|
Everyone had a great time at the barbeque
June 9th. Over 90 people showed up and it was a blast! Thanks
to the Clevengers', Balls', everyone else who helped, and especially
Wendy and the marines for helping out a lot from the marina side.
As an added bonus we now have new picnic tables over by 1204.
We reconfigured the south and north field
so there is more car parking on the down river side of the property.
Article June 3 in Washington Post
New Belmont Marina Making Some Waves
Extension of No-Wake Zone Sought
By Lisa Rein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, June 3, 2001; Page PW01
Another marina has opened along the Occoquan River, with 158
wet slips below a new development called Belmont Bay. Now, like
cars on the on-ramp to an interstate, the Belmont Marina wants
the motorboats that ply the waterway to slow down as they cruise
out to the Potomac.
On Tuesday, the Board of County Supervisors is expected to approve
a request to extend the river's 4.5-mile no-wake zone by 600
feet east of the point where, until now, boats could motor full
throttle out to Occoquan Bay.
The extended protected zone in front of the marina means that
motorboats will take two to five minutes longer to head downstream
to the Potomac, county officials said. In a no-wake zone, boats
must idle to avoid creating powerful wakes that can jostle other
watercraft moored in nearby marinas.
The Belmont Marina is on the Prince William side of the Occoquan
east of the Route 1 bridge. Half of the 75 slips have been taken
and are home to 30- to 50-foot motorboats and sailboats, said
John Creasy, a partner in the marina. The facility serves Belmont
Bay on the cliffs above, which has 200 town houses and single-family
houses. The development will have 1,500 houses when completed.
"It's a common-sense safety issue," Creasy said. "You
don't want boats to be at full speed as they enter or leave the
marina."
The marina has a floating breakwater that stretches about 200
feet and contains refueling tanks. Creasy said he is concerned
that large wakes could erode the breakwater and slosh gasoline
around while boats refuel. As boats idle out of the marina on
the river, he doesn't want them crashing into other watercraft.
The navigable portion of the Occoquan River extends from the
Town of Occoquan to Occoquan Bay, then to the Potomac. Numerous
other marinas do a brisk business along the waterway. Some of
Belmont Marina's competitors said that although extending the
no-wake zone at Belmont Bay will slow boaters, it won't be a
major inconvenience.
"There would be grumblings if it went much farther"
downstream, said John Click, sales manager at Prince William
Marina, a mile south of Belmont Marina. "A boater is responsible
for his wake whether or not he is in a no-wake zone."
© 2001 The Washington
Post Company
The Following is a new regulation for
Maryland Waters so bear this in mind if you go to Mattawoman
in a small boat
Notice
to MD Boaters: Mandatory Lifejacket
Requirement
Effective June 1, 2001, all children under the age of 7 must
WEAR a United States Coast Guard approved Personal Flotation
Device (Life Jacket - Type I, II, III or V) while underway on
a recreational vessel under 21 feet in length on Maryland waters.
Recreational vessel includes motorboats, sailboats, canoes, kayaks,
rowboats, and any other device capable of being used for transportation
on the water, when the vessel is being used for other than commercial
purposes.
The Life Jacket must be the proper size for the child and must
be in good and serviceable condition.
This requirement does not apply when:
* A vessel is moored or anchored.
* A child is below deck or in an enclosed cabin.
Is it OK if we gather all the email
addresses for mail outs to all customers?
|