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100 Things to See in Tropical North Queensland is a guide to the best of the far north and Great Barrier Reef, according to people who live there.
This remarkable part of Australia is home to the oldest rainforest on earth, the world’s largest living organism and three world heritage sites, and that’s just the beginning. In this guide, author and travel journalist Catherine Lawson, along with partner and photographer, David Bristow, take anyone wanting to explore TNQ like a local into the places off the regular tourist trails. Both have spent more than 20 years travelling their backyard by foot, 4WD, train, bike and even in their sailing yacht, Storyteller.
Inside, you’ll find 100 of the best places and things to see and do at the top of Queensland – from dream-like swimming holes to undisturbed rock-art galleries and outback adventures you’ll never forget
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100 Things To See On Australia’s Coral Coast covers the area fromLancelin
This indispensable book is created for travellers who aren’t tourists with a focus on the local favourites, natural wonders, and out-of-the-way delights. Along the way, explore the best things to see, from stunning wildflower meadows to walk-off-the-beach coral reefs. Swim with whale sharks and manta rays or find and eat local produce while getting insider knowledge into the best places to stay, eat, sleep and shop along the way.
Experience the mosy exceptional parts of Australia's Coral Coast, Karinji National Park and the Pilbara. Adventure awaits.
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Now in its updated, second edition, 100 Things To See In The Kimberley, by local guide Scotty Connell, is the culmination of a life spent exploring Australia’s wild and remote northwest. Scotty grew up in the Kimberley and has made it his mission to discover the region via air, land and sea. In that pursuit, Scotty’s led elite Nepalese Gurkhas on Wet Season training missions; he’s hiked into some of the Kimberley’s most remote waterfalls and he’s hosted celebrities looking for unique Aussie experiences. All because he loves showing intrepid visitors why his backyard is the best backyard on earth.
Inside, you’ll find 100 (plus a few more) of the best things to see and do across the Kimberley, according to a local. Scotty shares his favourite attractions, campsites and places to eat, so you can cool off in tropical waterholes, enjoy genuine Indigenous cultural experiences and explore incredible natural wonders found nowhere else on earth.
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Comprising over 132 pages of maps, aerial photographs and essential boating information, the Beacon to Beacon Guide is one of the best resources a boat owner on the south east coast of QLD can have onboard, covering the Qld coast from Yeppoon in the north to Currumbin in the south. Invaluable for close quarters navigation, particularly in the somewhat congested waterways of the Gold Coast.
Navigation marks, depth contours, anchorages, marine national Parks, Go Slow Zones,Boat ramps, Major Road names, restricted speed zones, mangroves, sandbanks, reefs, wrecks,
and bridge clearance heights are all provided.
Every maps shows contact details of Volunteer marine rescue organisations, with hours of operation, Phone numbers and radio frequencies.
Comprehensive index at the back as well as easily navigable colour coded pages linked to a contents page at the front. This guide has been in print for 25 years.
NZ$100.00 + delivery.
The 14th edition of 100 Magic Miles represents the latest, up-to-date information on the islands and anchorages of the Whitsundays, including the introduction of many additional moorings, and on steps to further protect the coral reefs of the area. Details are given on the re-opened Hayman Island and Daydream Island resorts and a new boutique resort at the southern end of Long Island, the Elysian Retreat.
Representing the latest up-to-date recommendations as to the best diving and snorkeling sites, the latest information on camping on the islands, island walking tracks, fishing in the Whitsundays, and an update on recommended first aid for marine stings and avoiding tropical hazards.
Completely updated to reflect the latest situation on the water in the Whitsundays - new moorings, additional reef protection marks, changes in marina facilities, and the complete reconstruction of Shute Harbour.
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Northern Territory Coast Cruising Guide is an essential guide for small and large craft when fishing, cruising or motoring throughout the Gulf of Carpentaria and Beagle and Joseph Bonaparte Gulfs. It will take you from the border of Queensland, west of Cape York Peninsula, to the Kimberley.
NZ$85.00 + delivery.
