Port Victoria
A historic west-coast town once known as the last of the windjammer ports, now a relaxed fishing and diving base.
Port Victoria proudly calls itself the last of the windjammer ports, recalling an era when towering square-rigged sailing ships loaded Yorke Peninsula grain bound for Europe via Cape Horn. The final commercial windjammers, the Pamir and Passat, sailed from here in 1949. Today the town is a relaxed coastal getaway with a long jetty, sheltered beaches and clear gulf water. Offshore lies Wardang Island, ringed by eight shipwrecks that form the Wardang Island Maritime Heritage Trail, a magnet for divers and fishers. The Port Victoria Maritime Museum, housed in an 1878 cargo store by the jetty, tells the town's seafaring story. With safe swimming, good fishing and a strong sense of history, Port Victoria makes a rewarding stop on the peninsula's quieter western coast.
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Last verified 8 August 2026 · source: Yorke Peninsula Tourism - Port Victoria (official regional tourism board)
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Sources
- Yorke Peninsula Tourism - Port Victoria (official regional tourism board) (accessed August 2026)
- Wikipedia - Port Victoria, South Australia (accessed August 2026)
Image credits
- Shipping, Port Victoria 1934 (A.D. Edwardes Collection, State Library of South Australia (PRG 1373-39-101)).jpg by A. D. Edwardes , Public domain via Wikimedia Commons