The Power Boat Report

Upcoming Events

On a Sunday afternoon not too far away, the Department of Transport will again visit ORSSC for an education and community engagement session. This visit will encompass:

Season Summary

Stephen Lazenby

General Business

• With the development of the new marina progressing swiftly, its starting to take shape that ORSSC will be enjoying one of the premier facilities for powered on water activities in the future.

Whilst details are still being finalised its looking like we will have a great launching base for our recreational boating activities that will be unrivalled on the coast.

There are many questions being asked by members around: pen allocation, boat storage, boat stacking and launching facilities. Whilst all these facilities are certainly part of the master plan the final details aren’t available to us yet, but we will keep you posted as information comes to hand.

Highlights

• Jurien Bay long weekend

• Easter raft up in the city

• Department of Transport visit to ORSSC

• Powerboat annual dinner

• General information around the soon to be introduced marine safety changes for required safety equipment

• Inspection and minor repairs to your inflatable life jackets

• Disposal of expired Epirbs

• Disposal of expired flares

The annual Powerboat Section dinner is now booked for Saturday 26 August and invitations will be issued shortly.

Past Events (last month)

Jurien Bay Long Weekend

The Labour Day long weekend had a contingent of members from the Power Boat Section heading north two and a half hours drive to the idyllic seaside fishing town at Jurien Bay.

A large Air BNB home was booked (owned and wonderfully managed by Natalie, a member at ORSSC) and we all arrived on the Friday night for a rendezvous at the Sandpiper Tavern for a refreshing ale and bite to eat.

Saturday was a relaxing start with a stroll along the pristine foreshore of the bay before heading down to Cervantes to secure prime position at the Lobster Shack on the beach for lunch and refreshments.

The afternoon consisted of some high spirited games of pool and a home cooked webber dinner rounded out Saturday night.

Sunday morning was time to hit the water and under the leading seamanship of Ron Lindsay we headed for Boullanger Island. Ron’s immense depth of knowledge of the area stems from his days as a fisheries inspector in the late 60s, his stories of the exploits during his tenure at Jurien kept us amused for hours.

Boullanger Island is a haven for schools of exotic fish and other marine life and was great opportunity to swim, snorkels and just relax. After a hard day on the water it was time for another refreshing ale and wood fired pizza at the quirky Kakka Alley Brewing venue.

A great weekend was had by all.

The summer weather patterns have continued to deny the section the opportunity to plan ahead for any on water activities that are dependent on the oceans mood.

A small contingent of members took the opportunity to secure a mooring in the Swan / Canning River and have a section raft up over the Easter long weekend.

The mooring location between the South of Perth Yacht Club and the Raffles was a perfect launching point for river touring and general relaxation right in the heart of the city.