All your instructional guides for Cruising


Your first port of call: Just Cruising by Keith Fleming

Yachts cruising overseas require a little more paperwork than the average airline traveller.

Through the power maze

Bruce and Sandy Meldrum lead the way through the maze of upgrading your power system to meet the demands of cruising in the energy-hungry 21st century.

Accommodating kids

So you're planning liveaboard cruising with kids? Rohsaan McInnes gives the low-down on a subject that many parents approach with trepidation.

The ins and outs of insurance

Chris Ayres explores recent changes to boat insurance and gives some tips on how to obtain value-for-money coverage that will be there when you need it.

Aussie lessons from the Atlantic

Don and Agnes Reed share the lessons they learned crossing the Atlantic in their Adams ketch, Honey Moon.

A different tack

A lifetime's involvement in sailing boats still wasn't enough excitement for some, as Helen Hopcroft found out.

Two women and the world

Two women, alone, as in without men? Tracey Johnstone catches up with two women who have banded together to make their dream of sailing the world become a reality.

Cruising with forward-looking sonar

John and Janet Read give the verdict on forward-looking sonar after putting it through its paces on a cruise to SE Asia.

Navigation way back when

Jack Finlay reflects on the Pacific's first seafarers and their legacy to us.

Anchors: the never-ending story

John Neeves explores changes in anchor technology and provides some surprises about what is - and should be - on the market in Australia.