People come from all over Australia for the fishing at Port Victoria. As you can see, this small town has an enormous jetty, but it’s more than a great place to wet a line – it was once visited by the mighty four-masted windjammers which set sail from Great Britain to load up on grain. This powerful story, which began in 1879 and finished in 1949, is told in the unmissable little museum at the entrance to the jetty. Enjoy the ‘Port Vic’ pub with its deck made of jetty timbers – much loved by windjammer skippers and still enjoyed today.

FAST FACTS!

• Yorke Peninsula is the traditional home of the Nharangga people

• The Pamir and Passat were the last two ships to leave Port Victoria in 1949 Many of the windjammers were skippered by Finns who raced each other for honours, a story told in The Last Grain Race by famous travel writer Eric Newby

• The island you can see to the west is Wardang Island, loved by boat fisherman and divers who have nine wrecks to explore

• Port Victoria has a geology trail following its volcanic beginnings. Interpretive brochures are available from the kiosk near the jetty