilTON iSlaNd. 14 top ten to Do: whEN yOu laNd ON hamilTON iSlaNd. 16 sailing: ThE amaziNg raCE, by liSa raTCliff. 22 environment: dugONg, Our lady Of ThE SEa, by mElaNiE COudOuNariS. 26 reaD: a vEry SOCial mEdia rEvOluTiON, by aliSON vENESS. 32 lifestyle:
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ElliOTT. 36 fashion: bEST SwimwEar braNd iN ThE wOrld: ErES. 40 q&a: lifE Of ryaN. 42 play:
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46 fooD & wine: ChardONNay ShOwdOwN, by SimON ThOmSEN. 48 fooD & wine: vOguE liviNg ChampagNE diNNEr. 50 rsvp: audi hamilTON iSlaNd
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15-17 Nov FujiFilm Hamilton 13-18 oct island pga triatHlon proFessionals and cHampionsHip WHiteHaven The Hamilton Island Golf BeacH ocean 7-11 Jul Club plays proud host for the sWim 5tH aWay second year of this national Pro-Am event. anniversary 18 May PHotoGraPHy 12-14 Jul Dive into a Whitsundays 22-24 Nov Great courSe WitH Great triathlon experience with a tHe 5 May Barrier david oliver, Barrier 750m swim in Catseye Bay, australian Stamford Peter 17-24 Aug followed by a 20km cycle Ballet’s feaSt: eaStWay, feaSt: ‘BeSt audi including a unique runway financial BeacH Safari of auStralia’ 25 oct section and a 5km run pas de deux Hilly Half Held on Catseye Beach, Bruce Hamilton through the Hamilton Island at qualia vogue living in paradise maratHon enjoy gourmet food safari- PottinGer WitH Peter island race Marina Village to a beachside The Australian Ballet will This challenging half style, with charcoal cooking and clare Week 30tH cHampagne finish. And then end your be back by popular demand marathon follows roads, pits and live entertainment oliver Gilmore, dan anniversary dinner weekend with the Fujifilm at qualia for an exclusive fire trails and walking for everyone. Amateur or professional, Hunter and Audi Hamilton Island Race An intimate and exclusive Whitehaven Beach Ocean weekend of ‘pas de deux in tracks through Hamilton this workshop is a must do. alaStair Week is one of Australia’s beachside dinner at qualia, Swim, a 2km and 750m ocean paradise’. Now in its sixth year Island’s undulating interior Spend time in the field, Waddell favourite yachting events hosted by Vogue Living swim meet, fast becoming at qualia, this unique event over a rugged 21km route. working hands on with two For the ultimate culinary and a firm fixture on the and the Champagne Bureau. as iconic as its location. provides the opportunity to Individual events include: of Australia’s renowned experience this July, three international sailing calendar. Enjoy six courses by qualia’s With the opportunity to go ‘behind the scenes’ with 21.1km Challenging Hill photographers and leading of Australia’s celebrated Competitors, family and executive chef Alastair compete against Ky Hurst, The Australian Ballet, while Run; Corporate 2 or 3 industry experts. Workshop chefs join forces to present friends come together to Waddell, with matching Craig Alexander and Pete experiencing the absolute Person Relay Teams; Kids 20-24 Jun sessions cover both technical the ‘Best of Australia’ at enjoy the unique, friendly wines from the finest Jacobs, this is going to be a luxury of qualia. Under a Fun Run and more. and aesthetic aspects, plus qualia. Hosted by the highly atmosphere of the event’s champagne houses. memorable event. glittering evening sky with Gatorade promotion and marketing of respected restaurant critic and on-water and off-water the Whitsunday Islands as claSH of tHe photography. And don’t forget columnist Simon Thomsen, carnival. Racing is split into the backdrop, The Australian PaddleS 30tH the thrilling trips to amazing with wines selected by James a Grand Prix class for top- Ballet will take to an open-air anniverSary Whitehaven Beach and the Halliday, this gourmet class racers; an IRC Passage stage to perform some of the In this on-water test of the Reef, including aerial weekend of masterclasses and class for modern fast-cruising ballet’s favourite pas de deux. toughest, outriggers are joined photography opportunities. dinners provides guests with yachts; performance racing by athletes from four other the exclusive opportunity and sports boat classes. Plus popular paddle disciplines to learn directly from cruising, corporate, bareboat including: surf ski, dragon world-class chefs in a and non-spinnaker boating, stand-up paddling world-class setting. divisions. The introduction and board paddling. Capped of Superyacht and SB20 off with an exciting off-water divisions has added a further entertainment program, the dynamic to the event. Join us Gatorade Clash of the Paddles for the 30th celebration event is an oarsome event. this year and the exciting action on the water will be matched by an equally impressive host of events on shore, from fashion shows, to food and wine events, dinners and lunches with visiting chefs.
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TiMe is lUXURY SwiSS label and Sporting icon rolex haS become the official timekeeper for the hamilton iSland Yacht club and qualia, with clockS being inStalled thiS april. well, a good Sailor alwaYS keepS an eYe on the tideS…
WE’VE BEEN WINNING here’s a whole lot of polishing going on in the Hamilton Island trophy room right now: as voted by travellers and judged by leading tourism publications and panels, Hamilton Island’s world-class resorts, hotels, events,T restaurants and chefs won 24 local and international awards in 2012/2013. As a family-owned island, under the care of the Oatley’s, the investment in upgrading infrastructure and services has been carried out always with great respect for the environment, which has helped make this such a special place. Luxury has been redefined by qualia, located on the northern tip of Hamilton Island, which was voted Best Resort in the World in the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards for 2012. Recently also voted Australia’s most romantic escape in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards, with its gold-listed pavilions, a much- awarded spa, and the HM Awards 2012 best hotel chef, Alastair Waddell; qualia continues to be the My i-island premier spot for travellers seeking a truly unique, DownloaD The new hamilTon luxury escape in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef. islanD iPhone aPPlicaTion for an insTanT, moving maP of whaT’s on, where anD when. Track flighTs anD shuTTles arounD The islanD; HAIL HENRI all The evenTs; learn whaT’s As we toast another year as the home of Australian yachting greaT for Dinner; when The banD sports and leisure, the original British sailing and marine brand, sTarTs anD even how Tomorrow’s Henri Lloyd celebrates 50 years of decking out the world’s most weaTher is going To Pan ouT. elite sailors. From early pioneers of solo circumnavigation “we’re exciTeD To have launcheD and exploration like Sir Francis Chichester, to Olympic gold an aPP ThaT we consiDer To be The medallists, America’s Cup teams and race competitors at mosT comPrehensive DesTinaTion Hamilton Island regattas, Henri Lloyd has long been the wet weather gear of choice. And don’t forget the long and proud guiDe in The markeTPlace,” says partnership between Henri Lloyd and the line honours and online sales & markeTing manager race record holder of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race bernie o’keefe. Wild Oats XI, which the brand has supported for many years. Sailors tip your salty caps to founder Henri’s forward-thinking TROy Tindill, CaROlyn breakthroughs and his successors’ continued innovations. What KREMins, niCKy Tindill, would a sailing jacket be without Velcro. KlaRa GlOWCZEWsKa
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sandY, BOB & ian OatleY THE FAMILY WAY his year marks ten years of paradise, the only intimate outdoor the Oatley family ownership ballet performed by The Australian of Hamilton Island. For Bob Ballet in Australia. Hamilton Island Oatley, who first recognised Golf Club on neighbouring Dent and invested in its potential; Island has become the only 18-hole it is as much a passion championship golf course located on projectT as a family business. Always its own island in Australia, which with an eye for opportunity and a with its panoramic setting has taste for adventure, Bob first fell for continued to thrill both amateurs wORKinG HOlidaY? the island as a passionate sailor who and professionals since its opening in iT’S a Tricky Sell convincing The Top had been hoisting sails, jibbing and 2009. The passion for sailing endures braSS ThaT you’re knuckling down tacking in Whitsundays races for and the family’s development of the To buSineSS on a Tropical iSland, many years. Following the sale of glittering new Hamilton Island Rosemount, the iconic Australian Yacht Club in 2010 has helped further buT here’S Some exTra ammuniTion: wine label in 2003, he invested in his establish Audi Hamilton Island hamilTon iSland conferenceS have passion, buying the island and making Race Week as a regatta loved by been raTed The beST in The game in plans for future development. In true enthusiasts, and the island The 2012 auSTralian TouriSm 2007, with local stone and timber as a celebrated world-class sailing awardS. eaSy. and Chris Beckingham as designer, destination. In 2012, the Oatley qualia changed luxury tourism family was inducted into the HM forever. It also brought exclusive Awards Hall of Fame for services to fashion events to the island, along tourism. Here’s to the next ten years, with the annual pas de deux in we say.
