Nik wrote:
While surfing in 2003, when I lived in Wilmington, NC saw a Pitts
flying about 20 feet high and 200-300 feet from the shore, probably
doing around 100kts. How legal was he? Do have any nice experiences
about Beach Runs?

How else would you land on the beach? :-)

Actually, Copalis in Washington has a designated a section of beach as
an airport. Otherwise, it is probably a real good idea to make sure you
are not violating any state of local ordinances by landing on a beach.