CDSC to
Newbridge - 23 km
Newbridge to Perthville - 23 km
Perthville to BCD - 16 km
Total
distance - 62 km / 38.5 miles
CDSC to Neville
Rd
intersection - 2 km
Straight ahead onto Mallowgrove Rd (unsealed road)
5.5 km turn left
at T-junction
1 km turn right
at Hobbys Farms Rd (sealed road) (to Barry)
1 km turn left
onto Selwyn St (Barry) (to Newbridge)
CDSC to Barry - 10 kms
8 km turn right
onto Kurangia Rd (to Newbridge)
1 km turn left
onto Three Brothers Rd (to Newbridge)
4 km onto Newbridge
Barry to Newbridge - 13
km
Turn right
at Newbridge Pub into Wimbledon Rd (to Bathurst)
15 km turn left
at Trunkey Rd (to Bathurst)
3.8 km turn left
at Georges Plains bridge (to Bathurst)
4 km onto Perthville
Newbridge to Perthville
- 23 km
Turn right
at Perthville Pub, Rockley Rd (to Burraga)
5.5 km turn left
onto Ryans Rd (to The Lagoon, Chifley Dam)
5.4 km turn right
onto Lagoon Rd (to Chifley Dam)
3 km turn left
at Chifley Dam turnoff
2 km onto Dam (unsealed road)
Turn right to Chifley Dam Cottages beach launching area, or straight
ahead to the Dam Wall launching ramp.
Perthville to Chifley
Dam - 16 kms
Total Distance - 62 km / 38.5 miles
Alternative Directions (2)
Drive through
Blayney to Bathurst on Mid Western Hwy - 53 km
At first roundabout, turn right at the James Cook Motel into Brilliant St (towards Mt Panorama)
At top of hill, turn left at roundabout into William St
Next roundabout turn right into Rocket St
Follow Rocket St for 1.8 km (throught two roundabouts)
After crossing railway bridge, turn right onto Vale Rd (to Crookwell / Goulburn)
c. 4 km turn left onto Lagoon Rd (to The Lagoon / Chifley Dam)
3 km past The Lagoon village, turn left at Chifley Dam turnoff
2 km onto Dam (unsealed road)
Turn right to Chifley Dam Cottages beach launching area, or straight
ahead to the Dam Wall launching ramp. Bathurst to Chifley Dam - 20 km
Total Distance - 73 km / 45 miles
Accommodation
Unfortunately, there is no
overnight camping permitted. Gates are locked at 9pm during Daylight
Saving Time.
Ben Chifley Dam Cottages - c/- 02 6332 1444
There are hotels and motels in nearby Bathurst. Bathurst
Tourist Information Centre - 1800 681 000
<<< click onto district map for large
scale version (print
as 'Landscape' onto 2 x
A4 pages)
NB. Irregular sailing is held under the umbrella of Wallerawang SC.
The gate to the Sailing Club launching area is normally locked.
Fish River Sailing Club can be contacted via email moorheadengineering@bigpond.com
PO Box 43 Oberon NSW 2787
Shane Moorehead 02 6336 1991 (bh)
Bernie Dennis 02 6336 1562
Scott Nunan 0429 361 795
Saturday 31 March - Heat One 11.00 am Heat Two 2.00 pm
Sunday 1 April - Heat Three 10.00 am Heat Four 1.00 pm
Best three races to count
Registration at the boatshed from 9 am.
Lunch will be available at the rigging area.
Directions (1)
Along 95%
sealed road, follow the same directions
as above (to BCD), except -
Lagoon Rd (The
Lagoon) 1 km turn left
onto
O'Connell Plains Rd (to O'Connell)
13 km turn right
onto O'Connell Rd at O'Connell (to Oberon)
Onwards 25 km to Oberon.
Total
Distance - 98 km / 61 miles
Alternative Routes (2 & 3)
1.) You can
go via Rockley, but it's unsealed road most of the way. CDSC to
Oberon via Barry and Rockley - c. 75 km
2.) via Blayney to Bathurst (via Mid Western Hwy) to Oberon (via Oberon Rd, Kelso) - 98 km / 61 miles
Directions to
the Boat Launching area in Oberon:
In Oberon
town
main street, turn right at Jenolan Caves turnoff (Ross St)
Continue
straight ahead, past Tourist Infomation Centre and Showground (and not
to
'Oberon Dam')
Onwards to top of the hill (look for "VB" sign)
Continue past the Golf Course and follow 'Sailing' signs to Water Plant
Lane
Straight ahead at end of the cud-de-sac into Water Plant Lane
Right at the Fish River Sailing Club gate to launching area. (The unsealed road is rather rough.)
A photo map of
the Boat Launching area at Oberon can be found by clicking here.
A detailed map of Oberon town can be found by clicking here.
<<<
click
onto district map for large scale version (print as 'Landscape' onto 2 x
A4 pages)
Accommodation
Unfortunately there is no
overnight camping permitted beside the lake.
Jenolan Caravan Park, Oberon - (02) 6336
0344.
Big Trout Motor Inn - (02) 63362100
Highlands Motor Inn - (02) 6336 1886
Motel Titania - (02) 6336 1377
Drive through
Blayney to Bathurst on Mid Western Hwy - 53 km
Drive through
Bathurst and head
towards Lithgow
on the Great Western Hwy - 48 km
9.5
km past the Mount Lambie BP Service Station,
at
the bottom of a long hill (in
the 110 km/h zone),
Turn
left
at the Wallerawang turn-off (Barton St) at Lake
Wallace (W'ang Power Station), 48 km from Bathurst
Continue
past school (and lights),
and 1.7 km turn right
into the entrance to the park (Charles Darwin/PJ Hall Park)
Take the
track to the
left/straight ahead, past the
toilets, and follow this 500 m to the Sailing Club boatshed, which is
on the
foreshore of Lake
Wallace.
Total
Distance - 103 km / 64 miles
A map of Lake
Wallace and the Sailing Club area can be found
by clicking here.
<<<
click
onto district map for large scale version (print as 'Landscape' onto 2 x
A4 pages)
Accommodation
Free camping is available right next to the lake (beside
your boat). Toilets and
showers
nearby.
Drive to
Bathurst via Blayney on Mid Western Hwy - 53 km
In Bathurst, straight through
first roundabout (James
Cook Motel)
and on through
two sets of traffic lights
Turn right
at second set of traffic lights (bottom of town) (to Lithgow)
200 m turn left
at KFC traffic lights onto George St
Follow straight
to cross the Macquarie River and along Hereford St
2 km turn left
at Gilmour St roundabout (to Sofala)
Onto Sofala and thru to Illford - c. 71 km
Bathurst
to
Illford - 74 km
Turn left
at Illford intersection onto Castlereagh Hwy (to Mudgee Route #86)
18.8 km turn right at
Cudgegong Waters Rd (to Rylstone / Lake Windamere)
1 km turn left
into Cudgegong Waters Caravan Park, Lake Windamere.
Total Distance - c. 148 km / 92
miles
NB.
Have a $2 coin ready to open the boom gate at the Van Park
entrance.