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THE FIRST THING TO DO WHEN YOu LaND ON HaMILTON ISLaND 9 BE ENERGISED The tropical water calls – as a IS REcaLIbRaTE YOuR MIND: guest of Hamilton Island you can collect your complimentary YOu’RE ON WHaT LOcaLS LIKE TO catamaran, windsurfer, kayak or caLL ‘island time’. ENjOY, THE paddleboard from the activities hut on Catseye Beach and go for DaY IS aLL YOuRS. it. But this island isn’t just about the sparkling coastline – there are 20kms of bushwalking trails that lead to breathtaking lookouts and secret spots across the island. On the Passage Peak Walk or Village Trail walks, a free audio tour (available in various languages) will highlight 5SCENIC SWING flora and fauna along the way. Take a quick ferry ride from Hamilton Island Marina and tee off at Hamilton Island Golf Club, a golfer’s patch of paradise. Designed by five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson, the 18-hole 7 championship course has challenges for WHITEHAVEN 3 enthusiasts and good holes for weekend- hitters. Pick up your gear and Callaway HEAVEN DINE FINELY hire clubs at the Pro Shop, or tune up Lapped by water so turquoise Book early for a seat at coca chu and your game with some lessons with the it must be seen to be believed, taste Adam Woodfield’s South East resident golf pro. sprinkled with white silica sand so Asian flavours served with an island pristine it ‘squeaks’ as you walk, twist. Bommie, located at the sleek Whitehaven is rated one of the Yacht Club, makes for an elegant most beautiful stretches of beach evening, the Clubhouse at Hamilton on the planet. You’ll feel like you’ve Island Golf Club is top shelf for a escaped yet you’re only a short trip scenic lunch and foodies won’t want to from Hamilton Island by helicopter, miss executive chef Alastair Waddell’s yacht or motorboat. Fancy a picnic 10 innovative menu at qualia’s Long lunch and an afternoon swim? Pavilion. Seafood lovers will enjoy FIND SANCTUARY Mariners, and if you’re dining with the Hidden amongst the lush tropical 1SWIM THE REEF family, Romano’s, Sails and Manta Ray gardens near the Resort Centre, Spa Exploring one of the world’s most Café are perfection. wumurdaylin is a hushed oasis for your spectacular natural wonders will be the body, mind and soul. Applying natural highlight of your holiday. Whether you 8 HOIST SAIL Waterlily or LI’TYA products, intuitive have a few hours or a week, you can 2 The easy-to-navigate islands of the therapists will customise Indigenous- see the reef at your own speed. Soak 4 GET HOOKED Whitsundays are yours to discover. Ride inspired body cocoons and scrubs; up the big, postcard-perfect picture THRILL THE KIDS Whether you’re a seasoned fisherman or 6 the breeze on skippered yacht charters, massage rituals and facial therapies with by helicopter with Hamilton Island Sports fans of all sizes will get a kick casting off for the first time, Renegade GO BUSH SAFARI cruise hidden islands, bays and beaches a healing touch. Check in, bliss out and Air or snorkel above the brilliantly out of a few rounds of mini-golf or a Fishing Charters can hook you up with Rev up and ride rugged fire trails and on your motor yacht or enjoy the best relax, revive or rejuvenate. coloured coral formations and dive strike at the seven-lane nine pin bowling a private or share charter and guide bush tracks on a Quad Bike Adventure of both with a sail-and-stay package. alongside marine life at Bait Reef with center. Bigger (and braver) kids with a you to where the big fish are biting. The Tour – it’s the only way to reach the Budding skippers can book lessons or FOR FURTHER INFORmATION ON ALL TOURS H2OSportz. Cruise Whitsundays can need for speed can take a spin on a jet crew will even show you how to clean more remote terrain, and best photo earn international qualifications with AND ACTIVITIES, CONTACT THE HAmILTON float you out to the Reefworld viewing ski then hit the go-kart track back on and prepare your fresh catch for dinner. opportunities, on the island. Thrill- our expert sailing crews. After some ISLAND TOUR DESk ON 07 4946 8305 platform, where you and the family dry land. Getting a cuddle from a koala Visit Hamilton Island Dinghy Hire for seekers aged 6-14 years can take on the adrenalin? Just try ‘hanging out’ on the (58305 IN-HOUSE) OR VISIT THEm IN THE can even spend the night. Don’t forget on a tour at Wild Life Hamilton Island is your own boat, bait and tackle if you Quads for Kids adventure course in trapeze aboard Adrenalin Rush, the 36- RESORT CENTRE AT CATSEYE BEACH. your camera. guaranteed to make anyone’s day. like to drop a line alone. Palm Valley. foot Nacra catamaran. WWW.HAmILTONISLAND.COm.AU/ACTIVITIES
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IaIn jensen, tom slIngsby RACE & mIchael blackburn THE AusTRAlIAN sAIlING TEAM, ARMEd wITH London oLympic swAG, wERE ouT IN foRCE foR Audi HAmiLton isLAnd RAce Week, n 2004 a group of influential LisA RAtcLiff CHARTs THEIR suCCEss. businessmen met in Melbourne to dissect Australia’s lacklustre sailing performance in Athens, and to start planning a resurrection. Fast forward to August last year at Hamilton Island when the golden Australian Sailing Team (AST) touched down for Itheir official homecoming. As part of Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, almost the entire AST, including seven of the eight medallists and many of its patrons, visited the island as part of their whirlwind return from London before they were whisked away to various capital city tickertape parades. Being met by their peers at their original training ground and home of the Oatley family, who are as important to the team as the athletes themselves according to Olympic sailing’s head coach, Victor Kovalenko, marked a fitting and meaningful arrival back to home soil. “Going to Hamilton Island was very special for the team,” said Women’s Match Racing silver medallist Lucinda Whitty. “It was lovely to have the parade down Front Street and we felt very privileged to stay at qualia to rest and nIna curtIs, olIvIa prIce unwind, it was exactly what we needed & lucInda whItty
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after the madness, as well as the perfect opportunity to get together and talk about our experience at the Olympics.” Ukrainian born Kovalenko became head coach in the wake of the Sydney Games. On the team’s success last year at Weymouth, which pulled Australia’s overall result up by the bootstrap, he says, “It was much more than individuals and even much more than the team. It was the critical mass of passion of the Australian sailing community to beat the Poms in their territory. “All people were sailing and racing with us and there was common success and common failure. We had very strong patron and sponsor support including Audi and also Hamilton Island, one of our most loyal and most reliable partners. “With their early help we also won our medals in Beijing because we were training in light winds and strong Mat Belcher, London 470 gold medallist current, like at Hamilton Island, and and multiple world champion agrees, that was the key to our success.” “The personal relationship with the Conditions in Rio are likely to mirror Oatley family has been extremely Beijing, warm and tidal. “We definitely important for the team, not only from still consider Hamilton Island as our the financial side but also the confidence capital of sailing. There will be a lot of their business stature builds and their current in Rio and it’s quite warm so the knowledge and mentoring role within island will again be a good model,” adds the team.” Kovalenko. Belcher and his 470 crew, Malcolm The AST’s training base has moved to Page, touched down at Hamilton Island Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Sydney with the AST less than a fortnight after however team members continue standing atop the Olympic dais. “What to enjoy financial and fundraising made it so special was the recognition support, and mentoring particularly from the sailing community, to see by patriarch of the Oatley family as the everyone together at the same place and AST’s “spiritual leader”, Bob Oatley, and to celebrate our success and the moment executive chairman of Hamilton Island, was a fantastic feeling,” Belcher recalls. son Sandy Oatley. In most of the leading classes
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preparations have commenced for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. With mixed multihull and 49erFX added to the mix, this phase is about new classes and new crew combinations. Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen have joined Artemis Racing’s America’s Cup team and have ambitions to defend their 49er gold medal in Rio. Belcher has signed up for another shot in the 470 class with new crewmember, Will Ryan, while Laser gold medallist Tom Slingsby is tied up with the Oracle Team USA America’s Cup team for now, yet to announce whether he will run again in the single-handed class. Australia’s No. 1 provider of boat insurance With Women’s Match Racing dropped from the Rio Games, the silver medal winning team of Olivia Price, Nina for more than 40 years Curtis and Lucinda Whitty are trialling other classes. Whitty may try for a double-handed Nacra 17 campaign, Price is now training in a 49erFX and In an interview with The Australian 1300 00 CLUB (2582) Nina Curtis is doing a double campaign newspaper this year, Peter Conde, for this year – 49erFX and Nacra 17 – performance director of the AST and until she works out her preference. one of the original founding group who The Olympics is a rolling program for met at Royal Brighton Yacht Club nine clubmarine.com.au organisers, officials and athletes and years ago warned, “We’ve had success preparations are in motion for Australia but we have to now move forward, to prove its sailing success in London otherwise we will be overrun by the rest was no fluke. of the world. It is as simple as that.”
