Keppel Bay/Rosslyn Bay
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*The Waterline is situated within the marina complex, and is one of the better restaurants in the area. It's not super cheap, but it's not masly expensive either. | *The Waterline is situated within the marina complex, and is one of the better restaurants in the area. It's not super cheap, but it's not masly expensive either. | ||
- | *Beaches Restaurant is part of the Rosslyn Bay Resort, and has a fairly mixed menu from Asian fusion through to Pizza. It is a short walk | + | *Beaches Restaurant is part of the Rosslyn Bay Resort, and has a fairly mixed menu from Asian fusion through to Pizza. It is a short walk from the marina itself. |
*The Fishermans Co-Operative has a great range of fresh and frozen seafood - including fresh mud crabs, making your own boat one of the better places to eat after a trip over to that side of the harbour to get some of the good stuff they sell. They don't cook there, you would have to take your purchase back to your boat to cook yourself. | *The Fishermans Co-Operative has a great range of fresh and frozen seafood - including fresh mud crabs, making your own boat one of the better places to eat after a trip over to that side of the harbour to get some of the good stuff they sell. They don't cook there, you would have to take your purchase back to your boat to cook yourself. | ||
*The Keppel Bay Sailing Club is in Yeppoon itself, and has reasonable club style food at club style (reasonable) prices. | *The Keppel Bay Sailing Club is in Yeppoon itself, and has reasonable club style food at club style (reasonable) prices. |
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Keppel Bay Marina, Rosslyn Bay
Rosslyn Bay is in the centre of the larger Keppel Bay, and is the gateway to the Keppel Islands, including Great Keppel Island.
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Rosslyn Bay has a reasonably large man made harbour, which is home to a number of commercial fishing vessels as well as being the mainland terminal for ferries that service the Keppel Islands. It also has a large marina complex for local pleasure vessels and visiting yachties. The harbour is approximately 8kms south of Yeppoon. Yeppoon is quite small, but has a good range of shops and supermarkets for a town it's size, and caters reasonably well to the boating community, as so many people in the town and the surrounds spend time on and around the water. There isn't really a ships chandler (other than the very small one in the Marina office), but most requirements can be met within the town. There are two good sized hardware stores, a specialist paint store that stocks some marine paints. The pool shop has a good supply of hoses, and so on. The town has 2 small shopping centres as well, each centre having one of the major chains (the Plaza has a Coles and Central has a Woolworths). The shopping centres are on the same bus route that services the marina and harbour generally (the No. 20 bus that travels between Emu Park and Rockhampton and Rockhampton Airport).
Local Weather
Sources for Weather forecasts:
- BOM forecast for Capricornia Waters (http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/capricornia-coast.shtml)
- Coastguard read the BOM forcasts on VHF Ch21 at regular intervals.
Charts
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Radio Nets
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Berthing Options
Marina berth is the main option within Rosslyn Bay harbour, although the Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club has a pontoon on the eastern side of the harbour that visitors can tie up to for short periods.
Marinas & Yacht Clubs
- Keppel Bay Marina occupies most of the harbour, and has casual and long term berths. They can be contacted on VHF 21 or by phone +61 (0)7 4933 6244. Until recently (January 2014) there was a courtesy car that could be borrowed for a shopping trip into Yeppoon, but it died and hasn't been replaced at the time of writing this (April 2014). http://keppelbaymarina.com.au/
- Capricorn Cruising Yacht Club is in temporary premises (a Caravan) at the moment (April 2014), but they are in the process of building new club rooms. It is very low key, but welcoming to visitors, and it is pleasant sitting on the deck over the water for sundowners.
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Repairs/Yards
Fuel, Water, & Electricity
- Fuel
- Fuel is available from the Fishermans Co-Op fuel dock, or from Pier One which is the point that the Great Keppel Island ferries depart from. Both are on the eastern side of the harbour. It is best to re-fuel at mid to high tide, as the harbour is quite shallow on that side.
- Water
- Water is available within the marina.
- Electricity
- The marina has all powered sites.
Things to do Ashore
Tourism
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Grocery & Supply Stores
Eateries
- The Waterline is situated within the marina complex, and is one of the better restaurants in the area. It's not super cheap, but it's not masly expensive either.
- Beaches Restaurant is part of the Rosslyn Bay Resort, and has a fairly mixed menu from Asian fusion through to Pizza. It is a short walk from the marina itself.
- The Fishermans Co-Operative has a great range of fresh and frozen seafood - including fresh mud crabs, making your own boat one of the better places to eat after a trip over to that side of the harbour to get some of the good stuff they sell. They don't cook there, you would have to take your purchase back to your boat to cook yourself.
- The Keppel Bay Sailing Club is in Yeppoon itself, and has reasonable club style food at club style (reasonable) prices.
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