NYCkayaker kayak launching from public beaches

[bob1may at optonline.net]

other than a  human-powered boat, such as a kayak, canoe, rowboat or pedal boat,----- Original Message -----From: MCC1939 at aol.comDate: Monday, July 7, 2008 2:59 pmSubject: Re: NYCkayaker kayak launching from public beachesTo: bob1may at optonline.net, nyckayaker at rockandwater.net> The rules quoted below say landing is prohibited  except at > "designated > landing areas or in case of emergency", They don't  say that > it's OK to land at any > area not designated for  swimming. Wouldn't it be too much to > hope for that > Park rules  would define all non-swimming areas as automatically > being  > "designated landing areas"?> > Mike Cook> > > In a message dated 7/7/2008 2:42:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  > bob1may at optonline.net writes:> > If I  read this this correctly, it is LEGAL to launch a human-> powered boat > from a NY  City park, as long as you don't launch into a > designated swimming  > area:Boating.> No person shall land a boat of any kind other than a  human-powered> boat, such as a kayak, canoe, rowboat or pedal boat, on any  > park shore> except at designated  landing areas or in case of an emergency. No> person shall operate a  boat of any kind, including jet-skis, > upon any> waters under the  jurisdiction of the Commissioner in a reckless > mannerso as to endanger the  life, limb or reasonable comfort of > his or her> passengers or other persons.  Boating in any authorized bathing > area is> prohibited.If anyone wants to dig  deeper, the Laws of the City > of NY may be > found  at:http://24.97.137.100/nyc/> **********************************************************************> The  NYCKayaker mailing list is hosted by www.rockandwater.net, > and is a > public  service offered to the kayaking community by the Hudson > River Watertrail  > Association. Learn more about HRWA at www.hrwa.org> > To unsubscribe or  change delivery  options:> http://www.rockandwater.net/mailman/listinfo/nyckayaker> > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars.      > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)