Starting this coming Friday (11^th) we’ll be posting fortnightly articles related to cruising, on http://www.jackieparry.com

Having written Cruisers’ AA (accumulated acumen) – and with many years boating experience (professionally (skippers/teaching) and privately) – we can hopefully offer some good advice to cruisers of all stages. (See list below).

Here’s a bit of an idea of the subjects we’ll cover. Please add your own ideas/suggestions and advice as you see fit.

We’ll start right at the beginning with, ‘What does it cost to go cruising?’ Thereafter, we plan to write about:

What’s so great about cruising anyway?	Harnesses
What budget do I have to purchase a boat?	On watch
What will it cost to run?	Pets
How will I earn money along the way?	Children
How can I save money along the way?	TV/entertainment
Which boat?	Courses/learning
What do you do all day? / What’s it like?	Watertight integrity – staying afloat!
Survey- buying a boat – money, negotiation, test sail, finalising the deal	Food management
Collision Regulations/Local rules	Space – handling space
Safe Watch/Fatigue	Transition – from boat to land, from land to boat.
Grab Bag	What to take/throw away
Paperwork	What to wear
Self Steering	Photography
Power	Radio scheds
Stability	Piracy
Maintain hull	Slip vessel
Seaworthiness	Deck maintenance
Seamanship (inc knot tying)	Marine Radio
Manoeuvring	Communication
Sea survival	Fire fighting
Safety & Emergency	Navigation
Radar	Weather
Deck machinery	Auxiliary systems
Rigging	Refuelling
Routine deck ops	Environment

Articles will not specifically be in this order – and new articles will unfold naturally and, of course, we are open to suggestions! Cruisers’ AA covers all these subjects and much much more (in more detail too) – but we’ll be sure to post good information to provide some food for thought! We are looking forward to hearing your comments and advice too!