Piros said..
At the moment it is almost impassable for boats if you dredge it that means more boats.
Yes, but they will dredge it as per their annual program.
One of the key lifeguards told me how he has seen the dredge take different approaches and how those approaches almost always have the same affect to not only the position of the channel that the boats need to take but also the state of the beaches at the mouth and how many rescues they will perform that summer. Yet, how much consultation is done with the lifeguards?? None. They speak to and have their meetings at the VMR with the bloke who thinks its really no issue but they don't talk to the surfers or more importantly those responsible for how many 100's of thousands of tourists each year.
The year the guy died (and Lifeguards tried to rescue) the boats were exiting from right of mid mouth rather than to the left side, the bank extended right across the mouth and boats were coming directly through the most crowded part of the break. It was an accident waiting to happen and in those conditions the risks amplified.
I'm not sure of the responsibilities as per Serg's question but if as the lifeguards say and I would trust to know the way the dredging is approached can lower the risk of injury or death it's surely something that should be not only considered but treated as gospel. 1 in 8000 accidents is too many if its one of your family's head being split open by a boat hull.
Again, I have no issues with the boats at all but I know that it's a chain reaction on how the bar is treated that makes it more risky for everyone.
