Manly Junior State Titles

Round 2 Information

10-11 February 2024

Manly Junior Association site for entries, etc > Events - Manly Junior Sailing Association - revolutioniseSPORT
Rookie fleet is happening! > enter via the MJ site above.

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Sailing Club welcomes you to a great weekend of sailing!

Location

HKSC is nestled in one of Sydney’s unique river beaches – Dead Horse Bay, near Brooklyn, 2083.
Parsley Bay boat ramp on George St is the nearest road access point. Access is via boat or walking track only see here https://www.revolutionise.com.au/hksc/club-information/ for more information.

Arrival

On arrival to Parsley Bay you will be met by our friendly volunteeers, who will guide you to the Manly Junior drop off point.
Our team will help ensure that MJs are towed around to HKSC safely. One crew member will need to accompany the boat on the short trip – less than 5 minutes.
Parking is available in Parsley Bay, George Street or the top car park in McKell Park. Note that there is filming on for a major production which has impacted parking, this was meant to be finished before February but they love the river so much it has gone longer...
If you decide to walk the bush track to HKSC > leave your gear with us and we will transport it to HKSC. The bush track is well defined and can be reached by walking 500 meters around the headland with a spectacular view of our sailing area within Broken Bay.

Schedules*

Please note the king tides on both mornings will impact beach space until approx 11:00. We have space for all boats and people, just use courtesy as you get around. In the afternoon we will have acres of space!

Saturday

08:30 – 10:30 Parsley Bay tender runs/MJ towing
11:00 Presentation & Briefing*
12:55 Racing*
Return trips after racing will run until all visitors have returned to Parsley Bay.

Overnight

Boats can be de-rigged and left on the beach overnight above the high water mark, however, as with any public place responsibility rests on boat owners. With some HKSC members camping in the vicinity to help keep an eye on things.

Sunday

08:30 - 10:30 Parsley Bay tender runs
11:55 Racing*
Return trips after racing will run until all visitors have returned to Parsley Bay.

* Check the Sailing Instructions for any changes.

Canteen

HKSC has a canteen selling cold drinks, lunches, snacks, coffee, tea, etc.
Egg and bacon rolls and barista boutique coffee will be available both mornings.
Lunches available include:
- Vegetarian Soup
- Sausage Rolls
- Meat Pies
- Ham/Chicken/Falafel Salad Rolls
- Hamburgers
A free competitors BBQ will be held after racing each day.
Snacks, lollie bags, etc are available as well.
An account system will be used to collate individual/family accounts. Walk up orders will be taken but may have a delay in being fulfilled.
Accounts will be settled post event via a payment portal. ***no cash sales will occur at this event***

Facilities

We have toilets with limited changing facility and no showers. We will setup some temporary change facilities inside the HKSC shed for sailors to use.
There are toilets, change facilities at Parsley Bay if sailors wish to change prior to their trip to HKSC. Showers are located at McKell Park swimming baths and the marina (for a fee).
Hoses that use rain water are available for boat washing (it is not drinkable). Drinkable water is available from the canteen.

Rigging space allocation

To help the Rookies learn together please leave the northen end of the beach (beyond the timber club stairs) clear of open and novice boats.
Open and novice fleets are free to rig where they please except for on the access ramp into and out of the club shed.
Due to the king tides both mornings please use courtesy, respect and collaboration to get rigged safely and efficiently.

Accomodation/Dining

Brooklyn has several options for accomdation/dining including:

Houseboats are a good option for groups and make an excellent spectator platform during the day. We recommend our friends at Brooklyn Marina who are great supporters of our Club and have a good range of quality boats. Mention HKSC to get the best possible rates for the weekend. There are quiet and protected anchorages close to HKSC and houseboat rental rates include a small tender.

There's some awesome accommodation options nearby at Brooklyn, Dangar Island, Wobby Beach.

We hope you have a great time at Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Sailing Club and look forward to seeing you!

Alex Stewart

Commodore 2023-24

Jock Davis

Vice Commodore 2023-24