Just got this updated notice from Bert Jabins Yard, in Annapolis.
https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif To Our Customers, As we let you know earlier this week, on Monday we closed in response to Governor Hogan’s Executive Order requiring all non-essential businesses to close. Even before we closed, we had started to try to get further guidance as to whether the Executive Order applied to BJYY. As a result of those efforts we have now received guidance through the Governor’s office that, assuming adherence to sound CDC practices, we can engage in limited operations. The office will remain closed to the general public, the Back Creek Café will remain closed, and our operations will be limited by the number of employees who are able to work and adhere to social distancing rules. As a result of the new guidance, we are now able to operate on a limited basis and we will try to accommodate as many customers as possible. Please keep in mind that we will be operating at a reduced capacity and will not be open to the general public. We will require social distancing, employees who have health issues will not immediately return to work, and we will ask owners not to be present at the launch and to remain away from our launch staff until they indicate otherwise. Although these steps will affect our operations, they are essential to limiting the spread of COVID-19 and, we hope, will be viewed as reasonable limitations on our normal operations. We have only lost three days of launching and our intention is to attempt to catch up with those three days between now and Monday. It is our intention to be in a position to launch the boats as scheduled beginning on Monday the 30th. We have many challenges to achieve this aggressive schedule but we are going to do our best. As indicated in our letter earlier this week, we will not be increasing storage rates on April 1st. In view of the confusion relating to the shut down as well as the limited capacity we will face in the immediate future, we think it fair to stay with the existing, lower, winter rate, even though we may well be back on schedule. We all hope that the current situation is resolved very soon, for a number of reasons and that we will be able to return to our normal operation. We also want to continue to do our part to keep our customers and employees, and their families, safe. It is our objective to continue to serve our customers even in these challenging circumstances and, to the greatest extent possible, meet your boating needs. We are doing our best and appreciate your support, patience and cooperation. Sincerely, Rod Jabin https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 7:17 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Della Barba, Joe Subject: Stus-List COVID-19 Marina Closures Frustration Easy everyone! This is a hugely frustrating experience for all. Banning people from marinas only lasted about a day in Maryland, see my previous post about the clarification from the governor’s office. My marina never even tried, with about 20 live-aboards and no physical way to prevent it there was no point. I come close to probably 100 people buying groceries and exactly 0 people at the marina, so there is really no risk at all of me catching or spreading anything. Have a thought for fellow sailors in a MUCH WORSE fix. Take a look at some of the forums like noonsite and cruisers forum – there are many boats that are the equivalent of the Flying Dutchman. They left X a couple weeks ago and no place ahead of them wants anyone entering and they can’t go back a couple thousand miles upwind to a port that probably wouldn’t let them enter either. There is a whole snowbird fleet in the Bahamas facing a very uncertain future. The Out Islands have a very tenuous supply chain on a GOOD day and almost nonexistent medical facilities. What happens when they arrive in the USA is not a sure thing, many if not all marinas are not taking transients or selling fuel, and the situation is doubly bad for Canadian flag vessels that don’t have enough stores and fuel to go direct from the Bahamas to Canada. They run the risk of being pretty much stuck at whatever port in Florida they show up at. Meanwhile we are trying to figure out the season for CRYC. Board meetings are now conference calls and we have no clue if we’ll have any racing at all or our summer kids sailing. This is going to be very hard for programs all over the country that were on the edge financially. The instructors that are not yet hired can’t get unemployment for jobs they don’t have. If this follows the Spanish Flu model summer won’t even be the end of it. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA
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