LAUNCHING AND HAULING INSTRUCTIONS FOR:
J80’s, and J24’s
Launching for these boats is scheduled for Wednesday July 31st from 0800hrs to 1700hrs and Thursday August 1st from 0700hrs to 2000hrs.The Launch site will be next to the New Bedford Yacht Club at South Wharf - Cape Yachts
Please call NBYC at (508) 997- 0762 for appointments. Assigned times will be on a first come first served basis.
Instructions for trailer storage and haul out etc. will be provided at registration.
420’s, and 505’s
Launching will be at the NBYC lot (see page 21)
Lasers and Vanguard 15’s
Launching will be on the west side of the harbor opposite NBYC on Smith Neck Road.
If Launching from the Town Landing:
The Apponagansett Launch ramp and parking lot is open to all. The policy is as follows:
· $5.00 per calendar day fee for launching, parking, or both.
· Locate the bright orange metal box on a 4' orange pole immediately adjacent to the north ramp (next to the light pole).
· Take a daily pass envelope from the left side of the box.
· Fill out the requested information (car plate, trailer plate, boat registration (if any), date and number of days paid for),
· Seal in the correct amount
· Deposit into a locked slot on the right side of the same box.
· This should be done prior to using the ramp.
Important information to understand when using the Apponagansett Launch Ramp.
· Cars with trailers must use the longer parking spaces in the center and south side of the lot.
· Cars without trailers must use the shorter spaces that are adjacent to the water's edge.
· TRAILERS MAY NOT BE LEFT UNATTACHED FROM THEIR TOWING VEHICLE.
· This is a public access point.
· Insurance is required for use, and trailers are covered only under the insurance of their towing vehicle.
· Unattended, unattached trailers (with or without boats) must be towed at the owner’s expense.
· Boaters cannot leave their trailer/boat at the landing to hold a spot while the towing vehicle drives back to the Club for registration or otherwise.
· Non-payment for launching or parking results in a $45.00 parking ticket and those parked outside of marked spaces or unattached to a vehicle are towed commercially through Dartmouth PD.
· Towing companies separate trailers from vehicles and tow each separately, usually to remote lots that can't be accessed late Sunday afternoons.
· Parking is only allowed within marked spaces (not on, or alongside the curbed islands).
· If the lot is full, "overflow" parking for vehicles with trailers is allowed on the WEST side of West Smith Neck Road using the same permit envelop and box.
· Overflow parking for vehicles without a trailer is allowed at Apponagansett beach with a landing one-day permit.
· The Park Department does not allow overnight parking at Apponagansett Beach, and trailers are towed from the beach side.
· Overnight parking at the Landing is allowed, but entering before midnight and remaining into the next day requires two day-pass fees (can be combined in one envelope).
· There is a first-come, first on the ramp "code" of the trailer boater.
· The lot is not patrolled 100% of the time. Town police may make routine passes through, but by no means is it a "safe" place to leave any items that would be attractive to a thief.
· No vehicles may be occupied while parked overnight (no camping in any sense of the word).
J80’s, and J24’s
Launching for these boats is scheduled for Wednesday July 31st from 0800hrs to 1700hrs and Thursday August 1st from 0700hrs to 2000hrs.The Launch site will be next to the New Bedford Yacht Club at South Wharf - Cape Yachts
Please call NBYC at (508) 997- 0762 for appointments. Assigned times will be on a first come first served basis.
Instructions for trailer storage and haul out etc. will be provided at registration.
420’s, and 505’s
Launching will be at the NBYC lot (see page 21)
Lasers and Vanguard 15’s
Launching will be on the west side of the harbor opposite NBYC on Smith Neck Road.
If Launching from the Town Landing:
The Apponagansett Launch ramp and parking lot is open to all. The policy is as follows:
· $5.00 per calendar day fee for launching, parking, or both.
· Locate the bright orange metal box on a 4' orange pole immediately adjacent to the north ramp (next to the light pole).
· Take a daily pass envelope from the left side of the box.
· Fill out the requested information (car plate, trailer plate, boat registration (if any), date and number of days paid for),
· Seal in the correct amount
· Deposit into a locked slot on the right side of the same box.
· This should be done prior to using the ramp.
Important information to understand when using the Apponagansett Launch Ramp.
· Cars with trailers must use the longer parking spaces in the center and south side of the lot.
· Cars without trailers must use the shorter spaces that are adjacent to the water's edge.
· TRAILERS MAY NOT BE LEFT UNATTACHED FROM THEIR TOWING VEHICLE.
· This is a public access point.
· Insurance is required for use, and trailers are covered only under the insurance of their towing vehicle.
· Unattended, unattached trailers (with or without boats) must be towed at the owner’s expense.
· Boaters cannot leave their trailer/boat at the landing to hold a spot while the towing vehicle drives back to the Club for registration or otherwise.
· Non-payment for launching or parking results in a $45.00 parking ticket and those parked outside of marked spaces or unattached to a vehicle are towed commercially through Dartmouth PD.
· Towing companies separate trailers from vehicles and tow each separately, usually to remote lots that can't be accessed late Sunday afternoons.
· Parking is only allowed within marked spaces (not on, or alongside the curbed islands).
· If the lot is full, "overflow" parking for vehicles with trailers is allowed on the WEST side of West Smith Neck Road using the same permit envelop and box.
· Overflow parking for vehicles without a trailer is allowed at Apponagansett beach with a landing one-day permit.
· The Park Department does not allow overnight parking at Apponagansett Beach, and trailers are towed from the beach side.
· Overnight parking at the Landing is allowed, but entering before midnight and remaining into the next day requires two day-pass fees (can be combined in one envelope).
· There is a first-come, first on the ramp "code" of the trailer boater.
· The lot is not patrolled 100% of the time. Town police may make routine passes through, but by no means is it a "safe" place to leave any items that would be attractive to a thief.
· No vehicles may be occupied while parked overnight (no camping in any sense of the word).
