Slipyard at
Margate Marina

“My brother and I have had our Adams 40 at the new Margate Marina for well over a year and we are very happy with the quality, service and facilities! The staff are very professional and at the same time very friendly, making it a pleasure to be there! Its position on one of the best cruising grounds in Australia is brilliant! We definitely recommend this state of the art facility to all mariners and we look forward to the continuing development of the marina.”

Andrew Fazackerley, “Windshadow”

“It makes sense for me to have my boat at Margate Marina as I live in Kingston and Bruny Island is close at hand. The staff are very obliging and helpful and the slipping facility for my yacht was brilliant.”

Pat Dermoudy, "HQ"

“Thanks for the expert service when Andromeda was hauled recently at Margate Marina. I needed the boat supported clear of the ground to allow work under the keel. This was possible with your hydraulic trailer and the hull was well propped and supported so that the 50 knot gusts during the time on the hard were not a problem. A very satisfactory experience.”

Roger Locke

“The service provided by Margate Marina is as good as I could want. You are prompt, friendly and competent. Having used both the DSS and Port Cygnet each for about 10 years your service compares favourably. I will continue to use your facility and look forward to further developments in the services available. The yard system and haul out trailer work well together. The stands hold my yacht in a convenient position to work on. It was interesting to hear about the marina development. We could be interested in occupying a berth when the development opens.”

Andrew, "Mollycoddle" (11 metres, Adams design)

“I would like to pass on my sincere thanks to Justin and his team at Margate Marina for their support and positive attitude whilst having my boat on the slip for 2 weeks recently. I was really impressed with the new trailer and hardstands purchased recently, a real positive moving forward for your business. I highly recommend you guys to anyone looking at slipping their boats and I believe in time to come once the word is out your business will develop and grow as it should. Keep up the good work and once again thank you and we'll see you on the next slip.”

Dennis Lord, "Morphik"

“Just a short message of appreciation of your team at the Margate Marina, Justin, Emily, Gary & Dion. This last slip involved a lot of time and effort and at every stage of the work everyone was extremely helpful and co-operative. Could you please pass on my thanks and appreciation to all.”

Colin Evans

“We have been slipping our yacht "DayDream" at the Margate Marina now for 15 years. That in itself pretty well sums up our experience there. Nothing is a problem to these guys and they have helped us enormously over the years. Lately we have also made use of the long term hard stand storage and nothing to complain about there either. We will continue to utilise this facility as long as we have a yacht to sail.”

Colin & Claire, "SY DayDream"

“I have kept my Seawind 1250 at the Margate Marina for over 12 months and recently hauled her out for some works to the saildrives and antifouling. The staff are very friendly and competent and took great care of the boat using the Roodberg lifting trailer. I was nervous as I hadn't done it before buth they took their time and there was no sense of rushing, it was important to get it located accurately on the trailer. Glad to say we had no issues getting in or out.”

Grant Atherton

“"This Marina is excellent. The staff are so helpful and knowledgeable. Excellent facilities. The slipyard is easily accessible and efficiently operated. Highly recommend!"”

Greg Hayes

“"We slipped our yacht in June 2025. The process went smoothly, thanks to the expert skills of Jason and the team. Our yacht draws more than 2.0 m so we needed to wait till high tide to have it lifted out using the hydraulicly powered trailer which has multiple pads that are operated independently using a remote control.

The pressure wash easily removed 18 months of tropical growth after our journey to north Queensland and back.

The team expertly moved the yacht into position and set up the stands in preparation for two days of sanding off old antifouling and applying new antifouling.

After the first coat had dried they kindly moved the stands so that we could paint the areas previously covered by pads.

This was the fourth or fifth time we have slipped the boat at Margate Marina and have no hesitation in recommending the great service here."”

Dr Chris Evenhuis

“"I recently had my yacht slipped at Margate Marina and was delighted and amazed at the ease of getting my yacht onto dry land. A truly effective lift out machine operated by tremendous staff in Justin, Dylan and Sam who were a delight to work with. I can highly recommend this facility."”

Pat D. (Dermoudy)

“"I have been using Margate marina slipyard for about 4 years now. It has always been a hassle free experience, with great staff. The lift operators have the utmost respect and care for my boat each time it's lifted and are on hand to assist if I have any questions. They are also happy to help with lines when I bring the boat in single handed which is much appreciated."”

Steve McDermot