Rickey Point Sailing Club
Buoy Field Guidelines
3/99 - 1/01 – (amended 6/4/06)
The following is a list of
rules, responsibilities, and management of the Rickey Point Sailing Club (RPSC)
Buoy Field and Premises.
Original permits were issued
to the RPSC by the Corps of Engineers (OYB-1-012698) and the National Park
Service (PNR Coda 640-9-054). (need
to add current community access point permit or agreement info here when
obtained.) All individual RPSC
members must live up to the conditions set forth by these guidelines. RPSC is responsible to be in compliance with
the National Park Service regulations for our permit site.
1. Only authorized members should talk to the National
Park Service and other agencies regarding the management of this permit.
2. Members and guests are personally responsible for
using all buoy field facilities. The
Rickey Point Sailing Club assumes no liability from accidents incurred on club
grounds and facilities.
3. The buoy field manager shall be responsible for
initiating and supervising all installation, maintenance, and upkeep of buoys,
ground tackle, moorings, dock and premises as outlined in these guidelines, and
in Article IV Board of Directors, Section IX Buoy Field Manager duties. The buoy field manager shall have the use of
a buoy at no charge for attending to these duties.
4. Ground tackle sequence is listed as follows for all
buoys:
Buoy
Upper Chain 3/8”
regular or 5/16” high test - approximately 4’ long.
5/8” Nylon
mooring line with 5/8” galvanized thimbles.
1/2” galvanized
eye swivel
3/8” galvanized
lower chain
Mooring block
1,200 pounds concrete (estimate)
connections with
7/16” shackles w/ pins wired tied
Scope for all
buoys is 2 to 1 at full lake level
NOTE: Any modifications must not lower the breaking
strength or change the length of the ground tackle.
5. Buoy
holders are responsible for connecting a pennant from boat to buoy. Maximum pennant length is 10 feet. Pennant may only be connected to the top of
the buoy on the newer pull-through buoys, otherwise they must be connected to
the 7/16” shackle on the bottom of the buoy.
Pennants are subject to inspection by the buoy field manager. It is requested that you remove your pennant
when you haul your boat at the end of the season, or risk losing it for the
following year.
6. Parking
will be permitted only on the flat above the point (see map). Short term parking (10 minutes max) will be
permitted on the point above the dock for loading and unloading only.
7. The dock
will be for loading and unloading only, not moorage. The time limit for loading is 30 minutes.
8. Buoys will
be numbered using the same size lettering as your boat registration according
to row and buoy number (ex. 4-3). The
buoy field manager will assign buoys, keep a list of current buoy holders, and
maintain the waiting list. Any questions
or concerns should be made to the buoy field manager.
9. “In-Season”
will be defined from June 1st to November 1st.
Any buoy holder who is not planning on using their buoy for an
extended period during the ‘in-season’ time is requested to contact the buoy
field manager to discuss allowing a waiting-list member to use the buoy on a
temporary basis. Temporary assignments
of buoy use during the in-season will be made by the buoy field manager
according to waiting list order. Buoy
holders are not to assign use of their buoy during the in-season time without
going through the buoy field manager.
10. On 7/15 of
each year a RPSC board member shall send written notice by certified mail or
email to any buoy holder who has not put their boat on their buoy, and has not
made contact with the buoy field manager.
If the board receives no contact or appeal by 8/1 then the buoy will be
reassigned to the next member on the waiting list. If an appeal is made then the board shall consider
the appeal and make a decision no later than 8/1. RPSC will consider hardships, as well as the
past year’s use. The club would like to
see all buoys in use.
11. Off-season
use of buoys can generally be more flexible.
However the buoy field manager should be made aware of your intentions
for off-season use. The buoy field
manager reserves the right to have boat owners move or remove boats from the
buoy field if needed for maintenance purposes.
12. During the
in-season, the club is responsible for providing maintenance to the dock and
flashing buoy. The club will also cover
maintenance outside this period if 6 or more boats are on buoys. These buoy users will have to provide the
necessary labor, bare the cost, and notify the USCG to change operational
period.
13. Buoys will
be removed by the Buoy Field Manager at the end of the season. If any buoy is left in the water the Club is
required to have the Flashing Buoy in operation.
14. Buoy
holders shall remain buoy holders as long as they maintain RPSC membership and
use of buoys, dock, and premises in good standing with these guidelines and the
Constitution/By-Laws of RPSC. Any member
in direct violation with the intent of said guidelines and/or By-Laws may lose
buoy holder rights or privileges through a majority vote of the RPSC
board. In this event, buoys will then be
reassigned to waiting list members in order of seniority on the list. As stated in the By-Laws, RPSC board members
will consider hardships and circumstances before making a decision to reassign
buoy holder rights.
15. Fees in
addition to club membership will be charged to all buoy field holders (with the
exception of the buoy field manager) to cover costs incurred by the RPSC. These costs may include (but are not limited
to) fees to NPS, insurance, maintenance or upgrades to facilities, etc. The club will assess these costs and adjust
fees accordingly through due process.
Board of Directors
Rickey Point Sailing Club