NYCkayaker AFFORDABLE KAYAK STORAGE in Yonkers at JFK Marina now OPEN !!!!!!!!!!!

[Ralph Diaz]

This sounds like a real great deal.  What Gerry doesn't mention is how nice 
the paddling is along that stretch of the river with the long extent of the 
Palisades across from the site running almost a 10 mile stretch.  The 
scenery along that shoreline is breathtaking.

Being so close to the train station means it is good for those who don't 
have or do not want to use a car to access their boat storage.  On the flip 
side of the coin, other storage sites along the river from the Battery 
through to Westchester are difficult to drive up to and/or park.  Price 
seems right as well.

A question:  Is the launch site and parking also free to day visitors who 
are not storing boats on site?  Or is there a fee or permit format?

ralph diaz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <GerryChem at aol.com>
To: <nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
Cc: <Badolfsson at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 9:44 AM
Subject: NYCkayaker AFFORDABLE KAYAK STORAGE in Yonkers at JFK Marina now 
OPEN !!!!!!!!!!!


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> Hi All:
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> Good News from Yonkers, NY.
> AFFORDABLE KAYAK STORAGE. NO WAITING LIST. NO WORK REQUIREMENT.
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> Yonkers Mayor Phillip Amicone will be at the JFK Marina Kayak/Canoe 
> Storage
> Facility (Kennedy Boathouse) on Tues April 22 at 1 PM for a "ribbon 
> cutting"
> ceremony. This event will officially "open" the Kennedy  Boathouse.
>
> Kennedy Boathouse was built last summer by the City of Yonkers with the
> assistance of NY State. The City has licensed the Yonkers Paddling and 
> Rowing
> Club to operate this facility.
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> This opening of the Kennedy Boathouse will coincide with Earth Day 2008.
> Can there be a better occasion for the Mayor of Yonkers to open a 
> facility
> for HUMAN POWERED BOATING than on EARTH DAY 2008 ??????
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> The annual berth rental fee will be $200.
> For this you'll have 24 hour access to Kennedy Boathouse
> You'll be able to wash your boat down with fresh water--right on site.
> And, if you want a locker--add $25..
>
> Picking up or dropping off your boat at the Kennedy Boathouse will be 
> easy.
> Just pull your car right up to the roll-up door.
>
> You can launch your kayak right from the ramp at the northern end of 
> Kennedy
> Marina into a rather protective cove on the Hudson River.
> Park your car for free while you enjoy the Hudson River right at JFK 
> Marina
> Or car-top your kayak to points near or far such as to  Jamaica Bay, Cold
> Spring or Orchard Beach etc, etc., etc.
>
> Kennedy Marina can be reached from NYC with a 25 minute train  ride on the
> Metro North Hudson Line.
> Get off the train at the Glenwood Station in Yonkers. Kennedy Boathouse is 
> a
> short walk from the station.
>
> For the moment we have lots of available berths. This situation will not
> last for long !!!!
> The folks who rent first will be able to pick the best spots--the lower
> choice spots--for their storage
> Some folks may want to FIRST rent the berth and then go boat shopping  for
> their first boat or for that additional boat.
>
> At the Kennedy Boathouse you can build your own boat.
> Jack Gilman is setting up a Boat Building Shop--right on site !!!
> So, if you wish, you can first rent the space. Then build the boat.
>
> Renting a storage berth at the Kennedy Boathouse will be open to ALL 
> without
> regard to club membership.
> So you can be a member of any kayak club or NO kayak club.
> And, both residents and non-residents of Yonkers will be treated the 
> same.
>
> For further information on canoe or kayak storage at Kennedy Boathouse you
> can call me or contact BOYD ADOLFSSON, the House Captain at  Kennedy 
> Boathouse.
> Boyd can be reached by e-mail at _badolfsson at aol.com_
> (mailto:badolfsson at aol.com)  . Or,  call him on  his cell phone at 914 325 
> 5848.
>
> Jerry Blackstone
> cell 914 318 4630
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