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Port Denison Yacht Club is a family-oriented sailing club at Port Denison, next to Dongara on WA's Coral Coast, about 360 kilometres north of Perth. It promotes sailing as a healthy recreational activity, and its clubhouse offers ocean views, meals and an active social night with darts and indoor bowls.
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Port Denison Yacht Club is a family-oriented sailing club at Port Denison, next to Dongara on WA's Coral Coast, about 360 kilometres north of Perth. It promotes sailing as a healthy recreational activity, and its clubhouse offers ocean views, meals and an active social night with darts and indoor bowls.
Service area: Dongara, WA
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Port Denison Yacht Club is a family-oriented club in Port Denison, the harbour town beside Dongara on Western Australia's Coral Coast. It promotes sailing as a healthy recreational activity, and its clubhouse is a social hub where members and visitors can enjoy meals with ocean views.
The club runs an active social night with darts, indoor bowls and other games. For sailing times and events, check the club's Facebook page or call (08) 9927 1456.
Port Denison is a working harbour as much as a holiday town. It's home to one of Western Australia's largest rock lobster fleets, so the yacht club shares the waterfront with a busy professional fishing community. For visiting yachts heading up or down the coast, it's also a handy stop, with pens, fuel and a service jetty in the harbour and a club that welcomes visitors for a meal.
See our Dongara sailing clubs page for more, and the Geraldton page for the wider Mid West coast.
Port Denison Yacht Club focuses on sailing as a healthy, family-friendly recreational activity. Details of any learn-to-sail sessions are shared through the club's Facebook page, so check there or give the club a call before visiting. For more structured courses on the Mid West coast, Geraldton Yacht Club is about an hour north.
Small coastal clubs like this are often the friendliest place to get started. The best way in is usually to turn up on a sailing day, meet members, and ask about crewing. If you're completely new, our FAQ on what beginners should learn first and our guide on choosing a sailing club are good places to start.
The club is in Port Denison, the harbour town next to Dongara on Western Australia's Coral Coast, about 360 kilometres north of Perth. The Port Denison Boat Harbour, three kilometres from the Dongara town centre, gives boats access to the open Indian Ocean, and the area is popular for fishing, sailing, windsurfing and swimming.
The harbour is well set up for visitors. It has 48 boat pens with power and water, a service jetty with fuel (24/7 by card), a heavy-lift facility, and a dual-lane public boat ramp just south of the harbour. It's also home to a big rock lobster fleet, so expect working boats coming and going, especially in season.
Further north, Geraldton and the Abrolhos Islands are within reach for longer cruises. See our guide to sailing the Abrolhos Islands and our FAQ on coastal passages around Perth and Geraldton before planning a trip. Summer sea breezes here can be strong, so plan passages around them.
Port Denison Yacht Club has long been part of community life in Dongara and Port Denison, with a clubhouse that brings members and visitors together for meals, sailing and social nights. Its family focus and relaxed coastal atmosphere reflect the character of the town itself.
The town grew up around its harbour. Port Denison's boat harbour became the base for one of the state's biggest rock lobster fleets, and the yacht club sits in that seafaring community, where boats have always been part of everyday life. Sailing, fishing and family time on the water have kept the club going as a social heart of the town, and its clubhouse deck with ocean views remains one of the best spots in Port Denison.
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