Thursday Island - Shore Services

Pacific - List of Radio Nets (12 Jun 2018)

Australia, NSW, Clarence River: "Walloped" by an intense storm in our home anchorage (22 Jan 2018)

Queensland: Notes on the Intra-Coastal Waterway between Gold Coast and Moreton Bay (30 Nov 2017)

SE Asia to Australia via Selat Muli in West Papua (22 Nov 2017)

Anchorages – Phuket, Thailand to Saumlaki, Indonesia (11 Oct 2017)

Vanuatu to Australia: Cruisers comment on a stop-over at Chesterfield Reef. (20 Sep 2017)

Warning for transport company "Seven Seas Yacht Transport" (23 Mar 2017)

Southeast Asia Pilot (5th Edition) - A Noonsite Review (29 Nov 2016)

The Pacific Crossing Guide - 3rd Edition (17 Oct 2016)

Clearing in to Coffs Harbour, New South Wales (20 Sep 2016)

Australia, Scarborough: Marina Highly Recommended (02 Sep 2016)

2015 Sail2Indonesia Rally Report (25 Feb 2016)

New Caledonia to New South Wales: The Inaugural 2015 Down Under Rally Wraps Up (09 Dec 2015)

Australia to Japan: Melbourne to Osaka Double-Handed Yacht Race Welcomes Cruisers (17 Sep 2015)

Australia: Visa Information for a Longer Stay (21 Aug 2015)

New South Wales to Fiji: A Challenging Voyage (26 May 2015)

Queensland: Four Months in Manly (20 Apr 2015)

Clearing into Australia: Cruisers Report (30 Mar 2015)

Reflections on Antipodean Cruising (21 Oct 2014)

Clearing out of Australia from Thursday Island (05 Oct 2014)

Australian Long Distance Cruisers: Useful Services that are hard to find (13 Aug 2014)

Whitsunday Islands, Abell Point Marina: Coral Coast Race and Rally for 2014 is approaching fast. (21 May 2014)

Australia: Bundaberg Marina Installs New Fuel Berth (01 May 2014)

Tropical South Pacific weather resources (17 Mar 2014)

Australia: Welcome Changes in Quarantine Guidelines for Yachts (11 Jan 2014)

Is Satellite Imagery The Future Of Search-And-Rescue Operations? (26 Nov 2013)

New South Wales: Improved web camera access for State’s coastal bars (30 Aug 2013)

Queensland, Bundaberg: Great Offers if Planning to Visit as a Port of Entry (20 Aug 2013)

Australia: Bunbaberg Port Marina has Extended its Hardstanding Area (20 Aug 2013)

Pacific Cyclone Season: North instead of South (03 Jul 2013)

Pacific Planning Advice (26 Mar 2013)

Louisiades Yacht Rally - on again for 2013 (25 Feb 2013)

Authorities on alert for drugs across the Pacific (13 Dec 2012)

Queensland Marinas: Public Liability Insurance (21 Aug 2012)

Pirate Dodging: Update from Cochin, India. (17 Aug 2012)

Australia: New Information on the Temporary Import of Goods on Smallcraft (04 Aug 2012)

Australia, Brisbane, Garden Point Moorings: Dinghy Thefts - May 2012 (14 May 2012)

Darwin (Australia) to Kota Kinabalu (Malaysia) - September to December 2010 (29 Mar 2012)

Clearance, Marinas, Mishaps and other Local Information (27 Mar 2012)

Sailing back to Australia from SE Asia (29 Feb 2012)

Warning: Ciguatera at Chesterfield Reef, Coral Sea (08 Nov 2011)

Cruising Notes for Boats Heading to Kupang (07 Nov 2011)

Proof of Competency for European Countries (04 Nov 2011)

Sharks make their presence felt in south east Queensland (19 Oct 2011)

North Queensland Haulout Facilities and Costs (24 Aug 2011)

Dog clearance sailing NZ to Australia (27 Jun 2011)

South Pacific Ocean Passage Planning (25 May 2011)

Re-Galvanizing ground tackle in Australia (05 May 2011)

Fremantle to Bali Rally sets sail 23 April 2011 (15 Apr 2011)

Major fuel facility in Sydney for recreational and commercial boaters (05 Apr 2011)

Clearing into Cairns, Australia – 2010 Update (10 Dec 2010)

South Australia’s Waters – an Atlas and Guide (29 Sep 2010)

Australia Clearing in and Hobart Info. (15 Jul 2010)

Adventurer Raising Money for Oxfam Looking for a Ride from Indonesia to Australia (12 Jul 2010)

Customs Powers in Australia (10 Jun 2010)

