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Our Oceanside (city-owned marina) water cops are regarded by the cruising community as the most friendly and helpful in Southern California. They will not hesitate to go out and escort a boater in who is unfamiliar with our sometimes dangerous harbor entrance. One time we came into the harbor (not by choice) on a holiday and all the guest slips were taken. They put us into an empty slip and said, "don't worry about it, the boat is in Mexico." We spent a night there last week and started out the breakwater but were stopped by the Harbor Police and who told us the entrance was closed due to an "Iron Man" swim. The Sicilian explained that we were on our way to San Diego (a five hour trip) and they escorted us out of the harbor. These guys could give lessons to some other harbor police about how to treat boaters.