Hi All

I just had a wander around Blackwattle Bay and saw a couple of cafes/restaurants with wharfs nearby, and was wondering if there was a list or suggestions about places where we could tie up our motor boat and safely get lunch, preferable while able to keep an eye on things.

thanks!

david

I do not know how big your motor-boat is., but have often seen people idle their motor boats on to the beach at Watsons Bay. Why do you need to 'keep an eye on things' ? - I have often parked my $3000 sea-kayak at Manly Cove and walked through The Corso to look at the ocean.

twodogs1969 said..
Doyle's have a free mooring with a dinghy

How's that work? Call them beforehand and they book you in or something?

I know there's a courtesy mooring in that bay too.

Birkenhead.

Clifton Gardens. There's a cafe and restaurant ashore.

Having been there many times, I'll stick to that statement... a generalisation yes, and in some instances unfair but in most instances true at that particular location.

This may help, bear in mind it is not complete and not all venues will allow to access them by boat.

www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?hl=en_US&mid=1R-nRFi2lQirvXrVXWNc_U4wdcqQ&ll=-33.83670945150268%2C151.20647200000008&z=13

Another option is to try Zulu waterways

tired said..

Chris249 said..

Insomniac said..
Turn around and go home if you see any Riviera owners of "Middle Eastern appearance".

Do we really need blatant racism here?

Don't see any blatant racism at all

The poster must know stuff,

If people said "stay away froim anglo-saxon Australian sailors because they are ****ing ****s" would you say you see no racism? Saying basically "stay away from people who come from certain races" is racism.

I love how the politically correct squad scream racism to deflect observation of actual facts. Races, with exceptions, follow their culture. I don't care for races that support the appalling Human Rights abuses that occur in Middle Eastern countries or those politically correct individuals who won't stand up for our culture of law and decency. Human Rights abuses - as a field partner of a medical charity - I can quote hundreds. But funny thing, not in western countries. I can easily draw a factual conclusion that standards of Human Rights are appallingly lower in Middle Eastern countries. If you are a journalist you can even be murdered in a Middle Eastern country in a Turkish embassy with no consequences!!

How does that flow down to us on boats, when individuals who's historic upbringing has limited concern for Human Rights and insomniacs comment?

My experience of staying on the moorings at the zoo last year was out of 4 occasions 3 were nightmares. Rivs Scarabs and jet skis ripping past us, yelling, loud doof doof music and beer bottles thrown into the water. The forth they weren't there. Guess who was there the three nightmare nights. Boats full of people of Middle Eastern appearance. That's the facts of 4 stays on the moorings at the zoo. 75 percent ruined by those people. Statistics don't lie.

Insomniac, I believe you and won't try to shut you down or defend their bad behaviour by screaming racism.

Doyles, watsons bay. Stern to at the wharf. climb up the ladder...

Insomniac said..
Cockle Bay Marina...will cost you, depending on size of boat, $40 for up to 3 hours. You can stay longer - for pretty well as long as you want ..over night is something in the region of $170. Yes v .expensive but its in the heart of Sydney CBD. Usually can just rock up , except on busy weekends / holidays. Nicks Restaurant will bring food to your boat. Depending on your size of boat, you will need to consider Pyrmont Bridge opening hours ( 10am and 3pm ??? weekends only -otherwise pay $110 from memory for a bridge opening). It can gets pretty rowdy / ugly down there (though not so bad outside of summer) when crowded..besides who's got the biggest boat, those stink boat owners love proving who's got the loudest doof doof music. Turn around and go home if you see any Riviera owners of "Middle Eastern appearance".

I do not like to stereotype any group.
What do you mean 'Middle Eastern appearance'

Bundeenabuoy said..



I do not like to stereotype any group.
What do you mean 'Middle Eastern appearance'

....you know.... like Jesus!

twodogs1969 said..

Trek said..
I love how the politically correct squad scream racism to deflect observation of actual facts. Races, with exceptions, follow their culture. I don't care for races that support the appalling Human Rights abuses that occur in Middle Eastern countries or those politically correct individuals who won't stand up for our culture of law and decency. Human Rights abuses - as a field partner of a medical charity - I can quote hundreds. But funny thing, not in western countries. I can easily draw a factual conclusion that standards of Human Rights are appallingly lower in Middle Eastern countries. If you are a journalist you can even be murdered in a Middle Eastern country in a Turkish embassy with no consequences!!

How does that flow down to us on boats, when individuals who's historic upbringing has limited concern for Human Rights and insomniacs comment?

My experience of staying on the moorings at the zoo last year was out of 4 occasions 3 were nightmares. Rivs Scarabs and jet skis ripping past us, yelling, loud doof doof music and beer bottles thrown into the water. The forth they weren't there. Guess who was there the three nightmare nights. Boats full of people of Middle Eastern appearance. That's the facts of 4 stays on the moorings at the zoo. 75 percent ruined by those people. Statistics don't lie.

Insomniac, I believe you and won't try to shut you down or defend their bad behaviour by screaming racism.

Jet ski are not allowed on the harbour so would be hard to be at the Zoo.

That's exactly what I mean. They had a jet ski launched off one of their boats and couldn't care less about the rules.

How do you know it's a minority? And even if the good members of that group are a minority, how are those good people going to feel if they are stereotyped?

This is not like calling out bad sportsmanship, which is normally done at an individual level. This is a label being applied to all members of a large group. It's as bad as saying that you are a cheat because some people think that the majority of people who have raced are bad sports. They may also see you as being more likely to kill and rape, because you come from an area with a higher than usual rate of such crimes. All that sort of stereotyping seems to be far less positive than just treating individuals as individuals. But enough of this, it's not going to change anyone's mind.

Wollemi said..
I do not know how big your motor-boat is., but have often seen people idle their motor boats on to the beach at Watsons Bay. Why do you need to 'keep an eye on things' ? - I have often parked my $3000 sea-kayak at Manly Cove and walked through The Corso to look at the ocean.

I had my dinghy on the beach upside down and some kid decided to bounce all over it while his mum watched, chatted on the phone. I had to tell him to get off while she said "oh sorry"
Pays to keep an eye if you can and at Watson's bay you can. I've always kept my dinghy on the beach at manly. Sometimes for hours.