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OUR LOCATION

Sailing Location

Finding us is easy.

Our home is the Community Boatshed in Paquita Park. Located on the edge of the Sir Douglas Mawson (main) Lake, we share it with the rowing and canoe polo clubs. It has basic toilets and showers (including for the disabled) as well as a common area and exclusive workshop and dedicated storage area for our use. Out the front is a great launching platform, outdoor seating and a number of shady trees.

Take the Mawson Lakes Boulevard which runs off Main North Road toward the Mawson Lakes central business district. At the roundabout turn into Park Way and then at the first street on the right into First Avenue.

Follow it to the end through the roundabout where you will see the shed & our designated car park spaces.

Parking

We have 5 allocated car parks and another 5 for the public that are generally available plus some street parking in nearby Douglas Drive.

Note that parking is allowed in the vicinity of Innovation House - Technology Park on weekends only. On weekdays we are permitted to use it for drop off and loading only but then vehicles have to be moved. Substantial fines apply.

We need to be appreciative of our host communities business parking needs so we ask participants to respect any signposted restrictions. On weekdays street parking and a very short walk may be the only option after dropping off your boat.

Limited disabled parking is available down the driveway on a first come first served basis which we manage for those in most need and that includes parking on the grassed Pacquita Park area but not the neighbouring Renewal SA block of land. Be assured we seek to have greater unhindered access to parking.

Club Organised Regular Days

Tuesdays all day, organised activity with shed opening at 10:00am

Programmed Wednesdays - See the RC Lasers Program on the Sailing tab.

Saturday all day, organised activity with shed `opening at 10:00am

Note there are occasional programmed all day or afternoon only events some Sunday afternoons.

Public (Non Club) Organised and Casual Sailing

Tuesday, Wednesdays, Sunday Mornings & Some Evenings

A regular public group sail Wednesday mornings at the northern end of the lake adjacent Innovation House and another public group on Sundays from the old boat-deck site on the Boulevard side of the lake. Yet another public group are known to sail from the vicinity of Innovation House from around 6:00am to 10:00am on Tuesday mornings before socialising in Pacquita Park. Individuals from other clubs are also know to sail from there some evenings, particularly Thursday and Fridays leading up to competitions. There are also families and a local business that frequently bring craft down to the lake.

There are street parking restrictions in place on the Boulevard during the working week, but for Sunday mornings, we are advised Salisbury Council has lifted the restriction to allow car parking in several limited places. We understand also that Endeavor College allow weekend parking on the old Boatdeck Cafe site but spaces are limited as organised walkers & other groups also use them.