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Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) provide an 8 berth public floating marina outside Constitution Dock in downtown Hobart. Vessels can stay there for free for up to 5 hours.
If you need to stay overnight, text 0418 145 439 and advise your name, name of vessel and estimated time of departure.
The berths are located just a few minutes’ walk from Constitution Dock’s seafood cafes as well as Salamanca Market.
Bull Bay is an excellent anchorage on Nth Bruny Island – especially in the predominant west and south-westerly winds.
Anchor in three to four metres of sand in the south of the bay close to the beach. It makes an excellent staging point while waiting for good conditions to cross Storm Bay or move to Frederick Henry and Norfolk Bays.
The beach is very secluded as there is no public access through the private farmland from the nearby road.
Just a few kilometres east of Kettering you will find “The Duckpond”, a delightful all-weather anchorage in North Bruny Island.
I anchored there with good friend, Neil Adams, in three metres over sand on day one of my first cruise after Melbourne’s 2020 COVID lockdown. Unlike the north arm of Simmonds Bay, crowded with vessels on swing moorings, we found ourselves alone in the safe and tranquil waters of the The Duckpond.
The Duckpond is a spawning ground for young flatheads so, if fishing, make sure you adhere strictly to the Bruny D’Entrecasteaux region fishing guide.
