I have to agree that you should never confront someone about this sort of thing. It can lead to escalation and god only knows who you are confronting or their mindset. Call law enforcement. If they show up in a timely fashion, great. If not, it’s just a couple crabs.

I switch back and forth between a Spyderco PM2 and a Benchmade 940. 

I had an Atlantic salt and loved the knife. Unfortunately, it's currently sitting at the bottom of the SF Bay near the ARW. No more expensive knives for the kayak. Stainless Morakniv companion is $15, has a sheath and does okay in the salt with quick rinse at the end of the day 

I have same kayak. Paddle clip goes there

The kayak is presently hanging upside down on the roof of my packed garage but I’ll see if I can get some photos tomorrow.

Interesting.  I figured the closure was coming with the new gate getting installed last week. 

The gate was not locked this morning and people were launching boats as well as fishing from the rock wall.   

 

As of this morning, the parking lot is open.  However, the fence was being installed at the entrance, maybe 30-40 feet off Central Avenue, and will allow the City of Alameda to close the boat launch and rock wall. 

I live and work in Alameda and frequently stop by the parking area on my way to/from work so I can watch the boats and relax for a few minutes.  I've been surprised at the number of people fishing from the rock wall during the shelter in place.  Its looked pretty crowded on some of the nicer days.  It won't surprise me if the gate gets locked to keep people from accessing the rock wall. 

I will try to keep checking and post an update if I see it gets locked.