All your instructional guides for Cruising

07 Jul 2010

Bruce Vass interviews South Australian VMR radio operator Allan Miell about do's and don'ts of using your radio and issues VMRs experience while communicating with cruisers. Allan and wife Carol run VMR523 American River on Kangaroo Island.

30 Jun 2010

Junk rigs have been proposed for cruising, but very little definitive information is available. Can anyone help?

29 Jun 2010

Chuck Hou;ihan and Dianne Clark kindly provide co-ordinates for 60 uncharted reefs in the area.

15 Jun 2010

Website editor Roger McMillan poses questions about solo sailing such as how young is too young and who should pay when things go wrong.

09 Jun 2010

The lure of cheap labour means that more and more cruisers are having maintenance and repairs done when cruising in SE Asia. But - as Fenton Hamlin points out - there are some traps for the unwary, as there are anywhere.

02 Jun 2010

Following last month's standing rigging check, running rigging is reviewed here.

26 May 2010

John Jilderts reckons he has a fair idea of the attributes and character traits it takes to make a successful cruiser.

12 May 2010

With state-of-the art modern communications, expert advice on passage planning is only an email away. Weather routers Jeremy Davis and Amanda Delaney explain what they do and how it can help the cruising sailor.

12 May 2010

Rosemary Jilderts asks fellow cruisers about their most hilarious moments.

12 May 2010

Bob Couper shares his pearls of wisdom for coming alongside a jetty.