[Rhodes22-list] DC marinas, was We're In the Water!

[Todd Tavares]

Steve and Mark,

Actually there are three separate marinas down there.  I don't know which
bridges you saw the marinas from, but all three of them have clear access
to the Potomac.

>From the 14th Street bridge you may have seen the Gang Plank
Marina....the one by the "fish market" and Hogates restaurant, and across
the creek from Haines Point.

Down the creek and around Ft. McNair is the James Creek marina.  A very
clean marina but no ramp and little parking.  James Creek in not easily
visible from any of the bridges.

If you saw the marina from the South Capitol Street bridge, you saw
Buzzards Point marina.  A very low budget marina (no amenities), tiny
parking lot and a ramp that is about thirty feet long, ten feet wide, and
at about a 30+ degree angle (very scary!!).  The marina manager and his
wife live in that brown two story "houseboat" thing and he is very
protective of the docks. 
See attached pic.

Todd T.

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: thescubatank at cox.net
  To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list"
  Subject: Re: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
  Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:08:27 -0400


  When we were up there this past week, I saw it as we were coming
  over the bridge into DC. I didn't have the opportunity to check
  it out. maybe next trip. There were several sailboats down there
  thought. Thanks for the info.


  Steve
  >
  > From: mputnam1 at aol.com
  > Date: 2006/04/14 Fri PM 03:27:50 EDT
  > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
  > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
  >
  > I've glanced over the edge of the bridge and thought I saw some
  > sailboats down there ... so there must be clearance for a mast.
  > But beyond that, I don't know anything about that marina. I
  > think it' s mostly powerboats. And it's possible you wouldn't
  > have access to the Potomac because of mast height issues -- maybe
  > just the Anacostia river. But I could be wrong about that ...
  >
  > - Mark
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: thescubatank at cox.net
  > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
  > Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:50:39 -0400
  > Subject: Re: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
  >
  >
  > Do you know anything about the washington marina on the DC side
  > that is around 6th st on the Potomac? I believe it is only about
  > 1.5 miles from the national mall.
  >
  > Steve
  > > > From: mputnam1 at aol.com
  > > Date: 2006/04/14 Fri PM 02:00:22 EDT
  > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
  > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
  > > > We're docked at the Washington Sailing Marina -- across the
  > Potomac from Washington, DC ... just south of National Airport,
  > just north of Old Town Alexandria. It's an area of the Potomac
  > that Elton describes as "one long sandbar" ...
  > > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: thescubatank at cox.net
  > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
  > > Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 13:56:02 -0400
  > > Subject: Re: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
  > > > > Mark,
  > > > Where on the Potomac are you located?? We are thinking about
  > a sail up the > patomac fro Chesapeake, Va in August.
  > > > Steve
  > > S/V Ad Astra > > > From: mputnam1 at aol.com
  > > > Date: 2006/04/14 Fri AM 08:26:59 EDT
  > > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
  > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
  > > > > > Thanks, Dave. Although the Coast Guard is going to be
  > plenty busy dealing > with the randomly drifting hazard in the
  > Potomac ... or at least my fellow > mariners at the marina.
  > Docking the boat yesterday was the most exciting part > of the
  > adventure.
  > > > > > Elton can vouch for me on one thing -- when I saw your
  > boat on the trailer > from a distance, I said "oh, you're trading
  > me a new boat for my recycled boat?" > Your vessel looks
  > pristine.
  > > > > > - Mark
  > > > > > -----Original Message-----
  > > > From: DCLewis1 at aol.com
  > > > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
  > > > Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:46:09 EDT
  > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] We're In the Water!
  > > > > > > > > > Mark,
  > > > > > Congratulations. Next time I'm wandering the Wash
  > Sailing Marina I'll check > > out your boat, I'm sure it's a
  > beaut.
  > > > > > Thanks to for the update re Elton and our boat. I
  > really feel sorry for the > > guy, it seems like everything that
  > could go wrong went wrong on his last > > trip. He's got to be
  > exhausted, frustrated, behind sched, and broke. He and > > >
  > Stan have both called to keep us current. He's running just a
  > week late, > it's > > not the end of the world.
  > > > > > We're really eager to get our boat and get on the water.
  > The CG may want to > > put out a notice to mariners regarding a
  > new floating hazard to navigation > > around Deale, we'll see.
  > > > > > Dave
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