3 weeks ago
“Amazing place”
About
Rose Bay Marina at a glance
Rose Bay Marina is a full-service marina on the southwest corner of Rose Bay in Sydney Harbour (NSW). The facility offers 58 floating berths (10m–37m), 67 swing moorings (serviced by a complimentary tender), dockmaster assistance, casual berthing and pick-up/drop-off, a fuel dock with diesel fuel, free sewage pump-out, water and power, complimentary Wi‑Fi, CCTV and nightly security patrols. The marina hosts a range of on-site tenants including boat brokers, yacht management, marine engineers, electricians, shipwrights and boat detailers, and has a restaurant/café.
Service area: Rose Bay, Sydney Harbour, NSW
- Marina type
- full-service marina
- Operator
- Addenbrooke (Rose Bay & Point Piper Marinas)
- Region
- Sydney Harbour
- Water body
- Sydney Harbour (Rose Bay)
- Wet berths
- 49
- Maximum vessel
- 30 m
- Berth types
- permanent berthing, casual berthing, swing moorings
Facilities and services
- fuel
- pump-out
- wifi
- power & water
- 24/7 security
- restaurant/cafe
- complimentary tender service for moorings
- diesel fuel dock
- free pump-out
- ice
- boat brokers
- yacht management
- casual drop-off berthing
- public walkway access
Useful for sailors looking for
- Wet berthing and moorings
- Fuel stops
- Maintenance and repairs
- Vessels up to 30 m
About Rose Bay Marina
Rose Bay Marina sits at the western end of Rose Bay, built over the water at the foot of New South Head Road with the Rose Bay promenade curving away to the east. The current marina dates from a 2012 redevelopment that replaced an older timber structure with 49 floating concrete berths, a scheme that survived years of Land and Environment Court battles, more than 1,400 public objections and two redesigns before consent. Operated by Addenbrooke alongside the neighbouring Point Piper Marina, it forms the eastern anchor of a precinct that now offers around 110 berths across the two sites. The two-storey marina building, carried on piers over the water, houses the marina office, workshop and brokerage below and a restaurant at street level, with a kiosk and deck at the north-western corner. Swing moorings, about 67 of them with a complimentary tender service, spread across the bay beyond the leased area. The clientele reflects the postcode: Point Piper and Rose Bay locals with motor cruisers and large sailing yachts, plus visiting boats drawn by the fuel dock and the waterfront dining. What distinguishes Rose Bay from other eastern-suburbs marinas is the setting's layered history. Seaplanes still lift off from Lyne Park to the east, echoing the era when Rose Bay was Sydney's international flying boat terminal, and the marina shares its bay with rowing eights from Cranbrook School, dragon boats and the weekend fleet of paddlecraft that keeps the foreshore lively. The marina walkway remains open to the public during business hours, a consent condition that keeps locals strolling the pontoons among the berthed boats.
Marina facilities
Across the combined Rose Bay and Point Piper operation the marina offers 58 berths catering for vessels from 10 metres up to 37 metres, plus 67 swing moorings for boats to 16 metres, the mooring holders ferried out by a complimentary tender service. Dockmasters work seven days a week, and berth holders have 24-hour access through a controlled gate on the hardstand. The fuel dock dispenses diesel, paired with a free sewage pump-out at the same station, an arrangement deliberately isolated at the north-western corner of the western arm to keep fuelling risk away from the permanent berths. Every berth carries complimentary power, water and Wi-Fi, delivered through low-profile carbon-fibre service pedestals, and security combines CCTV coverage with nightly patrols. Casual berthing is provided at a pick-up and drop-off area and on a pontoon beside the cafe, with a 4-knot speed limit enforced around the marina under the berthing agreement all customers sign. There is no slipway or hardstand for repairs, but the marina hosts a bench of marine trades: engineers, electricians, shipwrights and detailers attend vessels in the berth, and boat brokers and a yacht management service operate from the building. Ice is sold on site, and the Boathouse restaurant and cafe covers everything from coffee to waterfront dining. The 2012 consent conditions still shape operations: no permanent berthing at the fuel corner, vessel height limits near the shore, and public access to the marina walkways during business hours, which keeps the promenade connection genuinely public rather than token.
Local sailing knowledge
Rose Bay is wide, open and exposed to the north-east, so summer sea breezes can slap a chop into the bay by mid-afternoon; the marina itself sits in the lee of the Point Piper peninsula. Approaches are straightforward in any tide, with the main shipping lanes well to the north and the only real traffic management needed around the seaplane alighting area at Lyne Park, the ferry run into Rose Bay wharf, and the concentration of small craft. Rowing crews from Cranbrook and the local surf club work the 'runway', the straight reach between the seawall and the inner moorings, particularly in rough weather, and they have right of way in practice if not in law. Dinghy sailors from Woollahra Sailing Club fill the eastern half of the bay on weekends. Ashore, the promenade walk leads east past Lyne Park to the ferry wharf, with buses on New South Head Road running to the city and Bondi Junction. Dining at the marina's own restaurant aside, Double Bay's shops and cafes are a five-minute drive west. The bay's backstory is aviation as much as boating: from 1938 until 1974 this was Sydney's flying boat base, the departure point for the first Empire flying boat service to England, and seaplanes still operate scenic flights from the same stretch of water. For a visiting skipper, Rose Bay works best as a serviced stop rather than an anchorage: fuel, pump-out, a meal and a night in a berth, with the harbour icons twenty minutes away by water.
Opening hours
- Monday8 AM to 5 PM
- Tuesday8 AM to 5 PM
- Wednesday8 AM to 5 PM
- Thursday8 AM to 5 PM
- Friday8 AM to 5 PM
- Saturday8 AM to 5 PM
- Sunday8 AM to 5 PM
Customer perspective
Recent Google reviews
★ 4.6 · 161 Google reviews
4 months ago
“The marina workers said slurs to me and my mates”
5 months ago
“Rose Bay has such an easy, relaxed energy. It’s often full of dogs running around, which gives it a friendly, local feel. The water is calm and shallow, perfect for a gentle swim or just standing in and cooling off. Not dramatic or wild, just peaceful, open, and simple. A really lovely spot for a slow day by the water.”
Edited 7 months ago
“The view is stunning; it would be lovely to take a boat trip.”
8 months ago
“Spectacular day hosted by Lamborghini Sydney and Chapman yachts, showcasing their cars and yachts was a beautiful event”
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