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R_Sailing.indd 20 11/03/13 9:47 PM Reef Mag Family Splash 230x297mm.indd 1 1/12/09 11:24:13 AM environment OUR LADY OF THE SEA Whilst relaxing upon the fine shores of hamilton island, something catches your eye in the turquoise Waters, later you may sWear you spotted a mermaid, people Will not believe you but the chances are you saW a sea mermaid dancing in the deep, better knoWn as a dugong. here are 15 facts for the non-believers by melanie coudounaris.
1. Known as the ‘mermaids of the sea’; ‘ladies of the sea’ and even ‘sea cows’.
2. It is believed that there are 80,000 dugongs in Australian waters and approximately 14,000 of them on the Great Barrier Reef. They are found in the shallow waters of 37 countries globally.
3. These large sea creatures have inspired myths and tales Dugongs can be locateD by about mermaids and sirens the sanD clouD they stir up as since they were first recorded. they move along the seabeD.
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4. More closely related to 7. These shy creatures are 11. They only produce a 14. Dugongs have played elephants than they are to non-threatening. They are single calf every two and a an important part in whales or dolphins. strictly herbivores feasting half to five years. The calf traditions and cultures of almost entirely on seagrass. stays close to its mother. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people for thousands 5. But they have some of years, and are still similarities to whales and 8. Dugongs live in small 12. The dugong is the only harvested under controlled dolphins. They have a groups called herds and living species of the family conditions today. fusiform shape with paddle- communicate with chirp- dugongidae (following the like forelimbs and fluked squeaks, trills and barks. 18th century extinction dolphin-like tails; they grow of Steller’s Sea Cow) and 15. Dugongs are an officially up to three metres long and together with the three protected species worldwide. weigh up to 400kg. Their skin 9. Their movement is slow species of manatee forms In Australian waters dugongs is thick and smooth, with the and graceful (understandably the aquatic mammalian are regarded as vulnerable nostrils near the front of the confusing them as mermaids) order Sirenia. under Commonwealth head enabling them to breathe and can be located by the legislation. while most of the body is sand cloud they stir up as they submerged. move along the seabed. 13. Their natural predators are sharks, crocodiles, and killer whales. But the greatest 6. Dugongs can stay 10. Dugongs live for threat to them is the loss of submerged from 30 seconds approximately 70 years. their seagrass food supply, to six minutes, depending on under attack from increased their activity; dives typically siltation and the dumping of last one to three minutes. dredge wastes. G e S Unlike other marine mammals, dugongs cannot Great Barrier Reef Adventures & Whitehaven Beach Day Cruises hold their breath under Outstanding experiences with the region’s premier marine tourism operator departing from
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The Instameet was a big adventure from the beginning, with the gramming group of around thirty people doing things such as setting off at 4am when it was pitch black with torches and hiking up the bush trail to Passage Peak to watch the sunrise @hayden_quinn @annabellabarber @paulyvella @jewelszee_ @laurenepbath @claIre_connelly at 5am. “It was quite amazing, so still, so quiet and all of us for a moment just watching it rise. everything in sight” adds Baker. Guests from the island who had seen the energy of our group The Pilgramers are in part the phenomenon that inspired the day before and heard that we were doing a sunrise walk the concept of the Ultimate Instameet. They are the original joined in, then later that night many joined us for the sunset university students who first thought up the catch line drinks at One Tree Hill, with everyone madly hash tagging ‘Pilgramers’ and who then dedicated their summers travelling #Hamiltonislandinstameet and sharing their pictures. across the USA, exploring the culture and of course posting “It was those experiences on Hamilton Island that bonded amazing Instagrams and making short documentary webisodes us and we all shared the beauty that surrounded us and of along the way. The three Pilgramers, Jody, Ryan and Thomas the region. We just had so much fun, we went snorkelling at flew in for the Instameet joining competition winners, bloggers Chalkies Beach, we went to world famous Whitehaven Beach and ambassadors for the Island including Vogue senior fashion @hamIltonIsland @nIcolasalexander @laurenepbath @laurenepbath and took Instagram underwater with waterproof iPhone cases. editor Christine Centenera; stylist and fashion blogger Romy We had incredible dinners at coca chu and of course everything Frydman; designer Josh Goot; foodie Hayden Quinn, AFL “It was the one weekend when It wasn’t rude to get out your was Instagramed. It was the one weekend when it wasn’t player and Brownlow medalist Jimmy Bartel and singer Sarah rude to get out your mobile phone and Instagram absolutely de Bono. It was all supported by Tourism Australia. And so mobIle phone and Instagram absolutely everythIng In sIght”
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it became a global first of its social kind and even if you weren’t on the island, you could follow in real time and connect. The Ultimate Instameet reached eight million people via social media in one weekend starting a truly global conversation; it @stylemeromy recorded over 850,000 virtual @paulyvella Your dream destination wedding… likes; 54 photos made it to the popular page on Instagram, which goes to over 100 million users; plus 4,284 virtual shares; it also reached 1.8 million just you, your husband-to-be and 200 of your family and friends the ultimate instameet Twitter followers. And of course the whole thing was filmed reached 8 million people documentary-style throughout the weekend. Whether you choose to be married in the beautiful island chapel, in the exclusive surrounds of luxury qualia resort, or to break with tradition and have And because it was so successful, they are going to do it all a barefoot ceremony on the beach, Hamilton Island in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef offers the perfect location for your dream wedding. via social media in one over again with a whole new group of grammers. So, if you’re With more than 10 different ceremony locations and 15 unique reception venues, there is sure to be something to suit your needs perfectly, on-island between 17–19 May, and early one morning, you are whether it be for just the two of you… or up to 200 of your family and friends. From the flowers to the cake, photography and video, car hire Weekend starting a truly standing on Passage Peak and see a group of people holding or bridal hair and makeup, there is no detail our experienced team of Wedding Planners can’t look after. global conversation their phones to the sky, you will know why. Please feel free to join in, just remember to use the hash tag To find out more about having your dream wedding at Hamilton Island, contact Hamilton Island Weddings on07 4946 9222 or visit #hamiltonislandreturn2paradise www.hamiltonislandweddings.com. To plan the perfect honeymoon, or simply a romantic getaway, contact Hamilton Island Holidays on 137 333 or visit www.hamiltonisland.com.au Watch the hamilton island
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R_Instameet 30 12/03/13 11:12 AM LIfESTYLE text by RebeCCA KHOURy TheyTHEY areARE someSOME ofOf OouruR favourite designers makingMAKIng usuS lookLOOK damn fine inIn TTHEhe sea,SEA, onOn TTHEhe sandSAnD andAnD aATT TTHEhe afAfTTERer THE parpARTYTy,, all hail. HOLIDAY MAKERS nAME: Collette Dinnigan OCCupATIOn: designer/Creative direCtor JOb TITLE: managing direCtor
REEf: What first attracted you can share it. every Woman/man before REEf: ocean or pool? you to hamilton island? for COLLETTE DInnIgAn: Most they purchase their COLLETTE DInnIgAn: Ocean, I us it Was the tanned godlike definitely go to Whitehaven sWimWear? love the sea. and very fabulous yachties. beach. Do some paddle COLLETTE DInnIgAn: Cover up COLLETTE DInnIgAn: The boarding and snorkelling. what needs to be covered up. REEf: sunset or sunrise? perfect environment to mix Visit Spa qualia. COLLETTE DInnIgAn: Sunset. sport and relaxation. Also REEf: Who is your favourite meeting interesting visitors. REEf: What is your travel pioneer? REEf: hoW do you travel ultimate sWimsuit? COLLETTE DInnIgAn: to the island, trunks, REEf: What's been your most bikini or full piece? Amelia earhart. butlers, 15 cases or memorable moment on the COLLETTE DInnIgAn: hand luggage? island? this ansWer doesn't bikini. REEf: poWerful dry martini COLLETTE DInnIgAn: need to be censored. or champagne, Which one butlers, if only. COLLETTE DInnIgAn: Seeing REEf: What is your is your celebratory reef the whales up close whilst scariest sWimWear sundoWner? REEf: What’s the sailing on a yacht. A magical moment? COLLETTE DInnIgAn: biggest sporting/ experience. COLLETTE DInnIgAn: Cant Champagne, a glass of Dom outdoor adventure share that, too embarrassing. Pérignon. you’ve ever had apart REEf: What Would you from shopping? advise your best friend to REEf: What is the one piece REEf: WindoW or aisle seat? COLLETTE DInnIgAn: do While they are here? yes of advice you Would give COLLETTE DInnIgAn: Window. Cross-country horse racing.
