Re: [Paddlewise] Status of West Point as a launch/landing site

From: DMcNally <dmcnally_at_pacificcoast.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 21:41:15 -0700
Last August a friend and I paddled into the local navy base and paddled all
around the ships, right up close, and had a great few hours exploring.  Last
week we were immediately accosted by a patrol zodiac (pleasant navy person
though) and asked for military i.d. (neither of us had any) and were
followed for a while, and then told to stay 100 yards away from everything,
still followed  - this placed us very close to frequent  traffic in and out
of the small harbour so we left. We were not totally surprised, but still,
it was a dramatic change.

Diane, Victoria, BC


> After hearing rumors of what the paddling status is at West Point I
> contacted the place and got a reply from the Harbor Master via a phone
> message.  The gist is the following:
 (snip)

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