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Sturrocks Ship Chandlers is a family-run sailing institution at Rushcutters Bay, beside Sydney’s offshore racing fleet. Founded in 1979, it combines knowledgeable service with hardware, rope, maintenance products, serious offshore safety equipment and sailing clothing from brands such as Musto, Gill, Henri Lloyd, Crewsaver, Burke, Andersen, Antal and Allen.
Service area: Australia-wide online delivery
Brothers John and Doug Sturrock founded the business in 1979, and the chandlery now sits at d’Albora Marina in Rushcutters Bay, next to the CYCA and Sydney’s ocean-racing fleet. Decades of dinghy, cruising and offshore experience shape the advice behind the counter.
The shop covers sailing fittings, rope, winches, maintenance products, spare parts, dinghy equipment and clothing for both boat and crew. Offshore safety is a particular strength, including flares, lifejackets, tethers, jackstays, first-aid kits, anchors, drogues and life rafts for race and passage preparation.
Suppliers include Andersen, Antal and Allen for hardware; Awlgrip and 3M for maintenance; Baltic, Crewsaver and Burke for safety; and Musto, Gill, Henri Lloyd and Dubarry for clothing and footwear. Sturrocks also services inflatable lifejackets, life rafts and dan buoys, and can source specialist items not shown online.
You are preparing for an offshore category inspection, need race-ready gear quickly, or want advice from sailors who understand both dinghies and ocean yachts.
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