Listening to the news I thought I heard something about Indian Slough, the Delta. Something about no human contact with the water? Anyone, or is my commute taking it's toll?
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They are working on a ban of pulling any persons from a boat from Orwood to the main inlet to Disco Bay marina. They want it in affect by start of summer.
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I'm not surprised given all the accidents and other craziness in that stretch. If it comes down to that or extending the 5 mph zone out to Old River that's obviously the better choice. <BR> <BR>In the 2 years I've lived right there I've personally seen: <BR> <BR>A bass boat run over SB's Malibu while we were filming. <BR> <BR>A girl get run over by a boat full of paramedics. who then saved her life. <BR> <BR>A 23' VLX with it's prop at least 6' in the air after hitting a cruiser wake at speed. (I wish I had my camera for that one!) <BR> <BR>At leaset 4 boats sunk in that general area. In fact there was a new one out there sunday nite. <BR> <BR>Numerous close calls on the 2 lane stretch.
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Scott and Andrea have a picture taken only a couple days ago of an offshore racer style boat up on the rocks/shore right there at the corner.
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Here is a link to the Contra Costa Times article. Take a look at the picture on the right hand side. I saw them at Union Point the day the article came out and saw WakeWorld stickers. They were very nice people and bummed their picture was in the previous article. <BR><a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_5738614" target="_blank">http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_5738614</a>
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Wow, it's not a bad idea, but it'll be a bummer to not be able to ride there during the windy days. The Boulevard and the stretch from Orwood to the 5 sometimes are the only flat spots that are close by. I think they should set a 25mph speed limit. That'd eliminate the ya-hooing around the corners there that the bass, offshore and drunk wakeboarding boaters do.
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Evan, maybe they will just make it weekends. Sometimes it's nice to just go around the corner there and ride but I always feel a bit aprehensive when I have anyone in the water on that stretch. <BR> <BR>Bottom line is a few more people get killed or a few more boats crash and inevitably it will all become permanant 5 all the way out. (and I'll know how those folks in the back bays feel!)
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it would be a good idea for safety reasons but it would suck for us local riders who use that slough for a quick session and for filming. the houses make great backround scenery. we have already had a couple incidents there in the last month with jetskiers being f-in retards jumpin the wake while were riding and the usual nonsence that comes along with the barneys.
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I never go out there on weekends, the first time I ever tried to wakeboard was just past the 5 m.p.h. 90 degree corner, heading out. Didn't get up while in the water a huge offshore type boat flew by. , [yes flag was up]. I will never know if he saw me or not,but we never tried to ride there again. Is that the stretch where there is some religious cross on the bank?
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Making it a 5mph would be horrible!! That would make my 5 min drive to fast water like 10-15 <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/sad.gif" border=0> <BR> <BR>Plus the last couple weeks that has seemed the decent place to ride on weekdays <BR> <BR> <BR>In all honesty though I agree something needs to be done. I would never ride there on weekends and I also have had to jump my boat from a cruiser wake. Not a good feeling when it comes down but better than the idea of all that water coming over the nose and sinking it. It's a very dangerous slough.
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that would suck if it was all 5mph.I bought my house b/c of the Orwood resort and how nice the ramp was and how fast I was able to get to the fast water. <BR> <BR> <BR>I don't know.......
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My understanding is that you can't pull a person behind your vessle in that stretch. Not a 5MPH zone.
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yeah, that doesn't really help much... The biggest problem is the bass boats, jet ski's and offshore boats that are doing 60mph through there. It's just too tight.
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A 25mph limit on the East West stretch alongside Disco Bay would be a smart move... when the sun is going down and your traveling west you can't see a damn thing...and doing 50 in the turn is seriously dangerous...is it any wonder why there's a big cross on the shore there? <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/uhoh.gif" border=0> <BR> A 5mph there would make the back bayers trip to fast water over an hour.... <BR> <BR>(Message edited by deltagrubber on April 26, 2007)
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