Brown Point

Brown Point, more commonly called "The Bluff" or "Bluff Beach" is located 13 kilometres west of Minlaton on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.^[1] ^[2]

Bluff Beach Davit

Davits

The Bluff with its boat winching system is unique, and is a proven tourist attraction. Photographs of these "Davits" are exhibited nationally in tourist and travel agencies and also on souvenirs and post cards. The manual winching method for raising and lowering boats from cliff to water with the aid of stable uprights, cables and supports, was introduced by George Parsons and Fred Schwarz in the 1920s and it has proved to be a very assured and convenient way of safe guarding a craft in bad weather over the years. Today the fibreglass boat has replaced the clinker or wooden boat on account of easy maintenance etc. and trailers have replaced the winching system.

Notes

↑ http://tides.willyweather.com.au/sa/yorke-peninsula/bluff-beach.html
↑ Edwards, John C. (John Commyns) & Bluff Reunion Committee (S. Aust.) (1986). In The Bluff jubilee 150, 1836-1986. Bluff Reunion Committee, [Bluff Beach, S. Aust.]

Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Major Townships

Minor Townships

Governance

Federal division	Grey

State electoral districts	Frome Goyder

Local Government	Yorke Peninsula Council District Council of the Copper Coast District Council of Barunga West

Coastal features

Protected areas

National parks	Innes

Conservation parks	Althorpe Islands Bird Islands Carribie Clinton (part) Leven Beach Minlacowie Point Davenport Ramsay Troubridge Island Warrenben Wills Creek

Aquatic reserves	Coobowie

Islands adjoining the Yorke Peninsula coast

Related and uncategorised

The Peninsulas zone (wine)

Category
Commons

34°43′56″S 137°28′46″E / 34.732351°S 137.479366°E / -34.732351; 137.479366Coordinates: 34°43′56″S 137°28′46″E / 34.732351°S 137.479366°E / -34.732351; 137.479366

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