Wakeboard Tournament Events

When

• Saturday, 9 November 2024 - 7:00am to 5:00pm
• Sunday 10 November 2024 - 7:00am 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, Windsor Reach, Windsor in the vicinity of Governor Phillip Park from 7:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday 9 November and Sunday 10 November 2024.

The event is a competitive wakeboarding tournament involving the use of powered vessels, and persons being towed at speed using a tow-line, presenting a hazard to other waterway users.

Exclusion zone

Due to the potential to affect the safety of navigation, Transport for NSW has granted an Exclusive Use Aquatic Licence to the NSW Water Ski Federation Ltd. to conduct the event, and an exclusion zone will be established on the navigable waters of the Hawkesbury River, Windsor Reach adjacent to Governor Phillip Park at Windsor (as per the diagram) between the above times on the above dates.

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).
• All vessel operators and persons in the vicinity of the event should keep a proper lookout, keep well clear of competing and support vessels and exercise extreme caution including reducing wash.

Maps and charts affected

To see the area affected, refer to:

• Transport for NSW Boating Map – 9C
• Aquatic use area diagram