Cruising Wild

Name: Cruising Wild
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ISBN: 9781764286428

Dinghy Spart's Tasmanian Voyages

Geoff K Macqueen

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English

Geoff Macqueen
02 February 2026

Biography: general; Geographical discovery & exploration; Sailing; Adventure holidays

What would compel a sailor to abandon a comfortable cruising yacht in favour of a thirteen-foot dinghy? Perhaps the allure of a simpler form of adventure and the practical freedom of a trailerable boat. Maybe it's more personal: a spouse weary of the cruising life, or the chemistry between a man and a special dinghy. For Geoff Macqueen, it was all these.

From tentative beginnings in sheltered waters, his journeys escalate into a series of solo voyages that take him across Bass Strait and around Tasmania-undertakings that, after careful consideration, he deems to be 'on the right side of foolishness'.

Cruising Wild chronicles the challenges of wilderness 'dinghy cruising'. But beyond the capsizes, the rogue waves, the strandings, and the unfriendly coastlines-it is, above all, a story about the simple joy of taking a pretty little boat to sea.

By: Geoff K Macqueen
Imprint: Geoff Macqueen
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 154g
ISBN: 9781764286428
ISBN 10: 1764286421
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 02 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Cruising Wild: Dinghy Spart's Tasmanian Voyages

'Great book! Geoff has a very descriptive style that makes you feel like you were on the boat with him.' - Amazon Reviewer 'If you enjoy reading about regular guys having extraordinary adventures in small boats, this well-written little treasure will keep you entertained to the end!' - Amazon Reviewer 'This is a story for everyone with an ounce of adventure in their blood. You don't have to be a sailor, or even interested in boats. It's a well told yarn on a very human scale.' - Petrea McCarthy, Independent Sailing Journalist 'An entertaining and useful account of small-boat voyaging in Tasmania's unforgiving waters. Part travelogue, part field manual-the methodical capsize chapter alone is worth the price of admission for any small-boat sailor.' - Josh Colvin, Small Craft Advisor