July Newsletter - Dennis Point Marina

DENNIS POINT MARINA & CAMPGROUND!
JULY 2013
Around the Point
A MESSAGE FROM MANAGEMENT
As we marked
the first half of
the
Summer
Season with our
f o u r t h o f Ju l y
weekend, we hope
ever yone
is
e n j o y i n g
themselves. We
are hopeful that
the second half of
the Summer last
longer and is a
little less wet than
the first half. The
campground and
marina are more
crowded than
they have been in
recent memor y
and we would like
to thank everyone for their patience as we work
through some of the trash and other issues that
come with the influx in new customers.
As always, we welcome your suggestions or
comments.
ATM
We have installed an ATM
machine in the first floor 24 hour
business center and it is up and
running. Please let us know if you
have any difficulties – usually it
just requires a rebooting of the
system.
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SEMPER FI FUND
Through out the
summer we will be holding
weekly 50/50 raffles for the
benefit of the Semper Fi
Fund and have a donation
container in the office.
Please show your support.
Over $900.00 have been
raised so far.
SUMMER
HOURS
OFFICE
Mon. – Thurs. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Friday – Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.*
Sunday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
* on weekends when demand
warrants the office will be
open until 8 p.m.
SMITH ISLAND
Smith Island Cruises(www.smithislandcruises.com)
currently runs day and overnight trips from Point
Lookout and has agreed to run some from Dennis
Point if demand warrants. We are currently
exploring organizing a day trip for Sunday, July 28.
The cruise would leave Dennis Point at 9 a.m. in the
morning and return by 4:30. Once on Smith Island
you can tour and have a nice lunch. The cost is $50
per person, which we think is a little high and does
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not include lunch. If anyone is interested in going
please let us know by Monday, July 22. We will
compile a list and if we have enough interest will try
to negotiate the price down and formalize the
details.
BOUNCE HOUSE/ SLIDE
Dennis Point now has a bounce house and slide for
small children. It is located across from the
playground under the sail pavilion and will be
operational on weekends throughout the Summer.
FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND
For those of you who were here, the fireworks
extravaganza was a great success. Jimmer Gardiner
delivered on his promise to make the fireworks
something special. Although estimates are difficult
to make, by some counts we had at least 3,000
people in attendance on land.
As a business proposition,
even the most successful
fireworks show is a huge
money loser. However,
we think it helps
engender a lot of good
will in the community and
is another example of
what makes Dennis Point
special. We would like to
give a special thank you to
our faithful volunteers:
The Kraus Family
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JULY 2013
Pat and Bonnee Cooley
Bill and Pat Polkinghorn Lisa Hagarty
Frank Rotondo
Chris Ward
Fuzzy Norris
Connor Mitchell
Rick, Tina and Lindsey Baylor
Catherine Kimber
COLES POINT PLANTATION
Directly across the Potomac is the 600 acre Coles
Point Plantation marina and campground
(www.colespointmarina.com). Until it was
purchased out of foreclosure in early 2012, Coles
Point was falling into the River like a lot of other
marinas. Since taking over, new management has
spent millions to improve the place and is making
great progress. We have entered into a reciprocal
use agreement with Coles Point under which
customers of Dennis Point may use the Coles
Point Plantation facilities, including over night
dockage, free of charge (other than paying for
electric), and customers of Coles Point may use
D e n n i s Po i n t f a c i l i t i e s u n d e r t h e s a m e
arrangement. In order to take advantage of this
program, customers of Dennis Point must make
reser vations at Coles Point (804-472-4011)
identifying themselves as customers of Dennis
Point and show the Dennis Point issued customer
identification cards. If you have any questions,
please contact the Dennis Point office.
ST. MARY’S COUNTY MAP & QUICK GUIDE
At the request of Dennis Point, the St. Mary’s
County Office of Tourism put together a simple
map and quick guide of things to do in St. Mary’s
County. Please stop by the office if you are
interested in a complimentary copy.
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ACTIVITIES
JULY 2013
GOLF CARTS
In addition to the special events and weekly
activities, we wanted to remind everyone of the
various outdoor activities/things to do at Dennis
Point. The equipment for most of these activities is
located in a box near the entrance to the office or in
the office.
• Waterfront pool • Rental boat • Kayak • Bikes
• Golf carts •Nature trail •Bounce house (pavilion)
• Dog park • Fishing (rods outside office) • Multiple
playgrounds • Crabbing •Horseshoe pits (field and in
campground) • Volleyball court (field) • Tetherball
(field) • Corn hole (campground and near pool)
•Badminton (office) • Croquet (office) • Basketball
(campground) • Community garden (field)
Dennis Point now has electric golf carts to rent.
