Marinas along the NSW & Qld Coast

19 Dec 2025 | Cruising destinations, Trips

Rara has returned to Sydney Harbour, almost 10 months after we left and sailed north. Our trip took us to the Whitsundays and back, a story we will talk about in more detail later (which is available on our blog too). As we sailed up and down the coast of NSW and QLD...

Sailing the Amalfi Coast

27 Nov 2025 | Cruising destinations

After a week visiting the villages of the Cinque Terre area and then a couple of days in Florence, Jenni and I caught the train with our friends Jane and Mark to Salerno to meet up with Cam and Vanessa who were joining us for 7 nights cruising on the Amalfi...

RaRa

26 Oct 2025 | Cruising destinations

Zigzag-ing the Whitsundays Posted on 10 October 2025 22 September to 9 October Places visited in the last couple of weeks – as can be tracked live on NoForeignLand Black Island 22 September After leaving Hook Reef we sailed SW towards Hook Island and found a...

Pancake Creek

7 Apr 2024 | Cruising destinations, Cruising Events

by Gill Attersall PANCAKE CREEK I think we all have to agree that Kingsley Forbes-Smith gave a most informative and entertaining talk on the weather at the March meeting.  The only comment I had an issue with was his saying there was nothing to do in Pancake Creek,...

Easter Cruise 2024

7 Apr 2024 | Cruising destinations, Cruising Events

by Selina O’Brien 4 yachts set sail on Good Friday bound for Pittwater. Sanctum looked resplendent as she carried her spinnaker and Ra Ra, Eternity and Viking III had to contend with motor sailing under benign conditions. We settled into America Bay and made...