Welcome to Middle Percy Island Est.1874
Percy has a rich and varied maritime history with a long-established tradition of hospitality.
Middle Percy Island is one of the few remaining places on the East Coast of Australia, where seafarers may freely come ashore, explore, stay over, and share a beach BBQ with fellow travellers amongst memorabilia of bygone days, and leave a memento at the A-frame. Percy’s longstanding history of welcoming visitors, has many return year-after-year.
Visit the Percy Island Homestead, call ahead on VHF Channel 73
Visitors are welcome to explore the Homestead grounds. Call ahead if you would to see inside the Homestead or if you would like fresh produce, we pick everything fresh so nothing goes to waste. Dried herbs, eggs and honey are available in the A-frame at West Bay, we restock every 3-4 days and can bring produce down to West Bay on request if we are headed that way. See Organic Produce for more information.
Become A Yacht Club Member
To keep Percy Island open, a group of concerned Yachties formed the (informal) PIYC in November 2011 to pay for the annual costs of Public Liability Insurance $5,700 annually that is required by the Authorities and relies on volunteer caretakers to maintain infrastructure and walking tracks.
The Lifetime Membership is $190, including $70 for the PIYC kit (burgee, plaque and Marine Corps ID tag). This means that 48 new Yacht Club Members are needed annually to cover the cost of the Public Liability Insurance that is necessary to allow visitors access to this unique Island.
Become a member now, either visit the A-frame Shop and complete the membership form or contact us now. The Member Burgee, Plaque and Marine Corps ID Tag can be collected from the Homestead or radio ahead to meet at the A-frame, VHF channel 73. Alternatively, the member kit will be posted to you.
Purchase Percy Island Honey Est.1973
Percy Island is a pure and natural, isolated environment, that is perfect for producing organic honey. Set amongst the pristine hills of Middle Percy Island, we have 30 beehives housing approximately 2.8 million bees. The island has 120 species of flowering plants and 21 are considered rare. Percy Honey is not only delicious, it is sustainable!
The proceeds of honey sales maintain the bee sanctuary, an integral pastime of Percy Island’s 148+ year history. Proceeds also contribute towards the restoration of infrastructure necessary to maintain the beehives and extract, and transport, the honey to and from the hives, to the honey shed and then onto the A-frame shop, a 4.5km journey to the west side of Middle Percy Island.
Explore The Island ~ Bush Walking, by Boat & Paddleboarding
Maps are available at the A-Frame. Percy has a dozen or more tracks that lead from West Bay to Whites Bay, Rescue Bay and Castle Rock. More information about each walking track is being curated and will be available on the website.
West Bay is home to the famous A-frame yacht club house where seafarers leave a memento from their travels. From here it is 2.5 kms or 4.5 kms, 45 to 60 minute walk to the Homestead. Some tack the short track uphill and the long track back down, others prefer to do the long walk earlier to beat the heat and get back in half the time via the short track.
Both tracks from West Bay to the Homestead, are well marked. The long track is the easier walk on the sandy road to the Homestead via several lookouts. By comparison, the short track is a narrow winding and shady ‘goats track’ that provides quick access to the lagoon and homestead. More information is available under Walking Tracks.
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