There are several supermarkets providing a wide selection of goods. The one drawback is that as most fresh produce is flown in from the southern states, all of it is chilled, which considerably shortens its life once it is stored on board. One place where locally grown produce can be bought is at Parap, not far from the Darwin Sailing Club, where a colorful market is held every Saturday morning selling not only local fruit and vegetables but also having Oriental food stalls, where sailors can taste the culinary specialties awaiting them in southeast Asia. Another good fresh produce market is Rapid Creek Sunday Market, held in the mornings.
Woolworths, on the corner of Smith and Knuckey Streets, is the nearest supermarket to the Mooring Basin and will deliver. Fannie Bay Fairprice Foodstore, close to Darwin Sailing Club, offers discounts on bulk orders and delivers large orders. The largest shopping center, the Casuarina Shopping Centre, is open seven days a week.
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From Eric Sponberg on SY Corroboree
My wife and I are Americans on a 35’ monohull sailboat, Corroboree, having just sailed from Darwin, NT, Australia, where we left on 16 May 2022, to Bali, Indonesia, where we arrived on 29 May 2022. We stopped at Ashmore Reef in the Timor sea for 2 days along the way.
First, there are supposed to be public moorings for small craft at Ashmore Reef. Australia Border Force keeps a large patrol boat moored there, and they are quite friendly to talk to and deal with. However, their literature regarding the moorings at Ashmore Reef is incorrect and out of date. There are no small craft moorings anywhere at Ashmore Reef, there are only large vessel moorings with very heavy hawsers. Visiting yachts are allowed to use these moorings—check with the Border Force vessel first—but there are no small craft moorings. Apparently, they have been washed away. We reported this situation to Border Force, and they were quite surprised that none of the smaller moorings were there. I guess they had not inspected the anchorage there in a long time. The lagoon is a few miles long.
Eric Sponberg
SY Corroboree
Naval Architect, retired
Member, Noonsite
14th Oct 2019
Hi just found a great place for boat oil and diesel filters .
Cummins diesel sell a very wide range of filters .
They are in East Arm About 15 mins from Darwin central.
When clearing out, make sure to contact Border Security at least 24 hours before you wish to attend the office to get an appointment. We tried to turn up and clear out but were told to leave some paperwork and come back the next day.
The Darwin office has made this a local requirement so they can have your paperwork ready. Their email address is darwin.shipping@border.gov.au
The clearance by Aquatic Biosecurity is now down to 10 hours. May be completed at Cullen Bay pontoon or at anchorage in Fannie Bay.