NYCkayaker boathouses on the Hudson river in NYC

[bonnie13@earthlink.net]

ACA position on registration - good reading, gets you thinking about underlying arguments for & against - 

http://www.acanet.org/stewardship/registration.lasso

One quote that popped out: 

"State boating agencies should have a clear record of collaborating with, and serving the needs of the paddlesports community prior to seeking funding support from paddlers." 

I'm not arguing either side right now, can see both sides very well, just throwing out info to consider - this is all getting into larger issues when the immediate problem that kicked this whole debate off is that the Hudson River Park has "lost" around 200 potential storage slots in the last couple of months - the barge through bureaucratic stupidity, the tribeca boathouse to budget overruns - that's real & immediate & I just can't accept those as set in stone - I know the former is still in play, and the latter should be worth questioning (in the vein of - so Trust, did you look at alternatives to cutting the boathouse entirely?) 

hope people are emailing & writing letters to the trust, maybe the city council, maybe Pataki, maybe the NYC Department of Parks - everybody's thoughts are worth sharing with the Powers that Be, not just here amongst ourselves - sorry don't have time to give contact info, got a deadline, but it's all out there for the googling...to quote one of my outrigger friends' email signoff, gogogo!    






-----Original Message-----
>From: mike pidel <mpidel@optonline.net>
>Sent: Nov 3, 2006 10:55 AM
>To: bonnie13@earthlink.net, arhlaw@erols.com, 'nykayak' <nyckayaker@rockandwater.net>
>Subject: RE: NYCkayaker boathouses on the Hudson river in NYC
>
>We were speaking of the permit system for kayaks in NYC. Power boats
>that pull in and out of the piers do not need a NYC permit.
>
>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: bonnie13@earthlink.net [mailto:bonnie13@earthlink.net]
>>>Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 10:40 AM
>>>To: arhlaw@erols.com; mpidel@optonline.net; 'nykayak'
>>>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker boathouses on the Hudson river in NYC
>>>
>>>From the NY DMV page:
>>>
>>>Whether it's a tiny fishing boat for quiet days on the lake or a
>luxury
>>>party yacht for cruising around the bay, you must register any motor-
>>>driven boat that's used on public waterways in the state of New York,
>even
>>>if the motor isn't the primary source of propulsion.
>>>The Department of Motor Vehicles will issue you a registration
>certificate
>>>valid for three years and registration stickers; the certificate will
>>>indicate the registration number, which you must paint or affix to
>both
>>>sides of the boat's bow. Note that if the boat has a trailer, you
>should
>>>register the trailer also
>>>
>>>http://www.dmv.org/ny-new-york/boat-registration.php
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: andrea hecht <arhlaw@rcn.com>
>>>>Sent: Nov 3, 2006 10:27 AM
>>>>To: mpidel@optonline.net, 'nykayak' <nyckayaker@rockandwater.net>
>>>>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker boathouses on the Hudson river in NYC
>>>>
>>>>Thanks Mike for hitting all the relevant points so concisely.
>>>>
>>>>---- Original message ----
>>>>>Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2006 10:09:07 -0500
>>>>>From: mike pidel <mpidel@optonline.net>
>>>>>Subject: Re: NYCkayaker boathouses on the Hudson river in NYC
>>>>>To: "'nykayak'" <nyckayaker@rockandwater.net>
>>>>>
>>>>>Permit system for kayaks is unnecessary, power boats don't need a
>permit
>>>>>to dock along the waterfront.
>>>>> Motor vehicles in NYC kill and maim more people in Manhattan in one
>day
>>>>>than in a year of kayak launchings.
>>>>>All of the private commercial marinas along the waterfront are
>>>>>subsidized either by below market sale of land or tax breaks to the
>>>>>operators.
>>>>>The Randal's island fiasco  may even top the Yankee stadium theft of
>>>>>land and public monies.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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