NYCkayaker kayak launching from public beaches

[Chalu Kim]

If I were to put myself in their shoes, I bet kayakers are another group 
of people dismantling well established beach access hierarachy. It is 
evident when there are a string of private beaches.

Given swimmers' safety is utmost in their minds and given we in America 
treat its citizens in over protected ways, I don't know if kayakers' 
attitudes will fly well.

My argument is that we kayakers need to play well away from the beach 
and we need a launch point or two.

I think unless we have a front espousing sanity, organization and 
safety, it would be difficult to just show up and change these "rangers" 
  opinions. They obey rules and rules are made up years ago.

I believe it would be a useful thing to understand  how these rules came 
about.

TomBrooklyn wrote:
>>> From: Chalu Kim <chalu at egenius.com>
>> I have been warned of police harassment and fines when you wish to 
>> launch from public beaches like Rockaway, Jones or Robert Moses.
>> Why is that? Is there any change in this over the years?
> 
> A group of kayakers I was with a few years ago that wanted to surf were refused
> access to the beach on Rockaway somewhere around 70-80th Street by Park
> Employees/Rangers of some sort where the beach was closed for many blocks in either
> direction.
> 
> I consider this a blatent and gross abuse of Government power against the citizens
> of NYC that pay these persons salary and fund their activities that should be
> vigorously contested. 
> 
> TomBrooklyn
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