Marina service
Georges River Marina
About
Georges River Marina at a glance
Full-service marina at 739 Princes Highway, Blakehurst, in the St George district with two slipways, mechanics, marine electricians, detailers, HIAB lifting, 24/7 CCTV and gated parking.
Service area: Botany Bay / Georges River
- Marina type
- full-service marina
- Operator
- Georges River Marina
- Region
- Botany Bay / Georges River
- Water body
- Georges River
- Berth types
- permanent berthing
Facilities and services
- slipway
- repairs & maintenance
- 24/7 security
- HIAB crane for engine and generator lifts
- marine electricians
- detailers
- boat sales
- gated parking
- live tide data
- two slipways
About Georges River Marina
Georges River Marina at 739 Princes Highway, Blakehurst, is a boatyard-first operation on the St George stretch of the Georges River, where the emphasis falls squarely on keeping boats maintained rather than on lifestyle extras. The yard runs two slipways and a HIAB crane, a combination that tells you most of what you need to know about its character: this is a working marina for owners who use their boats and expect them serviced properly. Its neighbour to one side is Blakehurst Marina, and together the adjoining properties form one of the last clusters of traditional marine trades on the southern Sydney waterfront, on a shoreline where residential development has steadily consumed old yards. The marina pitches itself at permanent berth holders from the surrounding St George and Sutherland districts - owners of half-cabins, family cruisers and fishing boats who want secure berthing, gated parking and trades on tap. Its website even publishes live tide and marine-condition data for the river, a small touch that reflects a yard run by practical boaters. With the adjoining marina precinct offered for sale in 2025, the site also sits in the middle of an ongoing conversation about how long working boatyards can hold their ground on Sydney's suburban foreshores. The business presents itself plainly - safe, secure, full service - and its news feed posts maintenance notices and alerts for berth holders rather than lifestyle promotion. That tone suits the clientele: practical owners from Blakehurst, Hurstville and the Sutherland Shire who keep boats for fishing Botany Bay and cruising the river, and who want a yard that answers the phone and turns up on slipping day.
Marina facilities
The service bench is the drawcard here. Two slipways handle haul-outs for the berthing fleet and outside customers, while the HIAB crane lifts engines, generators and heavy machinery in and out of vessels - a capability few small marinas can match and one that saves owners a tow to a specialist yard. On-site trades cover the core disciplines: mechanics for inboard and outboard work, marine electricians, and detailers for washing, polishing and presentation. Boat sales are conducted from the yard, and staff advertise help with the day-to-day operation and maintenance of clients' boats, from slipping and antifouling through to electrical faults. Berthing is permanent in orientation, with the marina advertising available spaces and providing 24/7 CCTV security plus private gated parking for berth holders. The location in calm, protected water well inside the river means berths suffer little wash. Bookings and service enquiries run through the office on (02) 9145 0186. What is not offered is equally clear: there is no fuel wharf, chandlery or restaurant on site, so fuel is taken at neighbouring facilities and provisions come by road. For owners whose priority is a secure pen plus a full-service yard in southern Sydney, that trade-off is the point of the place. The yard's detailers handle the cosmetic end - cut and polish, deck cleaning, presentation for sale - which pairs naturally with the on-site boat sales operation. Because the trades are in-house, jobs can be sequenced properly: slip, wash, antifoul, mechanical checks and electrical work in the one visit, without the boat moving between contractors. Turnaround is fastest midweek; spring sees the slipways booked out as the fleet prepares for summer.
Local sailing knowledge
The marina sits on the Georges River shoreline at Blakehurst, close to Tom Uglys Bridge, and shares its local knowledge with the neighbouring yard: boats arriving from Botany Bay should follow the marked channel past the Towra Point shallows, particularly around low water, and can expect comfortable sheltered conditions once inside the river. Trailer access is straightforward because the yard fronts the Princes Highway, though the highway itself is the bottleneck on summer weekends. Day cruising upriver is the quiet pleasure of this location - past Carss Park and Como to the bushland reaches around Picnic Point and Lansvale, a run that surprises visitors expecting only suburbia. Fuel, bait and marine supplies are close: service stations line the Princes Highway at Blakehurst, the Taren Point marine precinct is minutes away by water or road, and Sans Souci's clubs and cafes sit just downstream. The yard's customers tend to be year-round locals rather than visitors, so word-of-mouth matters; regulars recommend booking slipping slots early in spring when everyone wants antifouling done before the season. Fishing crews work the river for bream, flathead and jewfish, and the run out through Botany Bay to the offshore reefs takes under half an hour from the berth in reasonable weather. River etiquette matters here: the channel past the marina is narrow in places and wash rules apply near moored boats, so returning berth holders keep speed down inside the bay. The Georges River is tidal well beyond this point, and an afternoon sea breeze against an ebb tide can make the run back from the bay lumpy for smaller half-cabins, so locals watch the tide as much as the forecast. Community knowledge runs deep at the yard, and new berth holders pick up the river's quirks - the best jewfish marks, the shoaling patches, the quiet picnic spots upriver - over the fence within weeks.