The 2023 SOBA Symposium is less than three weeks away, and the growing need for non-motorized paddle access is on its agenda.With paddlesports on the rise, recreation stakeholders share responsibility for shaping our country’s water access spaces, ensuring their accessibility, and improving the user experience for all. Tom…
The 2023 States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) is completing its preparation for its annual Education & Training Symposium running August 28–31, 2023, in Tacoma, Washington.BoardSafe Docks will serve as the Symposium’s Platinum Sponsor for the second year, continuing our mission to provide education and advocacy for safe…
In October 2022, BoardSafe Docks completed the installation of a custom gangway, floating dock system, kayak launch, and storage racks on the Lehigh River in Allentown, PA. The Allentown Waterfront Project, developed by Jaindl Enterprises, is part of a redevelopment effort to revitalize an unused twenty-nine-acre industrial site,…
Gifford Pinchot State Park, a 2,338-acre recreation destination, is located in northern York County, PA, between the towns of Rossville and Lewisberry. The park consists of reverted farm fields and rolling wooded hillsides that surround the 340 acres of Pinchot Lake, the park’s prime attraction. The lake was…
What a wonderful adventure the participants in the 6th annual Flotilla, sponsored by FirstBank, experienced on Saturday, May 20, 2023. It was a day that brought communities and families together with nature! The Beaver Creek Kayak Club, located in the small communities of Powell and Karns,…
Wright’s Landing, Oswego, NY, is the recipient of a new personal watercraft floating dock system at their marina on Lake Street in Oswego, NY. Wright’s Landing is a deep-water marina close to the NYS Canal System and Lake Ontario intersection. Its boat slips offer electric and water hookups…
This project includes two BoardSafe ADA Accessible Kayak Launches, called "a huge asset to the Beaver Creek project, to make it simpler to get in and out."
Mill Pond Park in Plainsboro, NJ, recently improved accessibility for kayakers and canoers by adding a BoardSafe Adaptive Kayak Launch to its scenic park. Mill Pond Park, located along Plainsboro Pond, is designated for non-motorized boating, fishing, hiking, and picnics. The Town of Plainsboro, NJ, worked with GPI…
Syracuse Inner Harbor is the recipient of a newly-installed BoardSafe Adaptive Kayak Launch, bringing accessible and adaptive kayaking, canoeing, and stand-up paddle boarding to the residents and visitors of Syracuse, NY.
BoardSafe Adaptive Kayak Launch—Instructions for End-of-Season Removal Estimated Time Required: 2 hours Recommended Crew Size: 1 equipment operator and 2 laborers Equipment Needed Loader / machinery to lift dock components from water Rigging straps Sledgehammer Allen Wrench Set Box Wrenches Safety Equipment: Hard Hat, safety glasses, gloves, proper…