NYCkayaker 2007 Poker Run Saturday June 16th

[Lyn Goldsmith]

I'm participating as a kayaker this year, but will not do so again if it is
scheduled on the same day as this race.  If I knew about it sooner than a
few days before the race I would have cancelled.

Nothing riles me much more than these motor boats on so many levels.  Before
I became a kayaker I lived downtown on the waterfront and was so upset by
the noise these boats created that I wrote letters to every elected city
official trying to get them banned.  Now as a kayaker, especially at this
point in time,  I feel sensitive the recreational access issue.  However, I
still can't help but feel that allowing a small and privileged group people
to disturb at the very, very least 1/2 million people (and endanger a
small group of privileged people...us)  in the course of an afternoon is bad
public policy.  And that's without the environmental impact.


Lyn


On 6/14/07, Richard Clifford <RichardClifford at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> 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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