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. http://www.greentraveller.co.uk/blog/england-coastal-tourism-jurassic =========== It mentions access with anything boat-like you can carry is legal, no matter who owns the coastline! Great for kayakers! Tord *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 9:29 AM, Bradford R. Crain <crainb_at_pdx.edu> wrote: > 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. > > Were those tea and crumpets? It looked like a shotgun and a pitchfork to me but I wasn't looking that closely. Actually, at least in the San Juan Islands, you have a 90% chance of the mansion being unoccupied when you land on their beach. Thirtyfive years ago I could paddle the shores of these islands and see only the occasional cabin. Now it's side-by-side McMansions with the lawn furniture stored away and what boats they have upside down and covered with leaves. At least the cabins got used. Sue and I anchored in front of a complex of homes last summer in the Muthah-Ship. It included a manor house, at least ten outbuildings that were obviously small houses, and a workshop/boathouse on a pier extending out into the bay along with several docks. We were around on-and-off for four or five days and never saw a soul. 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/ ***************************************************************************
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