Sanctuary Cove Show Draws International Attention (30 Apr 2010)

Brisbane Area - Round-up of Facilities (31 Mar 2010)

Sailing Round the top of Australia - West to East (26 Mar 2010)

Dinghy Theft in Gold Coast (23 Mar 2010)

50 Days Around Australia to Save our Seas (21 Jan 2010)

Louisiades Rally, Its on Again for 2010 (16 Jan 2010)

Whitsundays: Port of Airlie formation complete (24 Nov 2009)

Special exclusion zones Sydney Harbour: Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve (24 Nov 2009)

200+ yachts to sail Around Australia Race and Rally in 2011 (19 Nov 2009)

Australian Customs - Comments from Cruisers 2009 (30 Oct 2009)

Australia - Arriving with a Pet on board (09 Oct 2009)

Circumnavigation cruise of Tasmania in 2011 (03 Aug 2009)

Important for boats arriving in Darwin from Cairns (22 Jun 2009)

Brisbane, Poor Facilities for Foreign Yachts (17 Jun 2009)

Singapore to Australia and on to the Marquesas (27 May 2009)

Hobart to Darwin (26 May 2009)

Show Draws International Buyers (19 May 2009)

Volcanic Activity Causes Magnetic Interference (13 May 2009)

Un-Charted Sandy Banks in Coral Sea (04 Apr 2009)

Looking for Advice on a Passage from Australia to Thailand (23 Mar 2009)

Potentially Dangerous Container Spill in Moreton Bay, Australia (13 Mar 2009)

Australia Visas (30 Jan 2009)

Southern Taiwan to Sydney, Australia (19 Jan 2009)

Queensland to New Zealand (12 Jan 2009)

Australian import duty costs - Question from a cruiser (29 Dec 2008)

Australian Customs Officers - Comments from Cruisers (03 Dec 2008)

Indonesia to Australia (22 Aug 2008)

Australia, Darwin to Thailand (21 Aug 2008)

San Diego to Brisbane - South or North? (11 Jul 2008)

Thailand to Australia (10 Jul 2008)

Australia To Hawaii (10 Jul 2008)

Singapore to NE Australia (10 Jul 2008)

Philippines to Sydney (10 Jul 2008)

Volunteers Needed to help improve Boating Safety (25 Jun 2008)

Cocos Keeling to Perth, Australia (24 Jun 2008)

Cruising Guide – Singapore to Darwin via Borneo and the Molucca Islands of Indonesia (23 Jun 2008)

Watch out for Whales May to September (17 Jun 2008)

Boating Alert for North Coast (04 Jun 2008)

Hong Kong to Eastern Australia (25 May 2008)

Bali to Langkawi (22 May 2008)

Thailand to Brisbane, Australia (22 May 2008)

Australia, Brisbane to Coquimbo, Chile (22 May 2008)

Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu to Cairns, Australia (22 May 2008)

Hawaii, Honolulu to Brisbane, Australia (22 May 2008)

Australia and New Zealand during the summer months (22 May 2008)

Australia to Philippines (15 May 2008)

Hong Kong to Bundaberg, Australia (14 May 2008)

Tanzania, Zanzibar to NW Australia - Season & Route (14 May 2008)

Hong Kong to Whitsundays, Australia (14 May 2008)

Foreign vessels sold in Australia (27 Mar 2008)

American Cruisers Lose Appeal Against Australian Customs (29 Feb 2008)

Cruise in company to Papua New Guinea from Queensland (30 Jan 2008)

Report On Australia to Philippines Via Palau & PNG (17 Jan 2008)

Positive Customs/Quarantine/Imigration Clearance in Cairns Australia (17 Jan 2008)

Tide Information In South Pacific (17 Oct 2007)

Bad Experience Selling Boat in Australia (16 Apr 2007)

Issues With Yacht Fumigation in Australia (20 Mar 2007)

Notification of impending arrival In Australia to Customs Authorities (13 Mar 2007)

New Cruising Guide - Tanimbar Islands Indonesia (09 Feb 2007)

Extending An Electronic Visa (23 Jan 2007)

Information on Tascoast Radio (15 Jan 2007)

Employment at Marinas in Australia (25 Sep 2006)

Obtaining Australian Visa (18 Sep 2006)

AQIS requirements for yachts clearing into Australia: Biofouling (05 Jul 2006)

More Information On Quarantine Inspection Of Souvenirs (07 Mar 2006)

Weather Forecast Services for South Pacific (24 Jan 2006)

Ashmore Reef Report October 2005 (23 Oct 2005)

General Observations On Current Cruising In Australia (22 Jul 2004)

