NYCkayaker 2007 Poker Run Saturday June 16th

[Dan Starer]

I am one of the kayak volunteers for MIMS on Saturday, as I have been for 
several years.  Despite my concerns for safety and my huge personal 
revulsion at having to listen to even one cigarette boat--let alone a whole 
race of them--I will participate again this year because I promised to so 
(before learning about the boat race).  But I think kayakers should warn 
Manhattan Island Foundation ( http://www.nycswim.org/ ) that if in future 
years they schedule MIMS to coincide with the boat race, they will lose many 
kayak volunteers.

Dan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Clifford" <RichardClifford at earthlink.net>
To: <nyckayaker at rockandwater.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 8:39 AM
Subject: NYCkayaker 2007 Poker Run Saturday June 16th


> NYCKayaker,
>    I know that Lee is participating as a kayaker in the Manhattan
> Island swim on Saturday. Is anyone else involved in this discussion
> participating as a kayaker?
>
>    I ask because I believe there are two distinct threads that have
> merged.
>
>    One thread concerns the Poker Run and all of the noise, pollution
> and danger that it creates.  This issue will remain with us after
> Saturday, particularly for anyone who, while remaining seated in their
> kayak, has had to resolve the issue of a Water Taxi bearing down on them.
>
>    The other thread concerns Saturday, June 16 and the hazard for
> swimmers and kayakers participating in the swim race. This issue can be
> expected to pass after the successful and safe completion of Saturday's
> swim. Also, I point out that Earl Sandvic is in charge of the swim event
> on the water. I have absolute faith in the man as a mariner. And, I
> believe that neither he nor Morty Berger will allow anyone to be placed
> in harms way.  One solution for the swim event planners is to recognize
> that the Poker Run takes place each year on the same Saturday (Kate
> Cahill) and to include that information in their calculations for future
> events.
>
>    Both threads seem to be blending. Maybe we could attempt to clarify
> some specific solutions. Richard Clifford
>
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