AVALON — The future of shoreboat service in Avalon is up in the air after the City Council delayed a planned public discussion on the topic on Aug. 2. Island Enterprises, which had regularly operate
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Why not use uncertified boats and limit carriage to 6 passengers? They would surely be cheaper. Most times the existing service doesn’t carry more than six at a time anyway. Could even use existing harbormaster boats with some extra seats added.
UBER tender! I bet some locals would interested or visitors.
The inner Harbor in Victoria BC has a fleet of little shuttle boats that serve as a tourist attraction and shuttle service as well. Something to look into.
Might be an opportunity for teens to make some money. Years ago our daughter used to take our dinghy and offer rides to boaters not specifying and fee but they were always given a few dollars. Great fun for her.
I’m not sure what the answer is but I do know that some sort of scoreboat service is necessary . I don’t think I need to tell anybody how packed the dingy docks are in the summer time. There are also alot of people that do have their own dingys but prefer to use the shoreboat when they come ashore in the evenings for dinner because they don’t what to walk into one of the dinner houses with a wet bottom or plan on doing some serious drinking and don’t want to take a chance of getting a bwi. How many more dingy docks is the city planning on putting in to accommodate the extra dingys needed to get people ashore and where is the city going to locate them? How about the larger tenders for the bigger boats. I just don’t know where all the individual dingys are going to to tied up. Just thought I’d toss my 2 cents in.
Sounds like “island enterprise ” is going out of business . looks like some boats are coming on the market cheap. Could avalon buy them cheaper than $600,000.00??
Every bus service, train (MetroLink, Amtrak, etc.) is subsidized. Enterprise Fund for the harbor but what about the restaurants and shop sales taxes that go into the General Fund. Cheaper service yes, boat with lower passenger count and two boats can service that “small” harbor and outlaying anchorages. A couple of Duffy boats?
we need a harbor uber service ????