BOATING
NEW JERSEY
Greenwood Lake Marina
538 Lakeside Road
Hewitt, New Jersey
973-728-9100
Boat rentals and leasing on Greenwood Lake, NJ (about ½ hour from Monsey NY). They have various kinds of boats, including a number of 10 passenger pontoon boats, which can allow a wheelchair bound passenger to enter and transfer to a couch-like seat. The staff is happy to assist with transfers. A driver’s license is necessary to drive the boat.
There is a small step up and down a short bridge between the parking lot & the dock, but it is manageable with a manual wheelchairand a little help (or a small portable ramp). The floor of the pontoon boats are even with the dock, and easy to enter. There is enough room to maneuver the average wheelchair inside in order to transfer to a seat. Pontoon boat rentals start at $100 per hour plus gas.
NEW YORK
Row New York
718-433-3075
10-27 46th Avenue
Long Island City, New York
http://rownewyork.org/programs/adaptive-programs/recreational-adaptive-rowing/
Adaptive Rowing programs in Queens and Manhattan.
Y-Knot Adaptive Sailing
Lake George, New York
Y-Knot provides adaptive sailing opportunities from their accessible dock on beautiful Lake George NY. There are lots of volunteers on hand and a hoyer type lift for those needing help getting in and out of the boats. They have a Martin 16 boat available for adaptive sailing.