LOCATION: Tantabiddi Boat Ramp, Exmouth

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - New ramp completed March 2012

INSIGHTS:

- Gets very busy March through to August on good days.

- The moored areas are 8 knots.

- Remember to have a cold beer for the drive back to town!

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

- Exmouth Sea Rescue is manned on the weekends and monitored during the week.

Just after launch, what the old ramp looked like.

Old ramp 2011

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - EAST FREMANTLE/Between Aquarama and  Leeuwin.

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - PRIVATE RAMP/1 Concrete Ramps with medium finger with front L. 

INSIGHTS:

- Must be a member to legally use it - though they make exceptions on the Rotto swim boat support.

- Shallow decline ramp that, due to river weed, can get very slippery - excellent for aquatic single point landings on your bum!

- Very limited parking.

- Great bar facilities overlooking the water.

- No Boson supervision so can be dissapointing from a idiot free launch vs fees.

- Absolute PR*CK of a current at times and the unwary can end up playing (not so)dodgem cars with the pen sticks nearby.

- Don't even try and find an evening parking spot if there is a function on. 

- No designated boat trailer bays - first come first served.

EMERGENCY COVERAGE - Fremantle Sea Rescue provides 24 x 7 coverage for typical areas fished. 

Colin

RECFISHWEST Member 576
VMR 610 - Albany Sea Rescue - Mariner 421

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Hopetoun

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - PUBLIC RAMP- 1 Concrete Ramps with side jetty

INSIGHTS:

- Gets very busy Christmas/School Holidays

- Heaps of Parking 

- Good ramps with shallow decline.

- Travel north to get around reef. Markers easy to see

- North facing so doesnt get the rolling southern swell but you still need to be careful

Good Pub on the right just as you pull up onto the main road

EMERGENCY COVERAGE VMR604 CH 90

LOCATION- South east Coast -Salvation Bay Jerramungup Shire

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - PUBLIC RAMP/ 1 Beach Launch

INSIGHTS:

- Bush ramp used mainly by locals, campers and commercial salmon fishermen

- Sand ramp with gravel over the top 

- Faces south into a protected bay but still suffers from swell.

- Difficult retreive with a southwester

- Once launched you need to head slightly east before turning the corner north west.

- often weeded up during winter

EMERGENCY COVERAGE - NO RESCUE SERVICE -Highly recommended to let someone know your intended return

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Esperance Fishing Boat harbour Public Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - PUBLIC RAMP- 2 Concrete Ramps with finger jetty

INSIGHTS:

- Gets very busy Christmas/School Holidays

- Heaps of Parking 

- Good ramps with shallow decline.

- Turn west to head out through the breakwall

- Protected launching 

-Toilets and water near the ramp

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Local Sea rescue VMR601 channel 88

VHF only when I was down there

24hr Rescue mobile number is 0419 869 655

The local Angling Club welcomes visitors on Friday nights for cheap beer and a great barbeque.....situated close to the ramp

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Bremer Bay Fishing Boat harbour Public Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - PUBLIC RAMP- 2 Concrete Ramps with finger jetty

INSIGHTS:

- Gets very busy during summer Holidays

- Heaps of Parking 

- Good ramps with shallow decline.

- Turn south west to head out through the harbour

- Protected launching though you still need to be careful during heavy swell  

-Fish Cleaning facilties, Toilets and water near the ramp

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Local Sea rescue VMR607 channel 88

Information provided by Bouttime. 

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Port Gregory, Access to Abrohlos Islands/ North island

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - PUBLIC RAMP - Beach launch

INSIGHTS:

- Not a well used ramp, shelter from the ocean with a reef for protection

- Dirt carpark to park car and trailer

- Soft sand so will need ramps to assist when pulling the boat out.

- Unmarked chanel but with an up to date chart you can see the enterance

- Care must be taken when launching/retreiving due to soft sand. Check first to make sure

EMERGENCY COVERAGE - Contact either Geralton or Kalbarri by phone as not to sure about radio coverage.

There is a small shop for food and drinks and a caravan park for fuel. It is best to take everything you need.

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Coral Bay Boat Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - 2 boat slips, 1 finger jetty and 2 commercial offload points

INSIGHTS:

- New ramp

- Small turn around area for larger trailers

- Potential for extreme congestion in peak season

- Large car park, but 500m walk to vessel.

