Written by EML_Winter_berthing_2011-2012_Application
The Edinburgh Marina Ltd
INVITATION TO OVER-WINTER ON THE PONTOON 2011/2012
FCYC and RFYC boat owners and non members (preference being given to members) are invited to apply for a laying up berth on the pontoons for the winter season – from Saturday 22 October 2010for FCYC, and from Thursday 27 October 2011for RFYC – until the day after the respective club lift-ins in Spring 2012. (By tradition club members may stay overnight free on the night before their club lift-out, and the night after their respective lift-in.) Please note the conditions for berthing on the pontoons for this winter period:
CHARGES: Full winter season: £59 per metre for members and £70 per metre for non members (rounded up to nearest half metre of overall length, including bowsprits and other appendages) for the full winter season from one of the above lift-out dates, up to the day after your club’s lift-in date next Spring. This payment may be split into two equal instalments.
Part winter season: £29.50/35.00 per metre (rounded up to nearest half metre of overall length) will cover either the period (or any part of that period) starting 16 or 27 October 2011, up to 31 December 2011, or from 1 January 2012 until the day after your club lift-in date in Spring 2012.
PAYMENT: Should you wish to pay for the full winter season in two equal instalments, your application must be accompanied by two cheques made out to The Edinburgh Marina Ltd – one dated16 October 2011 and a second cheque dated31 December 2011. If you are pre-paying for a half winter season only, send one cheque dated either 16 October or31 December 2011. Please note the Company does not undertake to accept an application and reserves the right to decline without stating the reason.
INSURANCE: Original Insurance cover note confirming adequate 3rd party cover for over-wintering while berthed on the pontoon must accompany your application form. You may need to contact your insurance company beforehand, to ensure that your vessel is properly covered for the period and precise location.
MOORING: All vessels wintering on the pontoon must be correctly moored. A minimum of 4 mooring ropes will be required – at least one bow and one stern rope, and one fore and one aft spring. They must be adequate and in good condition with “snubbers” fitted to the fore and aft ropes. In the event of strong demand for over-wintering space, boats may require to be rafted up on the inner (west) side, each boat with its own lines to the pontoons.
Before laying up your boat please check that your application has been accepted, and contact the Pontoon Managers, so that the optimum placings can be arranged.
FACILITIES: The water supply to the pontoons will be turned off from November 2011 to mid March 2012 to prevent frost damage. Should you need water, please speak to one of the Managers who will arrange for a temporary supply. The waste bin at the top of the gangway must not be used for unduly large or special items, e.g. old batteries, waste oil, etc which owners must remove from site.
DINGHIES & TENDERS:
Any dinghies or tenders must be on board and tied down. They must not be left afloat, nor tied to the pontoon, nor stored on the pontoons which must be kept clear.
DREDGING/OTHER WORKS:
Should dredging of the pontoon area or other works be carried out by the company and/or Forth Ports prior to lift-in in Spring 2012, you may be required to vacate your pontoon berth while this is being done, without compensation. The club providing your summer mooring in Granton has agreed to make winter swinging moorings available without charge to those who wish to use them during any such operations.
SEND REQUEST FOR APPLICATION FORM OR COMPLETED APPLICATION + PAYMENT TO: The Edinburgh Marina Company Ltd, c/o RFYC, Middle Pier, Granton, Edinburgh EH15 1HF
