JET BOAT ASSOCIATION
of
NEW SOUTH WALES Inc.
+++ A homage to jet boating by Greg Hull and a free service provided to the Jet Boat Association of New South Wales since 1996 +++
Check this week's river heights in and around New South Wales ... H E R E
Today's weather forecast can obtained here, or check the latest weather radar. Courtesy of The Bureau of Meteorology
The Jet Boat Association of N.S.W
The Jet Boat Association of N.S.W. is a 'not for profit' association formed way back in 1971 by a group of jet boating enthusiasts (mainly Hamilton Jets) who were dedicated to the idea of jet propelled boats as a new form of social boating. The very core of the appeal of a jet boat is its ability to GO ANYWHERE! On the fly ... give the boats 3" of water and watch 'em do 80 k.p.h. and more - no problems! It doesn't matter whether they're skimming over sand, mud or rock (i.e.: unless a hazard lurks beneath the surface) or shooting the rapids in the headwaters of your favourite river, these jet boats just keep going!
The Jet Boat Association of N.S.W. has thrived for 25 years with too many successful outings to mention, and so many boaters who can honestly say they've had a great time. Membership is open to all comers, so long as their boat is jet driven. The Jet Boat Association meets at 8 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month, mainly to discuss the formalities of income and expenditure, membership, group rallies and land based functions. Rallies are held on the last Sunday of each and every month, at different venues decided by the Rally Co-ordinator (See below for upcoming events). New members are most welcome to attend these meetings and will find a warm welcome and a friendly handshake.
The Jet Boat Association of N.S.W.'s charter is to provide services and support to its members, to seek new membership and ...
to boldly go where no boat has gone before!
Jet Rallies for 2007
Rally schedules for 2007 have been well thought out by our ever faithful Rally Committee and can be accessed by clicking on this link - JBA Rallies 2007-2008
We'd love to see you come along. If you plan to do so, please contact the rally coordinator for the event, or a member of the committee, to make sure the event is still scheduled. Many factors such as dam water levels, weather, ramp conditions etc can cause the JBA to move a rally to another location at short notice.
If you would like to attend, call one of our committee members (see JBA News for numbers) or send us an email and we'll forward the details.
Details of our next committee meeting can be found in our newsletter (see JBA News ). Come along and find out what makes The Jet Boat Association of N.S.W. click. We'd love to see you!
See our links to JBA Rallies 2005 and JBA Rallies 2006 for outings previously enjoyed by our members !!!
Note: Due to the devastating and ongoing drought in New South Wales and the resulting low river and dam storage levels, some rally events have had to be re-scheduled. Please watch these pages for up-to-date information.
(Come on the La Nina phenomenon - please!)
Le Sprint - le excitement !!!
JET SPRINT is growing in popularity in Australia at a phenomenal
rate. A very safe and captivating sport, given the amount of horsepower and
exhilarating acceleration. Tune in to Foxtel (Australia) this year for telecasts
of each round or chase the link downstairs
to the Australian Jet Sprint site to keep in touch with broadcast dates.
CURRENCY CREEK, GOOLWA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Maybe if you've got time, stop in and say hello to Nick Birdseye and his personally customised 'PT73' jet boat sporting a Hamilton jet. Nick jets around the Coorong National Park at the mouth of the Murray River in South Australia and if you say "gidday", he'll welcome you with open arms and probably put another snag on the B-B-Q!
If you're the proud owner of any type of watercraft which uses a waterjet as its method of propulsion, our Club would like to SEE YOU! You're welcome to make contact with one of our members who will return your enquiry. We'd love to see you join us on an outing where family jet boating and friendship are the call of the day.
The following pictures depict firstly a winter outing in June (i.e. winter in the southern hemisphere - no snow or ice here! ) at Bayview on Pittwater, N.S.W. just north of Sydney. Secondly, a slow but very enjoyable adventure boating day in Cattai Creek west of Sydney. If this type of boating appeals to you, come along, we'd love to see you.
Don't forget that we jet boaties still answer to mother nature - and although we like to think we can go where no boat has gone before, we've still got to have water under the keel!
