update

check out page 7:

11.08.010 Swimming.

Swimming in the waters of the city shall be confined to:

A. Restricted swimming areas; or
B. Within a distance of 50 feet from the shore or a pier unless the swimmer is accompanied by a watercraft (KCC 12.44.210);
C. A violation of this section is an infraction with a maximum penalty of $250.00. (Ord. 709 § 8, 1997; Ord. 606 § 15, 1994)

so i guess we got off fairly easy with our $66. however, i'm still kinda bitter.
i'm sure manuel is even moreso with the loss of his mask and new snorkel.

i drove by the area of the lake where the barge usually sits the day after we got detained.
GONE!
i wonder what they did with it.
that thing's been there for as long as i can remember everytime i bothered to look for it.
maybe it has a regular moving pattern that i haven't noticed, or maybe they did move it because of us. who knows.
i guess we'll just have to see if it returns in a few days.
the bouy that we used to climb up on it is still floating away out there.
it looks a ways out there, but not the half mile that we were quoted.

definitely more than 50 feet though...