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Name: Camilla Franks OccupatiON: Designer Name:NAmE: JOb title: DireCtor bring attention to your hips, Gail choose something more retro Elliott or boy-style. REEF: Who is your favourite ReeF: What first camilla FRaNKS: Personally OccupOccupatiATIONON: travel pioneer? attracted you to hamilton I love rocking a full piece – Designer GAIL ELLIOTT: My favourite island? for us it Was the throw a cover up over the travel pioneer is Captain tanned godlike and very top or add some loose harem JOb TtITLEitle:: Coffey! fabulous yachties. pants and you are ready for Co-founDer camilla FRaNKS: Ha. I have beach to bar. & Creative REEF: poWerful dry martini my own tanned godlike or champagne, What is yachtie! I go to Hamilton ReeF: What is your scariest DireCtor of your celebratory reef Island to unwind and relax. sWimWear moment? LittLe Joe sundoWner? It is paradise, with nice quiet camilla FRaNKS: I don’t Woman GAIL ELLIOTT: Champagne or surrounds, stunning sunsets think I’ve ever had a major Rosé wine. and the Great Barrier Reef scare, but along with everyone is magical. I go there to find else, I have been caught a few REEF: WindoW or aisle seat? stillness and escape the city times after being dumped by GAIL ELLIOTT: Window. madness. a wave with my swimwear in REEF: What first attracted a twist! you to hamilton island? REEF: ocean or pool? ReeF: What’s been your most for us it Was the tanned GAIL ELLIOTT: Pool. memorable moment on the ReeF: What is the one godlike and very fabulous island? this ansWer doesn’t piece of advice you Would yachties. REEF: sunset or sunrise? need to be censored. give every Woman/man GAIL ELLIOTT: I was first GAIL ELLIOTT: Definitely, camilla FRaNKS: My most before they purchase their attracted to visit Hamilton years ago. Yasmin Le Bon four rather brief bikini’s sunset. memorable moment was sWimWear? Island not because of the who is a very good friend as from the same brand, in the in 2009 launching an camilla FRaNKS: Go ReeF: WindoW or aisle seat? ReeF: hoW do you travel to tanned, godlike, fabulous well as the special guest of same cut and in four different REEF: hoW do you travel to exclusive print for qualia with something that is camilla FRaNKS: The the island, trunks, butlers, yachties but because I’d heard our show, joined my husband prints that I alternate so I the island, trunks, butlers, during Audi Hamilton bright and colourful, window – I am a global 15 cases or hand luggage? of a place called qualia - I and I and we had the BEST don’t get messy tan lines. 15 cases or hand luggage? Island Race Week. We stand out and make a wanderer…watching and camilla FRaNKS: The biggest am now beyond an admirer time reading, relaxing and GAIL ELLIOTT: I’d love to think held a huge parade for the statement. In terms of cuts, searching all the time. indulgence would be my of this wonderful paradise laughing. REEF: What is your scariest I can get everything into hand Soleil Collection in qualia’s pick pieces that suit your weekender bag for carry-on hidden away in the insanely sWimWear moment? luggage and I do try but one gorgeous surrounds; it was so body – if you’re curvy don’t ReeF: ocean or pool? luggage - to keep all of my beautiful Whitsundays. (And REEF: What Would you GAIL ELLIOTT: I don’t really good sized, black Tumi bag amazing to see the response be afraid to flaunt it. camilla FRaNKS: The ocean. essentials on hand. yes, the yachties are cute!). advise your best friend to have a scary swimwear with wheels is what I travel to the collection. I love taking an underwater do While they are here? yes moment. with. ReeF: Who is your favourite camera snorkelling. Anything ReeF: What’s the biggest REEF: What’s been your most you can share it. ReeF: What Would you travel pioneer? from the beautiful patterns sporting/outdoor memorable moment on the GAIL ELLIOTT: Breakfast at REEF: What is the one piece REEF: What’s the biggest advise your best friend to camilla FRaNKS: Captain on the fish, to purely just the adventure you’ve ever had island? this ansWer does the Long Pavilion, lunch of advice you Would give sporting/outdoor do While they are here? yes Cook. movement underwater can be apart from shopping? not need to be censored. at Pebble Beach; a little every Woman/man before adventure you’ve ever had you can share it. translated onto my next print. camilla FRaNKS: Last year GAIL ELLIOTT: From the shopping at qualia Boutique they purchase their apart from shopping? camilla FRaNKS: Relax. ReeF: poWerful dry martini I did a big South American minute you land, everything (by appointment only); spend sWimWear? GAIL ELLIOTT: We often Stay at qualia (I am not or champagne, Which one ReeF: sunset or sunrise? trip, which included an is taken care of...luggage the afternoon having cocktails GAIL ELLIOTT: Consider which sail ‘bareboat’ (no crew) an official ambassador I is your celebratory reef camilla FRaNKS: Sunrise, amazing five day trek through is magically whisked away by the qualia pool and dinner parts of your body you’d like on a catamaran around the promise). Drink cocktails by sundoWner? I have always been an early the Lares Trail in Peru. It was directly to your private, ultra at Bommie at the Hamilton to emphasise - if you like Whitsundays. It’s amazing to the pool, shop and explore the camilla FRaNKS: starter getting up at 6am definitely the most physical chic pavilion and champagne Island Yacht Club. your bust you may want to be out there in the middle of Great Barrier Reef. Champagne is for celebrating, every morning to train with holiday I’ve ever had, but and cold towels are served choose a plunging neckline, nowhere, sailing through the and Pommery is my brand, so my trainer Adam Gibson. also tremendously gratifying during the transfer. We stayed REEF: What’s your ultimate if you prefer not to show your ocean and feeling the power ReeF: What is your ultimate I would definitely pop open a There is something really - it inspired my next at qualia after our Little Joe sWimsuit? bikini or full stomach you may want to of the wind behind us. In sWimsuit? bikini or full bottle to celebrate a holiday magical about sunrise; it’s Spring Summer collection Woman show during fashion piece? choose a one piece with a low fact we have a trip booked for piece? on Hamilton Island. always so peaceful and serene. ‘Pachamama’. week in Sydney a couple of GAIL ELLIOTT: Bikini. I have back and if you prefer not to April... can’t wait.
