Encinitas May Regulate Surf Camps

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Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF versionWorrying a few surf camp operators and welcomed by others, tomorrow night Encinitas will review if regulation of surf camps on city beaches should begin. Currently Encinitas does no regulation of the 14 surf camps in the area. The city does supply a list of suggested practices including class sizes, class-to-instructor ratios, no signs on the beach, commute in vans and insurance minimums however they are not strictly enforced. Emily Vizzo tells of how this may all change: Surf camps under scrutiny

Encinitas beaches now are home to 14 surf camps, including some operating without a business license or insurance, the report said.

The city does not regulate the qualifications or training of camp staff members. By contrast, Del Mar requires that the city approve surf camps and that they operate within designated areas, fingerprint staff members, keep a daily log of enrolled students and pay the city a daily $6-per-student fee.

"One of the concerns of the commission, and it's a reasonable concern, is that if there's no regulation, there's going to be operators with different philosophies," City Councilman Jerome Stocks said.

"Some of them are going to have a whole lot of qualified instructors and a low student-teacher ratio. Others may not have that same approach. If there are novices in the ocean with varying abilities, and unregulated student-teacher ratios, this could be an issue."

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now to regulate anyone who

now to regulate anyone who uses the beach for a profit? yoga classes? scuba instructors?

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