Western Australian Cruising Guide Version 5.5

APRIL 2025 

The Western Australian Cruising Guide is regarded as the coastal cruising bible for WA, covering the coast from Darwin to Eucla, including the Christmas and Cocos Islands. This book is a definite “must have”, especially for cruising the Kimberley, with over 650 pages, 230 chartlets and many interesting colour photos. The main source of information for this guide is feedback from the hundreds of sailors who have shared their knowledge of this largely unexplored part of the coast.

The 5th edition, now in its fifth update (v5.5), was a major revision of the 4th edition published in 2014. It includes dozens of new diagrams and several hundred new items of information. The first part of the guide covers weather, tides, passage planning, communications, emergency services, marine animals and government departments.
The second part contains specific pilotage information on many anchorages, showing suitable spots to anchor, dangers, the amount of protection, tidal information, places of interest, history of the area, and local contact details.

The guide is now available in electronic format, click here.

Read here for the E-pub format: E-pub Format. 

Once downloaded, you do not need an internet connection
unless you want to use the live links in the document.  

This will enable the guide to be read on almost any platform, including desktops (PC and Mac), laptops, tablets (iPad etc.), Android phones and iPhones.


To buy one of these hardcopies contact FSC on: 08 9435 8800 or [email protected]
Alternatively you can print out all or part of the guide yourself, in any format you want.
 
Version 5.5
The current edition is version 5.5 (files are labelled 550). It contains more than 100 changes and updates since version 5.4 was issued in February 2023. If you wish to be notified when the next version becomes available for download, send an email now to [email protected]

The changes and updates we make derive mostly from reports submitted by users of the guide. Anyone wishing to contribute further knowledge for the next version, whether by correcting errors or providing new information, is asked to email the editor at [email protected]

To go behind the scenes and find out how the guide has been prepared, download this document: click here to download How and Why.

Kim Klaka | Editor