Opening Day Parade
The opening day parade with this year's theme "America The Beautiful" was a success! Special thanks to Steve Sullivan on the R/V Lightning for his vast amount of help organizing this. The winners of the parade are as follows :
First Prize - Brook Seymour - Get Away
Second Prize - Noble Griswold - Blue Fin
Third Prize - Shep and Nancy Jenks - Hoot
Most Impressive Newcomer - Rob Cline on his new yacht - Starlight
Marina Security Concerns
Remember to keep a sharp eye on the docks as well as your neighbor's boats. There have been a few security issues this month, but nothing of high value has been lost to date. If / when security concerns do arise, please contact the marina office as your first course of action. If there are people on the docks who appear that they do not belong, contact the marina office immediately.
Other individuals who are not allowed onto the private docks include the Benicia Police Department. In a previous occurrence here at the marina, a very serious incident arose when the BPD gained access to the docks and entered a boat without permission. A marina berther, who was onboard the boat, was held at gunpoint and searched, but no arrest was made. The BPD is no longer allowed admittance to the docks unless there is a valid warrant and/or a clear and present danger / emergency. The City Manager has been advised of this new marina policy in writing.
Reminder to Illegal Live-Aboards
Several questions have been raised regarding the Benicia Marina permit obtained from the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), specifically about live-aboard usage. The permit is available for review upon the request of the marina berthers. To clarify any uncertainties, two sections from the permit have been listed below :
Article II Section E. "Marina and Live-Aboard Requirements"
1. Permittee's Responsibility to Enforce. The permittee (Benicia Marina) shall permanently, continuously and fully enforce, through lease provisions, monitoring, notices, education and other appropriate measures, all requirements imposed by Special Condition II-E herein.
2. Number and distribution. The permittee may allow no more than 32 live-aboard boats (10% of the marina's 320 berths) within the marina basis and other water covered areas of the Benicia Marina. Such vessels are allowed only for the purpose of providing added security for all boat owners, users, and the public. The live-aboard boats shall be distributed throughout the marina in a manner that will provide the greatest security.
Smooth Sailing,
Chuck Hooper, Assistant Harbormaster
Sunday, May 31, 2009
March 15, 2009 Newsletter
Dock Inspections
Dock inspections are currently underway, so if you have any maintenance issues, requests, or reports about the dock area around your slip, please contact your dock captain or the marina office.
Knock Down
In the first sixty days after the dredging was completed, a two and a half foot sandbar was formed at the entrance of the marina. By removing this sandbar, it will allow the mid that enters the marina at high tide to leave at low tide. With the sandbar in place, it is trapping the mud coming into the marina, so its removal will hopefully help out when it comes to next year's dredging operation. Plans are underway for a barge to begin the removal of the sandbar near the front entrance.
Live-Aboards
For all persons living aboard your vessel three nights a week or more, if you are not paying your monthly live-aboard fee, expect to receive a 30-day notice regarding this. Please review #11 under the Benicia Marina Rules and Regulations in your Benicia Marina rental agreements. Any person(s) spending three or more nights a week constitutes Live-Aboard status. If you are not sure if you are being charged for your live-aboard status or not, please refer to your monthly statement, or contact the marina office.
Fuel Pumps
The entire fuel system is back online and operational. An entire new fuel system has been installed. Thank your for your patience through that construction period.
If you have any further questions about any of these updates or anything else in the marina for that matter, please feel free to contact the Harbormaster's office at (707)745-2628. You can also reach me direct at (707)745-2550. Please leave a message for me, and I will make it my priority to get back to you in a short time.
Smooth Sailing,
Peter Knowles, Assistant Harbormaster
Dock inspections are currently underway, so if you have any maintenance issues, requests, or reports about the dock area around your slip, please contact your dock captain or the marina office.
Knock Down
In the first sixty days after the dredging was completed, a two and a half foot sandbar was formed at the entrance of the marina. By removing this sandbar, it will allow the mid that enters the marina at high tide to leave at low tide. With the sandbar in place, it is trapping the mud coming into the marina, so its removal will hopefully help out when it comes to next year's dredging operation. Plans are underway for a barge to begin the removal of the sandbar near the front entrance.
Live-Aboards
For all persons living aboard your vessel three nights a week or more, if you are not paying your monthly live-aboard fee, expect to receive a 30-day notice regarding this. Please review #11 under the Benicia Marina Rules and Regulations in your Benicia Marina rental agreements. Any person(s) spending three or more nights a week constitutes Live-Aboard status. If you are not sure if you are being charged for your live-aboard status or not, please refer to your monthly statement, or contact the marina office.
Fuel Pumps
The entire fuel system is back online and operational. An entire new fuel system has been installed. Thank your for your patience through that construction period.
If you have any further questions about any of these updates or anything else in the marina for that matter, please feel free to contact the Harbormaster's office at (707)745-2628. You can also reach me direct at (707)745-2550. Please leave a message for me, and I will make it my priority to get back to you in a short time.
Smooth Sailing,
Peter Knowles, Assistant Harbormaster
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