Cruising Guide
The guide we wished we had
Not a guidebook. The maps, notes and tools we made for ourselves, shared free.
We’re Steve and Meghan, on Some Tuesday, with Mr. Pickles and Colonel Mustard. Every time we aimed at a new island, the useful answers were the ones other boats already knew: where to anchor, where to eat, how clearing in actually went.
We organize the info you need for each stop and put it all in one place: the notes and tools we wish we’d had. Use it alongside NoForeignLand, the app we open every day. It covers the places we have notes on, plus tips other cruisers passed along. It will grow as we go. It is free. Thank us with a few liters of diesel or a round of margaritas! Any amount you like.
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Captain’s Log, paid if you want it.
Where the notes are
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Haʻapai
The first full page: a clickable numbered chart from Pangai, ten anchorage notes, and Captain Steve’s take on Pepa’s.
Full example -
Tonga / Vavaʻu
Neiafu, whale swims, quiet Sundays, and the hop down to Haʻapai. The numbered anchorage map for Vavaʻu is still to come.
More coming -
Marquesas
Landfall after the Pacific crossing: Taiohae, Daniel’s Bay, and Anaho Bay. A numbered map is still to come.
More coming -
Tuamotus
Raroia, Makemo, and Rangiroa: passes, dinghy docks, and what surprised us. A numbered map is still to come.
More coming -
Fiji
The clearance guide is up. We have not cleared in yet, so the anchorage notes wait until we do.
Clearance guide · more coming -
Cook Islands
We cleared in at Aitutaki. The step-by-step clearance guide is here. Island notes beyond that are still to come.
Clearance guide · more coming
Free tools
Guides, forms and kits, free to use.
Pay it forward, if you want to
Everything on this page is free, including the forms tool and the Arrival Kits. Thank us with a few liters of diesel or a round of margaritas! Any amount you like.
Buy Me a Coffee Monthly on Patreon
Captain’s Log, paid if you want it.