The boys come from the north, so it saves the trip to Manning Pt via Old Bar.
You can access the sand spit by 4WD from Manning Pt.
In a N/E the wind funnels down the river for good flat water blasting about 3-400m S/W of the photos. Sailed the N/E there a couple of years ago - & I would love to try the speed spot up on the spit.