Received: from opus.hpl.hp.com by jr.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA239054187; Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:29:47 -0700 Return-Path: <geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis> Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.24/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA138234184; Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:29:44 -0700 Received: from hotmail.com (law2-f229.hotmail.com [216.32.181.229]) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com (8.9.1a/HPL-PA Relay) with SMTP id VAA14905 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:29:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 64096 invoked by uid 0); 28 Jun 1999 04:28:53 -0000 Message-Id: <19990628042853.64095.qmail@hotmail.com-DeleteThis> Received: from 209.244.98.179 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:28:52 PDT X-Originating-Ip: [209.244.98.179] From: George Haye <geohaye@hotmail.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: TOMALES BAY access is in trouble! Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 21:28:52 PDT Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
TOMALES BAY one of the greatest spots around on spring winds is in serious
trouble. If you've never sailed at Tomales, envision this: tremendous winds
and tasty ramps in what is arguably the most beautiful windsurfing site in
California -- with a pine forest populated by Tule Elk on the far side of
the Bay (sometimes they'll come down to hang out on the sandy beaches) and
generally small crowds of stoked sailors on the pristine water...
Hopefully, we can save this place. This is a newsflash at this point.
Information on what can be done to help will come later. Mike Godsey, the
wind forecaster for Call of the Wind has posted the following alert on his
webpage. Stay tuned for more info.
-George
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HERE'S MIKE GODSEY'S ALERT:
TOMALES BAY ALERT: Friday June 25 at 4pm a "For Sale" sign went up at Grassy
Point the best and almost the only practical sailing site at Tomales Bay.
Everyone had always assumed that the tiny point was public land. The owner
of the property is a local oyster farmer who had hoped to put in oyster beds
down wind from the launch but maintain public access to the beach. He was
denied a permit and the land has been zoned residential. He has no choice
but to sell the asking price is $160,000.
Tomales Bay is the last unpolluted bay in California. It is pristine, with
white sand beachs and stands of bishop pine and elk on the far side. The
spring wind is in the 3.0 to 4.5 range.
Our only chance of saving this special place is to convince the Pt. Reyes
National Seashore that Grassy Point, as one of the only public access places
on the north side of Tomales Bay, should be acquired as park land. I will
post information on how to e-mail or snail mail the appropriate people soon.
Please spread the word!
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