Cruising Helmsman

Cruising Helmsman is devoted exclusively to all types of cruising under sail. We focus on cruising destinations and how to get the most out of them, provide expert advice for the practical sailor and have a range of real-life accounts from seasoned cruisers and their on-board experiences.

The journey, not the destination

Cruising Helmsman

Race round Australia

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Lifejacket safety website

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Australia survives virtual tsunami

Cape Horners register open

Club Marine departs NZ

Yachts in the reef a big ship’s perspective • WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A PILOT TRANSITING BIG SHIPS THROUGH THE GREAT BARRIER REEF?

Get prepped • HOW TO GET YOUR BOAT AND YOURSELF READY TO ESCAPE IN CASE OF A PANDEMIC THREAT.

Cyclone coming – now what? • FOLLOWING UP FROM THE DECEMBER FIRST PART ON HOW TO RECOGNISE A CYCLONE, WE LOOK AT WHAT TO DO NEXT.

Essential Kit • OUR PICK OF THE BEST RELEASES

THE FIRST EDITION OF BOATING RENDEZVOUS • WITH A LINE UP OF 11 BOATS WITH FIVE APAC PREMIERES AND ONE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE.

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Head fever • WITH APOLOGIES TO JOHN MASEFIELD, JOHN RECOUNTS THIS VERSION OF SEA FEVER BY HIS OLD FRIEND CLIVE ANDERSON.

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Covid trapped • UNABLE TO STAY ANYWHERE ONE COUPLE ARE FORCED TO SAIL ACROSS THE INDIAN OCEAN.

Hang on • REMEMBER THE OLD ADAGE OF ‘ONE HAND FOR ONESELF AND ONE HAND FOR THE SHIP’? HERE IS A TIMELY REMINDER.

The raft of no return • A LIFERAFT SHOULD BE RENAMED, THE NAME IMPLIES IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE. BUT MAKING THE DECISION TO DEPLOY THE ‘LIFERAFT’ PREMATURELY COULD MEAN DISASTER. A DISASTER WITH NO RETURN.

Hagar in the Red Sea • THE WIND CYCLES, BUILDING TO GALE FORCE FROM THE NORTHEAST, THERE IS NO OPTION BUT TO BEAT INTO IT TOWARDS SUEZ, FUEL IS LOW AND WATER IS SHORT. PARTNER JAN STANDS TENSE IN THE COCKPIT WATCHING AS ROGER SCRAMBLES INTO THE WILD NIGHT.