Letters/Online Comments
Re: On-the-Water Safety: What Could Go Wrong? Everything … (July 28-Aug. 10 issue)
Leash your board
Need a leash when paddling a SUP, even in those protected waters. Even if you fall off with a PFD you can still lose the board. With a leash and a PFD, you are much safer.
Scott Beachbum
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Re: Coastal Commission launches web tool for sea level rise assistance (July 28-Aug. 10 issue)
Water. Everywhere you look, water.
I’m sure you don’t mean Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, cities that have always had flooding problems just from storm surf and extremely high tides.
Jerry Clanton
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Re: Shelter Island Boat Launch Ramp renovation officially underway (July 28-Aug. 10 issue)
“Blight on the Embarcadero”
I’m just certain that the Boating & Waterways Commission told the SDUPD to make sure that they did this project during the summer, when it could inconvenience the greatest number of people! And they expect people to believe that fantasy? This is the same port that denied Anthony’s Restaurant the opportunity to remain in operation, paying a hefty monthly rent, so that they (the Port) could shutter the restaurant and create a public nuisance and visual blight on the Embarcadero. Oh wait, the homeless love the now vacant building! The incompetence of the SDUPD and their staff is without peer.
George Costanza
Re: Boating Apps: How do you Navigate the Mobile Minefield? (July 14-27 issue)
Boating Aapp provided by DBW
For a California waterway-specific boating app, the Division of Boating and Waterways supports a free “BoatCA” app that includes mapping of over 1,400 boating facilities such as marinas and launch ramps, safety information, float plan email capability and links to emergency assistance, life jacket loan stations, events, boat registration, clean and green boating information, the DBW website, California boating laws, and new Boater Card information.
Joleane King
