Skip to content

Main Navigation

Mysailing Logo
  • Home
  • All News
  • Racing
  • Offshore
  • Cruising
  • Boats & Gear
  • Video
  • Search
Aerial shot of blue water from helicopter.

An air and sea search has so far failed to find any sign of the missing fisherman. Pic - CQ Rescue

Search for missing fisherman continues in Whitsundays

11/04/2022

A search is continuing for a fisherman, who has been missing in waters off the Whitsundays for several days.

Lee Eastham was last seen at the Pioneer Bay boat ramp in Airlie Beach around 4:30pm on Thursday.

He and his black-and-white dog were reported missing on Saturday after they failed to return.

For the full story, see: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-11/search-for-missing-fisherman-lee-eastham-whitsundays/100981414

By Melissa Maddison/ABC Tropical North

Post navigation

 Lisa Blair blog: Some fantastic sailingQueenscliff Cruising Yacht Club’s new initiative for women’s sailing 
Harken AUS_grip and go
Sydney Marine Brokerage - Bavaria C38
Selden Asymetric Rib Technology
West Systems

ALSO ON MYSAILING

M32 – Rated X rises above the rest

Globe40 – Credit Mutuel victorious in the Brazilian heat

Magpie holds off Racer CC to win Victorian Etchells championship

JJ Giltinan World Champs 2026 – Final Race

100 women on the water in the Tasmanian Women’s Keelboat Regatta

British Wrigley and Harris – 2026 470 European Champions!

18ft Skiffs – JJ Giltinan World Champs – Race 8

Women in sailing – where anything is possible

Taihoro first sail in Auckland

New Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 415 – Open day this Sunday!

Edge joins the Pallas Capital Gold Cup

18ft Skiffs – JJ Giltinan World Champs – Day 5

Harken AUS_grip and go
M.O.S.S Australia
Selden-Halyard-Tensioner
West Systems
Join Our Newsletter

"*" indicates required fields

Name
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Latest

Latest

Read all of the latest sailing news

View more
Latest

Racing

Dinghy and Yacht Racing News

View more
Latest

Offshore

News from the offshore world

View more
Latest

Cruising

Cruising Stories from around the world

View more
Latest

Boats & Gear

The latest boats and yachting gear

View more
Latest

Video

Watch everything sailing and boating

View more

Join Our Newsletter

Latest Sailing News, Racing, Cruising, Boats, Gear and more

Mysailing Logo

Sailing news, racing, cruising, boats, gear, regattas and offshore adventures

Company

  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Editorial
  • Search

Information

  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Search

For the love of Sailing

Mysailing Logo

The home of sailing news.

MySailing Pty Ltd

© 2026 MySailing Pty Ltd