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sPa WuMurdaylin 07 4946 8669 eresMy first serious bikini was an Eres. It was not meaning of Eres as “you are” from the verb “ser” (which resort Centre loBBy shoP premeditated, but rather I was covering the shows in means “to be”) and is in the “tu” form which is “you” 0427 148 952 Paris one season and while shuttling between venues I (singular). So there you are. Eres creative director Valerie was waylaid by the swimsuit goddesses in the windows at Delafosse manages to capture the ‘you are’ in modernity reef vieW loBBy shoP 2 Rue Tronchet, just off the Madeleine, standing there in and classicism in her swimsuits so very neatly. She scuba 0427 148 623 their tiny perfectly formed black triangle bikinis. Would dives and loves the sea. In fact she has likened herself to a resort store this fill a void in my life, I asked? Could this be the one? fish, although she looks nothing like a fish, but it explains 0427 148 793 Surrounded by the employé de magasin, they skillfully why her designs are second nature and work so well. told me that yes it would and told of its long history and By Alison Veness. eres is stocked At the quAliA Boutique. for A personAlised Booking resort sWiMWear store how it would become an indispensible part of my life, cAll 07 4948 9473 (59473 in-house). 07 4946 9281 the only E in my fashion alphabet in fact. And they were right, you see this swimwear is quite magical, it has no the hut surf shoP boning or padding, it sculpts and supports with great 07 4946 8273 cuts, which is clever, seamless and so sophisticated. I bought the tiny triangle bikini and it became my E for trader Pete’s Eres, Essential and Ever-so-clever. Wikipedia states the 07 4946 9409
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For further information or to book, contact the Hamilton Island Tour Desk on 07 4946 8305 (58305 in-house) or visit them in the Resort Centre at Catseye Beach. www.hamiltonisland.com.au/activities
Scenic flights Quad bike tours Kids quad bikes 9-pin bowling centre Wild Life Hamilton Island Spa wumurdaylin
Trips to Reefworld Audio tours Game fishing
18-hole Hamilton Island Golf Club Bushwalking – over 20km of trails Chartered sailing Catamarans Trips to Whitehaven Beach Twilight and dinner cruises Paddle boards Dinghy hire Half day snorkelling trips Jetski tours Go-karts Whale watching Scuba diving
Parasailing Golf driving range Mini golf Target sports Games arcade Various island pools Sea kayaking Sunset cocktails at One Tree Hill Sports club and gym
Tennis and squash q&a text by rebecca khoury
name: REEF: Name five great thiNgs you love REEF: favourite holiday activity (other fruit, vegetables and protein through about hamiltoN islaNd? thaN sleePiNg)? lean meat, fish, chicken, etc. and micHael ryan MICHAEL RYAN: MICHAEL RYAN: Any watersports, remember the right carbs at the right 1. It’s easy to get to and transfer to windsurfing to jet skiing or simply time are your friend. your accommodation maximising swimming in crystal clear water. relaxation time. REEF: What are your five toP Words occupation: 2. Staff all over the island are genuine REEF: five toP tuNes oN your iPhoNe? that you love to use? and warm. MICHAEL RYAN: Anything with a great MICHAEL RYAN: director & trainer 3. Accommodation is world-class beat to work out to. Coldplay and Loving life. and has all levels for all budgets. Fleetwood Mac. Smarter not harder. 4. Immediate access to the Great Barrier Measure and monitor all results. Reef for diving and expeditions plus REEF: What is you earliest childhood Smile. Job title: the golf course offers one of the most holiday memory? Happiness. amazing experiences. MICHAEL RYAN: Family went to Port director of active media 5. Everything is within walking distance. Macquarie each year for 20 years with REEF: What’s it like beiNg married to a another family staying in the same unit NutritioNist (zoe biNgley-PulliN)? does group, a media business operating out REEF: Why did you first come to block driving the Valiant up there for six she make you cut luNches? of australia’s leading HealtH clubs hamiltoN islaNd? hours, (now it’s four). MICHAEL RYAN: She taught me the MICHAEL RYAN: We wanted to reward missing link between understanding the our staff and make them feel that beyond REEF: What’s the most reWardiNg Part balance of nutrition and exercise. With a conference it was a tropical holiday. about traiNiNg hugh JackmaN? her new profile on Good Chef Bad Chef Hamilton Island delivers on all of this. MICHAEL RYAN: He’s my closest mate so she gets recognised quite a bit which I we get to hang out whilst working and love for her and her career. She does like REEF: best thiNg about haviNg a both of us staying in the best shape of to make amazing meals for me and loves coNfereNce here? our lives. Watching him continually get how much I appreciate them. MICHAEL RYAN: The staff are amazing but better results every movie we do together. having everyone so close to each other REEF: What’s your secret vice? (We yet the ability to go and do your own REEF: best Piece of fitNess first advice WoN’t tell aNyoNe.) thing really keeps the bond strong. for lazy PeoPle? MICHAEL RYAN: Hamburgers, pizza MICHAEL RYAN: Low HI diet. That means and hot chips but only once a week for REEF: most distractiNg thiNg about any food that humans have interfered one meal. Anything in moderation but LIFE OF RYAN haviNg a coNfereNce oN hamiltoN with is off the menu. Stick to fresh understand what moderation means. He is tHe superman of supermen, islaNd? MICHAEL RYAN: Not wanting to be He Has trained HugH Jackman for in a room but be out enjoying all the many of His movie roles including great things. REEF: board shorts or budgies? X-men and X-men 2, Wolverine, MICHAEL RYAN: Budgies for swimming australia, van Helsing...yet still training but board shorts for socialising. manages a feW escapes to Hamilton REEF: book or iPad? MICHAEL RYAN: iPad for sure, I like island. We’re eXHausted and interactive content and access to inspired all at once. information at the touch of a button. REEF: masses of luggage or overNighter? MICHAEL RYAN: Overnighter for sure. One black collar shirt and t-shirt, one white of each as well, some shorts, pants, two pairs of shoes and thongs and you can go anywhere.
