Construction on Shilshole’s three new buildings is on target for opening this summer. The North building is scheduled to open in mid-July while the larger Central and South buildings should open the first week of August. The parking lot paving project will also wrap up mid-August.
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Canada Remains Closed til July 21st
6/30/20 update…the closure has been extended to 7/30/20
The border restrictions that were set to be removed this next week have just been extended another 30 days to July 21st.
A Couple Reminders…
We don’t need the additional stress right now of forgetting something we could have taken care of…
- Your 2021 Boat Registration is due on your boat by June 30th.
- The 2020 marina permit is due on your vehicle by June 15th
- The parking lot repaving will continue for the next couple months, so if you are going to be gone for awhile, contact the marina office to see where you should park so you wont be towed.
- Be sure your car tabs don’t expire while you are gone.
Have a great summer!
San Juans are open for boating!
Per their website, the San Juan’s are now welcoming boaters. …
- Out of county boaters are requested to provision at their home ports and limit time ashore on the ferry-served islands until we are in Phase 3.
- Overnight moorage is open at 50% capacity at marinas and ports on the four ferry-served islands. Please make reservations before showing up at marinas and ports to ensure they may accommodate you.
Canada is closed til June 21st. Please check their website before making plans.
Fireworks at Roche Harbor
Good news! According to the Roche Harbor Marina Office Manager Katie, Roche Harbor is planning on doing their fireworks show this year. The marina and dock have restrictions in place but there is plenty of room to anchor in the bay and dinghy in to see the show. Of course, things can change, so please contact them before you go…. https://www.rocheharbor.com/marina/about-our-marina/
Parking in the Marina
Parking has always been a challenge at the marina, but even more so these days with the construction/paving and Golden Gardens closure. A big thank you to the Port for closing off some of the entrances, the additional signage and increased enforcement.
As the paving project moves south, please be aware of the closures and patiently adapt to the frustrations and inconveniences that ensue. They are only temporary and things will be much better when they are done.
New parking enforcement will be taking place soon…please pay attention to the changes. As recently announced by the Port, (contact your dock captain if you haven’t heard):
- The outer 2 rows (white markings) near the street will be free for marina guest parking. All else (blue markings) will be paid permit parking.
- The 1 free parking 2020 permit will be mailed out to tenants that haven’t received theirs yet. The 2nd one can be paid for over the phone and picked up in the office-call first. You have til June 15th to get your permits and after that, the Port will begin towing.
A reminder-vehicles need to be moved every 15 days. If you will be gone cruising for longer than that, please contact the marina office and then park in the outer rows as courtesy to your neighbors that are still here.
Coast Guard i911 Location Service
The Coast Guard has a new technology available to find you faster through i911. The i911 system is a free service. No application download is needed.
The Coast Guard can send a text message to the mariner’s cell phone requesting permission to access the GPS location information; all the mariner needs to do is enable location information in their smartphone settings and click the link provided in the text message.
Port/Dock Captain meeting
This past Wednesday was our Dock Captains’ meeting with the Port to get their latest updates to share with our dockmates. Here are the notes from that meeting…
Fireworks Cancelled
Unfortunately, we knew this was bound to happen: Lake Union, Poulsbo, Everett, Bremerton, and Tacoma have cancelled their Fireworks and 4th of July Celebrations this year. Here are their sites:
https://everettwa.gov/790/4th-of-July-in-Everett
https://www.bremertonbridgeblast.com/
https://www.seafair.org/events/2020/seafair-summer-fourth
Vessel COD and Registration Renewal
It’s that time of the year for most of us…renewing your federal documentation and your state registration. The official US Dept of Homeland Security/USCG site is National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC)
The renewal tab is on the left side of the page which will take you to the Pay.gov site where you can renew and pay online.
All motorized recreational vessels (boats and dinghies) on Washington State federally controlled waters (Puget Sound, Lake Union, Lake Washington and all waterways attached to them) are required to be registered . You must display the numbers and decal if not documented, and the decal only if documented. All current year registration expires June 30th. These too, can be ordered online and either be mailed to you or picked up at Ballard Licensing.
The one exception: Tenders 10 HP or less used for direct transportation between a registered vessel and the shore and for no other purpose. The tender must display the number of the registered vessel followed by the suffix “1”. (to and from shore means no crabbing, visiting another vessel, or driving around-we’ve had neighbors in the marina get fined for this so its not worth the risk)
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