This photo depicts an American Bayliner Capri outboard beside an Australian Camero Strada 2000 Jet, both high & dry in the George's River south of Sydney. Lucky the St.George Sailing Club bar was nearby, which made the wait for water bearable. The other photo sees the 20' Camero on the move at Farm Beach, Coffin Bay, South Australia. Coffin Bay is 50km west of Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula and is a great destination for boating and fishing. Literally kilometres of sandy flats populated with emus, kangaroos, dolphins and sea lions. Nature's own paradise, unspoilt by man. Thanks to the mediterranean climate (giving low rainfall), you can be 40 kilometres from the ocean, in protected waters, and still have clear water and sandy bottom. Here's a spot called Bulldog Point in Mt.Dutton Bay that was found on a 47C (117F) day.You could fry an egg on a rock that day!
The Jet Boat Association of N.S.W.
is an organization
dedicated to the concept of family boating in jet propelled craft. Our
recent newsletter will give an insight to our current activities and can
be obtained through this link
(JBA News)
in PDF format. You can view the newsletter with Acrobat Reader
which, if you don't have it installed on your computer, can be obtained
from this ADOBE link -
Would you like to join our club and participate in some really enjoyable outings? Here's a membership form you to print and forward to our friendly committee.
The postal address of the Jet Boat Association of NSW is:
OR
Email your application to -
Simon at: simon_laurenATdodoDOTcomDOTau
OR
Greg at
g.hullATgvhullDOTcomDOTau
... and now for a couple of interesting Jet links .....
JET BOAT Manufacturers
S
P O R T J E T
Sugar
Sand Jet Boats - North Dakota
Rivercraft
Marine Jet Boats - New Zealand
Sonic Vortex Jet Performance
Sea
Doo Sports Boats
Polaris
Sportsboats
Yamaha
Sportsboats
Jet Pump Manufacturers
Mercury
Jet Drives (inclusive of engine to 250HP) 
North American Marine's
TRAKTOR Jet & JACUZZI Jet
Jet Sprint
Australian
Jet Sprint Homepage
Skilled
Motor Vehicle & Rider Training - Northern Territory, AUS
New Zealand Jet Sprint
Association
World Series
Jet Sprinting HomepageMore Jet Boat Clubs
New
Zealand Jet Boating 
Western Whitewater
Association
New Zealand Jet Boat River
Racing Association
Jet pump repairs - NSW
For reliable Jet pump repairs
in and around Sydney and the Central Coast of NSW contact:
*** Simon Taylor Jet Services ***
Keep going where no boat has gone before .....
Irrational behaviour & Jet drives ....
A sobering word to keep us all aware that the extreme
performance of a jet watercraft MUST be treated with respect. Follow this link
for some case histories of accidents on the water
involving collisions between moving watercraft.
Thanks to Elizabeth E L Swinburn, MB BS and The Medical Journal of Australia
Emergency Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW.
http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/dec2/swinburn/swinburn.html
...and finally - a few more links to assist an old jet boater -
· www.waterways.nsw.gov.au – Waterways Authority - Regulatory authority for jet boaters in NSW
· http://www.sca.nsw.gov.au/ - Sydney Catchment Authority dam storage levels for Sydney catchment
· http://waterinfo.nsw.gov.au/sr/StorageSummary.html - dam storage levels across NSW
· http://www.bom.gov.au/hydro/flood/nsw/rain_river.shtml - river heights across NSW
· www.nzjba.org - the site for the New Zealand Jet Boat Association. An excellent site featuring a history of Jet Boating, detailed river information, photos etc.
· http://weather.news.com.au/marinenational.jsp?site=newscomau - Tide Predictions for most of Australia - an essential for all jet-boaters
· http://www.damsafety.nsw.gov.au/general/download.htm - For information relating to Dam Safety in NSW
Visit this web site http://www.worldjetboatsafaris.com/current.htm to see the latest jet boat adventure in Africa.
This picture (© 2003 G.V.Hull) is taken from the bridge at Forster/Tuncurry on Wallis Lake on the New South Wales mid north coast. Great boating with many sandy beaches, island hideaways and terrific skiing. For an insight into my Jet Boating heritage, check this -
G.V.Hull's 'Camero' jet boat homepage
....... and if you wish to view my 'Camero' home movie taken at Coffin Bay in South Australia (8mb WMV file) then click HERE!
(Thanks to 'New Order' for providing a truly inspiring piece of music called 'Slow Jam'. Please consider buying their 'GET READY' CD at AMAZON)
....... and soon to come - a page dedicated to my new Sugar Sand SOLE recently arrived from U.S.A!
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This page was created on 18th April 1997 and last revised 4 February 2008
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