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Wilbur Hubbard

"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On 6 Mar 2007 21:44:59 -0800, lid (Jonathan Ganz)
wrote:

In article ,
Charlie Morgan wrote:
I was as well. Regardless, it's not just a "frown factor" here. The
LEO's will
"pull you over" for it.

Last time I sailed into a marina that forbids it, we had no choice.
I
called ahead so they wouldn't have a freak out.

Just to make sure you understand what I'm saying: This is a long
narrow twisty
river with a lot of marinas. The local law enforcement considers
going up or
down the river under sail in a keelboat to be unsafe operation.
Ticket!

CWM

What happens if the engine dies and you have to sail? Do they ticket
and call SEATow?

I have no idea what would happen in a hypothetical situation. I do
know that the local police have wide discretion in what to allow or
not allow. For that matter, sailing in this particular channel would
probably make you quite a few enemies. You'd be very much in the way
of other craft trying to use the channel.

No they do not have wide discretion. Anything they do to make it stick
has to be based on law and not on their opinion. You cannot enforce
opinions. You cannot enforce restrictions on sailing one type of craft
(keelboats) and not another type of craft (non-keelboats). You either
ban sailing outright or you allow sailing outright. Somebody needs to
challenge that bogus law. It will NOT stand up in a court of law. Where
is this happening. I'd like to get Boat US on it to begin with.

Wilbur Hubbard