For many, the cruising life is the dream of a lifetime - sailing the world's oceans, exploring remote anchorages and experiencing the cultures, sights and sounds of countries along the way.
But what happens when the sails are furled and the cruising life is put into dry dock? In this section you can read articles from cruisers around the world who have retired from the cruising life -but still keep a toe dipped in the ocean. For those just setting out on a cruising life, or for those who want a little inspiration about where to go and what to do next, read on!
If you have a story you would like to pass on to those still cruising please email noonsite@noonsite.com
When Canadian sailor Kirk Patterson arrived in Japan by yacht in 2013, there were only a handful of foreign cruising boats visiting each year. Today,...
Each morning, in a quiet coastal town in South Africa, a retired sailor brews a mug of coffee and opens his laptop. The sails are...
In the final part of his three part essay for Noonsite, retired New Zealand cruiser John Manning recounts some of the things he has learned...
After more than 100,000 nautical miles and a circumnavigation of the Great Capes, Brazilian sailor Captain Silvio dos Passos Ramos decided - after being asked...
Retired New Zealand cruiser John Manning has written three articles for Noonsite about his cruising life around the South Pacific islands and what it meant...
For retired cruiser John Manning, the realisation dawned that he was getting to old for cruising when physically he could still do most things (despite...