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Originally Posted by Evenstar
... I own a sea kayak and boats traveling at excessive speeds have kept me off the lake way more than the winds/waves have.
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I'm shocked, if you really believe that statistically boats traveling over 45 mph pose a greater risk to a kayaker than wind/waves. Now granted, getting run over by a 100 mph Baja would be a horrible thing, but that risk is tiny compared to many others. You will be just as dead if you capsize in those whitecaps on the broards. No one will see you go in and no one will come to rescue you. Last summer, I saw an empty kayak floating free on the broads. It was a very windy day and no one was out. I looked through binoculars for a PFD but I couldn't see any. Finally, a friend went out and towed it in. I had a terrible feeling of dread until we found out it had just blown off a dock.
Winnipesaukee is a big lake with a lot of boats. There are many real dangers, wind, waves, boat wakes and collisions. There are plenty of good places and times on Winnipesaukee to kayak safely and there are plenty of places and times where it's not as safe. The speed limit will have absolutely no effect on those times and places.