:: CRUISERS NOTES :: AIRLIE BEACH WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS GREAT BARRIER REEF AUSTRALIA Airlie Beach is a relaxed sea-side town known as the gateway to the Whitsunday Islands and the Great Barrier Reef. For cruisers, Airlie is a great stop when traveling north for the season to take a break, shop to send presents home, provision - and organise maintenance and repairs. There are numerous sea-side eateries from which to satiate the senses whilst enjoying the superb ocean views - alo

How to make your Cruising Dollar Go Further... Stay our sailing for longer - that's the goal! We have been asked many times to share how we are able to live this lifestyle in the longer term. So, there have been lots of articles written about costs of cruising, and the work that people do in order to get cruising. Some cruise for a short term, then go back to work, some long term. Some save and wait until they're retired. Some work as they go. And I guess for us that journey

Surviving powerful (Cat4) Tropical Cyclone Debbie, by sheltering in the mangroves of The Whitsunday Islands! Ever heard the old mariners tale, that to survive a Tropical Cyclone you should seek shelter up a creek in the mangroves? That's what we did. Here's our story... Weather Map of TC Debbie sitting of the Whitsunday Coast. 27 April, 2017. We have been sailing Australia's Far North Queensland waters - a region prone to Tropical Cyclones during the months of November

The Cruising Life - A Woman's Perspective Recently, I was invited to participate in a questionnaire from a fellow sailor Byn Always of Oh Sail Yes! She wanted to answers from female cruisers on what their life was actually like. Do we really spend all day swanning it up at the beach...? Find out below... 1. What are the main thing/s that makes the cruising life worth it for you? The freedom. Sailing to places I never dreamed I would visit. Being remote – away from human

I am often asked how I manage to cook on the boat - and what kitchen gadgets I have on board. I'm not one for having lots of gear, however t