The third edition is fully updated with:
- many new public moorings for the Townsville, Discovery and Cassowary coasts and the Whitsundays
- new anchorages, taking the total to 503 anchorages and moorings
- new public pontoons
- updates to the K’Gari Coast for the new Great Sandy Marine Park management plan
- Starlink land versus ocean status for each anchorage, mooring and marina along with the Telstra mobile reception
- digital TV reception strength for each anchorage
- latest marina changes including comprehensive information on super yacht berths and resultant marina berth layout changes
- S63 official Hydrographic chart references for each coast and how to use Australian Hydrographic charts on apps and chart plotters along with other navigation data sources
- expanded coverage of the Gold Coast and Moreton Bay
- recalculated wave roses for recent Waverider buoy placements such as the Wide Bay Bar
- higher-resolution aerial images and photos in the print version
- numerous other changes and updates
- Added the Kobo eBooks platform for readers in countries not supported by the other eBook platforms. They operate in 244 countries and territories.
This book is an essential reference for yachts cruising the Queensland coast.
Each of the 13 coasts, from the Gold Coast to the Cooktown Coast, is covered in detail, including marinas, anchorages, public and private moorings, passages, wind and wave averages, public pontoons and quick reference information.
It features hundreds of chartlets and high-resolution aerial photos of anchorages to take the guesswork out of anchoring. Each anchorage has information on depth, bottom, marine park zone, recommended wind directions and strengths, mobile reception, TV reception and Starlink.
It is also an extensive reference of useful information needed when preparing to cruise the Queensland Coast such as skills and experience, apps, charts and books, equipping the yacht for cruising, cruising logistics, climate and weather systems, marine hazards and the three marine parks and their rules.
The book has been fully updated for the third edition. New in this edition is a Starlink land versus ocean infographic for each anchorage and mooring. See What’s New in the Third Edition for the full list.
It is also available as an eBook for iPad, Android, Mac and PC on the Apple Books, Google Play Books and Rakuten Kobo stores.
“This is a comprehensive guide and much more than a pilot book…I think it succeeds well…Overall, an excellent information source and well worth the purchase price.”
– Kevin Green, Afloat Magazine. Full Review
“In publishing this guide Greg has created a valuable resource for both the experienced and those who are new to cruising the Queensland Coast. In my opinion, this is a must-have guide for those who plan on spending time Cruising The Queensland Coast and want to make the most of the experience!”
- John Hembrow, Down Under Rally & Ahoy Magazine
This book will help the first-time cruiser of the Queensland coast get started. For those familiar with the coast, the wealth of information, data and links all pulled together into one place and organised systematically will prove invaluable.
For both, the more than two thousand external reference links make it easier to cruise the coast safely and simplify many everyday tasks of living on a cruising yacht such as finding and entering a marina and restocking once there.
