Re: [Paddlewise] Access to UK's coastline!

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:59:15 -0700
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:24 AM, Tord <tord_at_mindless.com> wrote:

> Snipped from openboat:
>
> Apparently the English public now have a right of access to the coast,
> and a round England coastal path is planned. Not sure what it means
> for openboaters.
>

The story mentions a path around the coastline where it wouldn't matter if
you turned left or right at Lands End you could circumnavigate the island.
I'll bet this is a lot more complicated to implement than it sounds but I
like the concept a lot. They also mention a right for small boats (that you
can carry by hand) to access the shoreline. This will make sea kayaking a
lot safer but I wonder if land owners will still attempt to run paddlers off
the beaches.

A step forward. I believe that the US has no such guarantee and if there is
it's on a state-by-state basis.


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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