Port Captain Report September 2023
As the seasons is coming to a close there are several items that needs your attention.
1. I will be checking and billing any boat that is on the grounds for winter storage in the first two weeks of November. Check page 29 winter storage and page 75 Article V section 4 of the by laws. If your boat is on the grounds when I check you will be billed FOR THE TOTAL WINTER STORAGE. There will be no prorating after billing. And if your boat is on the ground when I do the counts it will be billed. So if I check on Saturday and you remove on Sunday you will be billed for winter storage.
2. If you have not cleanup under your boat please do so - that includes picking up all plastic and metal bottle caps. Cut the grass and cleaning up any weeds that may become a tree over the winter.
3. After the end of the sailing season and you have pulled your boat and are planning to store on the grounds please have all boat that are stored on the island - bow facing west and boat on the back fence bow facing east. Name on trailer (part of the by-law) and I would like the OR
numbers on the trailer. That way I do not have to remove part of your cover to check the OR numbers on the boat. I have the most problem with the cats so if you like the way you cover your boat please have the OR on the tongue of your boat as I may not cover the same way that you do.
And I will remove the cover to find OR numbers, and if it is raining I may not replace. SO WRITE YOUR OR NUMBER ON THE TRAILER.
4. As the year comes to an end the thought of what was wrong with your slip should be address when the water is out. Please remove your spacer boards that cover the dock to slip gap. And secure to your slip they sometimes get removed when the weather is bad. Check the dock
pins/bolts and hairpin clips the attached the slips to the docks. Look at the bars/pins that hold the hinges together. If it is broken or the mounting bolts are coming loose please tell Paul Stephens or myself so we can get it repaired before winter storms blow in. Check the hoops around your boat
for any defects. We will not remove the fingers off of C, D or E dock. I found several pins and through bolts that were not tight. I know that it was a great sailing year but look after your slip as the boat you save may be yours next year.
Port Captain: Gordon Mattatall