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JUNE 23, 2009
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URGENT SLIP MIX OUTREACH FROM OC DPH!
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SLIP MIX OUTREACH FROM OC DPH!
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As many may have already seen, earlier today OC DPH reached out to boaters for input into the slip remix design of our harbor.  Check this link (Click Here) to view the letter and this link (Click Here) for the embedded spreadsheet requesting your input.  The DPBA feels this is a significant step in the right direction by the OC DPH.

The outreach is a direct result of DPBA input over the past few days.  We emailed the spreadsheet to the department yesterday in response to the Boater Focus Group homework assignment to provide input on slip mix percentages.  Rather than work with the numbers provided by the department, we went back to square one and started with the current slip mix.  Over the past months, DPBA has communicated what we believe is a reasonable compromise.  It is in essence a 25% reduction in the number of slips under 30' in length as opposed to the 80% figure floated by the County for the past four years.  The DPBA proposal targets the 25-29 foot slip range for reduction, thus sparing the most affordable in-water boating segment, the 20-24 foot range.  The 350 slip reduction in the under 30' category DPBA proposes would be allocated to the two next higher slip categories, and yields a net slip loss of about 150 as opposed to the latest County design which eliminates over 400.  Mitigation in the form of power/sail slip design and limited use of double wide slips would further reduce the net slip loss number to something we believe most boaters could agree with.

Please (Click Here) to see our (DPBA) slip mix spreadsheet with the information we forwarded to OC DPH yesterday.  Please use this as a guide to determine the mix that you would like to see.

Now is the time to voice your opinion directly to OC DPH!  Please fill out the Boater Focus Group spreadsheet and email it back per the instructions within the OC DPH email letter above.  Please also CC us at [email protected], (and if you've already sent your email back to OC DPH then please forward it to us at this email address).  We'll be keeping score and reporting back in future Boater Blasts.
 
You should, if at all possible, also attend the Boater Focus Group meeting tomorrow night at 6pm at the OC Sailing & Events Center-Boat House, located at 34451 Ensenada Place, as per the letter attachment.

Best regards,
Your Board of Director
OPERATION DRY WATER
OC DPH sent a second email today that we thought we should forward as well.  It advises of increased on the water enforcement of "Boating Under the Influence" laws starting June 27th and 28th. To read more (Click Here).

THE DANA POINT BOATERS ASSOCIATION
ACTING WITH INTEGRITY AND ETHICS ALWAYS

About The Dana Point Boaters Association

DPBA is an education and advocacy group for the recreational boaters of Dana Point Harbor. Membership is very inexpensive and open to families interested in the many different kinds of recreational boating in Southern California, from kayaking and fishing to sailboat racing and motor cruising. 

Questions should be directed by email to Rodger Beard (Click Here), President.  Or call us at (949) 485-5656 and leave us a voice mail and we'll get back to you soon.

Dana Point Boaters Association
P.O. Box 461
Dana Point, Ca.  92629
Phone: 949-485-5656