▁of ▁Clar ence ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Sh ore ▁of ▁the ▁Der w ent ▁River . ▁ ▁Ab original ▁History ▁ ▁An ▁Ab original ▁Site ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁walk ▁to ▁Sh ag ▁Bay . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁in let ▁of ▁Ge il ston ▁Bay ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Colonel ▁Andrew ▁Ge ils ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ▁of ▁Hob art ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁upon ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁David ▁Collins . ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Ge ils ▁lived ▁on ▁property ▁in ▁Ge il ston ▁Bay ▁which ▁he ▁called ▁" Ge il ston ▁Park ". ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Commander , ▁the ▁sub urb ▁once ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁apple ▁orch ard , ▁and ▁at ▁another ▁time ▁a ▁golf ▁course . ▁ ▁Local ▁Bo at ▁own ers ▁mo or ▁their ▁y ach ts ▁in ▁the ▁bay ▁and ▁frequent ▁the ▁Ge il ston ▁Bay ▁Bo at ▁Club ▁which ▁organ ise ▁races , ▁oper ates ▁two ▁s lip ways ▁and ▁a ▁five ▁ber th ▁jet ty ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁function ▁room ▁and ▁bar ▁facilities . ▁The ▁River ▁Der w ent ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁reg atta ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Lind isf ar ne ▁North ▁Primary ▁school ▁re located ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Ge il ston ▁Bay ▁High ▁School ▁has ▁Stud ents ▁( F TE ) ▁of ▁ 2 7 7 . 8 ▁( as ▁at ▁ 2 0 ▁February ▁ 2 0