Newcastle boating alert - Offshore Power Boat Race

7:19 AM Fri 29 Apr 2011 GMT

'Reigning Supercat Outboard champions, Cameron Davis (driver) and Brett Luhrmann (throttles) will be going hard to defend their crown off Newcastle. - Newcastle offshore' Reg Blunt

A safety exclusion will be in place on a section of Newcastle Harbour this weekend for the Offshore Superboat Championship. NSW Maritime Chief Executive Steve Dunn said boaters were reminded an exclusive use permit has been granted to the organisers, the Australian PowerBoat Association, for the Offshore Superboat Championships on Saturday between 1pm and 4pm and Sunday from 8am to 2pm. 'The area downstream of the Stockton Bridge, Dyke Berth 1 andCowper Road Bridge of Newcastle Harbour will all be off limits for vessels not involved in the event,' Mr Dunn said. 'To ensure public safety, NSW Maritime will maintain ...

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