Policy Updated:  5/5/2023

RKYC GUIDELINES FOR BERTH ASSIGNMENTS

It is not the intent of the Club Manager or the Marine Services Committee (MSC) to radically reassign all the berths. The intent is to establish guidelines to provide a framework for the fair and equitable assignment of berths in the marina in a consistent and safe manner.

 

Responsibilities for the Assignment of Berths

To effectively manage the operation of the Club, and the marina, the assignment of berths is the responsibility of the club manager working within the guidelines established by the RKYC Manager and Marine Services Committee.

• The Marine Services Committee in conjunction with the Club Manager will annually review the berthing assignments in the marina prior to the spring assignment of berths and the Club Manager will communicate any changes to the members.
• The chair of the Marine Services Committee will act or appoint a designated committee member from MSC each year to work with the club manager regarding the marina and berth assignments.
• The Club Manager will consult with the Marine Services Committee (MSC) with respect to the best usage of space within the marina to maximize safety and accommodate the maximum number of members’ boats.

 

The Primary Considerations

Safety and suitability must always be the priority when assigning berths.

• All existing berth assignments within the marina will be reviewed annually based on safety for all the boats berthed within the marina.
• Primary considerations are safety with respect to length, beam, height, and displacement.
• Active Senior members’ primary boats will have priority when berths are assigned based on seniority as laid out in the fixture card.
• All RESERVED BERTHS will be assigned to another member. The club manager will advise the member accepting the temporary assignment that this is not permanent and does not guarantee a future berth assignment.

 

Senior Members Renewing a Berth in the RKYC Marina  

If a senior member had a berth in the previous year (or if they paid 50% of the berth fee to hold their berth while their boat was absent from the marina) they will have priority for a berth in the current year, provided they meet the following conditions.

• Accounts are in good standing.
• Boat must carry a minimum of $1,000,000 liability coverage year-round.
• They must apply at rkyc.ca for a berth by the date specified with the official berth and storage request form each spring.
• They have the same boat as the previous year.
• If they have a new boat, that can be safely accommodated in the same or similar berth as their previous berth.
• Should their new boat require a larger or deeper berth, or better-protected berth, every effort will be made to adjust the berth assignments to accommodate them. If they cannot be accommodated, then they will receive priority on the waiting list.
• Although consideration is made to meet the wishes of the members, the club cannot guarantee the same berth each year.

 

Senior Members with More Than One Boat in the RKYC Marina 

Senior members with more than one boat in the RKYC marina will receive the following considerations with respect to berth assignment.

• The Senior member’s primary boat receives consideration first in all cases. The primary boat shall be determined by the member and noted on the official berth and storage request form for that boat each year.
• The Secondary boat shall be determined by the member and shall be noted on the second official berth and storage request form from the member for the second boat.
• Secondary boats will receive consideration for a berth after all Senior members and primary boats have been accommodated in an appropriate berth. (Senior members who had a secondary berth prior to 2023, are exempted and not affected by this change. It will apply to second berth requests going forward.)
• Secondary boats may be offered any available berths not assigned as primary boat berths.
• Secondary boats may be assigned berths deemed safe for that boat but unsafe or not appropriate for other boats that are too large or heavy to be safely accommodated.
• Where multiple secondary boat applications are received the RKYC Club manager will assign berths to secondary boats based on seniority as laid out in the fixture card. 

 

New Requests for Berths from Senior members – Waiting List Policy

The waiting list is established annually based on berth applications received in advance of berth cutoff date each spring for boat owners who have applied but who cannot be accommodated at the time of berth assignment. To maintain your position / status on the waiting list you must maintain an appropriate membership and reconfirm by applying on the official berth and storage request form each spring.

The order of priority for the assignment of available berths within the RKYC Marina will be as follows:

• Accounts are in good standing.
• Boat must carry a minimum of $1,000,000 liability coverage year-round.
• Active Senior Member renting in the marina (full rate) currently with a new boat that needs a different berth who does not currently have a berth that will fit the new boat.
• Active Senior Member currently paying only a reservation fee of 50% for their former berth in the marina currently with a new boat that needs a berth and where their previous berth reserved does not accommodate the new boat.
• Active Senior Member who had a temporary berth for the entire previous year and this temporary berth is no longer available as the boat owner is returning to use their berth in the current season and therefore the senior member does not have an assigned berth. All Active Senior Members using a temporary berth will be accommodated based on seniority as laid out in the fixture card.
• Active Senior Member who had mooring for the entire previous year. All Active Senior Members using a mooring will be accommodated based on seniority as laid out in the fixture card.
• New Senior Member with a boat deemed to be of a size that the club can accommodate based on when they applied for a berth and how long they have been on the waiting list.
• New or Active Associate Member with a boat deemed to be of a size that the club can accommodate based on when they applied for a berth and how long they have been on the waiting list. 

 

Reservation Requests for a Non-Occupied Existing Berth from Senior Members 

Active Senior Members from time to time may be in a position of not being able to use their assigned berth for the current season for a variety of reasons. RKYC policy provides two options for members to reserve their berth and position in the marina.

• Payment of 100% of the full berth fee for the current year. The RKYC will leave the berth empty and available to the member at any time during the season. RKYC retains the right to rent the berth to transient visiting yachts when not occupied by the member.
• Payment of 50% of the full berth fee for the current year. RKYC will assign this berth as a temporary berth for seasonal rental to another RKYC member. Members are advised that payment of the 50% Rate does not provide them with any rights to utilize any berth within the marina for that season.
• Members reserving a berth by paying the 50% rate can maintain this reservation within the marina for no more than 2 consecutive years.

 

Billing for all marina berths will be based on the current or last full-size boat regularly occupying the berth owned by the member. Members are not permitted to maintain a deep-water berth for a larger boat by using it with a smaller boat at a lower billing cost.

Active Senior Members (Paying 50% Rate) returning with or purchasing a boat mid-season will not be accommodated in their reserved berth until the next season. They will be placed on the waiting list and should a berth become available it will be assigned based on waiting list policy.

If you pay full price for your berth, and you store your boat in the yard, you will pay summer storage if you don’t launch.

If your boat is stored in the yard, storage charges (summers and/or winter) will apply.