A follow up to Ralph's post about the launch permits...I first obtained one in 1995. Back then, and I think it's the same now, I went to the Park's Dept office in the zoo on Fifth Ave in Central Park. There was a LONG LONG LONG line of people waiting for tennis permits, but you can go to the front if you are processing a water launch permit. Also, if you REALLY want to save money you can call yourself a club -- that permit cost me $6 instead of $2, but you can copy it and anybody else in your "club" just needs to cary a photocopy of the club permit. The beauty is, you can have as many members in your "club" as you want. More than the noney savings, this allows you to save your buddies the inconvenience of having to go to the middle of Manhattan when they could be out on the water. Next year, make someone else in your "club" go... PS -- we were the "Riverside Canoe Club", launching out of 79th st boat basin. Those were the days... Cheers Mark Heath (almost) ex-padler M./ PS PS the permit forbids night launches, and fishing. M./ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 21 1999 - 20:23:40 PDT
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