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Volume 1, Issue =
1
February 2009=20
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Newsletter |
| In This=20
Issue |
| Bio Diesel=20
Updates |
| Important=20
Dates |
| Boating=20
Safety |
| Village Street=20
Dock |
| Spring is on =
its=20
way!=20
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Important dates=20
for Launch=20
Service
Opening=20
Day
Friday May 1, 2009
Will be =
running=20
from Village St. dock if the =
dock is in=20
the water.
Special=20
Event
July 4th
Falls on a =
Saturday this=20
year
We will be open until=20
midnight
Last Day of =
Service
Sunday, November =
1st
6pm, last=20
ride at=20
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5:45pm
Bio-Diesel and=20
Mid-Harbor
Being a green=20
company - what does that really mean?=20
Here at Mid-Harbor, it =
means=20
acting responsibly as a commercial =
business=20
operating in a marine environment. We =
choose=20
products that are Eco-friendly yet with =
proven=20
reliability faced with the daily rigors of =
operation. BioDiesel fuel is just one of =
the=20
commitments we have made to a cleaner =
running=20
operation. Mid-Harbor Launch and =
Mid-Harbor=20
Moorings have been using a Bio-Diesel =
blend in all=20
of our boats and the mooring barge for one =
full=20
year. We used almost 3000 gallons of fuel =
this=20
past year and had no Bio-Diesel related =
issues.=20
Another way for us to be =
green it=20
to limit our use of paper=20
mailings. Keep us posted with =
your=20
current email addresses.=20
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Featured=20
Article
Spring is on the=20
Way!
In less than four months we =
will out=20
there, servicing your moorings and =
providing=20
launch service. We would like to thank =
everyone=20
for a wonderful 2008 summer and hope =
that 2009=20
is even better. Last year =
was the=20
summer of extremely high fuel costs, a =
terrible=20
economy and thunderstorms almost every=20
afternoon. We are looking forward =
to the=20
2009 season and seeing everyone out on =
the=20
water.
For 2009, our prices will not =
change=20
for the fourth year in a row. The =
full=20
season sticker will be $599 and cash =
ride prices=20
will remain the same. In order to =
keep our=20
pricing unchanged, we had to adjust our=20
mooring/launch customer discount. =
We are=20
still offering a $100 discount off of =
the launch=20
sticker, but we have had to put a date =
on=20
it. When you buy a full season =
launch=20
sticker before May 1st, and you =
are a=20
Mid-Harbor Mooring customer, the =
discount is=20
$100. Between May 1st and June =
15th, the=20
discount is $50. There is no =
discount=20
after June 15th.
In the mooring department, It is =
the time=20
of year for mooring permit renewals. If =
you=20
haven't done so already, make sure you =
touch=20
base with the harbormaster's office to =
renew=20
your permit. As always during this =
upcoming time of year, we want to know =
your=20
launch date of your vessel so that we =
can=20
prepare your mooring and have your =
pennants=20
attached in a timely manner. =20
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Village St. Dock =
Tip of=20
the=20
Day
When arriving at the =
Village St.=20
dock, please be sure to use the =
Mid-Harbor=20
Launch VHF radio on the right side of =
the dock-=20
no matter how many people are standing =
at the=20
end of the dock. Remember, this is =
a=20
public dock and there are a number of =
other=20
businesses and private boats that pick =
up and=20
drop off here. If everyone assumes =
that=20
the person before them called us, we may =
never=20
get a call and that translates into long =
waits=20
on the dock and even longer boat rides. =
When our=20
launch drivers only hear one call on the =
radio,=20
we send only one boat. When we =
hear a lot=20
of calls, we are more prepared to pick =
up more=20
customers and we send multiple=20
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boats.
Check our website for =
updates on=20
the status on the Village Street Dock=20
installation.=20
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Safety
In this new=20
section, we are looking to inform you=20
about boating and safety issues =
from=20
either the harbormaster or the =
USCG. =20
Each newsletter we will a cover a new=20
topic.
Equip Your Boat =
With a VHF=20
Marine =
Radio
The U.S. Coast Guard =
recommends using VHF marine radio =
Channel 16 as=20
your primary distress signaling device. =
A VHF=20
radio equipped with DSC will generate a =
position=20
to the Coast Guard in the event of an =
emergency,=20
which can quicken rescue. Cell phones =
are not=20
reliable enough to stake your life on.=20
We also like this =
topic from=20
the stand point of launch service =
because our=20
launch drivers monitor channel 69 for =
calls for=20
launch service.
We get several phone calls =
to the=20
office over the summer via cell phone =
from=20
boaters looking for a pick up. =
We are=20
always happy to contact the launch =
drivers=20
with your information. Our concern =
is=20
that someone would be stuck =
because=20
they called when the office was closed. =
The=20
office is not open as =
many hours as=20
the launch =
service.
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