Dana Point Boaters Association

 

Purpose:

The Dana Point Boaters Association, DPBA, is a California Not-For-Profit IRC §501(c)(4) Corporation.   Membership in the Association is open to all families interested in the many different kinds of recreational boating in the harbor from kayak's, paddleboard's, sailboat's, powerboat's, to large motor cruisers. The Association intends to be a permanent organization/association within Dana Point Harbor now and in the years to come.

Our organization’s agenda is to meet or exceed recreational boaters’ needs through constructively working with the many various constituencies who, along with boaters, are fellow stakeholders in achieving the best interests for Dana Point Harbor.  These constituencies include business and commercial entities as well as government agencies from harbor and local to regional, state and federal.

The Dana Point Boaters Association advocates the preservation, enhancement, and expansion of affordable recreational boating. We work to improve the family friendly atmosphere and breadth of water-oriented activities we all enjoy in the harbor.  We serve as the watchdog by ethically protecting the rights of all boaters and representing them when collective action is most effective.  We actively gather information and communicate our views to educate boaters, external interests, and public officials.  We build and maintain constructive, working relationships to achieve common goals with other harbor stakeholders.  We will pass on our harbor to the next generation of recreational boaters in better condition than it is today.

Our overarching goal is to make sure that boaters are represented at the table when decisions are being made, that boaters’ perspectives and interests are fairly represented and that Dana Point boaters always receive full and proper consideration in the decision making process.

Benefits of Membership:
In addition to supporting the important agenda above, DPBA members receive newsletters on timely topics of interest to Dana Point boaters.  Members have exclusive access to research materials and documents published on our web site by members and others. These materials are intended to assist members in understanding boater issues, furthering their own boating interests, and developing informed and independent opinions on the issues of the day.  Periodically, DPBA holds general membership meeting to present and discuss issues of particular importance to boaters.  When circumstances make such action appropriate, such as Possessory Interest Taxes (PIT), DPBA will provide and/or arrange to provide Legal Information and Forms for our members in this legal process.

Members also receive discounts from a number of businesses throughout Dana Point when they show their current membership card.

Membership in our association is available at several different levels:

Waypoint                         1 year adult
Twin Engine                   2 years adult
5 Star                               5 years adult
Mainsail                           Lifetime adult
Mate                                 1 year, 21 and under

For those of you who have attended General Membership Meetings, you know that we've had some significant past accomplishments:

• In 2010, for an UNPRECEDENTED 2nd YEAR IN A ROW, DPBA successfully convinced OC officials to entirely waive slip and dry storage slip fee increases in Dana Point Harbor.
• In 2008 and 2009, DPBA successfully argued at the local and California Coastal Commission (CCC) level for NO NET LOSS OF SLIPS if feasible following dock reconstruction, and a maximum loss of 155 slips.  The proposal before CCC was a 477 net loss of slips.
• Also in 2008 and 2009, DPBA successfully negotiated the net loss in the number of slips under 30 feet be reduced from 1140 to 324.  Also that boaters in slips under 25 feet be given preferential treatment following dock reconstruction.
• In 2009, DPBA successfully negotiated with OC DPH and OC government, such there was NO RATE INCREASE FOR ANY SLIP OR DRY STORAGE BOATER in Dana Point Harbor during 2009.
• For the 2008 tax year and forward, DPBA’s agent gained a 30% reduction in PIT for all harbor boaters.
• In the 2007 tax year DPBA’s agent gained a 60% PIT refund for those members we represented.
• DPBA saved Dana Point slip and dry storage boaters $836,000 in Possessory Interest Taxes (PIT during the 2005 and 2006 tax years)

But we have so much more to accomplish!  So if you are not yet a member please consider Joining.  Your membership in the Association helps us help you.

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Remember, just because you may be receiving our emails does not necessarily mean that you are a member.  If you are not sure, you can always email us at: Membership@DanaPointBoaters.org

FOR MANY IT IS RENEWAL TIME
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DPBA Board of Directors would like to thank you for your time and your support!