Marina service
Blakehurst Marina
About
Blakehurst Marina at a glance
Boutique marina in Shipwrights Bay, Blakehurst, with berths for boats to 20 m, secure parking, discounted fuel, 24-hour CCTV, on-site mechanics, slipways, boat broker and waterfront dining.
Service area: Botany Bay / Georges River
- Marina type
- full-service marina
- Operator
- Blakehurst Marina
- Region
- Botany Bay / Georges River
- Water body
- Georges River (Shipwrights Bay)
- Maximum vessel
- 20 m
- Berth types
- permanent berthing, casual berthing
Facilities and services
- fuel
- slipway
- repairs & maintenance
- 24/7 security
- showers & laundry
- restaurant/cafe
- dry dock
- goods lift
- sewage pump-out ($15 staff-operated)
- discounted fuel
- boat brokerage
- waterfront dining
- secure parking
About Blakehurst Marina
Blakehurst Marina occupies a pocket of Shipwrights Bay on the Georges River, in Sydney's St George district, where the waterfront still carries the memory of the bay's shipbuilding past. It describes itself as a boutique marina, and the scale fits: roughly 50 berths for boats up to 20 metres, tucked behind the Princes Highway yet quiet once you are inside the gate. The property made industry news in 2025 when the leasehold marina and adjoining waterfront parcels at 731 to 739a Princes Highway were offered for sale by expressions of interest, a holding of about 2,649 square metres with more than 80 metres of water frontage, promoted for its income from berthing, slipways and boat servicing as well as its residential development potential. That sale campaign underlined what the marina is: a compact, cash-earning boatyard-marina hybrid rather than a lifestyle complex, with dual slipways, a dry dock, a brokerage and a waterfront dining space packed onto a small site. Its customers are Georges River locals - families with runabouts and half-cabins, fishers working Botany Bay, and a loyal core of older cruiser owners who value having mechanics and slipways at the bottom of the driveway. The 2025 listing also recorded the mix of improvements on the land, from a recently completed four-level residence to federation-style homes with boathouses and pontoons, a reminder that this pocket of Blakehurst has always blended boating with waterfront living. Set against the glass towers of newer Sydney marinas, Blakehurst Marina keeps an older, yard-based rhythm: boats come and go on the slipways, the brokerage turns over second-hand cruisers, and the restaurant tables fill at weekends with locals who arrived by water as often as by road.
Marina facilities
Berthing is offered for vessels to 20 metres on permanent and casual terms, with electricity at the berths, water, and shower and bathroom facilities ashore; a goods lift moves gear between the hardstand and the berths, and secure on-site parking is included. Security runs on 24-hour CCTV across the yard. Fuel is available at discounted rates, a genuine drawcard given river prices elsewhere. Haul-out is a strength: dual slipways and a dry dock handle routine slipping, antifouling and mechanical work, with mechanics based on site and a boat brokerage operating from the waterfront office. The NSW government's pump-out register lists Blakehurst Marina's staff-operated sewage pump-out at $15 per use for clients and the public, available seven days from 8am to 5pm, with client toilets open around the clock - a useful facility this close to the sensitive upper reaches of Botany Bay. A waterfront restaurant space operates on the site, adding to the after-work appeal for berth holders. What the marina lacks in resort trimmings it makes up for in yard capability; the combination of slipping, mechanical labour, brokerage and secure berthing in one small property is increasingly rare on Sydney's southern waterways. Berth and slipping rates are quoted on enquiry, and the small scale means personal knowledge of each boat: staff know the regulars by name and handle lines when a customer returns short-handed. The marina's position in calm water inside the river also suits owners who leave boats unattended for weeks, since wash and surge are minimal and the CCTV and gated entry cover security between visits.
Local sailing knowledge
Shipwrights Bay sits on the north side of the Georges River just inside Tom Uglys Bridge, and boats coming up from Botany Bay should keep to the marked channel, as the flats off Towra Point and the river entrance shoal badly at low water. The bridge presents no difficulty for the trailer boats and mid-size cruisers that dominate here. Once inside, the river is sheltered in most conditions, though a strong ebb against a sea breeze can kick up a short chop at the entrance. The position is practical for southern Sydney crews: Botany Bay and the offshore grounds are minutes downstream, while upriver the Georges winds through parkland past Como and Picnic Point for quiet day cruising. Provisioning and services cluster along the Princes Highway - service stations, marine supplies at Taren Point across the water, and the St George Motor Boat Club at Sans Souci for a meal or a drink. The bay's name is not decorative; shipwrights worked this shoreline in the nineteenth century, and the marina's slipways continue a working-waterfront tradition that most of Sydney's harbour foreshores have lost. Parking is limited on site, so visitors hauling gear should ring ahead. Weekend traffic on the Princes Highway can be slow, and experienced locals time their arrivals for early morning. The river here fishes well for bream and flathead around the oyster racks and bridge pylons, and crabbing is a summer ritual. For visiting yachts the nearest guest berthing alternatives are the clubs at Sans Souci and Como, making Blakehurst primarily a home-port marina rather than a transient stop - though the waterfront table at the marina restaurant is open to anyone who finds their way in.