I totally agree with you MommC and Edgar325.
I can understand having some restrictions (for our own good), but now they are getting a little carried away!
When my family goes to the beach, it's like an all-day thing. You get in the water, get some sun, take a nap (under the umbrella, of course), eat lunch (sandwiches or spaghetti & chicken - believe it or not), play some music, get in the water some more, etc.
That's what made going to the beach so much fun. Now it's a drag. Hell, it's damn right risky to be under the sun for too long and now I can't have an umbrella? Come on.