Matt Broze wrote: > > >>>>>>are you positive it was the U.S. Coast Guard that closed the beach to > testers but not to private boaters? Maybe they just suggested it be closed > rather than ordering it. > > > As one of the exhibitors one the beach (Seaward Kayaks), we were visited on the beach by a person in a coastguard uniform who stated that the beach was closed. There would be no safety boats out so we could not launch clients from the beach. I understood this because the insurance that exhibitors work under demands that safety boats are on the water otherwise each exhibitor assumes the responsibility and liability for launching clients. Nikki Rekman from TAPS came along the beach a few minutes later, confirmed the Coastguard directive, but asked us, as an exhibitor, not to pack up immediately but wait until noon to see if the conditions improved and the Coastguard directive changed. Conditions did not change and we packed up our beach display at noon. Chris Banner Thetis Island. BC *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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