THE Whitsunday-based Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club (SICYC) will feature in a documentary, some of which was filmed during the 2014 Rendezvous at Montes last weekend.

The documentary is by Maxine Gray, whose most recent role was executive producer of Channel 7's House Rules and her partner Dan Clougherty, who has edited popular television shows such as My Kitchen Rules and Bringing Sexy Back.

The couple have only recently quit their high pressure city lives for a 'sea change' aboard a cruising boat.

Ms Gray said the idea to hit the water and 'escape' came from sitting in a little bay on Sydney Harbour and seeing a catamaran that had obviously cruised the world.

"We just said, 'wow, wouldn't that be really cool - to just take off and get out of the rat race'," she said.

In April 2013, the couple bought a 42ft Jeanneau named Wildflower and started learning to sail, before heading north to the Whitsundays.

With their new "home away from home" now Abell Point Marina, the couple have decided to document their life on the water, in the hope that other people might be inspired to do the same.

"So many people look out and see these boats and say 'that would be amazing' but no-one knows how to do it," Mr Clougherty said.

It was while they were in the marina that the couple learned about the SICYC and its annual rendezvous and decided to feature it on film.

Mr Clougherty said it was amazing that so many people had come from all parts of the globe to take part in such an inspiring event.

"It really shows how wonderful the cruising community is," he said.

The documentary, which is expected to be cut into three, half-hour episodes, will be finished by the end of the year, with a likely air date of 2015.