Oceanside Harbor - Anyone else not know about this code?

[blitzburgh]

Apparently kayaks and SUPs weren't allowed before.

http://www.thelog.com/local/human-powered-craft-use-no-longer-prohibited-in-oceanside-harbor/

[Mr_Fixit]

Absolutely no clue. I have fished Oceanside Harbor a ton this year. They have been renting out kayaks and such for years also. If this were a law, it has not been enforced for a very long time. I was shocked to learn that this law was recently repealed.

[Wyota]

Interestingly, the article mentions several times that kayakers and SUPers must yield right of way to other vessels. I think this may be the part they start enforcing.

Might get interesting, as a couple times the wife and I have been out in yaks, she's been nearly chased by someone in a rental sailboat. No matter which way he paddled to get out of the way, they course corrected and continued straight at her, missing her by only a couple feet. If they did hit her, it looks like she'd get the ticket for "not yielding right of way".

[Silbaugh4liberty]

Sure didn't. I launched Oceanside harbor I think back in June with Stevie, and ran into a few guys that fish there regularly and nobody said anything.

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[HobieOneCanoebe]

I got passed by Harbor police like 5 times this week they didn't say a word to me. But they did rescue a few yakkers from the harbor inlet it was gnarly!!

[HobieOneCanoebe]

someone should look into buying one of the abandoned boats from there I was thinking about it the other day and the article says they have abandoned boats there probably cheaper than dirt who knows there could be some decent ones out there

[Maxfli123]

Funny considering the city put in a kayak and sup launch about 5 plus years ago...I call bs on the article. Friend of mine is harbor police and said only prohibited non power vessel is a float tube. You know what they say if it's online it's true:D