Just five days before the
scheduled public hearing to
determine the fate of West
Vancouver's Fisherman's

. Wharf, the unique value of

the marina to owners of
larger boats was graphically
illustrated in an emergency
Situation,

A public hearing into an

a application to rezone the

marina area to permit the
construction of a townhouse
complex on the site is to be
held in West Van Municipal
-Hall tomorrow (Monday) at
8 p.m.

A Vancouver boat owner |
is one person who was more_
than thankful for facilities of
the marina which were the -
answer to his plight after his -
yacht became badly holed
Wednesday morning.

Ken Capon’s dilemna |

began at 6 a.m. Wednesday
when his 55-ft. ferro-cement
yacht Arasheene became
punctured ona large rock as

it fell onto its side after the

high tide had failed to lift the
boat onto a tide grid for
servicing at Reed Point
Marina, in Port Moody.

A salvage company began’

A13-Sunday News, September 28, 1980

AT FISHERMAN’S WHARF MARINA

Capon took the boat from
One mooring area to another
as the struggle to pump
water from the hull con-
tinued, in a vain attempt to
find somewhere to have his
yacht dry-docked.

But he was unable to find

anywhere with the facilities

to lift a boat of that size from
the water, until he pulléd
into Fisherman’s Wharf
Marina late that night.

At about 11 p.m. the yacht
was finally raised from the
water by the wharf’s giant
straddle. lift and lowered
onto the quayside where it is
being repaired.

The threatened loss of the
wharf is of concern to
hundreds of boaters who use
the facilities and who are
expected to express their
opinions to the development
application.

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working with four pumps to -:,
remove the water that was
pouring into the boat’s hull-
and even after a temporary
patch had been placed over
the hole the yacht continued ~
to leak badly.

For the rest of the day

5

THE LOOK OF RELIEF on Ken Capon's face was due to his thanks at finally finding

somewhere that could accommodate his boat after a rock caused the hole vsible te in

the hulJ. Objections on behalf of the hundreds of boaters who use the marina are
expected to be heard at tomorrow’s hearing. (Ian Smith photo)

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