Power Boat Circuit Racing

When

• Sunday, 3 November 2024 – 9:00am to 5:00pm
• Sunday 2 February 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
• Sunday, 2 March 2025 – 9:00am to 5:00pm
• Sunday, 6 April 2025 – 9:00am to 5:00pm
• Sunday, 6 July 2025 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
• Sunday, 10 August 2025 – 9:00am to 5:00pm

Special event

Vessel operators are advised that a Special Event pursuant to Section 12(2) of the Marine Safety Act 1998 is to be held on the Hawkesbury River at Windsor Reach, adjacent to Governor Phillip Park at Windsor (as per the diagram) from 9:00am to 5:00pm on the following Sundays: 3 November 2024, 2 February 2025, 2 March 2025, 6 April 2025, 6 July 2025 and 10 August 2025. The event involves power boats operating at high speed. 

Exclusion zone

Due to the potential to affect the safety of navigation, Transport for NSW has granted an Exclusive Use Aquatic Licence to the Upper Hawkesbury Power Boat Club Inc. to conduct the event, and an exclusion zone will be established on the navigable waters of Hawkesbury River at Windsor Reach adjacent to Governor Phillip Park at Windsor (as per the diagram) between the above times on the above dates. The boat ramp and the park will be closed for the duration of the events. 

The Exclusion Zone will be marked by buoys and patrolled by control vessels.

Directions

Transport for NSW advises that in relation to the exclusion zone:

• Persons within the vicinity of the zone must comply with any directions given by any Boating Safety Officer or Police Officer in relation to the Special Event or to marine safety. Failure to comply with any such direction is an offence (Marine Safety Act 1998, s.15A - Maximum Penalty $3,300.00).
• No unauthorised vessels or persons are permitted to enter the zone and to do so may be an offence (Marine Safety Act 1998, s.12(5) — Maximum Penalty $1,100.00).

Maps and charts affected

To see the area affected, refer to:

• Transport for NSW Boating Map – 9C
• Event area diagram