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No question about, this is going to be an early spring
boating season, despite the infrequent cold snaps hitting
between the highs of sixty degrees the sun is so strong
that we now have it made, Spring is here for sure.
To welcome spring in all its glory Haverstraw Marina, the
largest marina on the Hudson River, is going to have a
one-day open house on April 8th.
The focus of this open house is to introduce new boaters
and experienced boats to the many services, all in one
place, that Haverstraw Marina offers.
Beginning with a huge parking lot, a world class
restaurant, The Hudson Water Club, Samalot Marine,
a large ships store and service organization focusing
on sailboats of all types, Patino Canvas, supplying a
complete canvas repair and new canvas to power boats
and sailboats alike, to a full service repair facility.
The deep water at Haverstraw Marina means that boats
of all sizes can be stored repaired and kept here during
the boating season. The all aluminum docks are always
clean, and well maintained making this a hassle free tie-
ups at all times.
The Haverstraw Marina open house will be
located at the Hudson Water Club’s huge deck
that leads to a series of floating docks. Yankee
Boat with a showroom adjacent to the entrance
of Haverstraw Marina will be providing demo
rides to individuals interested Monterey Boats
or to answer any questions a potential customer
may have. There demo Monterey boats will be at
these floating docks.
The main focus of the afternoon will be a talk
given by a true genius of the Hudson River,
Dr. Mark Mattson, PHD with over 40 years of
experience working in management on the
Hudson River.
Dr. Mattson is a Vice President and Principal
Aquatic Ecologist at Normandeau who has
supervised or conducted more than 75 fisheries
and aquatic ecology projects over the past
32 years. He is a specialist in aquatic ecology/
fisheries field sampling design and in the
application of population and community level
statistics to measure anthropogenic effects
on aquatic ecosystems. Dr. Mattson has also
presented testimony on Clean Water Act §316
issues and on the development and application
of periphyton and benthic macroinvertebrate
community biocriteria to narrative water quality
classification including designated uses and
antidegredation.
He will be speaking at 2 PM in the main
section of the Hudson Water Club’s facilities.
Also on Hand will be John H. Vargo, Publisher
to answer questions and follow through on
anything else folks might have in mind.
The focus of this open house is families and
with that in mind, a egg hunt will be offered
to children and adults that will have children
and adult prizes in them. Just find the eggs
with the clues offered, bring them back to the
Hudson Water Club to redeem your prizes.
Most importantly don’ forget to pick up your
free drink pass at the Tiki Bar.
In addition there will be marine professionals
on hand to answer any questions you may
have and help you with your goals.
The staff of Haverstraw Marina will be on
hand to give newcomers tours of all the
facilities with Haverstraw Marina.
by John H. Vargo, Publisher
Haverstraw
Marina
Open House
April 8,
2017