Spring Bay Boat Club

Spring Bay Boat Club is based at 20 Esplanade East in the Triabunna harbour precinct on Tasmania's east coast. It has about 180 members plus family members, and caters for both sailors and power boat owners, with regular sailing races and events for its large power boat membership.

Facilities include a small marina, a hardstand and launching facility, and a clubhouse with showers and toilets, all within fenced grounds with an electronic security gate. The club is affiliated with Australian Sailing. For general enquiries call 0417 303 076, or 0407 773 830 for the marina and hardstand. See other clubs nearby on our Triabunna sailing clubs page.

Spring Bay Boat Club is a community club rather than a formal sailing school, but it has recently invested in young sailors: in partnership with the local school, the club bought a fleet of six Pacer dinghies for a sail training project. It is a great example of a small club helping local kids get out on the water.

For adults, regular sailing races are the best way to learn from experienced members, and the club's summer excursions are an easy introduction to cruising in company. If you are planning a trip up the east coast, our guide to planning a coastal sailing passage is a useful starting point.

The club sits in the harbour precinct at Esplanade East, Triabunna, on Spring Bay — a sheltered harbour on Tasmania's east coast and the departure point for the Maria Island ferry. From here, Maria Island is right on the doorstep, and the club's summer excursions head to Maria and Schouten Islands and around to Wineglass Bay on the Freycinet Peninsula.

On shore there is a small marina, a hardstand and launching facility, and a clubhouse with showers and toilets, all behind a secure electronic gate. Contact the club on 0407 773 830 about marina and hardstand use.

Mercury Passage, between Maria Island and the mainland, can get lively when the wind funnels through, so check the forecast before heading across. Our FAQ on docking in gusty Tasmanian winds is handy for coming back into the marina, and see our Triabunna sailing clubs page for more.

Spring Bay Boat Club was started in 1975 by a small group of local and weekender off-the-beach dinghy sailors. Over the years it has grown into a well-equipped club with a permanent home in the Triabunna harbour precinct, a marina, hardstand and clubhouse, and about 180 members plus their families — while still keeping sailing, and a love of the east coast, at its heart.

Triabunna has a long maritime history of its own. In the convict era it was a garrison and supply town for the Maria Island penal settlement, and it later became a whaling and fishing port. Today the harbour is home to fishing boats, the Maria Island ferry and the boat club's marina, and the club's annual trips to Maria Island, Schouten Island and Wineglass Bay give members a taste of some of Tasmania's most beautiful cruising.