Don’t Forget January 1st of EVERY YEAR, our Storm Haul Out Policy list BEGINS AGAIN.

You must call now to get on the 2017 Storm Haul Out List.

To get on the list, just call or email Laura Powell and get on the Storm Haul Out Policy. The earlier you speak with her, the HIGHER UP on the list you are! You don’t want to be caught in the midst of a storm and you realize that you forgot to get on the list.

Laura Powell 804-776-9898 or [email protected]

Because the arrival of a storm may leave too little time to adequately prepare and conditions can quickly deteriorate to a point that work can no longer be safely undertaken, all vessels should be secured in their slips with adequate lines to handle any storm which may occur during an owner’s absence. Vessels stored on land should be left in a condition where no work is required to prepare for a storm.

Dinghies must not be stored on the deck or cabin roof unless they are properly secured and do not inhibit safe and easy access to all areas of the boat. Marina personnel will not board a boat during storm preparation if marina management considers movement on the vessel to be dangerous.

Deltaville Yachting Center will maintain a “Storm Haul Out List”. Names may be added to this list at any time by having a signed work order on file with the service department. The list will be kept in the service department. If a named storm comes within Four hundred miles of the marina, and the storm’s path is toward the marina, or the marina is in the storm’s forecast path with arrival within 72 hours, the following procedure will be in effect:

  • All marina personnel will turn to hauling and blocking vessels.
  • Vessels will be hauled in the sequence in which they are listed on the “Storm Hauling List”. (signed work order must be on file)
  • Owners will be contacted, owners who elect to not have their boat hauled at that time will remain on the list but be moved to the bottom of the list.
  • Owners we cannot contact will be presumed to want their boat hauled, and it will be hauled per the criteria in the plan.
  • If an engine will not start (flat battery, etc.) in five minutes, the boat will be moved to the bottom of the list. If time allows, an attempt may be made that night to remedy the problem and if the problem is solved, the boat may be hauled the next day.
  • We will try to notify the owner of the situation but cannot guarantee that we will have time to do so. It is the owners ultimate responsibility to maintain their boat in operational condition.
  • No boats will be towed from their slip to the Travel Lift.
  • Once the yard is full, no more hauling will occur. Boats left in the water should be secured with double bow and stern lines, and double spring lines, fore and aft, both sides. It is the boat owners responsibility to see that this is done.