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East coast of Australia from North Head to Cape York, including the Great Barrier Reef, islands and reefs of the Coral Sea, Great N-E Channel,Torres Strait, and the S coast of Papua New Guinea between South Cape and the meridian of 141E.
Admiralty Sailing Directions. (Republished at approximately 3 yearly intervals).
NZ$290.00 + Delivery
North, North-West, West and South Coasts of Australia from West Entreance of Endeavour Strait to Green Point
NZ$290.00 + Delivery
This new edition has been completely restructured with Part 1 covering thorough preparation for a Pacific crossing and Part 2 covering Pacific weather patterns, major routes and landfall ports, with useful website links throughout. There are completely new sections on rallies, coral atolls and atoll navigation, the cyclone season and laying up, use of electronic charts, satellite phones versus HF radio, ongoing maintenance, and Pacific festivals.
Chapters include
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The cruising information covers the anchorage and marina facilities of:
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Pacific Islands Pilot Vol. I (NP 60) in the British Admiralty Sailing Directions series, covers Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Palau, Guam,
Northern Mariana..
NZ$290.00 + Delivery
Pacific Islands Pilot Vol. II (NP 61) in the British Admiralty Sailing Directions series, covers Nouvelle-Calèdonie and Îles Loyautè, Vanuatu, Banks and Torres Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Fiji Islands, Tonga Islands, Samoa Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati (Gilbert and Phoenix Groups), Marshall Islands.
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Pacific Islands Pilot Vol. III (NP 62) in the British Admiralty Sailing Directions series, covers islands of the central part of the Pacific including Isla Sala y Gomez, Iles Australes, Cook islands, Iles de la Siciete, Archipel des Tuamotu, Iles Marquises, line Islands, Hawaiian Islands, Minami-tor-Shima
NZ$290.00 + Delivery
Each volume of Tide Tables includes:
NZ$170.00 + delivery.
Each volume of Tide Tables includes:
NZ$180.00 + delivery.
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100 THINGS TO SEE IN TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND
ByCatherine Lawson & Daivd Bristow. Paperback, 194 Pages. 149mm x 210mm, 0.35 kg, 2020
100 THINGS TO SEE ON AUSTRALIA'S CORAL COAST
ByExploring Eden Media. Paperback, 225 Pages. 149mm x 210mm, 0.45 kg, 2021
100 THINGS TO SEE IN THE KIMBERLEY
By Scotty Connell. Paperback, 225 Pages. 149mm x 210mm, 0.44 kg, 2023
BEACON TO BEACON. 16th Ed.
By Maritime Safety Queensland. Spiral Bound Softcover in waterproof Plastic Sleeve, 200 Pages. 220mm x 300mm, 0.91 kg, 2023
100 MAGIC MILES of the GREAT BARRIER REEF and THE WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS. 14th Edition. 2022
By David Colfelt. Pbk, 0.85 kgs, 210mm x 280mm, 256 pages, full colour maps, charts, plans and photographs. Published 2022
NORTHERN TERRITORY COAST CRUISING GUIDE.
By John Knight. Paperback, 210mm x 298mm, 124 pages, monochrome photographs and sketches. 2008
Concise cruising guide to the Northern Territory with mud maps and anchorage descriptions.
The Darwin Harbour buoyage system is detailed. Full instructions for shooting through the Gugari Rip (Hole-in-the-Wall).
CRUISING THE CORAL COAST, Ninth Edition
By Alan Lucas. Pbk, 210mm x 295mm, 390 pages, monochrome phographs, colour, plans and maps.
First published in 1968, this book now in its ninth edition, remains the only guide to embrace the entire east coast of Queensland, the Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef. This edition, published in 2014, is fully updated with over 50 new Charts, an overview of the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Top End, the Coral Sea reefs and 29 pages of landmark Photographs.Cruising the Coral Coast remains an essential part of the ship's library and contiues to be a must for anyone sailing to Queensland.