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the spectacular haMIltON IslaND hen the drive to the first tee of a golf course involves a small ferry ride and a GOlF cluB Is pGa chest full of fresh sea air, there’s really no prO heaVeN WrItes excuse for not enjoying the day strolling GOLF the fairways. Surely that goes for all levels of golfers. And Hamilton Island Golf Club’s JUSTIN ARMSDEN. unique 18-hole layout on Dent Island, is among just a few special courses around the world that lay off-shore. WOnce again, this year it will host the PGA Professionals Championship, where 50 players will contest this national event. It’s GOLD a Pro-Am format over three days, where the professionals will be left HamiLtOn isLanD to fight it out for top honours on the final day. Nathan King, the assistant professional at Manly Golf Club in NSW, GOLF cLub is the defending champion after withstanding the tough conditions last year. The PGA of Australia was more than happy to return to Hamilton Island Golf Club after the 2012 event attracted plenty of praise. “It’s hard to imagine how they could have done a better job of making sure everything went smoothly,” says Nick Thornton, general manager commercial and marketing at the PGA of Australia. “There’s always a bit of the unknown when you go to a place for the first time, and particularly since we changed the format to a Pro-Am this year as well. “But honestly, we couldn’t have been happier with how things worked out. The whole week went seamlessly which is no mean feat for a tournament like this. “It’s a testament to the venue and their staff, as well as the PGA staff, that the tournament went off without a hitch.” “It was a great atmosphere and the course really tested all the players,” little wonder the tournament tested the players and not least because of the wind factor. Peter Thomson, five-time winner of the British Open Championship
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sTunninG 360-deGree views from The Course’s 91 - 96 hiGhesT PoinT doesn’T Come wiThouT a small points Trade-off, Players will be exPosed To The wind James Halliday - Australian Wine Companion 2013
designed the course, and he knows how to set out a challenge. Mr Thomson, who’s ranked among the greats of the game, as recognised by the World Golf Hall of Fame, has with Ross Perrett crafted some special layouts. Royal Sydney, Moonah Links, The Capital and that’s just in Australia. The common theme in these designs is that they can provide for plenty of drama, if the player feels brave enough to take the course on, and the penalties are severe for those who are either too greedy or stray their shots. So that means Hamilton Island Golf Club is perfectly placed for the PGA Professionals Championship. As a course and as a location, you won’t find many professionals arguing against Hamilton Island Golf Club hosting the cream of the game. But the dreamy start to the day’s play, courtesy of that ferry ride, can quickly turn into a nightmare for those involved in the PGA Professionals Championship – but for all the right reasons. Hamilton Island Golf Club stands out in Australia as a worthy Stunning 360-degree views from the course’s highest point host of a professional tournament. doesn’t come without a small trade-off – players will be And let’s face it – if they haven’t played well, there’s always the exposed to the wind - they’ll want to make sure they keep their ferry ride back to Hamilton Island. It’s a perfect tonic to either heads down and focus on the job. Placement will be crucial clear the mind from a round they’d rather forget or celebrate a on some tight landing spots, where the slightest misguided great day’s golf. tee-shot will see the rugged terrain consume their hopes of Justin Armsden is the former host of CNN’s Living Golf program winning the championship. and is now living in Sydney working with Channel Nine. At 6120 metres (or 6692 yards) the course is not long by today’s To find ouT more abouT The 2013 PGa Professionals ChamPionshiP aT hamilTon island Golf Club in oCTober, standards, but it doesn’t need to be. visiT www.hamilTonisland.Com.au/evenTs There are some hearty undulating fairways and elevated greens. Those players who have a good feel for links golf and are able to play with a greater sense of creativity, coupled with moments of bravery, will find Hamilton Island Golf Club a profitable encounter. There is a real mixed bag of challenges on this course and as I [Ends of the Earth] mentioned the day can be full of drama thanks to its location Our constant pursuit of quality finds us among the great and the design. A good round will feel like they have earned viticultural regions of Australia, each offering a unique it and that’s the way it should be for professional players. combination of earth and climate, allowing vines to flourish and produce fruit with great balance. Hand harvesting, fruit sorting and intuitive winemaking delivers wines with clarity, 44 reef magazine purity, great texture and flavour expression. www.robertoatley.com.au
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ChardonnayCHArdonnAy showdownsHowdown here’s a High Noon moment in the new Finisterre In short, both wines are great, range of premium Robert Oatley wines. It happens but it’s the differences that As witnessed by Simon ThomSen. over chardonnay when an old hand comes up make them interesting. against the young gun in a showdown to delight “Our job as winemakers is wine lovers. to protect and enhance the On one side is veteran winemaker Chris Hancock, flavours already there in the oAtley fAmily vineyArds in the man dubbed Mr Chardonnay, who’s worked grapes,” says Chris Hancock. mudgee, new soutH wAles alongside Bob Oatley for nearly four decades as a “The Mudgee chardonnay is winemaker and is now the family-owned company’s deputy broader and more forward. executiveT chairman. It’s a bigger wine, while the Facing off against him is the Robert Oatley director of Margaret River has the finesse.” winemaking, West Australian-based Larry Cherubino, a The Finisterre range features two-time finalist in the Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the nine wines, predominantly Year award. sourced from Western lArry Their chosen weapons are grapes from New South Wales and Australia, including a riesling CHerubino Western Australia. from the Great Southern Chris made the 2011 Finisterre Mudgee chardonnay using region, a Pemberton sauvignon hand-harvested grapes from 40-year-old vines, matured in blanc, a Margaret River new and old French oak barriques for 10 months. He used semillon-sauvignon blanc Chris whole bunch basket press for more skin contact to create a blend, Great Southern syrah hanCoCk broader wine in the mouth. (shiraz) and Margaret River Larry’s 2010 Finisterre Margaret River chardonnay comes cabernet sauvignon. from 15-year-old vines and spends less than a month in Plans are afoot for additional wines from the Yarra Valley and French oak. McLaren Vale regions. Both whites will age well, with Larry’s west coast chardonnay If you like comparing the chardonnays, you’ll have just as improving for an impressive 10 years in the cellar. much fun pitting the Victorian Mornington Peninsula pinot To taste them side-by-side is a revelation that demonstrates noir against the Western Australian version from Denmark. what the Robert Oatley Finisterre range is all about: “The Mornington wine is soft, approachable and juicy, with championing local characteristics – what the French call quite pronounced pinot varietal flavour, while Denmark is “terroir” - of the seven wine regions the Finisterre range is somewhat more closed and firmer; structural and textural, drawn from. without the obvious pinot varietal characters or fleshiness,” Tasting the two chardonnays, respected critic James says Chris. Halliday declared Chris Hancock’s vintage “the most elegant But back to that showdown. What does Larry Cherubino think chardonnay I have encountered (over a 40-year period) from of Chris’ wine? Mudgee,” going on to say “early picking (and the consequent “The quality of chardonnay from Mudgee has the potential low alcohol) has resulted in finely detailed white peach and to be outstanding. It’s great chardonnay country,” Larry says citrus aromas and flavours, the barrel fermentation/oak diplomatically. influence cleverly restrained. Crisp acidity adds length.” Chris smiles, adding: “I was just making the wine under But not to be outdone, Larry Cherubino’s Margaret River Larry’s instructions.” So which one is best, Chris? chardonnay, which James awards an impressive 96 points “has “The best wine someone can drink is the wine they like to an attractive touch of Burgundian funk” on the nose “before drink most.” the vibrant and lively palate comes into play” with “grapefruit, robert oatley Finisterre wines are available From hamilton white peach and subtle French oak flavours.” island’s marina tavern bottle shop and seleCted restaurants. or visit www.robertoatley.Com.au to order some For home.
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It was a celebration of all things sparkle. Luminaries, style-makers and qualia guests gathered beneath a spray of stars (they do twinkle so much more brightly out here) to raise glasses at the annual Champagne Dinner, VOGUE hosted by Vogue Living, and experience the ultimate in resort luxury. The scene was set poolside in the balmy November evening, along qualia’s private stretch of Coral Sea. Stylist LIVING Megan Morton dressed it so simply, so elegantly in white and silver. Oh the uncomplicated luxury of exquisite champagne with a delicately designed menu by qualia’s award-winning executive chef Alastair Waddell. CHAMPAGNE We toasted the 300-year history and evolution of champagne, first called ‘leaping light in a glass’ and perfected by French Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon, uncorking the finest selection DINNER of G.H. Mumm Brut, Ruinart R de Ruinart and Billecart Salmon Brut THE MENU Rosé. We saluted the grande names and dames of champagne such as Pork crackling, oyster emulsion, mustard cress Madame Clicquot (the ‘veuve’ in Veuve Salt bush, nori and pickled ginger Clicquot means ‘widow’) with Charles Beetroot and truffle marshmallow G.H. Mumm Brut NV Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 1995, the supple, golden and sweet Moët & Forest of oyster mushrooms Chandon Nectar Impérial NV and, Ruinart R de Ruinart NV of course, flutes of Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2004. Well, as Mark Crab and daikon ‘ravioli’ Yarra Valley salmon caviar – shiso emulsion Twain was quoted over dessert: “Too Billecart Salmon Brut Rosé NV much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right.” Broome red emperor and asparagus qualia will be hosting the next vogue Confit emperor – quinoa – asparagus vichyssoise living champagne dinner, 25 oct. Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires 1995
Tea-smoked quail and pork jowl Jamon iberico – seeds and corn Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 2004
Passionfruit lollipop Ruby grapefruit and blood orange Textures of grapefruit and blood orange – basil tapioca Moët & Chandon Nectar Impérial NV
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Kylie sPeer audi hamiltOn island raCe WeeK hoisting sail and raising cocktails, in the fine tropical tradition that has made this australia’s biggest and most fun offshore regatta, the true yachties, sometime-sailors and sun-seekers again came to play. and they LaureLLe FazeL & brought family and friends. as a fleet close to 200 took on some of the JuLie FreigMan best racing in the world, sporting spectacle ensued – and the scene on aLex diMiTriades dry land swung into action too. The Moët & chandon popped, master & anJi Lake chefs adriano Zumbo, Matt Moran and shannon bennett thrilled palates, and collette Dinnigan fashion and strings of Paspaley pearls, took resort chic to the next level. The regatta won an australian tourism award for Major Festivals and events in 2012. Neat.
