mccabejc
Contributor
The thread on the Catalina fishing boat doing its thing at the Dive Park has got me thinking about the boats that regularly go speeding over, and even inside, Deadmans' Reef. Or pulling to within 30 ft. of the shore at Crescent or Shaw's.
I did some quick searching, and the only relevant California boating rules I could find are these:
"Every owner, operator, or person in command of any vessel propelled by machinery is guilty of a misdemeanor who uses it, or permits it to be used, at a speed in excess of five miles per hour in any portion of the following areas not otherwise regulated by local rules and regulations:
Within 100 feet of any person who is engaged in the act of bathing. A person engaged in the sport of water skiing shall not be considered as engaged in the act of bathing for the purposes of this section.
Within 200 feet of any of the following:
A beach frequented by bathers.
A swimming float, diving platform, or lifeline.
A way or landing float to which boats are made fast or which is being used for the embarkation or discharge of passengers."
It doesn't say you CAN'T get too close to shore in a boat, only that you can't go faster than 5 mph close to shore.
Anyone know of anything else which might limit boats from parking 20ft. off the beach at Crescent and dropping their fishing lines? Or just coming close to shore to check things out? This seems even more heinous than fishing just outside the Casino Dive Park, since the possibility of hitting a swimmer or diver is a factor.
I did some quick searching, and the only relevant California boating rules I could find are these:
"Every owner, operator, or person in command of any vessel propelled by machinery is guilty of a misdemeanor who uses it, or permits it to be used, at a speed in excess of five miles per hour in any portion of the following areas not otherwise regulated by local rules and regulations:
Within 100 feet of any person who is engaged in the act of bathing. A person engaged in the sport of water skiing shall not be considered as engaged in the act of bathing for the purposes of this section.
Within 200 feet of any of the following:
A beach frequented by bathers.
A swimming float, diving platform, or lifeline.
A way or landing float to which boats are made fast or which is being used for the embarkation or discharge of passengers."
It doesn't say you CAN'T get too close to shore in a boat, only that you can't go faster than 5 mph close to shore.
Anyone know of anything else which might limit boats from parking 20ft. off the beach at Crescent and dropping their fishing lines? Or just coming close to shore to check things out? This seems even more heinous than fishing just outside the Casino Dive Park, since the possibility of hitting a swimmer or diver is a factor.