- Good shore based fishing location

- Beach launch from Bill's Bay is now offlimits 

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Coral Bay Sea Rescue (unsure of details) 

Photos courtesy Tailor Marc, March 2015

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Peaceful Bay

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Beach Launch

INSIGHTS:

- Easy beach launch on good days.

- Be careful when parking your vehicle after launch, tide and swell moves the beach significantly some days.

- Swell over 2.5-3 meters can have dangerous set waves break accross the bay

- Water movement on retrieval can make life difficult. Having deflated tyres before launch will certainly increase chances of successful retrieve.

- Can possibly bribe locals to retrieve with tractor if the conditions turn bad.

- Popular on holidays, its a good thing to see other boats out there in that stretch of water! 

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

PEACEFUL BAY SR

VMR 616

9840 8108

C/- Post Office

Peaceful Bay 6333

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Mindarie Marina Public Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - PUBLIC RAMP- 4 Concrete Ramps with 2 finger jetties

INSIGHTS: -

 - Heaps of Parking - Reasonable ramps with shallow decline.

- Jetties do not have any protective rubbers at the moment so best use your own bollards

- Turn west as you head out from the marina, you will notice two reef breaks. One is inshore about 1nm north west of the entrance (Quinns Rocks) and the other main break is Directly west (Staggies Reef). Both these reefs break in anything over 1m swell so should be visible. If travelling west take the south west leads, just to be safe as the major reef line can break in different places when swell is up over 2m.

- Protected launching and retrieving allthough there is only one retrieve lane, so either time your return or expect a lengthy delay to retrieve.

- 2 Pubs very close by and washdown facilities in the carpark.

EMERGENCY COVERAGE Local Sea rescue VJ6LQ channel 90 for log on and log off. Bad reception inside the marina so make sure you log on and off about 500m outside the marina.

Hopefully someone has a good pic.

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Guilderton Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Beach Launch with shallow decline

INSIGHTS:

- Small boat launching only....nothing over 5m unless you have a tractor

- Dangerous during periods of heavy swell

- Limited Parking on the beach

-  can be busy in the mornings during summer Holidays

- Un-protected launching, old rock groyne needs repair....need to be careful

- take note of the 4WD recovery number posted on sign at the ramp.

- Normally not servicable during late winter due to beach washing away

- Only a rubbish bin....no other services

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Local Sea rescue is Two Rocks on CH91

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Augusta Boat Ramp, Augusta

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - 3 concrete / timber ramps, 3 different inclines ( Gradient of ramp ), finger jetty for two of the three lanes

INSIGHTS:

- Easy launching for small to larger boats

- Surge from swell can be an issue if the swell is up 

- Free parking

- Small reef in front of the ramp needs to be watched when leaving the ramp. Safe passage is clearly marked

- No wash down facilities

- Ample parking close to the ramp, with toilets near by

- Timber can be slippery when wet.

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Local Sea Rescue - local sea rescue VHF

Enjoy a good hard ...... Fish

Head down to the river (left at the servo, off the main road coming in) down to where the fish & chips shop, BBQ, Caravan Park etc is all located.

The boat ramp is basically at the eastern end of the car park.

Not a bad ramp as long as the water level is up. Just be careful heading up river as it can be very shallow in some areas

Steve

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Duke Caravan Park east of Esperance

 33°55'24.55"S 122°34'45.95"E

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Sand, 4 wd required.  Small boats may be ok for 2wd as sand is normally very hard.

INSIGHTS:

- Free parking

- Wash down facilities

- Ample parking close to the ramp, not sure about toilets

It would be helpful if people stated suitable for 2wd or 4wd and gps data for car or handheld units so that you can find where the boat ramp actually is, not just the town.  Phones often have gps built in.  You could put that info into google and look at it before you leave.  I found finding Salvation Harbour took a bit of searching and if I didn't know Guilderton fairly well, wouldn't find the boat ramp from the details on here. 

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Port Denison Boat Ramp

Northern groyne of marina

 29°16'16.03"S 114°55'14.13"E

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - 1 concrete ramps, no finger jetty.

