If your even thinking about the sailing option in the Whitsundays....DO IT! It’s AMAZING!! Contiki organizes the whole trip all you have to do is get ready to have an amazing 3 days! …Defiantly worth the money!
For a different take on Bass Lake history, read Hells Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs by Hunter S. Thompson. A good read on the Wild Western.