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Stacks of storage for Sydney
Dry-stack storage in CBD by Christmas for 350 boats up to 10-metres in lengthAfter years of naval gazing, political and community consultation — plus a good dose of fire from the local dragon boaters — Sydney Boathouse at Rozelle Bay (opening photo) is finally underway.
The civil engineering for the impressive boat-storage hub, designed by Micheal (Micheal) Fountain Architects, has started in earnest. The concrete footings and foundations have been laid, the steel frame for the shed is going up, and we hear Stage One, that is, the new dry-stack for 300 boats to 11 metres in length, is on track to be operational by December this year.
This is great news for the growing ranks of just-add-water dayboaters struggling to find a convenient home for their trailerable craft on the suburban streets in Sydney. Already there are more than 100 boats on site and 80 waiting on the hardstand, we’re told.
But wait, there’s more, at White Bay, too.
Guy Bailey, the entrepreneur behind the eponymous refuelling facilities found around the Australia coast, has managed to finally get the OK for dry-stack boat storage at his White Bay facility (second photo).
After much fuel on his fire, Bailey has succeeded in obtaining approval for a dry-stack boating storage at Balmain in a three-metre-high shed, wherearound 50 vessels up to 10 metres in length will be stacked in rows of three.
The White Bay dry stack (site location shots above) will be built by late June/July, Bailey says. Customers will enjoy seven-day/on-call boat launching and retrieval of their craft.
Between the two nearby sites in the Bay’s Precinct on Sydney Harbour there will be 350 new dry-stack slots for boats up to 10 metres by Christmas.
That should be welcome by inner-west and inner-city boaters and provide a shot in the arm for sales of dayboats such as bowriders and runabouts, sportfishing craft like centre consoles and bigger tinnies, and sportscruisers.
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