INSIGHTS:

- Easy launching for small to larger boats

- Free parking

- No wash down facilities

- Ample parking close to the ramp

- Don't think toilets at boat ramp but there are public toilets about 300 m south near the jetty with shops there as well and still within the marina.

Thanks to Roberta and Bob Kennington.

Leeman Town ramp at low tide.

Sea Rescue Ramp both with weed, Summer time is just sand.

Another angle of Sea Rescue Ramp

Leeman has two ramps, one is called Town Ramp and you can get in and out with 4WD or 2WD (if careful).  Have to put up with a lot of weed, especially if council doesn't clean frequently.  Get in early not a lot of parking. 

Second ramp is the Sea Rescue ramp which was put in privately and is slightly steep and slippery with sand.  It's better to use 4WD, not bad parking but get in early if you don't want to walk too far, follow bouys out, reefs depending on tide.

Apparently sea rescue has applied for funding for new jetties, approved but when will it happens?  Southerly blows bit tricky on both ramps to retrieve with surge but usually somebody is around to give each other help on surgie days. 

Hope these photos help, I think this is very good idea gives boaties chance to see what they are in for when going away to spots you don't know. 

Greenhead has fantastic ramps, plenty of parking also Jurien Bay excellent.  Also Leeman Sea Rescue. 

Pic from Ocean with my trailer preparing for retreive; note, plenty of viewing seats to watch the entertainment;

Sunday arvo saw about 4 trailers washed sideways off the concrete, one nearly broken leg as boat washed sideways onto bloke, 5 cables snapping, one boat on the concrete, one trailer popping off the tow ball.  Surprising how many do not engage 4WD when using a 4WD!

Worst was the group that had all of the above (I was helping with the winching, thinking this rusty piece of crap is going to ........snap!).

No problems with my rig though, good organised crew helps with back up plans and 1st low engaged.

Was a 2 metre swell outside.

Cheers Pete

CARNARVONITE adds:  Wood bridge down to concrete end, which is above beach level.  Single lane, ample parking nearby. 4x4 recommended as usually very slippery where concrete meets wood bridge section.   If first one there in the morning usually have to remove seaweed [kelp] from ramp.  Lots of care needs to be taken when swell is above 1.5 metres outside [concrete end higher than beach causes trailers to wash sideways off ramp]

Also check this page for boat launching ramps in the Swan river:

Thanks to Geoff (GPC123)

http://fishwrecked.com/node/22755

one of the best ramps around .only a single ramp but sheltered from the wind and pretty much any tide you can get in or out without to many probs unless your launching an 7.5 plus if so ide be looking at least mid tide

the floating jetty is what makes the ramp so enjoyable to use .instead of the likes of exmouth ,dampier port headland with big tides if you come in on a low your usualy climbing some barrnicle encrust rusty old ladder to get on the walk way .if your putting things into your boat youve either got wet feet [high tide] or ya passing things down to people in the boat.[low tide].the walk ways are usually that non slip sharp as steel griddy stuff .not onslow good old timber and the level of your boat is always constant to the walway with ease you can embark and disembark.and the best bit tyhe fishing rocks

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Bundegi Boat Ramp, Exmouth

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Jetty

INSIGHTS:

- Long reverse to water line

- Tidal movement important on launch/retrieve times - strong surge 

- Time consuming retrieve for inexperienced backers

- Filleting table is up the other end of the beach behind the jetty

- Sandflies can make it unbearable standing about without aerogaurd

- On low tide under .4m big boats get stuck on the sandbar and can't retrieve/launch

- Very busy during peak season - patience is required

- On low tide its easy to back off the ramp onto the rocks - trailer makes a large thump as it drops off the end of ramp

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Local Sea Rescue - Often manned only on weekends (off season) - VHF 72 and 27 meg 88 or 90

replaces this:

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Bundegi Boat Ramp, Exmouth

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Small concrete area constantly covered in sand

The old dunsborough ramp is on the eastern side (or is it southern???? anyway it is on the other side of town to Perth) Is reasonable but not sure if you have a big boat. The other one is at Quindalup... follow the beaches from Dunsborough back toward Busselton for a few kms and you will find it. Both are suitable for 2wd but quindalup can get nasty when the wind comes around the Cape.

