favourite spots in red
Military Training areas in Blue, Check whats on here Outside pilotage areas - current notices to mariners before entering (look for Shoalwater Bay)
Inside here, no good for mono's but
anchor out and
dinghy in. Very spectacular at high tide and during whale season they are often in very close near beach
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Behind here, again great in an easterly through to northerly as is all of that coastline, hear the whales through the
hull at night, plenty of Mackeral up that coastline as well
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Mono's can get into Musgrave easily, light multis with lifting everything can sometimes get into
Fairfax if they know the way in and I aint telling.
lagoon is full of rooting turtles during the season
Anchor out and
dinghy in, very nice
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Fitzroy reef, you can get in here easily enough, good
diving and as protected as Musgrave
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You can find a sandy patch to anchor in behind most of these reefie Islands for protection from a SE wind but you dont really want to be out here if prolonged 20 knots is happenning
1770, not bad, has a fairly shallow entrance on low, but shouldnt cause any dramas, call Josie on the
VHF at the local VMR
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Pancake creek is better and just a bit further, deep
water access for all, just watch the reef edge half way in. Have caught some big
fish and crabs in here.
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Yellowpatch, no good for monos, though I have seen Trawlers in here before. Good bolt hole for strong southerlies as is Cape Cap in general, but a swell does sometimes sweep around, wont bother a multi, but monos will roll horificaly
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The Keppels, truly beautiful and very quiet so a lot of places you will have to youself. A beach for every wind direction
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Waterpark creek, quiet, no good for Mono's
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Freshwater, lovely clean beach and
water, good
fish caught of norther rock patch, nice spot to spend a few days in a southerly
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Port Clinton.
Well protected, Mudcrabs and rock cod abound
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Island Head Creek like Port Clinton and where most people stop, Some of the biggest (palm size shell) oysters I have ever eaten, and no, not telling where. Big crabs and fish.
All the north facing beaches around here are spectacular in the right weather
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Then its real adventure land, no one goes in here, 30 foot tides, big sharks, crocs, crabs, fish, unexplored nirvana but get some wind against those tides and pretty scary at times. One could spent years in here exploring
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In behind here is good protection, good fishing if you can get them onboard, Veeery sharky
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this is a nice group with the western beach of
Hunter offering excellent SE protection, back beaches of Marble are good as well
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beach at Hexham is pretty
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Curlews nice as well with good southerly protection
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Middle Percy is nice, gets rolly at times and Shute Island may offer better protection.
Note how close you are to some of the reef on the right
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Scawfell, nuff said
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pretty around here as well
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Goldsmith, The one spot I havent been but looks good
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South side of Shaw is spectacular in the right weather
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And then, it turns into charterboat central, Tranquility shattered
Definitely worth getting a copy of this before heading up (Pic of Yellowpatch on cover)
http://www.whitworths.com.au/main_it...AbsolutePage=4
Have fun
Dave