The carts seat four people and have lights. The rates
are as follows:
Daily: $ 30
3 Day: $ 80
Week: $170
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In addition, we now carry in the office, maps of
things to do locally as well as a list of local, non
chain, restaurants.
EMAIL ADDRESSES
Below are the emails addresses for everyone on
the management team:
Angie Ward – Business Manager –
[email protected]
RESTAURANT
We now are serving crabs on the back deck.
Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Hours
Wed. (Pizza Night) 4 – 9 p.m.!
Thurs.
12 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Friday Saturday! 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Sunday!
Jim Godey – Master Pin Cushion
[email protected]
Kathy Norris – Reservations –
[email protected]
8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The bar will remain open after the full menu
restaurant closes. There will be a late night bar
menu, and Rick will have a delivery service.
To make reservations of otherwise contact the
restaurant call 301-994-2404.
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Francis Clarke – Facilities Manager –
[email protected]
Fuzzy Norris – Master Mechanic –
[email protected]
Rick Toth – Rick’s Riverside –
[email protected]
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JULY 2013
GUIDED FISHING TOURS
Ro b S c h o u f r o m D o g D a y z Fi s h i n g
(www.dogdayzfishing.com) is running fishing tours
from Dennis Point. The plan will be to meet at the
dock at 6am and then fish until around 1pm. The
c o s t o f t h e t r i p w i l l b e $ 3 5 0 a n d Ro b c a n
accommodate up to 4 anglers. Kids are always
welcome and trips can be tailored to meet the needs
for the group of anglers. All tackled, bait, licensing,
ice, and fish cleaning is provide in the above price. Currently, Rob has the following open dates:
PATIO BINGO
Just a reminder that every
Saturday at 11:00 a.m on the
Restaurant Deck we have patio
bingo with camp cash prizes
and a 50/50 drawing.
As a light tackle fishing guide, Rob’s focus will be
on finding these fish in and
around shallow water
structure on the Lower
Potomac and Chesapeake
Bay. He will be using
light spinning tackle and
light lures so an angler can
experience the great fight
the fish can give in shallow
water. On any trip an
angler can expect to connect with at least 3 different
species of fish and on many days even more!
For more information or to book a date you can
either call Rob at 443-926-6156 or send Rob an email
at [email protected]. GOLF CART PARADE
A big congratulations to this years Golf Cart Parade Winners
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JULY 2013
RAINBOW
We have received countless questions about the majestic wooden boat owned by our neighbor, and friend,
Reg Townsend. Reg has been so kind to provide us the following background.
Rainbow is what I call, a “hybrid traditional design”. She has a number of features which have been distilled
from many sources over a period of many years : Herreshoff, Chapell, Tarbox, and the host of nameless
builders during the 18th and 19 th centuries who tried different ideas with varying degrees of success, but
who, nevertheless, pushed forward the development of sail. The well known boat designer George Buehler
refined my original lines for the ship, giving her a more refined hull form than mine. There still remain a few
ideas of my own, however. The basic premise when designing both the hull and the rig was to include
nothing which did not work well, which is to say, efficiently and easily. With one or two exceptions, this goal
has been reasonably well met in this ship. The rig follows the general pattern of the Chesapeake “bugeye”,
and is therefore called after a schooner : jib, fore, and main sails. Many first time visitors remark on the lack
of sheet and halyard winches, to which I
answer that she carries none because block
and tackle are faster and easier to handle than
winches, are safer, easier on the rig, and are
repairable at sea. This is the general
philosophy of the ship.
Rainbow’s metrics are as follows : LOD 62
ft 10 in LWL 54 ft 4 in Sparred length
99 ft
Beam 15 ft 5 in
Draft 7 ft 2 in
Displacement 81,900 lbs
Sail Area2,233
sq ft
The shape of the hull shows the widest point
just forward of amidships. This allows for a
quite fine r un in the quarters and no
turbulence at the stern or in the wake. The
amidships hull form is a moderate “wine
glass” shape, which rises up to a slightly what has been called - “radical” counter.
When heeled in a breeze with the edge of the
deck just touching the sea, she is on her
“running lines” with the best and longest
shape going through the water and has been
“clocked” at 11 ½ knots.