CRUISING THE NEW SOUTH WALES COAST, 6th Edition
By Alan Lucas. Paperback, 1.26kg, 210mm x 295mm, 355 pages, colour maps and black and white photgraphs. Published 2010.
First released in 1976, this is the sixth edition of Cruising the New South Wales Coast. Surveyed and produced aboard the author's vessel Soleares, it describes the entire coast between the Victorian and Queensland borders including all navigable rivers, many well beyond their first fixed bridge for the benefit of those with motor boats, trailer-sailers, large tenders, runabouts and kayaks.
AUSTRALIA PILOT NP15 VOLUME 3. 15TH EDITION 2022
By British Admiralty, Hardback, 1.62kg, 215 x 305mm, 476 pages, Colour charts and Photographs. 14th edition. Published in 2018.
AUSTRALIA PILOT NP13 VOLUME 1. 6TH EDITION 2020
By British Admiralty, Hardback, 1.53kg, 215 x 305mm, 433 pages, Colour charts and Photographs. 6th edition. Published in 2020.
THE PACIFIC CROSSING GUIDE, 3rd Edition
By RCC Pilotage Foundation. Kitty Van Hagen, Hbk, 220mm x 300mm, 241 pages. Published 2016. 1.21 kg
The complete reference for anyone contemplating sailing the Pacific in their own boat. From ideal timing, suitable boats, routes, methods of communication, health and provisioning to seasonal weather, departure and arrival ports, facilities, likely costs and dangers, the comprehensiveness of this new edition will both inspire dreamers and instil confidence in those about to depart.
CHARLIE'S CHARTS OF POLYNESIA (The South Pacific, East of 165 Degrees West Longitude). 8th Edition. 2020
By Charles and Margo Wood. Softback, 0.54kg, 215mm x 280mm, 212 pages
New updated and revised 8th edition features colored maps and a revised layout.
Covers routes and passage times, weather, cyclones, currents, entry procedures and regulations for the different areas.
LANDFALLS OF PARADISE, 5th Edition
By Earl Hinz. Pbk, 200mm x 253mm, 391 pages, monochrome photographs and plans.
This is a much welcomed book for the cruising season. It has been considerably updated and generally improved all round for this fifth edition. This is the only all round detailed cruising guide to each of the island groups: Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia, including New Zealand. Information on history, geography, facilities, protocol, language, entry and exit, customs, cruising delights, the lot, are included for each country with details of cities, ports, marinas, health, money, visas, etc. A must for serious travellers to these waters.
PACIFIC ISLANDS PILOT. NP 60. VOL 1. 13th Edition
By British Admiralty, Hardback, 1.73kg. Published 2018. 215 x 305mm, 480 pages, Colour charts and Photographs.
PACIFIC ISLANDS PILOT. NP 61. VOL 2. 13th Edition
By British Admiralty, Hardback, 1.73kg, 13th edition. Published 2017. 215 x 305mm, 510 pages, Colour charts and Photographs.
PACIFIC ISLANDS PILOT. NP 62. VOL 3. 15th Edition
By British Admiralty, Hardback, 1.55kg, 15th edition. Published 2020. 215 x 305mm, 390 pages, Colour charts and Photographs.
Admiralty Tide Tables - South Pacific Ocean .NP204(4) 2024
By British Admiralty. Paperback, 1.1kgs, 210mm x 295mm , 360 pages.
ADMIRALTY Tide Tables contain easy-to-use height, timing and tidal stream information to support the planning of departure and arrival times. Coverage includes 500 standard and 5,700 secondary ports in the UK and Ireland, Europe, the Indian Ocean, South China Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Admiralty Tide Tables - South Pacific Ocean .NP204(4) 2025
By British Admiralty. Paperback, 1.03kgs, 210mm x 295mm , 306 pages.
ADMIRALTY Tide Tables contain easy-to-use height, timing and tidal stream information to support the planning of departure and arrival times. Coverage includes 500 standard and 5,700 secondary ports in the UK and Ireland, Europe, the Indian Ocean, South China Sea and Pacific Ocean.
See also Charts and Cruising Guides.