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d’Albora East Coast Marina is a vibrant Manly Harbour base with secure berths, dry storage and direct access to Moreton Bay’s islands and anchorages.
Service area: Manly (Manly Harbour), Moreton Bay / Brisbane Bayside, QLD
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d’Albora East Coast Marina sits in the heart of Manly Harbour, one of Brisbane’s most established boating communities. With around 295 wet berths for vessels from 9 to 18 metres and a substantial dry-storage operation, it is a polished, practical base for active boat owners, family cruisers and Moreton Bay explorers.
The marina’s Manly location brings the best of both worlds: a relaxed bayside village on the doorstep and direct access to the bay’s islands, fishing grounds and open-water sailing.
Wet berths provide power, water, secure access, pump-out, showers, laundry, ice and gas exchange, supported by a seven-day dockmaster service. The undercover dry stack stores around 240 vessels and offers managed launch, rinse and re-rack service, making spontaneous days on the bay delightfully easy.
A 35-tonne travel lift, hardstand and on-site marine specialists support maintenance and upgrades, while Café La Mer adds waterfront dining to the precinct. d’Albora membership also brings useful reciprocal benefits across the wider marina network.
The marked Manly Harbour channel opens onto Moreton Bay Marine Park, with Peel Island, St Helena, Green Island and North Stradbroke Island all within easy cruising range. The protected harbour makes arrivals relaxed, while the bay beyond offers everything from family anchorages to excellent seasonal fishing.
Manly Harbour Village is a short walk from the berth, with cafés, groceries, chandlery and Sunday markets adding to the marina lifestyle. Rail access to Brisbane’s CBD makes this an especially convenient marina for visiting crews and city-based owners alike.
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Customer perspective
★ 4.5 · 56 Google reviews
“Friendly professional staff made berthing very easy considering im not experienced in docking , the pricing is very fair. And the facilities are clean and comfortable.”
“Why can't I do zero stars? Do not use d'Albora. Following termination of our dry storage, d'Albora retained a two month deposit, along with charging two month cancellation, effectively claiming the same amount twice, and not applying the 2 month deposit to offset the two month cancellation charge. Inconsistent with their Terms and Conditions. When formally disputed this as a double recovery, the response was a series of escalating threats including listing with credit default agencies, a referal to a debt collector and legal action. The conduct of the CFO has actually been hilarious and continues to be alarming for such an organisation. When a complaint was made regarding the matter, he's also the one that has responded to the complaint "nothing to see here". A formal complaint was made with ACCC and now with MA Financial Group, the owner of d'Albora - we'll see what happens next. Just stay away from any d'Albora owned marina.”
“Facilities are very good, everyone is friendly. Loads of services in the marina for maintenance.”
“Thank you to the awesome staff. You made everything easy and you made us feel welcome. The bikes are great. Mark and Sheree on , "Island Lady".”
“....but only 2 STARS are for the Cafe La Mer, which I'm sure is a different entity to the Marina, so I think it's unfair to include it in the Marinas review. Dalbora Marina was taken over in the last year or 2, so some of the reviews could be updated. Marina facilities (restrooms) are usually clean but my experience and observations was that on weekends etc, they are let down by Cafe customers. Other wise it's a well laid out Marina with a multitude of wet and dry Berth sizes. Secure parking but gates are open to public on weekdays. Plenty of Marine businesses like trimmers, mechanics, electricians it's all on hand and only a very short walk to bottle shop, IGA, and everything for reprovisioning etc, and a chandler. Manly has a lot to offer the local or travelling cruisers.”
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