Closehaven Marina

Closehaven Marina offers a relaxed and personal berthing experience on Port Douglas’s sheltered Dickson Inlet. With approximately 35 floating berths for vessels up to 15 metres, it is a natural fit for smaller cruising yachts, multihulls and recreational boats seeking casual or longer-term accommodation.

The marina’s greatest charm is its setting beside Port Douglas Yacht Club. Visiting crews can enjoy the club’s social atmosphere, waterfront meals and practical amenities while remaining within an easy walk of Macrossan Street, the Sunday markets and the tropical energy of Port Douglas.

Floating berths sit in protected water with 24-hour CCTV and free parking close to the docks. Casual and longer-term arrangements are available according to berth availability, while yacht-club facilities add showers, toilets and laundry access for visiting crews. The clubhouse bar and dining room provide an easy place to meet local sailors and enjoy the inlet at sunset.

The wider Port Douglas marine precinct adds high-flow fuel, slipway access, chandlery and repair services only a short distance away. This gives Closehaven the friendly scale of a private marina while keeping the technical support of a larger boating destination close at hand.

Dickson Inlet is a mangrove-lined harbour offering excellent shelter from the prevailing south-easterly trades. The marked approach rewards careful navigation and sensible tide planning, leading into calm water surrounded by the working boats and tropical greenery of Port Douglas.

Low Isles is an easy first destination, while the outer ribbon reefs, Snapper Island and the Daintree coast invite longer days on the water. Ashore, supermarkets, restaurants and cafés are close by, Four Mile Beach is moments away, and Mossman Gorge and the Daintree rainforest make unforgettable shore excursions. Closehaven Marina is an especially appealing base for crews who want to experience both reef and rainforest without losing the warmth of a small boating community.