Bunbury
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There are 2 boating clubs that maybe important to the cruising sailor/visiting yachtie, and 2 clubs of lesser importance | There are 2 boating clubs that maybe important to the cruising sailor/visiting yachtie, and 2 clubs of lesser importance | ||
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1. Koombana Bay Sailing Club | 1. Koombana Bay Sailing Club | ||
** They are located on the Koombana bay foreshore, premises with magnificient views | ** They are located on the Koombana bay foreshore, premises with magnificient views | ||
** Extensive hardstand | ** Extensive hardstand | ||
| - | ** Winch that can take boats out | + | ** Winch that can take boats out on their jinker, and tractor to take it further into the yard |
** One jetty, accessible except in very strongly northerly winds that cause a quite a bit of swell | ** One jetty, accessible except in very strongly northerly winds that cause a quite a bit of swell | ||
** All boats are on swing moorings | ** All boats are on swing moorings | ||
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** website | ** website | ||
3. Bunbury Yacht Club | 3. Bunbury Yacht Club | ||
| - | ** Situated on the Lechenault | + | ** Situated on the Lechenault Ilet, but when the bridge was built over the 'Plug', access was limited to powerboats only |
** Very social club that welcome visitors | ** Very social club that welcome visitors | ||
** I don't think there is one sailing boat left in the club | ** I don't think there is one sailing boat left in the club | ||
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;Inner Harbour | ;Inner Harbour | ||
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;Leschenault Inlet | ;Leschenault Inlet | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 1 April 2015
Bunbury, Western Australia (Port of Entry)
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Radio Nets
- Although there are 3 active Sea Rescue groups around Geographe Bay (Bunbury, Busselton and Dunsborough) none of them keep radio watch, except during rescues and training exercises.
ACRM, pronounced "Acrum", which stands for Australian Coast Radio Monitors, does this radio watch very well, 24/7/365 all manned by volunteers:
- for emergencies 24 hrs a day and logging on 0700 to 2230 hrs only
- 27 MHz channel #88, maybe not that important for cruising yachts
- VHF channel #16 or #80 for emergencies
- VHF channel #80 for nearly all radio work, including calling. They have their own repeater on Cape Naturaliste, and can cover from Mandurah to Hamelin Bay (if you have your boat antenna high up)
- Phone contact: 08 9727 2451
- web: www.acrmwa.org.au
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/794454090574362/ closed group.
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Berthing Options
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Marinas & Yacht Clubs
- Clubs
There are 2 boating clubs that maybe important to the cruising sailor/visiting yachtie, and 2 clubs of lesser importance
1. Koombana Bay Sailing Club
- They are located on the Koombana bay foreshore, premises with magnificient views
- Extensive hardstand
- Winch that can take boats out on their jinker, and tractor to take it further into the yard
- One jetty, accessible except in very strongly northerly winds that cause a quite a bit of swell
- All boats are on swing moorings
- Most boats and membership are aimed at racing
- 500 mt from town centre
- Contact details
- ph
- website
2. South West Cruising Association
- They have 'only a small 'portable' clubhouse, with the views are second to none, being on the causeway
- More a social club but all boaties are welcome
- Most members own a cruising type of yacht, that is penned in local marina, or moorings
- 600 mt into town
- Contact details
- ph
- website
3. Bunbury Yacht Club
- Situated on the Lechenault Ilet, but when the bridge was built over the 'Plug', access was limited to powerboats only
- Very social club that welcome visitors
- I don't think there is one sailing boat left in the club
- Boats can be craned out here
- 600 mt into town
4. Bunbury Powerboat Club
- Also situated in the Lechenault Inlet, with a large clubhouse and public boatramps
- not as important for visitng yachties as the first 3 clubs
- 500 mt into town
- Contact details
- ph
- website
- Casuarina Harbour
- This harbour is protected from all winds and waves, and is up to 4 mt deep upt to the service jetty and 3 m beyond that, and 50-100 mt from the beach is shallows rapidly to 1.5 metres
- Despite of that protection, nearly every year a boat breaks lose and ends up on the rocks
- The old wooden jetty was removed in 2013-14 and that area is still marked with buoys
- The old crane on the causeway is the only relic left from the old sailing boats and the steamers era
- There is a service jetty that can take up to 3 boats
- There is large jinker that can take boats up to 20 tonnes
- Bunbury Sea Rescue have their base close to that
- There are 6 berths for professional fishing boats
- The 'marina' with two jetties running from the causeway can take in total 48 boats
- ther is a marked shortage of pens for the larger boats ie 15 mt and bigger and catamarans can not be accommodated other then a few with lots of improvisations
- There are approx. 40 moorings here
- No room to anchor unless in the shallows for catamarans and shallow drafted monohulls
- 2 boatramps with a large parking lot
- There are toilets/shower on the causeway for use by those who have a boat in the harbour
- Facilities in this harbour are managed by the Department of Transport, and they are very vigilant
- Contact details
- ph
- website
- Koombana Bay
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- Inner Harbour
- Outer Harbour
- Leschenault Inlet
- Lechenault Estuary
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{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot|Imray Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}, expands to - Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718
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