"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:43:10 -0500, Dave Hall
wrote:

I would agree that restricting an entire stretch of beach effectively
isolates boaters from land access. Many boaters like to "raft", beach,
or otherwise utilize a spot of land to anchor near.

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Here in south western Florida it is idle speed only inside of 200
yards, but OK to beach in most places. More commonly, we anchor off
the beach in 3 or 4 feet of water and wade in.


Around here, some of the Finger Lakes and local waters are havens for yahoos
in floating Camaros, who have no awareness of a world outside their own
boats. In other areas, things are much better. These contrasts are well
known to normal boaters.

Perhaps your part of Florida has more seasoned boaters, and the area being
discussed in other messages is more....yahoo territory? Or something? Just
wondering.....