:: 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

When '3' is a Charm! Darren testing the Float Switch for our Bilge Pump It's been a '3 is a charm' kinda day on board today! I had just read a blog post where a couple had been enjoying their evening on board. She was making dinner and he at the chart table when he noticed water lapping at his feet. Now there's a ponder... Luckily they managed to save themselves from sinking and discovered a faulty bilge pump to be the culprit. Good reminder to check ours I said - so Darren

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