Posted for Nancy Yearout
RE/MAX Properties of the Summit, Breckenridge, Colorado
nyearout@colorado.net
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#Dillon, Colorado
The Dillon Marina is busily preparing for the 2013 boating season. There are a
handful of changes that marina visitors can expect to see this summer.
Four new boats have been added to the marina fleet. The boats are 18
feet long, made by Larson and have 115 horsepower motors. They will join the
other 22 boats that visitors can rent to take out on the lake this
summer.
Construction to expand and pave the parking lot has been ongoing.
Marina manager Bob Evans said that as soon as the snow can be cleared away and
the ground softens, the construction can continue and be finished before the
marina opens in May. The snow has caused delays in the parking lot work, but
Evans said he didn't mind, as more snow means more water in the reservoir in the
summer.
“I'll take the snow, because we need the water,” he
said.
Despite talk of lower water levels this summer, the impact on
visitors should be minimal, Evans said.
“I'm not as concerned as I was
two weeks ago,” he said of the water level, explaining that continuing
snowstorms recently have helped.
Another advantage is the marina's long
ramp, which was lengthened in 2002 and is useful for smaller boats to about 50
feet down. It is one of the few ramps of its length in the area.
Last
year, the marina counted about 55,000 visitors, a number that Evans said he
believes can be topped this summer.
“I hope to get a lot more this year,”
he said. “We get better and better with the stuff we do down here. We learn more
and more. I think it's because we're trying to make the place not just a place
to keep your boat, but a place to come and have fun and have activities for
non-boat owners down here.”
Among other changes to the marina area are
improvements to the Tiki Bar and a new location for the Yacht Club, which is
looking at possible renovations and additions to the building, such as a
deck.
“There's always something going on,” said Evans, of what draws
visitors to the marina. “It's a cool place for people to come out and walk
around and look at the boats. That's the main thing, to get people who are not
boat owners down here and get them interested in boating.”
The more
people he can draw into the world of boating the better, Evans said. Events like
the J-24 Nationals boating race are a big draw. The marina also was named
“Marina of the Year,” in the large category, by Marina Dock Age magazine, a
nationally recognized trade publication.
“It's going to be an exciting
year,” Evans said.
Courtesy of the Summit Daily News