25th Anniversary of Moon Handbooks South Pacific (24 Jun 2004)

NSW Whale Guidelines For Winter Migration (15 Jun 2004)

A personal view of the Gold Coast (24 Feb 2003)

Brisbane - Cyclone Season Alternative (16 Jan 2003)

Brisbane offers it all (31 Dec 2002)

Ashmore Reef (22 Aug 2002)

The Coral Coast: an introduction (19 Aug 2002)

Townsville (19 Aug 2002)

3 tropical storms surround Australia, a 4th possibly for Fiji & Tonga next week  (25 Mar 2018)

Australia, Tasmania, Flinders Island: Sunfish blamed for loss of racing yacht  (15 Jan 2018)

Portrait of a Cruiser – David Frost and Kris Adams of SY Taipan  (17 Oct 2017)

Ocean cruising experts share their sailing knowledge at boat show forums   (31 Jul 2017)

Antarctica: Solo sailor Lisa Blair circumnavigates the Antarctic  (28 Jul 2017)

UK & Australia: Upcoming dates for World Cruising Club seminars on cruising and living aboard  (14 Jul 2017)

Australia: Gold Coast to get new Port of Entry   (05 Jul 2017)

Cruising Remote Western Australia: SOS Rock Mystery  (15 Jun 2017)

Australia, Queensland, Brisbane: Caution if entering Moreton Bay from the South  (01 May 2017)

Australia, Whitsundays: Navigate with care in the wake of Cyclone Debbie  (26 Apr 2017)

Australia: Yachts damaged and sunk as the Whitsundays bears the brunt of Tropical Cyclone Debbie  (29 Mar 2017)

Australia: Tropical Cyclone Debbie Strengthens as it Approaches Landfall in Queensland  (26 Mar 2017)

Southern Indian Ocean Rescue: Yacht dismasted  (19 Mar 2017)

Australia, New South Wales: Anchoring Laws Update  (14 Mar 2017)

NZ to Australia: Sailors rescued in rough seas off Sydney  (09 Mar 2017)

Southeast Asia Pilot - 25 years in print  (16 Nov 2016)

Australia: Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources increase fees by an average of 17.5%  (14 Aug 2016)

Cruising to Australia: Bundaberg Port Marina Partners with Down Under Rally for 2016   (13 Apr 2016)

Southern Indian Ocean: Missing South African yacht search focuses west of Perth, Australia  (11 Mar 2015)

Australia, Queensland: Bundaberg Port Hardstand and Shiplift Facility Summer Dry Storage Special  (17 Sep 2014)

Australia to New Zealand: Four planes and a container ship rescue yacht  (14 Sep 2014)

Tsunami test across Indian Ocean beginning 9 September  (07 Sep 2014)

Vanuatu to Queensland: How concrete/cement saved a yacht from sinking  (17 Aug 2014)

Australia, Mackay: World ARC 2014-15 reaches half-way point  (23 Jul 2014)

Australia Customs: Move to make pleasure craft reporting and clearance totally electronic  (12 May 2014)

Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia to Sydney: Pacific Climate Warriors calling all sailboats  (12 May 2014)

NE Australia: Ports shut as Cat 5 Cyclone due to hit tomorrow  (09 Apr 2014)

Timor Sea, 80nm from Darwin: Sunken yacht discovered by trawler  (27 Mar 2014)

Australia, North Queensland: Cyclone Dylan intensifies  (30 Jan 2014)

Vanuatu to Australia Rally identified as favourite for drug cartel   (06 Dec 2013)

Southern Indian Ocean: Missing sailor Eddie Anker now presumed lost  (29 Sep 2013)

Globalizing Scientific Study of Ocean Health: The Catlin Seaview Survey  (23 Sep 2013)

Australia, Queensland: Bundaberg Regional Council invest in international visiting yachts  (22 Sep 2013)

Tasman Sea: Searchers for yacht Nina find a new satellite image  (12 Sep 2013)

South Pacific, Vanuatu: Yacht drug haul spells difficulties for cruising sailors  (30 Aug 2013)

South Pacific: Dates confirmed for the NZ 2 OZ Rally  (26 Aug 2013)

New Guinea, West Papua: Warning about Protest Flotilla  (22 Aug 2013)

Sail 2 Indonesia: New Rally by the Island Cruising Association for 2014  (09 Jul 2013)

Tasman Sea: Family plead for missing schooner search to continue  (01 Jul 2013)

Tasmania: Police puzzled after experienced yachtsman found dead off Flinders Island  (06 Jun 2013)

Great New Service for noonsite users: Get notified of cruising news, reports and country updates as they are posted  (23 May 2013)

