Cruising Southern Tasmania


Cruising Southern Tasmania covers anchorages from Recherché Bay in the south to Wineglass Bay on the east coast including comprehensive coverage of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.

Edition 5 (2020).
A compilation of errata up to February 2023 can be downloaded: 
Updates for Cruising Guide Ed 5 (Ver 3.1)

Cruising North East Tasmania


Cruising North East Tasmania picks up where Cruising Southern Tasmania ends, just north of Wineglass Bay and covers the northern east and eastern north coasts as well as the Furneaux and Kent Groups.

Edition 1 was published in 2017.

Tasmanian Anchorage Guide


Published by The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania to enable passage planning and to provide details of possible shelter usable by small craft cruising on the Tasmanian coast. The information is provided as a guide only and is intended for use in conjunction with the Australian Pilot, Australian charts and other cruising publications.

Cruising  Victoria


Published by The Cruising Yacht Association of Victoria, it is a cruising guide covering Victoria, the Bass Strait islands (Hogan, Kent, Furneaux and Hunter groups and King Island) and the north coast of Tasmania (Banks Strait to Smithton).

The Shank Revisited
A rutter for Tasmania’s wild Soutwest Coast

First came The Shank, then The Shank Revisited and now The Shank Returns – a singularly unique publication whose primary purpose is to help safely navigate mariners along an expanse of rugged coastline besieged by the Southern Ocean and the Roaring Forties. Yet over its three editions, The Shank has evolved into more than just a navigation guide, or Rutter. The Shank Returns is Ian’s dedication of love and clarion call to protect not only this staggeringly beautiful area, but all of the truly wild places left on our planet. The Shank Returns is for anyone that wishes to turn the pages of adventure on the high seas, or plans to visit Tasmania’s wild South West Coast for themselves.

Cruising Tasmania



Provides information on selection of some secure cruising anchorages, and is not an exhaustive list by far. This guide has been around for many years and is useful adjunct to more modern publications.