Rosslyn Bay
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Rosslyn Bay
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Rosslyn Bay is in the centre of the larger Keppel Bay, and is the gateway to the Keppel Islands, including Great Keppel Island.
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 its 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).
Charts
- Australian Hydrographic Service
- Aus247 -- Australia East Coast - Queensland - Keppel Bay
See also Queensland.
Weather
See Queensland.
Sources for Weather forecasts:
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecast for Capricornia Waters
- The Rockhampton office of BOM (aka Rocky Met) provide forecasts and observations on VHF Ch21 at regular intervals (07.20, 12.30, and 17.10). Cruisers are invited to share their own observations at that time, or to ask questions of the duty forecaster
Passages
See Queensland.
Islands
Communication
See Queensland.
There are no particular navigational issues. The harbour entrance is reasonably easy to see and well lit at night.
Berthing
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
This is a full service marina within the harbor. I provides, fuel, laundry, a 40 ton boat lift and most repairs. Also on site are general store, chandlery, internet, restaurant and cafe. 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).
- [email protected]; Tel: +61 7 4933 6244; Fax: +61 7 4933 6770; VHF channel 21
- Address: Waterline Way,Rosslyn Bay , Yeppoon , Queensland 4703, Australia
- Hours:
Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club

It 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.
- [email protected]; Tel: +61 7 4933 6501; Fax: +61 7 4933 6658; VHF channel XX
- Address: PO Box 1576, Yeppoon, Queensland 4703, Australia
- Hours:
Keppel Bay Sailing Club
Has a modern clubhouse restaurant. Located right on Yeppoon Main Beach.
- XX@XXX; Tel: +61 7 4393 9500; Fax: +61 7 4393 9555
- Address: Anzac Parade, Yeppoon, Queensland 4703, Australia
- Hours:
Anchorages
See Keppel Bay.
Amenities
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Water | In Keppel Bay Marina |
Electricity | In Keppel Bay Marina |
Toilets | In Keppel Bay Marina |
Showers | In Keppel Bay Marina |
Laundry |
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Garbage | In Keppel Bay Marina |
Supplies | |
Fuel |
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Bottled gas | ? |
Chandlers | In Keppel Bay Marina |
Services | |
Repairs | In Keppel Bay Marina |
Internet | ? |
Mobile connectivity | ? |
Vehicle rentals | ? |
Provisioning
- In Keppel Bay Marina
- Coles supermarket is located within Keppel Bay Plaza in Yeppoon (on bus route 20 from the marina).
- Woolworths is located within the Yeppoon Central Shopping Centre (on bus route 20 from the marina).
- There are 2 hardware stores in town, both in Tanby Road and in walking distance of Yeppoon Central Shopping Centre.
- Also on Tanby Road between Yeppon Central and the hardware stores is a pool and tank business which has a good range of hoses (including fuel hose), a Repco Store (automotive spares), Yeppon Industrial Supplies, an Electrical wholesaler that sells to the public, and a number of other useful businesses.
Eating out
- 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.
Transportation
- Young's Bus Service (run by the State Government) has regular services that stop in Rosslyn Bay. Route 20 goes to Emu Park one way, and to Rockhampton the other, including services to and from Rockhampton airport.
Tourism
History
Give a short history of the port.
Places to Visit
Much of what is available to do ashore involves the town of Yepoon, a map of which is shown to the right.
Friends
Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
Forums
List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)
Links
- Rosslyn Bay at the Wikipedia
- Capricorn Coast at the Wikipedia
- Keppel Bay Marina
References & Publications
See Australia.
Comments
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- Delatbabel -- Brief stop by in October 2007. The marina was pleasant and the staff were helpful but the fuel dock has problems.
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- Delatbabel 21:53, 17 October 2014 (BST)
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