Marina service
d'Albora Soldiers Point Marina
About
d'Albora Soldiers Point Marina at a glance
Award-winning boutique resort marina at the sheltered western end of Port Stephens with 100 berths for vessels to 40m including superyacht berths, fuel jetty, two slipways (40 and 80 tonne), sauna and marble shower suites, floating cafe and two waterfront restaurants. Former Marina of the Year winner; joined the d'Albora network in 2025.
Service area: Port Stephens
- Marina type
- full-service marina
- Operator
- d'Albora Marinas
- Region
- Port Stephens
- Water body
- Port Stephens
- Wet berths
- 100
- Maximum vessel
- 40 m
- Berth types
- casual berthing, permanent berthing, superyacht berths, swing moorings
Facilities and services
- fuel
- pump-out
- slipway
- repairs & maintenance
- 24/7 security
- power & water
- wifi
- showers & laundry
- restaurant/cafe
- valet berthing
- concierge
- superyacht berths
- sauna
- marble shower suites
- floating cafe
- two waterfront restaurants
- reciprocal d'Albora network berthing
- swing moorings
About d'Albora Soldiers Point Marina
At the sheltered western end of Port Stephens, where the water flattens out behind the headlands and the sunsets arrive over the bay, d'Albora Soldiers Point Marina has long traded as one of regional Australia's most decorated boutique marinas. A former Marina of the Year winner under its previous independent ownership, it joined the d'Albora network in 2025 as part of a two-marina Port Stephens acquisition that took the national group to sixteen locations across NSW, Queensland and Victoria. The marina holds around 100 secure wet berths for vessels up to 40 metres, including dedicated superyacht berths and swing moorings, and its small scale is precisely the appeal: this is a resort-style marina where staff know the boats, the concierge and valet berthing are personal rather than procedural, and the foreshore carries a floating cafe and two waterfront restaurants. The peninsula setting means road access runs through the holiday villages of the Tomaree Peninsula, while by water the marina is an easy, all-tide run from the Port Stephens entrance leads. The combination of calm berthing, full boatyard muscle via twin slipways and genuinely polished guest amenities, including marble-finished shower suites and a sauna, has kept it on cruising itineraries for decades, and network membership now adds reciprocal benefits across the d'Albora system for long-term berth holders. Berth holders tend to be a blend of local keelboat and cruiser owners, visiting superyachts working the east coast circuit, and long-range cruisers who intended one night and stayed a season. Pelicans and cormorants share the breakwall with morning walkers most days of the year.
Marina facilities
Berthing covers casual, permanent and superyacht categories across 100 secure pens for vessels to 40 metres, with swing moorings available alongside, all under 24-hour security with power and water at berth and wifi across the site. The fuel jetty operates during business hours, and a pump-out facility serves berth holders and visitors. Haul-out capacity is unusual for a marina this size: two slipways rated at 40 and 80 tonnes handle everything from trailerable cruisers to serious displacement hulls, supporting on-site repairs and maintenance work. Guest amenities are pitched well above the regional norm, with well-appointed shower suites finished in marble, a sauna, and laundry facilities that long-range cruisers consistently praise. Valet berthing and a dedicated concierge, reachable through the d'Albora member line on 1800 32 52 672, handle lines, bookings and local arrangements, from restaurant reservations to trades. Food and drink are built into the fabric of the place: a floating cafe serves the marina directly, and two waterfront restaurants on the shore give crews dinner options without leaving the precinct. The marina office can be reached on 02 4982 7445 or via enquiries@soldiersptmarina.com.au, and berth holders gain reciprocal rights across the sixteen-marina d'Albora network, a practical benefit for boats that cruise the eastern seaboard. Port Stephens Yacht Club sits immediately adjacent, adding a licensed clubhouse and race-day hospitality to what is effectively a single integrated boating precinct. d'Albora's group booking system lets members arrange casual stays at sister marinas from Nelson Bay to the Gold Coast and Melbourne, which has broadened the marina's catchment since the 2025 handover. Security is round the clock with controlled access, and the berth mix, from standard pens to wide superyacht space, is configured for both monohulls and multihulls.
Local sailing knowledge
Soldiers Point takes its name from the small garrison posted here in 1820 to guard the settlement against convict escapees from Sydney, a story the neighbouring yacht club still carries on its burgee. For the cruising skipper, the point's virtue is position: the western bay is the calmest water in Port Stephens, protected from the sea breeze that can ruffle Nelson Bay and Shoal Bay of an afternoon. Port Stephens itself is not barred and is entered on the leads in virtually all weather, with VMR Port Stephens on Nelson Head monitoring VHF 16 around the clock. From the marina, the port opens like a chart of options: the Myall River to the north, Fame Cove's pink courtesy moorings, Karuah upriver for a quiet night, and Broughton Island offshore when the weather settles. Dolphin pods work the bay daily and whales pass the heads in season. Provisioning close by is modest, a convenience store at Soldiers Point, with serious shopping at the Salamander centre or Nelson Bay about fifteen minutes by road. For haul-out beyond the marina's own slipways, Noakes Boatyard at Nelson Bay runs a travel lift with a full trade bench. The free public berths at Nelson Bay's town wharf, limited to 72 hours, make a handy errand stop when heading east. Navigation inside the bay is straightforward with few charted dangers off the point, though the sandy shallows along the peninsula shore shelve quickly and reward staying in the marked water. Summer north-easters arrive reliably after lunch, which is why local sailors schedule offshore work for the morning.