Aquatic events—Cairns region

For more information about aquatic events in your area, contact your closest Maritime Safety Queensland office.

August 2023

Date and time Description of event Location
1 to 31 August
Daylight hours only		 Port Douglas Yacht Club Inc.—Sailing Calendar 2023 Partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay from Cape Kimberley to Double Island including areas around Snapper Island and Low Islets.
5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28 August
6am–10pm		 Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social Twilight and Training Sailing Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob and Port Douglas
12 August
6am–8am		 Junior Aquathlon—Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club Yorkeys Knob Beach, Sims Esplanade
13 August
6am–12 noon

Coral Coast Triathlon—Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club

 Yorkeys Knob Beach, Sims Esplanade
25, 26, 27 August
5am–7pm		 Kayaking Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd—Red Bull Defiance 2023
 Mission Beach, Thorpe Island and Dunk Island
26 August 
11.30am–8.30pm		 Cairns Festival Firework Display
 Cairns Esplanade Foreshore
28 August
7am–7pm		 Kayaking Red Bull Australia Pty Ltd—Red Bull Defiance 2023 Mission Beach, Thorpe Island and Dunk Island

September 2023

Date and time Description of event Location
1 to 30 September
Daylight hours only		 Port Douglas Yacht Club Inc.—Sailing Calendar 2023 Partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay from Cape Kimberley to Double Island including areas around Snapper Island and Low Islets.
1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 September
6am–10pm		 Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social Twilight and Training Sailing Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob and Port Douglas

6, 13, 20, 27 September
5:30am–8:00am

3, 10, 17, 24 September
4pm–6pm

15, 16, 17 September
6am–6pm

 Northern Region Barefoot Waterski Club—Various barefoot water skiing events
 Lake Tinaroo
8 September
10:30am–10:30pm		 Cairns Amateurs Ball Fireworks—Xplosive Art Fireworks
 Cairns Esplanade Foreshore
9 September
10am–2pm		 Lucinda Bay Classic
 Newport to Lucinda Bay, Moreton Bay
10 September
7am–11:30am		 ONA Mission Multisport Adventure—Paddle races as part of a multisport event
 Mission Beach to Dunk Island

16 September
6:30am–5pm

17 September
6:30am–2pm

 Mission Beach Outrigger Canoe Club Zone Regatta and Vaka Tua Moto Mission Beach, Dunk Island, Timana Island and South Mission Beach
23 September
6am–6pm		 Swimming the Gap 2023
 Green Island to Yorkeys Knob

October 2023

Date and time Description of event Location
1 to 31 October
Daylight hours only		 Port Douglas Yacht Club Inc.—Sailing Calendar 2023 Partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay from Cape Kimberley to Double Island including areas around Snapper Island and Low Islets.
1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 30 October 
6am–10pm		 Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social Twilight and Training Sailing
Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob and Port Douglas

4, 11, 18, 25 October
5.30am–8am

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 October
4:00pm–6:30pm

14, 28, 29 October
6am–6pm

 Northern Region Barefoot Waterski Club—Various barefoot water skiing events
 Lake Tinaroo
7 October
6:15am–9:15am
 Grin n Bear It Challenge—Multisport adventure race
 Camp Barrabadeen, Tinaroo
7 October
10:15am–3:30pm		 Port Douglas Outrigger Canoe Club—Marlin Coast Challenge 2023 Yorkeys Knob to Port Douglas

14 October
7am–6pm

15 October
7am–4pm

 Barron River Water-ski Club—Spring Annual Water-ski Tournament Barron River, Tinaroo Dam

November 2023

Date and time Description of event Location

1, 8, 15, 22, 29 November
5.30am–8am

5, 12, 19, 26 November
4pm–6pm

12, 25, 26 November
6am–6pm

 Northern Region Barefoot Waterski Club—Various barefoot water skiing events
 Lake Tinaroo
1 to 30 November
Daylight hours only		 Port Douglas Yacht Club Inc.—Sailing Calendar 2023 Partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay from Cape Kimberley to Double Island including areas around Snapper Island and Low Islets.
3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 November
6am–10pm		 Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social Twilight and Training Sailing
 
 Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob and Port Douglas

December 2023

Date and time Description of event Location
1 to 10 December
Daylight hours only		 Port Douglas Yacht Club Inc.—Sailing Calendar 2023 Partially smooth waters of Trinity Bay from Cape Kimberley to Double Island including areas around Snapper Island and Low Islets.
1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 December
6am–10pm		 Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron—Social Twilight and Training Sailing
 
 Cairns Port Limits and vicinity of Double Island, Green Island, Fitzroy Island, Cape Grafton, Mission Bay, False Cape, Yorkeys Knob and Port Douglas

6, 13, 20, 27 December
5.30am–8am

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 December
4pm–6.30pm

9, 18 December
6pm–6pm

 Northern Region Barefoot Waterski Club—Various barefoot water skiing events
 Lake Tinaroo

January 2024

Date and time Description of event Location

3, 10, 17, 24, 31 January
5.30am–8am

7, 14, 21, 28 January
4pm–6.30pm

 Northern Region Barefoot Waterski Club—Various barefoot water skiing events
 Lake Tinaroo
Last updated
25 September 2023