As Dagree has said follow the beach east from Dunsborough township or if you are coming from Bussellton turn right at the roundabout before the golf course.The first small ramp is the professionals ramp and is a no no[the rangers love writing tickets].The main ramp is another 1 km further on

in carnarvon is the south fascine ramp or the pelican point ramp better for launching bigger boats

that pelican point ramp is so bloody slippery aint it

The ramp in the fishing boat harbour is the better ramp than Pelican point. Its got the nobbly concrete base not like the smooth one a Pelican point plus there is the jetty.  High tide can sometimes be a problem because there isn't too much slope on the top part of the ramp.  I've found it easier to put the hubs in and use the right hand/sand side.  If you are on your own with a smaller boat retrieving on that side is easier, all you do is park the trailer close to the jetty so the boat doesn't get blown round in the sea breeze

I am heading down to Busselton next week.

I have seen boat trailers parked about 3-4km south of the Busso Jetty.  On GoogleEarth it looks like a little beach launch.  It is the corner of Geographe Bay Rd and Dolphin Rd.  Would I be OK getting a 6m glass boat in there? I am staying at Mandalay so I may have to head to Port Geo Marina if not.  Any other suggstions?

3-4km south of the jetty will put you somewhere close to the Shell road house.The jetty runs north\south.

There is a ramp about 3-4 hundred metres east of the jetty that a mate puts his 22 foot penguin in at with no problems

If your deckie (aka Missus!!!!) doesn't want to get wet feet then head down to Quindalup Ramp near Dunsborough as it has a finger jetty!!

Cheers,

David

Busselton - Geographe Bay Marina

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Busselton - Port Geographe Bay Boat Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Concrete ramps, with finger jetties.

INSIGHTS:

- Easy launching for small to larger boats

- Free parking

- No wash down facilities

- Ample parking close to the ramp

- Toilets.

Busselton - Dolphin Road Boat Ramp

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Busselton - Dolphin Road Boat Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Beach Launch - single ramp

INSIGHTS: - Easy launching for small to larger boats with 4WD - Beware of soft sand if others have not engaged 4WD - Free parking - Room for approximately 20 vehicles -

No wash down facilities - Toilets. 

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Busselton - Newtown Beach Boat Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Concrete ramp, no finger jetties.

INSIGHTS:

- Easy launching for small to larger boats

- Free parking

- No wash down facilities

- Ample parking

- Toilet

- Watch out for the drop offs on the edges of the ramp

Gday gang

Been back from a fishing trip to the montebello islands.  The ramp at fortescue river mouth needs to be used at half tide or full tide with a boat bigger than 5.5m

Had heaps of trouble with boat fully loaded with stores etc for our trip.

Small boats no problem, larger boats be aware, especially loaded.  Ramp at acute angle.  As the tide goes out the angle of ramp gets steeper.

Good luck fishing

Cheers

Dwayne

its 50-60 miles  return trip less than onslow (coming from south) and want to spend week on Montes so every drop counts

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Monkey Mia Boat Ramp

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Concrete ramp with finger jetty

INSIGHTS:

- DEC fee to enter the National Park area in which the ramp is located.  Otherwise free.

- Car park fills up pretty quickly in peak times, however there is oveflow parking very close (300 metres) 

- Thewalkway of the new finger jetty can be submerged at very high tides, but the pylons are still visible

- Cross running tide can be challenging

- First sand bar generally has at least 0.8 metre or more of water coverage at low tide, but if unsure, there are markers to the north west to assist (it's just a lot further).

- Fuel available at adjacent resort

- Only a rubbish bin....no other services

- Beach moorings available further along the beach (need about 100 metres of rope!)

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Denham Sea Rescue only provide coverage, not log on / log off.

Theres a great boat ramp in busselton, Port Geographe something. I've seen people put in 8m glass boats and take them out no problem. We take our 4m dinghy there and its always heaps calm with no swell. Ramp is protected, and its great fishing at 4 and 8 mile.

LOCATION/Sub Location/Facility - Beach launching

LAUNCH TYPE/Facilities - Hard sand

INSIGHTS:

- Drive along the beach to where you see the deepest water closest to the sand

- Beach is hard enough to handle 2wd to launch, but not retrieve

- Locals will pull out with a tractor for a carton of beer

- 4wd's are fine to retrieve, just keep your back wheels out of the water

EMERGENCY COVERAGE

Not known

The Leeuwin Boat Ramp and car park will be closed from 24 September 2012 to 7 December 2012/

The current facilities will be demolished allowing for the construction of a new three lane launching ramp and associated facilities.  The car park will also be upgraded to include an additional 15 trailer bays, and upgrade drainage and landscaping.