Rainbow was built in Jakarta, Indonesia, by
Reggie and company. Originally, the only
yacht builder in the country had been hired
to construct the ship, which was to have been
completed within one year. However, at the
end of this time, with the ship 50% over
budget, and 5% completed, I took over the
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JULY 2013
job myself, moving all of the pieces and
materials to a vacant lot on the beach,
setting up shop, and hiring my own
workers, who numbered 18, at peak. The
first step was to pour the lead keel,
which weighs 25,000 lbs.. The ship was
launched from the beach, with the help
of a crane borrowed from my jobsite, 10
months later. At launch, the hull was
complete with the deck beams installed,
but without the decking. Two carpenters
and a watchman were retained after
launch until the decks and cabin sole
were installed, then one carpenter and
the watchman were laid off. The rest of
the ship, including the spars were
constructed by the remaining carpenter
(Nisere) and myself.
Despite her being rather large, as far as
the average private ship is concerned,
Rainbow is relatively easy to handle, as
long as one remembers that many of her
parts are individually rather large and
heavy, and can, in consequence, become
somewhat painful if not treated
respectfully. The fore boom, for example,
weighs in at around 350 pounds, the jib
“boom”, 90 pounds. Both demand the
utmost attention during sail handling
underway, especially at sea. The bowsprit
extends 17 feet beyond the knightheads
and, at 700 pounds, plus rigging, when
coupled with the motion of the ship,
“takes no prisoners”, as one or two boats have found to their dismay. However, treated with proper regard,
Rainbow is quite safe and pleasant to sail, and can be very exhilarating.
Rainbow was sailed home to Cathagena Creek from Indonesia in 1998. Since that time, much work has been
done to complete the interior, as the ship was forced to leave Indonesia unfinished due to the political
situation there. More recently, she made a trip to Bermuda in 2011 with a crew of 4, and a three week
voyage out of the Chesapeake and offshore in June of this year, singlehanded.
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JULY 2013
ANNUAL GOLF CART PARADE
Congratulations to the Kamp’s and Trenda for being voted winners of the 2013 Golf Cart Parade. Also
much thanks to Kenny & Dee and their talented niece who was our mascot for the parade
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DENNIS POINT MARINA & CAMPGROUND!
JULY 2013
CLASSIFIEDS
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For Sale:
For Sale:
1997 21’7” Citation Bow
Rider built by Fineline
Tournament Ski Boat. 5.7L
Mericruier Black Scorpion EFI
with 310 HP. Boat is turnkey,
with safety gear, ski poles
and 2012 Phoenix aluminum
floatation trailer, with disc
brakes.
In
excellent
condition. Book Value for
Boat $9,200, trailer $3,400.
Asking $8000 or best offer.
Trades
considered.
Call
301-994-0272
or
301-481-3146.
1989 Chaparral Villian III,
7.4L 350 HP with Brovo 1
drive.
New
exhaust
manifolds,
seawater
pump, engine circulator
pump, starter, bellows
boot, gimble bearing,
shift cable and boot, 4 “
through hull exhaust,
stainless prop. Boat is in
very good shape and very
fast. Asking $6,500 or
best
offer.
Trades
considered.
Call
301-994-0272
or
301-481-3146.
For Sale:
For Sale:
36 Foot Classic Chris Craft
DCMY
Cruiser,
fully
equipped with everything
you need for a summer on
the water. New generator,
AC and heat. Fully equipped
galley & 2 en suite cabins.
Captain’s cabon w/ bathtub.
Interior
refurbished.
Captain’s and First Mate’s
chairs on flying bridge and
four
upholstered
deck
chairs.
Docked in Tall
Timers.
Very
well
maintained. Contact owner
a
t
[email protected]
Garelick Outboard Motor
Carrier: $50 Rated
Capacity: 30 HP Engine/
130bs Accommodates
Long Shaft Small Engines
Includes Gas Tank Carrier
Magma 14" Stainless Steel
Charcoal Grill with Cover
and mounting bracket:
$90 Never Used.
Attaches onto boat
railing. Grill hangs over
the water. Contact: Fred
Victor 301 866 0898/
[email protected]
For Sale:
Here are the specs for the
ad in the newsletter:
16 hp, 2-stroke, yanmar
diesel inboard, only 600
hours, runs great.
Working head.
Wheel steerage, locking
for care free running.
V-berth, sleeps 4-5 total.
Roller furling.
$5800 or obo.
Please contact Bob Baker
443-852-5288,
or
[email protected]
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