NYCkayaker 2007 Poker Run Saturday June 16th

[Kate Cahill]

> O.K., O.K.-- it  talkes a lot to get me to  put my 2¢ in, but--- I think Boyd
> has a point. I don¹t like the cigarette boats myself, but I do believe the
> river should be an inclusive place. It seems juvenile to criticize the Poker
> run. What the problem is ­is that the scheduling of the swim did not take into
> consideration that the Poker run happens in this section of the river EVERY
> YEAR on the Sat. before Father¹s Day. I don¹t know  how long it¹s been going
> on for, but seems to me at least 6 or 7 years.
> Just to get a sense of who enjoys this event‹ go to  BoaterEd.com and check
> the forum topics. You can read and discover that this is an event looked
> forward to by many ³normal² people who enjoy the river and each other¹s
> company at least as much as kayakers do.
> Having the swim/kayak event during this run is akin to having family bicycle
> day on the Bronx River Parkway during rush hour (instead of from 10-2 on
> Sundays or whenever they close it to automobile traffic!)
> 
> -Kate
> 
> 
> Obviously Boyd has never been on the water with these boats or had the
> responsibility of a swimmer in the water at the same time.  If I know that
> they are going to be on the water I stay off. Let them get their jollies on
> the ocean where they cannot kill anyone else.  I was at the meeting this
> evening, yes precautions for the swim are being put into place but that is not
> excuse for scheduling the two events at the same time.  Live and let live is
> rather different than live and let kill.
>  
> Lee
> 


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