Another BoardSafe Accessible and Adaptive Kayak Launch project opened in September 2024 in Utica, New York. This kayak launch provides paddlers of all abilities access to the Utica Harbor and the Mohawk River. The area has a rich history because it offers waterway access directly into the Erie…
While many of you were enjoying spring and summer paddling excursions, BoardSafe Docks was busy designing, engineering, and manufacturing more universal access kayak launches for all paddlers to enjoy. BoardSafe’s kayak launch is designed for easy access, great stability, and adaptive features for those who need them. The…
Charlotte County Parks and Recreation offered gratitude to BoardSafe Docks and Scott Tihansky for their invaluable support in designing, manufacturing, and volunteering to help install the new, fully ADA-compliant kayak launch at the William R. Gaines Jr. Veterans Memorial Park, located at 20414 Edgewater Drive, Port Charlotte, Florida.…
A new BoardSafe floating dock system with an adaptive kayak launch was recently installed at the Baytown Nature Center at 6213 Bayway Drive, Baytown, TX. The center, on Crystal Bay, is an incredible kayaking and paddle-boarding destination. The view of the San Jacinto monument over the water is…
A new effort among the New York Power Authority, New York State Canal Corporation, and Rochester Accessible Adventures, aims to guide communities in creating accessible facilities along the Erie Canal. Anita O’Brien, executive director of RAA, said her group will work with businesses and other entities who wish…
Photo credit Lisa Stout As of this writing, it’s been a little more than a year since Hurricane Ian ravaged all of southwest Florida. Ft. Myers Beach, Sanibel and Captiva, and Pine Island, suffered the hardest, leaving entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble. Coverage by ABC News shared…
Gangways are raised walkways or connected platforms that allow pedestrians to walk safely from one point to another. Gangways help pedestrians walk from land to water, function as a bridge between sites, provide a stable walkway for pedestrians when boarding and disembarking boats, and connect to floating docks…
In July 2022, BoardSafe Docks installed a project for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency at Pickwick Dam in Tennessee. The floating dock system consisted of 10’ x 200’ main dock three (3) 5’ x 30’ gangways three (3) 6’ x 10’ connecting docks at bottom of gangway composite…
In partnership with Moran Hauling of Biloxi, MS, BoardSafe was selected by the City of Gulfport to provide two new ADA-compliant kayak launches for the Bernard Bayou Blueway. The blueway is a meandering tidal waterway that offers a diversity of wildlife and a variety of dining and recreational…
Boston Harbor is probably best-known for the Boston Tea Party. Since then, many restaurants have opened along the harbor, but BoardSafe is proud to be part of a new venture — a restaurant floating in the harbor. Charlie Larner is outfitting the 245-foot tall ship, Caledonia, to seat…