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Introducing Noonsite.com

Over the past two decades, Noonsite has been the cruising yachtsman’s primary source of worldwide cruising information, including a wealth of up-to-date information on practically every country of interest. As the only source on the web for detailed information on country formalities and what to expect when you first arrive in a foreign port, plus port and marina information, a vast number of reports from cruisers and the latest cruising news, Noonsite should be bookmarked as every skipper’s favorite.

Noonsite’s formalities information is carefully researched by our dedicated editorial team, using government, tourist board, port and clearance authority contacts that have been developed over the years. We are continually checking and updating our formalities information, however, as we cover the whole world this means that at any one time some countries will be at least 2 years out of date (there is only so much we can do at any one time with our small team). We always verify the information we publish and welcome emails from our users to check for latest updates. Please help us too by letting us know if you have a different clearance experience to that on Noonsite, or indeed if our information was 100% accurate. It all helps us keep on top of things.

Noonsite is Continually Developing

2020 saw a new channel of information open up to assist cruisers with the complex Covid protocols that were constantly changing at ports of entry worldwide – an information service that won Noonsite two awards.

The same year we launched a new mapping system easily displaying ports of entry, open and closed ports, marinas and boatyards around the world and giving direct access to port and country information on the site. The Noonsite map is now only available to paying members.

Noonsite’s users share information with each other via the “comments” function on all ports, countries and reports. This requires a free subscription which also gives you access to member discounts.

In 2022 paid subscriptions were introduced for members wanting unlimited access to the site and access to Noonsite offline. Find out more at https://www.noonsite.com/membership-account/membership-levels/.

Noonsite’s latest update was launched in March 2023 with a host of design improvements to enhance site user experience, based on feedback from sailors that use Noonsite regularly. Navigation is now simpler, in particular on mobile devices, site speed is faster and member features have been greatly improved.

The majority of Noonsite still remains a free resource for the cruising community, as it has been for over 20 years.

Noonsite’s Awards

Noonsite has received a number of awards in recent years, as well as being nominated for the Maritime Media Awards in 2017.

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Noonsite’s free monthly newsletter is the ideal way to keep abreast of what’s going on in the world of long-distance cruising.

Meet the team that runs Noonsite

Our team is small, but all are enthusiastic about maintaining Noonsite as the most useful resource for the cruising community, as it has been for two decades.

Sue Richards - Staff Photo

Sue Richards: Site Editor

Sue has been in the yachting industry for over 30 years and at the helm of Noonsite since 2008. Her working life has included graphic design, flotilla and superyacht crew, yachting event management, corporate sailing events and yacht rallies. As Editor of Noonsite, Sue ensures that the website is kept as up to date as possible, sharing the latest cruising news and reports from around the world and continually expanding the site content. She is the first point of contact for all the sailors that use Noonsite.

A keen sailor, Sue has been cruising on yachts from a young age, beginning with the North Sea, UK and Northern France. As an adult she began cruising extensively in the Mediterranean, Atlantic basin, Caribbean and the Eastern seaboard of the States, and ultimately through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific.

Sue has lived in Spain for 20 years and enjoys cruising locally with her family.

Lynda Lim - Staff Photo

Lynda Lim: Sub-Editor

Lynda’s first sailing experience was as a teenage student on the New Zealand sail training vessel “Spirit of Adventure”. However, it wasn’t until more than 40 years later that she got the wind in her sails again with a sailing adventure through SE Asia on a 43ft catamaran with her husband.

In between times Lynda trained as a journalist and has worked in Australia and New Zealand for newspapers, magazines, in website content development and as a freelance writer. As well as sailing, Lynda is a keen surfer and stand up paddle boarder and brings a wealth of experience both in and on the water to the Noonsite team.

Megan Schwartz: Researcher / Sub-Editor

Megan is the co-owner and co-skipper of SV Zephyros, a Boreal 47, aluminum, expedition monohull. She began sailing while a student at the US Naval Academy. She has been cruising full time with her family since 2017 traveling to over 35 different countries and territories throughout the UK, Europe, the Mediterranean, South America, Antarctica, the Atlantic Islands and the Caribbean. They enjoy sailing the high latitudes and less traveled cruising areas.

Megan joined Noonsite in late 2024, her experience and extensive knowledge of the cruising community and familiarity with country entry / exit formalities making her a great fit for the team. She comes onboard with in-depth experience across varied fields with a history of researching, writing, and editing.

Contact the Team at Noonsite

To contact the Team at Noonsite see Contact Us.

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