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R_Social_RaceWeek 52 11/03/13 10:41 PM R_Social_RaceWeek 53 12/03/13 10:24 AM SvP HeatHeR & Leo tutt
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PAS de deux in PArAdiSe R The annual moonlight performance by The Australian Ballet is always utterly breathtaking. November 2012 saw the celebration of the ballet company’s 50 year anniversary and their fifth performance staged at qualia. Guests, along with MC Catriona Rowntree, gathered to witness a magical repertoire of After the Rain ©, Giselle, Manon and Stephen Baynes’s brand new Swan Lake unfold by the twinkling waters’ edge. Throughout the weekend guests sipped Veuve Clicquot, dined at qualia’s Long Pavilion and were also able to witness the Artists and Artistic Director David McAllister ‘behind the scenes’ in a Morning Barre class.
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Hamilton Island’s Golf Car of Choice RCharles heidsieCk Champagne Charles heidsieCk Chef de Cave Thierry roseT & darren Jahn dinner from roberT oaTley vineyards Barefoot yet black tie. What sophie oTTon erika remnanT else could have been the dress code to toast classic French champagne with tropical joie de vivre upon qualia’s Pebble Beach? As the sun set and the sounds of Diana Rouvas of The Voice floated on the breeze, dinner guests celebrated the return of the house diana rouvas ‘Champagne Charlie’ Charles Heidsieck founded 129 years ago, back to Australia. Santé in the sand.
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For any immediate enquiries: Please contact Phil or Kip on 0427 050 409 or [email protected] NEW Sales and Service Centre: Aviation Hill, Hamilton Island QLD 4803 PH: 0427 050 409 or [email protected] Head Office: 12 Millennium Circuit, Helensvale, Gold Coast QLD 4217 PH: 07 5529 9499 or [email protected] www.golfcarsinternational.com.au 56 reef magazine
R_Social_ Heidsieck.indd 56 11/03/13 10:46 PM property My Island lIfe by Virginia buttula
first visited the island in a professional capacity for a we operate five luxury properties on the island. In addition to holiday in a family-safe environment; stewardship, the conference in around 1995 and appreciated then how to The Long House, we’ve purchased three of the Yacht Oatley family have proven to be a fantastic owner, continually beautiful and unique it was and saw its great potential. Club Villas and a Pavilions apartment, which faces into the improving the island and its facilities; and climate, we have After I got married and moved to wintery Melbourne, marina. They all have magnificent and uninterrupted views perfect weather for much of the year. my husband Otto and I started looking for an across the Whitsundays, which are particularly fabulous Given we operate five properties and our charter boat, AWOL, investment rental property that we could also enjoy. during Audi Hamilton Island Race Week or when the whales we have employed our own full time staff. They’re wonderful, We flew to Hamilton Island, knowing that it offered migrate south through the waters. appreciating our attention to detail and motto of ‘treating an idyllic tropical experience - right here in Australia - Whilst the GFC has affected many property values, our people how they themselves would wish to be treated’. Almost and it would potentially offer a sound business opportunity. investment properties offer attractive medium term capital half of our bookings are repeat or recommended visitors. IWe bought our first property that same weekend in 2004. upside, with solid rental returns in the meantime. Best yet, we Each property is stocked to chef standard and is immaculate It was The Long House on a lovely piece of elevated land in get to enjoy them ourselves. From an investment perspective so that people feel the comfort of their own home, but at the Melaleuca Drive. the island meets most of the important criteria: position, same time enjoy the five star luxuries, with everything at The Oatley’s had also just bought the island at that time and being within the Whitsunday’s 74 islands is an undeniably hand. For me it’s all about providing the quality of life that I we wanted to share in their vision to invest time and effort fabulous place; transport, it’s easy to get to, direct by air or would want and enjoy, from the high count Egyptian cotton in creating Australia’s premier island paradise. And so today ferry; safety, in our increasingly muddled up world, it’s great sheets to the Riedel glasses. Our staff are on 24-hour call,
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R_home.indd 58 11/03/13 10:47 PM R_home.indd 59 11/03/13 10:47 PM property
Where in the world would you rather meet?
they will unpack groceries ordered, assist in organising dinner has a great community with around 1,000 permanent residents. dates or fishing trips, do anything really that’s required, to go We’ve had some of the best times of our lives here, from just that extra mile. having a BBQ and great sing-alongs with friends to being part Whilst we have enough exposure to the island, we constantly of all the other regular island events and festivities. review the market and look into further opportunities. The My five top things to do include a round of golf at the Hamilton Oatley’s and their management team have been careful not Island Golf Club (I’ve recently taken it up, the course is to impact on the environment and are aware of not over incredible and rivals anything in Sicily or the Caribbean); a commercialising. There will only ever be so much development sunset cocktail on the Bommie Deck of the new Hamilton with two-thirds of the island dedicated to nature. And Island Yacht Club; a long lunch at Pebble Beach restaurant at importantly from a guest perspective the island caters to all qualia; playing frisbees at Dead Dog Bay with our daughters; budgets from doing things like having a spa treatment to sitting on the water at sunset and watching the dolphins watching the cricket or the races at the Marina Tavern and around our boat. The list could go on, there is no limit… and from high end to low, there are choices. where else can you look out and say “let’s go to Whitehaven for If you are interested in investing I think you have to look the day” and enjoy a beach that has been ranked as one of the at it like this: it’s the Great Barrier Reef and there is only so top Eco friendly beaches in the world. much of it. The government restricts property development For more inFormation on any oF Virginia’s properties, Visit and there isn’t a lot of it, so it is fairly unique. There are some www.bwycV.com wonderful opportunities, the rental market is very strong and offers a good cash flow. Be smart as to how you market your Gold Award for Business Tourism property, set it apart, have a point of difference and a long-term commitment to reap the capital growth rewards. Located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, Hamilton Island is the perfect destination for your next business event. Whether you have 10 or 1000 delegates, And while watching your investment mature you get to Hamilton Island’s dedicated team of award-winning event professionals and diverse range of convention facilities means we can cater for you with ease and efficiency. The iconic Hamilton Island Yacht Club now brings a new standard of excellence to conferencing in the Whitsundays, providing a meeting and event experience a tropical paradise. I still pinch myself at the venue like no other in Australia. With its striking, state-of-the-art facilities cantilevered over the stunning Hamilton Island Marina, Hamilton Island Yacht Club physical beauty of it all, it’s stunning, and the wildlife and features a selection of modern meeting rooms and an intimate auditorium. And getting here, too, is easier than you’d think. Hamilton Island is the only island sealife are just incredible. We’ve been to the Greek Islands; in the Whitsundays with its own commercial airport, meaning you can board your flight in the morning and get down to business that very same afternoon. Caribbean; Hawaii; Fiji, all over the world but nowhere is as beautiful as here. And it can be totally private, although it also To find out more, call 02 9433 3333 or visit hamiltonisland.com.au/conferences
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R_home.indd 60 12/03/13 9:10 AM prOpErTY pOrTFOLIO text by tracey withers
TO INFINITY AND BEYOND LIvE YOur OwN property dream AND BuILD A hOmE ON ONE OF ThE mOsT sTuNNINg
