[C320-list] Sailing in the time of coronavirus

[Rod Boer]

Christian,

My boat is located in Maryland and the last I heard was that everything at the marina was shut down until the end of May.  No employees working at the Marina because of Maryland requirements and we in Pennsylvania are required to shelter in place until the end of May.  I will be surprised if we can get to the boats by then.

Rod Boer
Odyssey #688

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In Chicagoland, half the yards will not allow boat access.  My yard now has very restricted access hours (Sat and Sun only, 8am - 4pm). Chicago harbors are part of the city park district, and have been closed in accordance with governors stay at home which is until April 30th, preventing early harbor access (April 15th).  Latest communication from Chicago harbors states they expect the state's stay at home to be extended past April 30th, affecting our season's normal harbor open date of May 1st.  And I believe all yacht clubs are closed, no access (at least my club is closed, but assume all IL clubs are closed).  Penalty for attempting to enter a harbor during this time is possible revoke of harbor pass.  And we are to find out by end of week if partial refunds for shortened season can be expected.

I have heard that the Waukegan harbor is open, but the boat yard is closed to all access, and all launches canceled, and only a small handful of boats were able to launch before that yard closed.

Curious about other Great Lakers current experiences.

-Christian Caperton
1994 C320 #138 "Canuck"
Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL