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Island Lover · 03-03-2006, 09:41 AM

I agree that its a fine point, but that's the problem. It needs to be specific.

In my opinion the swimmer will not be "accompanied by a vessel with an operator and observer" if the anchor is down.

I think they wrote this without thinking of all the issues. If you are wadding across a 400' wide river are you violating this law? By a broad definition of swimming you would be.

Does this include the ocean? At some beaches you can "swim" a long way from shore at low tide.

Is a fly fisherman swimming. If a state beach has a "no swimming" sign does that mean its ok to wade, I don't think so.

Maybe Skip can tell us what the state means by "swimming".

03-03-2006, 09:41 AM	#25
Island Lover Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 213 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	I agree that its a fine point, but that's the problem. It needs to be specific. In my opinion the swimmer will not be "accompanied by a vessel with an operator and observer" if the anchor is down. I think they wrote this without thinking of all the issues. If you are wadding across a 400' wide river are you violating this law? By a broad definition of swimming you would be. Does this include the ocean? At some beaches you can "swim" a long way from shore at low tide. Is a fly fisherman swimming. If a state beach has a "no swimming" sign does that mean its ok to wade, I don't think so. Maybe Skip can tell us what the state means by "swimming".