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amenities for use by their crews. The Yacht Club
also has a small wharf area adjacent to a storage
and hardstand facility.
The Taylor Street Jetty is a small commercial
facility adjacent to the Yacht Club breakwater.
Commercial vessels berth against this jetty and
use it for charter pick up and drop off. Small
boats may be launched over the beach between
the yacht club and the Taylor Street jetty. North
of the Yacht Club is a recreational boat ramp
and a narrow finger jetty. Further north is the
James Street Groyne, which acts to hold sand
on its northern side and to anchor a swimming
jetty and pontoon projecting from its southern
side. This jetty is not designed to accommodate
vessels. Anchorage, protected from the south to
northwest, can be made near the jetty in depths
of about two to three metres over weed and sand.
Perhaps the most notable feature along the
foreshore is the historic Tanker Jetty, projecting
about 500 metres from the James Street precinct.
This grand structure was a popular place for
walking and fishing, but is now so dilapidated
that it’s considered unsafe and has been closed
to the public. The Port Authority, which has
jurisdictionformarinesafety,hasclassifiedthe
areaimmediatelysurroundingthejettyasa no-
boatingzone.TOP TO BOTTOM
Bandy Creek Harbour;
A stairway to heaven at
Twighlight Beach; The Whale
Tail sculpture is a distinctive
feature of the Esperance
Bay Foreshore