IsLANDs IN ThE rime-positioned in the exclusive Point henning in 2011, and ‘Azuris’, winner of the Australian Institute of Airlie Beach-based Chris Beckingham, the man behind the wOrLD. estate, elevated on the western side of hamilton Architects J.W. Wilson Award for Building of the Year and an design of the award-winning qualia resort, his love and use island with a panorama sweeping over green Dent Interior Design Award in 2012. Both were designed by Renato of local materials and innovative, organic designs is hard to island, sparkling whitsunday Passage and the D’Ettorre Architects. beat. Somehow the blush-pink evenings, morning sunlight most spectacular sunsets in the whitsundays, “We have tradespeople on Hamilton Island who specialise in and fresh tropical breeze-flow are as much part of the blueprint sits an 1,821sqm parcel of paradise. hemmed by local timbers as well as our own stone quarry and cement plant, as the walls. quiet, backed by natural valley and a lake, this is so the best resources are not difficult to find,” notes Wayne For more inFormation, contact Hamilton island real estate Lot ZeL on island View way – a dreamscape just Singleton, principal of Hamilton Island Real Estate. Hamilton on 07 4948 9101 (59101 in-House) waiting for a sailor or city-escapist’s dream home. Island has also spent approximately $350 million since 2003 on or visit www.Hamiltonislandrealestate.com.au Pat $1,400,000 this is a rare opportunity to secure one of state-of-the-art infrastructure and island services. the very few parcels of land available on the island, where “This is one of the only near-level sites on the island, so preservation of the natural rainforest and gum-populated excavation work required to build here is minimal,” he adds. bushland is the environmental focus. The few homes developed The gentle gradient would lend itself perfectly to a wet-edge here are extraordinarily private, unobtrusive elements of the infinity pool that seems to drop over into the blue yachting landscape. The neighbouring homes are multi-awarded and channels outstretched below… include ‘solis’, named central Queensland’s house of the year Already imagining the possibilities? Time to consult celebrated
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R_Property.indd 62 11/03/13 10:49 PMR_Property.indd 63 12/03/13 4:53 PM The Edge Apartment 4 5 Acacia Drive, Hamilton Island NOW SELLING FOR SALE. $2,250,000 3 2 1 Property Size. 230sqm
This property presents world-class luxury living on Hamilton Island. Admire the amazing sunsets from your modern two level, waterfront apartment. Located on the top floor, just set off from the development’s 25m wet-edge pool, this apartment boasts a gourmet kitchen, expansive entertaining balcony, lockup garage, C-bus system throughout and a modern furniture package, all within easy walking distance to the marina and island restaurants.
Lot MVE “Kirribilli” 7 Marina Terrace, Hamilton Island FOR SALE. SubMIT ALL OFFERS, PRICE guIDE LOw $2,000,000 3 3.5 2 Property Size. 330sqm
This outstanding luxury home is situated high on Marina Views Estate, with magnificent water views overlooking Hamilton Island Marina and beyond. Sprawling over three levels, each with balconies to soak up the spectacular views, the fully furnished property also features a private plunge pool for cooling off after a day of adventure or beach activities. Situated within an easy stroll to the marina and island restaurants, Kirribilli also offers proven strong holiday rental returns.
bella Vista west Apartment 1 12 whitsunday boulevard, Hamilton Island FOR SALE. $1,200,000 nEgOTIAbLE 2 2 1 Property Size. 256sqm
Located in the northern executive district of Hamilton Island, within a very peaceful and tranquil complex, this fully furnished apartment boasts a northern aspect overlooking amazing manicured gardens and whitsunday Island. The property has been renovated to Home is where you make it... a high standard and boasts 256sqm of open plan, single level living.
no stamp duty applicable and two buggy permits included. Coral Bay - an exclusive beach and waterfront land release. The only waterfront land release ever on Catseye Beach, Coral Bay represents the finest residential sites on Hamilton Island. A truly exceptional offering of six level parcels each commanding spectacular north-facing views over the crystal waters of Catseye Bay and The Anchorage Apartment 1 Fitzalan Passage. Coral Bay is a rare opportunity to create your private, secluded tropical 6 banksia Court, Hamilton Island island hideaway. Consider the possibilities of your very own island home. FOR SALE. OFFERS FROM $670,000 2 2 erty sales . erty Average land size 1,540sqm Property Size. 132sqm Priced from AUD $1.4M ro P P This low maintenance apartment is set amongst glorious tropical gardens, with views Lot 6 now sold, 5 lots remaining of the communal lagoon-style swimming pool, offering a peaceful getaway for owners ng: I and holiday-makers alike. Fully furnished, with an open plan single level design and For sales enquiries please contact v stylish kitchen, this property is currently holiday let with consistent rental return, Wayne Singleton 0416 024 168 providing the option to utilise the property as often or as little as you choose. www.hamiltonislandrealestate.com.au Island l I
property sales ContaCt. Wayne singleton 0416 024 168 the properties featured in the reef Magazine real estate seCtion are available at tiMe of print, but for a full listing of properties for sale or to revieW reCently sold properties, visit the haMilton island real estate offiCe on front street or go to www.hamiltonislandrealestate.com.au ProPerty sales. (07) 4948 9101 ProPerty management. (07) 4946 8028 holiday rentals reservations. 137 333 (02 9433 0444)
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R_Real Estate_Sale 64 11/03/13 10:52 PM Yacht Club Villa #25 NOW SELLING HOLIDAY RENTALS. FROm $855 pER NIgHT 4 4 1 maximum Capacity. 8 people
Designed by renowned architect Walter Barda with landscaping design by Jamie Durie, this villa offers an unrivalled lifestyle. The ambience of the marina and Hamilton Island Front Street are on your doorstep with an array of restaurants and retail experiences only a short walk away.
pavilions #4 HOLIDAY RENTALS. FROm $806 pER NIgHT 3 3 1 maximum Capacity. 6 people
A stunning, tastefully and luxuriously appointed three bedroom apartment perfect for the discerning guest. pavilions #4 is a stunning example of life on Hamilton Island. Bi-fold doors open right back to transform this apartment into a luxurious open planned alfresco entertaining area overlooking the marina.
Oasis #24
HOLIDAY RENTALS. FROm $455 pER NIgHT 3 2 1 maximum Capacity. 6 people
This beautifully appointed three bedroom apartment has been refurbished to an extremely high level with dining table and plasma television. You will kick into holiday mode when you sit out on your large indoor/outdoor balcony that overlooks the ocean views.
. entals Shorelines #22
HOLIDAY RENTALS. FROm $401 pER NIgHT 2 2 1
maximum Capacity. 6 people
Located on the western side of magnificent Hamilton Island, amazing water views from this property capture the beauty of the Whitsundays. Two stylish bedrooms on the lower level boast an open design ensuite to the master bedroom, spa and private balcony with passage views. Invest in a slice of holiday paradise you can call your own. R ISLAND LIVING: holiday Architecturally designed by Walter Barda. Outstanding waterfront positions with spectacular views. Lagoon-style pool and private beach area. Holiday Rentals ContaCt. Hamilton island Holidays 137 333 (02 9433 0444) Full use of Yacht Club facilities, including gym, sauna, and 25m lap pool. Direct flights from most major Australian mainland cities. to view tHe full listing of Hamilton island Holiday Rental pRopeRties available, 4 bedrooms / 4 bathrooms - priced from AUD $2.5M. visit tHe Hamilton island Real estate offiCe on fRont stReet, Hamilton island oR go to www.hihh.com.au holiday Rentals ReseRvations. 137 333 (02 9433 0444) PRoPeRty sales. (07) 4948 9101 PRoPeRty management. (07) 4946 8028 *Rates quoted aRe off peak Rates based on 7 nigHts plus stay. otHeR Rates and duRations of stay available, please enquiRe at time of booking. fuRtHeR teRms and Conditions apply. For sales enquiries please call Wayne Singleton 0416 024 168. For holiday reservations please call 137 333. www.hamiltonislandrealestate.com.au www.hamiltonisland.com.au
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