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38° 48' 17" Longitude
77° 02'
48"
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Mooring &
Berthing
HOW TO
GUIDE
The Old Dominion Boat Club
maintains a marina of 53 boat slips. Additionally we have a work float
and 2 “Tee” docks. Members who are assigned slips are known as
slipholders. Members who are not assigned a slip can make a reservation
and request berthing at the ODBC. Members are assigned slips according
to the rules set forth in the M&B rules. This process is begun by
getting on one or more of the various slip waiting lists. This how to
guide will assist on making it clear how things work with the ODBC
Marina. Please note that some of this information is contained in the
M&B rules.
How to get on the slip list?
Slip waiting list applications are
kept at the bar in the M&B 3 ring binder. Simply request the form
from bar tender. Fill it out and enclose a $25.00 application fee
and leave it for the M&B committee through the mail slot in the
office. You can apply for the following waiting lists:
·
Large Slip
·
Small slip
·
Dry storage
What happens to my slip
application?
Once the Committee approves your
application by signing it:
·
Your application fee (Check, cash) will be given to
the treasurer
·
Your name is placed on the appropriate slip waiting
list
·
Your application is announced in the newsletter
·
Your application is announced the next board meeting
·
Your application announced at next general membership
meeting
·
The M&B Committee returns a copy of the application to
you.
·
You will be offered a slip when you reach the top of
the list.
How to make a boat slip
reservation at the ODBC?
To make a reservation contact the
committee chair, currently Art Fox, Home: (703) 683-0880,Office:
(310) 868-3355. Provide name of boat, size of boat, dates you want.
If a slip is or Tee is available you will be assigned that spot or
placed on a waiting list. Members can request a slip or tee, no
longer than 30 days in advance. (Other club members can reserve no
more than 2 weeks in advance). Non-slipholders assigned temporary
berthing at the ODBC are known as transients.
How long can I stay at the ODBC
as a transient?
Current policy is one week.
What happens to my boat
reservation?
Boat reservations status is posted
at the club each Friday on the M&B bulletin board.. If you are
waiting for a slip, you will be posted. A copy is also in the M&B
book at the bar. The committee chair will contact you as slips
become available on a first called first served basis.
How do transients come into the
club?
If you have a posted transient
reservation, tie up your boat in the space assigned, go up to the
bar and pay your slip fee. Your slip reservation signed by the
committee should be in the reservation book. Sign your reservation
and pay the fee. Current fee is $.25 foot per night for members and
$1.00 foot per night for non members. You will also receive a copy
of the rules during your stay. You must provide proof of insurance
when at the bar. If you are a non-ODBC member, a club card for
gaining access to and from the club will be provided.
Can I just stop
in at the Marina?
If the tee’s are open you can
temporarily tie up, check the reservation board and go up to the
bar. You should call the M&B chairman. If no one has reserved the
spot you can stay for a few hours. If you wish to stay overnight,
you must make a reservation, and pay your slip fee at the bar. In
any event, do not tie up, and leave the club without checking with
the club manager or M&B chair. Boaters call and make reservation at
any time and this can and has caused us to assign a slip that is
occupied by an unknown boat which is unfair to the member who is
following the rules in making a reservation.
How do slips become available?
Whenever a slipholder leaves their
slips for more than 7 days, they are to notify the M&B chair. These
slips are available for transients or sub leases
What is a sublease?
If a slip becomes available for
more than 1 week the committee can assign the slip to another member
on the sub lease slip waiting list. Members on the sublease list
are encouraged to contact the committee whenever a sublease is
posted (on newsletter, on M&B bulletin board, general membership or
board meeting.). The highest person on the sublease list responding
will be assigned the slip.
What are non-upgradeable slips?
There are 3 very shallow slips
known as non-upgradeable slips. When they become available, it is
posted in the newsletter, and announced at the general membership
meeting. Anyone on the slip list is eligible for these slips. The
highest person on the list will be assigned that slip. To be
assigned a regular deep-water slip, you must get to the top of the
waiting list.
How do I launch
my boat at the club?
Members can launch their boats
using the boat ramp for the purpose of day sailing. You cannot leave
your boat or trailer overnight at the club.
How can I store
my boat at the boat lot?
Those on the dry storage lists are
eligible to store their boats at the club. The order you were placed
on the list determines your eligibility. Each spring a letter is
sent to those on the list who reply if they are interested that in
storing a boat at the club for the upcoming season.
How can I use the work float?
The work float as the name implies
is primarily used to perform repairs and maintenance on your boat.
To reserve the float contact the M&B chair who will post your
reservation. The work float can be used to load and unload
passengers.
What are the line
requirements to secure a boat in the marina?
M&B rules require 1/2 line minimum
must be used to secure a boat in the ODBC Marina. Visiting oat
owners are resonsible for using their own lines. As a courtesy
to slip holders, any lines found in a slip are not to be used or
tampered with so that when the assigned slip holder reoccupies the
slip, they do not have to adjust the lines.
Does ODBC supply
loaner electrical power cords?
No, visiting boaters are required
to provide their own electrical power cords.