Hobson Bay marina, run by the Outboard Boating Club, is on the south side of the Tamaki Drive viaduct in Auckland, about 600 metres southeast of the Parnell Baths and Judges Bay. The bay was largely separated from the sea by the development of the viaduct to support the railway line, then Tamaki Drive. But this also created a perfect shelter for boats. Today, the Outboard Boating Club provides moorings and other facilities for boaties to access the Waitematā Harbour.
It can be an attractive photo opportunity for walkers and cyclists, especially when the tide is in and the bay is calm. There is also a collection of historic boat houses at the far east end of the bay below the pōhutukawa shrouded cliffs of Ōrakei.
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