Anyone else feeling a bit excited? I am.... Let's get Christmas out of the way, and then get it on out on the water!!!! (sailing, of course....)
I am heading up to Old Bar on the weekend, just around the corner from Manning Point, so planning a little diversion to the site of the Titles to check out the conditions.
In the meantime, I am putting up some info from Dave Hardaker (belatedly, sorry Dave), with a little background to the Manning Point venue, plus a couple of photos to whet your appetite.
If you are still not organised and considering your options, for heaven's sake, JUST DO IT!! You know you'll have fun, you know you will! However, accommodation options are getting limited, so make sure you get on to it so you don't have to commute each day from further afield to sail.
So, great sea breezes, beach next door to relax the tired muscles after a day's racing, plenty of camarederie, and I believe the Taree club and will show us all a good time!
Anyway, here's Dave's report, then photos:
Manning Point which is located about 3 ½ hours north of Sydney and 30 minutes east of Taree. The Manning river being one of the only delta river systems in the southern hemisphere. Located near the entrance of the north arm of the manning river Manning Point remains to be a favourite location for many sailors over the past 30 years. Being located so close to the coast Manning point is the home of the black North Easter, also being so close to the mouth of the river means tide tends to play a large part and can provide some large waves which suits The MG for some awesome rides. A boat friendly beach for rigging plenty of parking with no fees.The Taree Aquatic club annually hosts a round of the NS14 travellers trophy with around 50 boats. The Vee-Ess association held their Nationals at Manning point 2 years ago and have booked in again this year for a heat of their travellers trophy , On Jan 9th we will also host our annual Manning Marathon which is from Manning point to Taree where we get around 100 entries for the event. I hope this is a help anything else you may need please don’t hesitate to contact me.Cheers Dave.0418421790
