I may have recently discovered an anomaly in the system.
Most priority lists east of the harbour have horrendous waiting lists.
Rushcutters Bay has 48 waiting applicants and 75 moorings.
Elizabeth Bay has 29 waiting applicants and 20 moorings.
While Darling Point has 2 waiting applicants and 25 moorings.
The CYCA provides a tender service to all three areas.
Can anyone tell me any known issues with the Darling Point mooring area?
I would assume due to the badly wind and wave exposed nature of it. If you look at aerial photos there are numerous boats moored out off the northern end of the point. The north west corner is a sandbar and there are no moorings. Go around more west and you are into Rushcutters Bay but those moorings out in the mouth of that bay on the western Darling Pt shore are still very exposed to stinking westerlies and souwesters. Ok there is a bit of shelter from Garden Island but those westerlies can howl - they got to 49kts yesterday and numerous clubs sensibly cancelled their races. Around the north east corner of Darling Pt there are not many moorings - the moorings start again around into Double Bay and are a lot more protected. I would be very concerned having a mooring off the northern end of Darling Pt. See the RMS mooring areas here - assume you have this. Hermit Bay out in the mouth of Rose Bay on the western Nielsen Park shore is brilliant in summer with wind from the east side of the compass but in a westerly of any strength is dire.
www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/maritime/moorings/mooring-map-sydney.pdf
There's also a ferry wharf very close and you'd also be constantly bombarded by ferry wash in both directions from the harbour. It's easily one of the most exposed places in the harbour, as r13 says, especially to the westerly - Garden Is provides bugger all protection
Thanks AzureF305 for the confirmation of bugger all protection from Garden Is.........obviously totally correct.........westerlies funneling down through the city buildings gust and surge at random.........
As regards dinghy storage - Darling Pt is in the Woollahra Council area and their dinghy storage areas are at the 5 locations as per the link below, including the 3-5 year waiting list and annual fee............surprisingly their fees are less - for non-residents they are well less - than some other harbour councils. So very well done to the council for the current dinghy fee structure. I would hope that the many boat owners wanting to use the best harbour in the world, whether or not a resident, can trust that Woollahra council can maintain their present fees which I would judge as very fair, and other councils can take note and reduce theirs.
www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/recreation/boating_facilities/dinghy_storage_hire_waiting_list
A bit further round the corner is Double Bay with currently a very short waiting list. There is a tender service from Double Bay Marina. $20 per trip or $150 a month for unlimited. I however keep a dinghy and motor at DBSC on the rack on the side of the club. The waiting list for the public rack is also 3-5 years. In joining DBSC you can make use of the small workshop and beer at $3 a can. They also run a big boat race (they are mainly laser dinghys) which is a very casual jaunt round the harbour for smaller yachts first Sunday of the month.
Select to expand quoteCav30 said..
A bit further round the corner is Double Bay with currently a very short waiting list. There is a tender service from Double Bay Marina. $20 per trip or $150 a month for unlimited. I however keep a dinghy and motor at DBSC on the rack on the side of the club. The waiting list for the public rack is also 3-5 years. In joining DBSC you can make use of the small workshop and beer at $3 a can. They also run a big boat race (they are mainly laser dinghys) which is a very casual jaunt round the harbour for smaller yachts first Sunday of the month.
Hi Cav30,
One of the partners in my Jeanneau 35 enjoys the Double Bay race. I sometimes crew with him. Quite a social event. Generally a glass of champagne before we start. Unfortunately for me I am now 'dry' for five months.
The advantage of the Darling Point mooring area is the CYCA supply a tender service generally 9am to 5pm, seven days a week.
I currently have a mooring in Lavender Bay which doesn't work well especially on race days.
Select to expand quoteCav30 said..
A bit further round the corner is Double Bay with currently a very short waiting list. There is a tender service from Double Bay Marina. $20 per trip or $150 a month for unlimited. I however keep a dinghy and motor at DBSC on the rack on the side of the club. The waiting list for the public rack is also 3-5 years. In joining DBSC you can make use of the small workshop and beer at $3 a can. They also run a big boat race (they are mainly laser dinghys) which is a very casual jaunt round the harbour for smaller yachts first Sunday of the month.
Hi Cav30,
One of the partners in my Jeanneau 35 enjoys the Double Bay race. I sometimes crew with him. Quite a social event. Generally a glass of champagne before we start. Unfortunately for me I am now 'dry' for five months.
The advantage of the Darling Point mooring area is the CYCA supply a tender service generally 9am to 5pm, seven days a week.
I currently have a mooring in Lavender Bay which doesn't work well especially on race days.
Ah ha! That would have to be Sanity / Jim? The champagne sailors. Our arch rivals!! We are on G-Force, they were two mins in front of us last Sunday, closest we have ever managed. The double bay fleet is some what depleted due to some retirements and departures. I hope it continues.
I checked out a boat at Darling Point mooring recently. The worst mooring I have ever been on. The boat, which is a heavy rock solid classic, was rocking and bouncing around continuously as ferries and heaps of others left large rolling wakes. The broker who took me there said he used to have a mooring there, but gave it away as it was so uncomfortable.
