NYCkayaker Address letter where? Re: Coast Guard and New York Port Security

[William]

That's what I'd like to know.

--- rob buchanan <robbuc at aol.com> wrote:

> I agree that this proposal is misguided. It would
> close off too much of the
> harbor and make it less navigable and less safe for
> human-powered boats. The
> channel between ellis and liberty islands is
> particularly useful when you
> want or need to get out of the middle of everything.
> Imagine a big squall
> out of the west, and some coast guard guy telling
> you you can't take shelter
> along the jersey shore. The suicide kayaker scenario
> is just not a credible
> threat--there are a million better ways to cause
> mayhem, if that is your
> aim. It certainly doesn't justify closing off access
> to giant chunks of
> public water. We all need to write letters about
> this individually, and
> persuade whatever groups we belong to, and the
> elected officials that
> represent us, to take a stand.
>  
> 
> On 5/9/08 11:21 AM, "mike" <mpidel at optonline.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > I spend a lot of time at Wagner park at the tip of
> Manhattan at the battery.
> > The amount of people that walk, cycle, and use the
> waterfront parks along
> > this bulkhead has to be 1000 times greater than
> the users of Ellis island.
> > Large powerboats and numerous jet skis habitually 
> violate the current
> > restrictions. What are they trying to protect on
> Ellis island? The sailing
> > school is thankfully putting up a strong
> resistance to these new rules.  How
> > deep is this areas north of Ellis island, could
> larger vessels get close?
> > Kayaks, human powered boats, and smaller sailboats
> should be excluded from
> > this madness. The security distance from the
> Battery Park bulkhead at Wagner
> > Park should be increased and enforced better.
> > The cruise ship security no entry area should be
> marked by buoys or some
> > method. 
> > They really should exclude human powered boats
> from many of these proximity
> > regs.
> > The heliport security zone may be a red herring
> since there are plans to
> > move the one near pier 63 further out into the
> river away from the greenway.
> > 
> >>> Subject: Re: NYCkayaker Coast Guard and New York
> Port Security
> >>>> Liberty and Ellis Islands and Liberty State
> Park,
> > 
> >
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