From the Port Captain: Dock Walking & Fixing

Guest Dock Update

In February’s NHT, we detailed the ongoing improvements to the guest dock. The Board of Directors is happy to announce all previously identified repairs have been completed. This includes reinstalling the section of ISOFLOT that was dislodged from under the dock back in November. At the beginning of April, we sanded, primed and painted the power pedestals and had a commercial electrician install the new 30-amp power heads. We continue to evaluate dock boards and will replace as needed.

Regarding the upcoming guest dock replacement grant mentioned in February’s NHT, our first grant writing team meeting was held on April 25. While the grant application date has not been determined by California State Parks, we anticipate applications will be accepted around September 2025. In the meantime, our grant writing team will be gathering information based on the 2024 grant requirements.

Free Boater Kits

As a volunteer for California State Parks Dockwalker Program, I and others are collecting information on the public’s level of knowledge regarding water pollution prevention in the form of an anonymous questionnaire. If interested, this questionnaire will take less than two minutes to complete and as a thank you for completing the questionnaire, we will be giving a free boater’s kit that includes the following:

• Oil absorbent pillow

• Oil absorbent pad

• Fuel bib

• ABCs of California Boating pamphlet

• California Vessel Sewage Guide

• 2025 Tides and Currents Booklet

• A Boater’s Guide to Keeping Pollutants Out of the Water

• A coupon for a special discount on an Sirius Signal E Flare

• Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Map

If you would like a boater kit, please email the Port Captain at portcaptain@berkeleyyc.org.