Boating changes for Sydney Harbour swim event

3:25 AM Mon 7 Mar 2011 GMT

NSW Government

NSW Maritime advises boaters that parts of Sydney Harbour will be inaccessible for the duration of a swimming event on Sunday, 13 March. NSW Maritime General Manager Maritime Operations Howard Glenn said an exclusive use permit had been granted to the organisers of the Sydney Harbour Swim Classic on Sunday, 13 March. 'This means that the Man o? War Steps and the area inside Farm Cove from 7am to 12.30pm, and between Fort Denison and Bennelong Point from 8.50am to 9am will be off limits to normal boating,' Mr Glenn said. 'For the safety of swimmers, no vessels will be ...

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by Penny Robbins