Closure signs will be installed at the entrance to the car park and protective fnecing will be erected around the work site.

http://fishwrecked.com/forum/leeuwin-ramp-closure

 OK, take 2---

Ok, finally worked out how to post with Hutch's help... A lot of fisho's on this forum would be very familiar with Kalbarri anmd the mouth of the Murchioson River. But as no-one has yet posted anything about it, I thought I'd contribute by posting some info for those may have not yet made the trip.  

The first photo is of the main ramp, closest to the rivermouth. Useable at any tide, with a floating pontoon finger, good gentle slope.

Car parking for this ramp. Reasonably crowded during holidays, but not badly so, as the other newer ramp up the river takes the load off. Surge could be a bit of an issue some years back, but, as the sandspit regenerated itself, no longer any problem. Good shelter from most wind directions, although a strong N'easter could cause some issues, which can be dealt with by choosing the right side of the pontoon.

Also the headquarters for VMR Kalbarri. Momitored remotely from volunteers homes during quiet periods, please log on and off, frequencies are posted at the ramp.

  The other ramp mentioned is situated just north of the boat pens. originally a landfill area created during the excavations for the pens, it was used as a rough ramp until the area was sealed and a ramp added a few years ago. 

Technically a double ramp, but with no divider and an orientation that seems to catch any wind at 90 degrees, you'd want to be brave to share it with someone else. Also quite steep, with stray rocks off the edge at very  low tides.

Good parking, plus more unsealed area out of camera shot. And straight across the road from the bottle shop and fuel.

There is no 24 hour fuel available, BP is 6-6, 7 days a week.As is the IGA, although it is no longer trailer friendly since the additon of the big awning supports out the front. Also available from the Post Office near the jetty, 8-5 weekdays, 8-12 saturdays. Bait is also availbale at Kal;barri Sports, the BP, IGA, and kalbarri Hardare out at the LIA. This hardare shop also has some boating spares.

A lot of people have come to grief in the rivermouth over the years, but it is actually a very good entrance if used properly. The area in the picture below, shaded in red looks tranquil in that photo, but, on a falling tide and even a small swell, it breaks constantly and sharply, as it comes up out of deep water. Most common accident there  is broaching, and ending up on the reef. Easily avoided. Stay over towards the green markers, plenty of room to pass vessels travelling in the opposite direction.

And don't turn west too soon after passing the black rock as you leave the mouth, it is shallow for around 100 metres north, more in any swell. 

Using the mouth in a heavy swell is best avoided by small boats.

There are green and red nav markers on all obstructions.

 Last time I was there in 2013 it was on a wing and a prayer finding the entrance.

 No, the markers are there purely to mark the extent of the channel, not as lead markers, ie keep the green on your right when ENTERING port.  I should have marked a good path on that last photo--it's all as clear as the proverbial looking at when it is that calm, less so if the swell and wind have come up and you are coming back in. But still pretty simple. The water is deep, and I mean up to almost 10 fathoms right up the reef on your left  as you enter, UNTIL you get to the bit where I have marked it in red, where it comes straight up to very shallow. If there is a swell running, there may be a fair bit of white water through there, but it will be over deep water as long as you stay away from where I have marked.

once you are north of the second green marker you should be veering away towards the mainland reef to take advantage of the deep water, particularly if there is any swell running. Coming in, the same thing in reverse--stay over toward the reef on your left until you are getting towards the outer green marker, then head over towards the west side of the channel to avoid the shallow water .

I'll see if I can dredge up any pics with a bit of swell running, it might be more clear.

New Augusta Boat Ramp - Thanks to Mike2014

 I have updated the picture in the original Kalbarri post to show the new markers in the rivermouth, but cannot remove the image in the subsequent reply to a query. Adam, could you copy the picture over ?

 Did this , this morning, some nice weather for a change. Not a how-to video, just drone views that show it all pretty clearly. The two outer red/green markers are now closer together. 

www.youtube.com/watch