Port Vincent Marina in Port Vincent

LOCATION & WATERWAY

Port Vincent Marina location and waterway

Port Vincent Marina is listed by YouSail in Port Vincent, SA, in the Yorke Peninsula - Gulf St Vincent region, on Gulf St Vincent. This helps you place it on a shortlist, but it does not confirm a suitable berth or a safe approach for your vessel.

Use the marinas in South Australia guide to compare the waterway context. Ask the operator for berth-specific dimensions and arrival advice.

YOUSAIL SOURCE PROFILE

Verified source notes for Port Vincent Marina

Yorke Peninsula marina with secure serviced berths, amenities, laundry, picnic/BBQ facilities and local hotel pickup/delivery arrangements.

Port Vincent Marina is a modern berth facility used by visiting and local boats on Gulf St Vincent. Berths are serviced with water and power, with security access/CCTV referenced in marina sources.

This is the factual YouSail directory layer used as the primary reference for the Find Marinas review above.

WHAT YOUSAIL RECORDS

Port Vincent Marina berth dimensions and facilities

YouSail classification?The category published on the source profile; confirm what services are operating today.

yacht club marina

Water body

Gulf St Vincent

YouSail region

Yorke Peninsula - Gulf St Vincent

Berth types?A source-level summary, not confirmation that a particular berth type is currently available.

wet berths

Wet berths?A marina-wide figure where supplied; it does not indicate vacancies.

90

Showers

Recorded as present

Laundry

Recorded as available

Security

Recorded as available

A marina-wide maximum is not an available-berth offer. Unlisted facts are unknown, not absent. Values and services can change.

Y O U S A I L / PUBLIC PROFILE

Facilities recorded for Port Vincent Marina

YouSail’s public profile lists the following items. Some may be rules or arrangements rather than services; ask the operator what applies today.

• secure berths
• water and power
• amenities building
• laundry
• picnic and BBQ facilities
• security access
• CCTV

These are YouSail-sourced notes, not a live availability feed or a Find Marinas endorsement.

SERVICES IN DEPTH

Berthing and marina services

The marina's 90 floating berths come in a wide range of sizes, laid out in rows A through E plus T-heads, with power and water available and secure access to the pontoons. The CYCSA publishes its casual rate card, which is refreshingly specific: nightly rates run from $40 for a row A berth up to $90 for a T-head, with discounted nightly rates of $35 to $70 for boats attending club-approved events; standard weekly rates run $160 to $360, and off-peak weekly rates, applying from 1 June to 31 August, halve to between $80 and $180. Peak surcharges apply over the January and October long weekends, New Year, Easter and the King of the Gulf weekend. Berths are also available for lease and purchase through the club's berthing office at North Haven, while casual and short-term bookings go through the marina manager, Rob Marner, on 0414 611 110. Ashore there is a modern amenities building with toilets and showers, a fully equipped laundry, and picnic and barbecue facilities beside the basin. There is no fuel berth, lift or hardstand; the nearest fuel is by road in town. Two services punch above the marina's weight: the local supermarket will deliver supplies to the berth, and the Ventnor Hotel runs a courtesy minibus that collects crews from the marina and drops them back after dinner. A real-time wind instrument at the marina feeds data to the WeatherLink and Windy apps for passage planning. Monthly and long-term arrangements are negotiated individually with berth owners rather than set by a fixed tariff, so pricing for extended stays varies. A boat ramp serves the marina precinct for trailer boats.

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE

Planning a visit to Gulf St Vincent

The marina's Achilles heel is its entrance, which has silted considerably and carries only about two metres at the lowest astronomical tide; deeper yachts should time arrival for the top half of the tide and keep to the marked line. Approaching from Adelaide, the standard transit crosses the gulf through the gap in the Orrontes Bank, roughly 275 degrees true from North Haven to the gap near 34 degrees 45.5 minutes south, then about 265 degrees true to round the Middle Spit pole before heading in; a lit beacon on the end of the sand spit extending north-east from Surveyor Point must be given a wide berth when coming from the south. The old wheat-port channel nearer town is marked but badly silted, and the bay's shallows on its landward side are littered with chain from abandoned private moorings, making anchoring there risky; the RSAYS keeps two substantial, well-maintained moorings near 34 degrees 46.4 minutes south that are the better option outside the marina. A safer anchorage still lies on the seaward side of the channel close to the spit, comfortable in the prevailing summer south-easterlies. Ashore, the township is a fifteen-minute walk and covers the essentials: hotel, general store, bakery and a safe white-sand swimming beach. Both Telstra and Optus phones work in the basin. Port Vincent also makes the natural first hop in a longer peninsula cruise south to Stansbury and Edithburgh. Historical colour is close at hand: Port Vincent shipped bagged wheat from its jetty until the mid twentieth century, and the leads and beacons of that old channel still stand as a navigation mark and a reminder of the port era. Fishing from the marina breakwater and the nearby jetty is a standard evening pastime, with whiting the usual target.

Use current charts, forecasts, warnings and the operator’s latest arrival instructions before navigating.

YOUSAIL MEDIA

Port Vincent Marina gallery

Images are supplied through the YouSail record. Satellite views are orientation aids only and must not be used for navigation.

BEFORE YOU BOOK

Questions to ask Port Vincent Marina before booking

1. Is a berth currently available for my vessel’s exact length, beam and loaded draft at Port Vincent Marina?
2. What are the current approach and depth conditions for Gulf St Vincent?
3. Which of the listed berth arrangements (wet berths) is available for my stay?
4. Which services are actually available on my planned dates?
5. What is the full cost, including utilities, deposits and cancellation terms?

PLAN WITH CURRENT INFORMATION

Navigation and arrival checks for Port Vincent Marina

Directory details are for discovery. For a passage, use current official charts, weather, warnings and Notices to Mariners for the exact waterway. Confirm the marina’s latest entry procedure directly; advice here can be wrong.