RE: [Paddlewise] NYC Downtown Boathouse

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ralph diaz [mailto:rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com]
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> the large group of
> people waiting their turn behind the photographer.  These are free for
> use in the embayment by the general public.  Last year we put about
> 8,000 or so people on the water.  That isn't a guess, it's a count of
> the annual waivers we ask be signed.

  I'm curious Ralph, how long do people get to paddle?  Are they limited as
to the distance they can paddle away from the Boathouse area?  Do you have
to keep "lifeguards" on the water?  Is the Boathouse run on private funding
(ie donations)?  It sounds like a great idea and is obviously very
successful but I wonder if it doesn't also require full time staff to keep
it up and running.

Dave Seng
Juneau, Alaska

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