June 8th is World Oceans Day: Create or Join an event near you  (17 May 2013)

Cargo Ship Rescues Australian Sailor in the Pacific Ocean  (16 May 2013)

Yacht Search: Call out for overdue sailor in the Indian Ocean  (16 May 2013)

Western Australia, Augusta: New Boat Harbour on target for completion mid-2014  (28 Apr 2013)

Australia, Bundaberg: 2013 Port2Port Yacht Rally Cancelled  (21 Mar 2013)

Australia, Queensland: An Update on Marina Flood Damage  (05 Mar 2013)

Australia, Queensland: Notices to Mariners on Google Earth  (11 Feb 2013)

Australia: Superstorm Hits East Coast  (29 Jan 2013)

Australia: Marine Imray Charts App just released for iPad  (23 Jan 2013)

Australia: Pantaenius opens new office  (19 Oct 2012)

Australia: Air Canada crew & passengers help locate stranded yacht   (17 Oct 2012)

Double-handed crew rescued in Indian Ocean  (25 Sep 2012)

Tonga: Australian Yacht Wrecked and Crew Missing - Search Suspended  (21 Jun 2012)

Australia Gold Coast: Sanctuary Cove Boat Show  (15 May 2012)

Some Good News Regarding the International Certificate of Competence  (07 Mar 2012)

Drugs Found on Yacht in Bundaberg, Australia  (14 Nov 2011)

Indian Coastguard Rescue 2 Australians Adrift  (18 Oct 2011)

British sailors missing at sea between South Africa and Australia  (08 Sep 2011)

Australia: Queensland to tighten boating safety regulations  (03 Aug 2011)

Candian Yachtsman tells of rescue in eight-metre swell   (02 Aug 2011)

Australia, Llewellyn Reef: Long Distance Cruisers Run Aground  (07 Jul 2011)

Queensland Government Launches Superyacht Portal   (25 May 2011)

Severe Tropical Cyclone NE of Cairns  (02 Feb 2011)

Great Barrier Reef Deluged with Tonnes of Toxic Water   (13 Jan 2011)

Australia: Couple rescued from sinking yacht  (15 Nov 2010)

Around Australia Ocean Race and Rally Cancelled  (08 Jun 2010)

Australian family shipwrecked on MogMog, Micronesia  (17 May 2010)

Australian Sailors can help Haiti  (24 Mar 2010)

Swiss solo sailor successfully rescued after whale strike  (26 Nov 2009)

Update to Arrival Notification for Australia  (08 Nov 2009)

OceansWatch to tour the Australian East Coast  (30 Oct 2009)

Product Recall - Burke Marine Deluxe & Standard Bosun Chairs  (21 Oct 2009)

Effects of Montaro Gas Spill North West Australia  (02 Oct 2009)

Yacht Collides with Cargo Ship - Australia  (10 Sep 2009)

New Around Australia Race and Rally  (24 Jun 2009)

Cyclone Hamish passes Whitsundays, but More Danger South   (11 Mar 2009)

Cruise Ship Rescues Sailors on Reef  (25 Nov 2008)

Useful Clarification of Australian Pre-Arrival Notification Rule  (22 Nov 2008)

C-MAP MAX Chart Products – Alert for NE Australia  (20 Oct 2008)

Queensland, Australia - Missing Yacht  (14 Sep 2008)

Australian Reef Claims Another Cruising Boat  (06 Sep 2008)

'Ghost ship' Deaths an Accident   (10 Aug 2008)

World ARC Rally Yacht Strikes Reef off Cairns  (06 Aug 2008)

Yacht Abandoned off West New Caledonia Coast  (30 Jul 2008)

New Rally Cairns to Louisiades Archipelago, PNG - Entry List Closed  (20 Jul 2008)

Yacht Express Makes Debut Down Under  (18 Jul 2008)

An Increase in Australian Quarantine Clearance Fees  (08 Jul 2008)

Watch out for Whales May to September  (17 Jun 2008)

Couple's Tragic Accident - Correction To Previous News Item  (21 May 2008)

Early Signs That Australian Customs Are Easing Up On Yachts  (17 Apr 2008)

DYT Announces New Routes and Voyages  (12 Dec 2007)

Australian Customs Impose Tough New Notification Rule  (22 Mar 2007)

New Zealand Citizens Now Need Visas For Torres Strait Area  (26 May 2006)

New Australian biofouling protocol for arriving yachts  (04 Oct 2005)

Brunei Bay Radio Services  (23 Feb 2005)

Bundaberg Set to Become Australia's Favourite Cruising Destination  (01 Nov 2003)

Weather Websites for SE Asia  (01 Feb 2003)