Perhaps Craig could comment on Washington State's famous hospitality. You know, how when you beach your kayak in front of some grand estate, the owners come rushing down to greet you with tea and crumpets. Brad > 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 *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 30 2010 - 09:29:18 PDT
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