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Binks Marine is an Adelaide institution for sailors who want more than ordinary chandlery. Established in 1965, the Somerton Park business combines yacht fittings, dinghy gear and technical clothing with a sail loft, mast rigging, fabrication and a lively foiling and watersports range. Expect names such as North Sails, Selden, Hobie, Ronstan, Allen, Zhik, Vaikobi, Gill, Naish and Severne, plus equipment for dinghies, keelboats, kayaks, SUPs, windsurfing and wing foiling.
Service area: Somerton Park, South Australia
Binks Marine has sailing in its DNA. Established in 1965 as Binks Yacht Fittings, the South Australian business has grown into a broad sailing, boating and watersports specialist while keeping its technical strengths in sails, spars, rigging and yacht hardware.
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The range includes North Sails, Selden, Hobie, Ronstan, Allen, Zhik, Vaikobi, Gill, Baltic, Crewsaver, Naish, Severne and North Actionsports.
Binks operates a long-established sail loft for new racing and cruising sails, repairs and alterations. Its manufacturing team also handles mast rigging and fabrication, and the business is the Australian importer and distributor for Selden Spars.
Shop online or visit the Somerton Park chandlery for advice and fittings.
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Apollo Bay is a small working harbour on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road where sheltered inshore sailing meets the Southern Ocean. The character is a mix of protected harbour berths and an exposed open coast: pleasant day-sails and sheltered weekend cruising inside the bay, with demanding coastal passages immediately offshore where south‑westerly swell and strong winds from the Southern Ocean dominate. It suits coastal cruisers, trailer sailors who launch at the ramp, and experienced coastal sailors who understand bar and swell behaviour; it is not a casual open‑ocean anchorage for unprepared or
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Legal requirements can change — check Transport for NSW for the current rules. As a practical baseline for coastal day sailing from NSW shores: keep the right number and type of lifejackets for everyone, have a means of calling for help, show navigation lights if you’ll be out after dusk, and carry basic items to manage a man‑overboard or abandon‑ship situation. Add anchor, bilge/bailer, sun/protection and basic repair kit as recommended items.
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Pack sun protection and lightweight, quick-drying layers for summer; insulation, waterproof outer layers and warm accessories for winter — plus basic safety and comfort gear for both seasons.
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Rig and de-rig a small dinghy by following a consistent, step-by-step sequence: prepare the boat on shore, fit spars and foils in a stable order, control sails and running rigging so lines don’t tangle, check fittings and safety gear, and reverse the process when coming ashore—always working with a partner when possible and staying aware of wind and tide.
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A 10‑year battery EPIRB with integrated GNSS (supports GPS and Galileo), infrared strobe and 121.5 MHz homing signal. Approved for worldwide COSPAS‑SARSAT operation.
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Self-contained, battery-powered plug‑and‑play autopilot designed for standard hydraulic steering systems.
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