2099 GRAND STREET, ALAMEDA, CA 94501 | PHONE: (510) 865-1200 | FAX: (510) 865-1240

Email: Marina@grandmarina.com | Latitude 37 46.73 North-Longitude 122 15.13 West

August 2024 Newsletter

Annual Tenant Appreciation Party

On Saturday, August 17th, from 1pm to 4pm Grand Marina is hosting a party for you, our awesome tenants in appreciation for all your support. Join us for food, drinks and camaraderie as we celebrate you, and thank you for your continued patronage. We will also have raffle drawings for great prizes. Please be sure to RSVP so we have a plate for you! See you there!

Information Update

If you have changed your address or phone number, please contact the Harbor Office to provide us with the new information. It is very important that we are able to contact you, especially in the event of an emergency with your vessel.

Lost and Found

The marina office has amassed quite a collection of things in our lost and found box. We have pants(?), jackets, hair dryers, jewelry and of course the regular things like, keys, eye glasses and even cell phones. If you have lost an item in the marina, come up or give us a call to see if someone has turned it in. But seriously, who was partying so hard they lost their pants?

Keep Your Keys to Yourself

We would like to ask that our berthers not loan gate keys out to people working on their boats. This is for your safety and the safety of your fellow berthers. The Harbor Office is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Saturday. Boat workers should obtain dock keys directly from the office. Misused keys are subject to deactivation without notice.

Dock Clean Up

As stated in previous newsletters, we are continually trying to improve the appearance of the marina and we ask for your help in clearing the clutter. As you know we are now asking all tenants to remove all obstructions from the docks. Bikes, plants, lawn gnomes and anchor chain …everything. The only thing you are allowed to have on your dock fingers are steps, which must not take up more than half of the finger. Dinghies and kayaks are allowed in your slip or in front of your slip but should not use an walkway space. There are two good reasons to clean up our docks. The first and most obvious is, curb appeal. The condition of our marina is a reflection of all of us and we want to keep it as clean as possible. Second, is responsibly. We should all do our
best to clear obstructions for safety reasons as well as environmental reasons. If our maintenance guys need to rush to a slip we do not want them tripping over something that should not be there. If anything falls off of the dock and in to the bay, that would be bad too.

Live-Aboard Policy

Just a reminder, if you do not have legal liveaboard status at Grand Marina, you may not stay on your boat for more than three nights in a seven day period. If you work nights, this rule also
applies to sleeping on your boat during the day. Having legal live-aboard status means having an executed Live-Aboard Agreement with the Marina Office. If you wish to become a live-aboard, and have not already done so, contact the office and we will gladly put you on the waiting list. There is a minimum boat footage policy of 40’. If you have any questions about the live-aboard policy, feel free to contact the office.

Rent Slot

This is a reminder that if you need to pay berth rent and you’re just not up to hiking up our stairs to the marina office or the weather is bad, you can drop it in our rent slot. It is located at the entryway to the harbormasters office in front of the porthole. Just be careful you don’t put it in the out-going mail! The rent box gets checked every day. Or you could simplify your life by signing up for autopay!