Refueling

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MARINA REFUELING
Each on-water PWC participant will be responsible for purchasing (cash only) their own gas at each of the marinas that have been designated as refueling stops of the Grand Tour. To help assist you and keep the refueling process steadily on pace, Ground Support Staff and personnel from each of the marinas will be available to help in your refueling needs.

To further speed up the process, we will be asking all on-water participants to provide correct change when paying for their gas. In addition, all gas tallies will be rounded up to the nearest dollar. For example, Rider A refuels his/her watercraft and pumps $17.82 worth of gas. Rider A pays for his/her gas with (1) ten dollar bill, (1) five dollar bill, and (3) single dollar bills, totaling $18.00 leaving an over payment of $.18 cents.

GAS MONEY - PROVIDING EXACT CHANGE
Once again, to help facilitate the refueling process at the public and privately owned marinas, the Grand Tour.ORGanization is advising all on-water participants to provide correct change when paying for their fuel. Based on fuel estimations we have anticipated that you'll need approximately $200.00 for your refueling needs at the marinas throughout the tour. We suggest you to breakdown your gas money in the following denominations:

(13) Ten Dollar Bills (9) Five Dollar Bills (25) Single Dollar Bills

SPECIAL NOTE:
No marina gas purchases will be allowed with the use of a credit card! Sorry!
(TIP: You may wish to invest in a small water-proof container to store your money in.)

MANUAL REFUELING
While all of the refueling of your PWC will be handled at marinas (both public and privately owned), emergency fuel between will be available for purchase on an as-needed basis in case of fuel starvation concerns.

SPECIAL NOTE:
A Non-Smoking Policy will be implemented during all refueling. Anyone wishing to smoke during these refueling breaks MUST be a minimum of 200 feet away from the refueling area.

OIL FOR YOUR WATERCRAFT
Due to the variety of oil types and brands, we recommend that you bring a quart sealed in a large zip lock bag and pack it securely in your watercraft.

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The Grand Tour, organized by the Grand Tour.ORGanization is an annual event that features personal watercraft enthusiasts covering 350 miles of Michigan coastline over three days during the 'Leader Dog-days of summer'.

The event's net proceeds will once again benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind, a Rochester, Michigan-based non-profit organization that provides mobility and independence to the visually impaired through the use of dog guides.

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2012 GrandTour - Save the Date - Thursday, September 01, 2011

The 15^th Annual Grand Tour to Benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind will be held August 9-11, 2012. That's only six months away! Start getting your boats and bodies ready now before it's too late. See our "Downloads" page for the Registration and Pledge Forms. read more ...

New web site! - Wednesday, May 18, 2011

We just recently launched our redesigned web site. Special thanks goes out to Matt Dempsey who designed the site.

Eppley Fundraiser in Ohio - Monday, May 16, 2011

A special "Thank You" goes out to riders Barb & Dean! They ran another successful fund raiser for the Grand Tour this past weekend with help from riders Mary Lyn & Jim. A portion of Barb's report is posted here:

"The rain was horrible but we made it through. We had about 75 people. Not as much as we expected. There are pix's out there and I hope to be getting some soon. The fire works, food and band we great! The bird (chicken s**t bingo) did his job!... Mary Lyn and Jim were a great help and with out them it would not have gone as smoothly. We are still collecting donations. ...So better than last year!"

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