From: "Fred Valov" To: Subject: Pt. San Luis Weather Bouy #46062 Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 10:01:32 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C4D2D5.DCC34BF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C4D2D5.DCC34BF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mr. Henderson, I am writing this letter to express my disappointment and concern about = buoy #46062 being removed. My fishing friends, family, and myself = consider this buoy information to be invaluable to ourselves when = planning trips out of Morro Bay or Avila Beach. As you may or may not be = aware of, the Morro Bay harbor entrance is considered one of the most = dangerous on the west coast. The information that WAS provided by buoy = #46062 helped us to make critical decisions on if, when, and where to = launch that could be potentially life threatening. I specifically = remember when the "Mojo" luxury yacht tried to go out in large swells = and provided us with the memorable picture of the giant wave sweeping = over the boat. The other incident was when Graham's Landing tried to = send out a whale watching boat that was 65' long and was rolled = resulting in deaths and a bunch of young children going into the water. = I know that there are many more instances of boats rolling, broaching, = or being swamped that can be documented by the Morro Bay Harbor Patrol. = I own a 22' boat and before every trip out of either port, I would call = up the information from buoy #46062 to get real time data to make a = decision to fish or sleep. This buoy provided us real time information = to make sound and critical decisions on whether to go fishing out of = Morro Bay or wait for another day that was not potentially life = threatening. I take my family and friend's families fishing and I do not = take this responsibility lightly when making a decision on a fishing = trip that entrusts up to 6 or 7 lives in my hands as captain of my boat. = The Cape San Martin buoy is a good backup to predict approaching weather = patterns and the Santa Maria buoy tells us what already has happened, = but the Pt. San Luis Buoy #46062 was the lynch pin with accurate real = time information to make sound and life protecting decisions going out = of Morro Bay or Port San Luis. I strongly, strongly request that = anything that can be done to replace this buoy is fully implemented to = help protect the tax paying public that enjoys the central coast ocean = activities. Please feel free to contact me with ant suggestions on how = we can get this vital buoy back on line. Yours truly, Fred Valov. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C4D2D5.DCC34BF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mr. Henderson,
 
I am writing this letter to express my=20 disappointment and concern about buoy #46062 being removed. My fishing = friends,=20 family, and myself consider this buoy information to be invaluable to = ourselves=20 when planning trips out of Morro Bay or Avila Beach. As you may or may = not be=20 aware of, the Morro Bay harbor entrance is considered one of the most = dangerous=20 on the west coast. The information that WAS provided by buoy #46062 = helped us to=20 make critical decisions on if, when, and where to launch that could = be=20 potentially life threatening. I specifically remember when the "Mojo" = luxury=20 yacht tried to go out in large swells and provided us with the memorable = picture=20 of the giant wave sweeping over the boat. The other incident was when = Graham's=20 Landing tried to send out a whale watching boat that was 65' long and = was rolled=20 resulting in deaths and a bunch of young children going into the water. = I know=20 that there are many more instances of boats rolling, broaching, or being = swamped=20 that can be documented by the Morro Bay Harbor Patrol. I own a 22' boat = and=20 before every trip out of either port, I would call up the information = from buoy=20 #46062 to get real time data to make a decision to fish or sleep. This = buoy=20 provided us real time information to make sound and critical decisions = on=20 whether to go fishing out of Morro Bay or wait for another day that was = not=20 potentially life threatening. I take my family and friend's families = fishing and=20 I do not take this responsibility lightly when making a decision on a = fishing=20 trip that entrusts up to 6 or 7 lives in my hands as captain of my boat. = The=20 Cape San Martin buoy is a good backup to predict approaching weather = patterns=20 and the Santa Maria buoy tells us what already has happened, but the Pt. = San=20 Luis Buoy #46062 was the lynch pin with accurate real time information = to make=20 sound and life protecting decisions going out of Morro Bay or Port = San=20 Luis. I strongly, strongly request that anything that can be done to = replace=20 this buoy is fully implemented to help protect the tax = paying public=20 that enjoys the central coast ocean activities. Please feel free to = contact me=20 with ant suggestions on how we can get this vital buoy back on line. = Yours=20 truly, Fred Valov.
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