Not Good News

[Skolmann]

If (& I stress if) true-it’s devastating news for an already struggling industry.

http://brick.shorebeat.com/2020/04/n...-rental-boats/

[Gerry Zagorski]

Not good at all and same from channel 12 news http://www.news12.com/story/42022877...arinas-to-open

Don’t see why charter and party boats pose more of a threat than private boats if they’re practicing and held accountable to the same social distancing measures. This makes no sense to me.

[Capt Joe]

Pitchforks, torches and ropes with nooses coming to a State House near you

Why wouldn't the same logic apply to every commercial operation as well. There's a comparable number of people working charters plus fares as there are working on commercial trawlers and some of the larger vessels probably have as many employees working as the numbers sailing during the week on party boats. If the for hire and party boat fleet gets closed down, the entire commercial fleet should be closed down up and down the eastern seaboard for precisely the same reason. Instead they propose increases to trip limits so commercials can bring in more tonnage over less trips when market prices have tanked and domestic and foreign markets have deteriorated.

I would never wish anyone's business to suffer but this double standard between state and federal governments between commercial and recreational rights can't go on. If this article is correct, you are putting for hire and party boats out of business and if this is for the benefit of public safety you can't ignore the same safety risks the commercial sector poses for the exact same reasons.

Complete BS.

[cukes]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Not good at all and same from channel 12 news http://www.news12.com/story/42022877...arinas-to-open

Don’t see why charter and party boats pose more of a threat than private boats if they’re practicing and held accountable to the same social distancing measures. This makes no sense to me.

keep voting for power hungry Democrats and they will control your life, look what's going on they refuse to help small business and workers, this is a shame

[Capt John]

Here is the info I copied from a NY publication...

Chartered watercraft services or rentals will not be allowed. As with any other restaurants in the three states, restaurant activity at these sites must be limited to take-out or delivery only. This announcement aligns the policies of the three states on this particular service.

Now this begs a question maybe Gerry or someone else can take a stab at to answer....

Does "chartered watercraft services" encompass party boats? or just 6 pack operations or both.

Like to get a clarification on this. Tried digging thru various NJ and NY web sites for this and no luck so far.

But let's get real here...would any charter or party boat captain want to take responsibility for getting someone sick and maybe dying through transmission from a "asymptomatic" carrier? (A person who has no symptoms but is a "hot" as hell spreading Covid19.) I really don't think so. I know I wouldn't...just my view and how I run my business.

Look, I love to fish just as much as the next guy. But this virus is some really serious shit. If you doubt that, pick any hospital and take a walk through their ER/ICU unit and tell me what you see. Did you ever see someone die of suffocation? Or see someone with a ventilator shoved down his throat?

This disease knows nothing if you're black or white, dem. or rep, north or south, it will kill you just the same. Some very serious shit....just be careful especially if you're a male 60 y/o or older like me.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Capt John

Here is the info I copied from a NY publication...

Chartered watercraft services or rentals will not be allowed. As with any other restaurants in the three states, restaurant activity at these sites must be limited to take-out or delivery only. This announcement aligns the policies of the three states on this particular service.

Now this begs a question maybe Gerry or someone else can take a stab at to answer....

Does "chartered watercraft services" encompass party boats? or just 6 pack operations or both.

Like to get a clarification on this. Tried digging thru various NJ and NY web sites for this and no luck so far.

But let's get real here...would any charter or party boat captain want to take responsibility for getting someone sick and maybe dying through transmission from a "asymptomatic" carrier? (A person who has no symptoms but is a "hot" as hell spreading Covid19.) I really don't think so. I know I wouldn't...just my view and how I run my business.

Look, I love to fish just as much as the next guy. But this virus is some really serious shit. If you doubt that, pick any hospital and take a walk through their ER/ICU unit and tell me what you see. Did you ever see someone die of suffocation? Or see someone with a ventilator shoved down his throat?

This disease knows nothing if you're black or white, dem. or rep, north or south, it will kill you just the same. Some very serious shit....just be careful especially if you're a male 60 y/o or older like me.

Exactly.
T has a compromised system due to extremely bad asthma.
I worked from home for over 2 weeks just so I could be able to fish with her in our boat .

As much as I want to fish with my normal crew , I won’t just because I wouldnt be able to fish with her .

Anyone can be a carrier at this point .
As you said this virus is for real .
Hackensack’s most ever on ventilators was 30 before this . Last week they had over 400.
And that’s with all the shut downs going on .

Hopefully much of this will pass in the next few weeks , and we get some new type of normal before summer .

.

[pcheesesteak]

Can anyone who has a boat in Monmouth Cove Marina comment as to whether Monmouth Cove is open again? I'm in the racks. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Not good at all and same from channel 12 news http://www.news12.com/story/42022877...arinas-to-open.

[Duffman]

Originally Posted by pcheesesteak

Can anyone who has a boat in Monmouth Cove Marina comment as to whether Monmouth Cove is open again? I'm in the racks. Thanks.

Waiting on an answer myself. Its a marina but also a county park so how does that fall into this new executive order?

shit gets more confusing by the day

[Flygaff]

Originally Posted by Duffman

Waiting on an answer myself. Its a marina but also a county park so how does that fall into this new executive order?

shit gets more confusing by the day

I just spoke with Chet at Monmouth Cove Marina. He will not know anything until Monday afternoon. I am hopeful. I will be there in the morning working on the boat. Anything I hear I will pass along