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fatlazyless · 01-03-2006, 06:53 PM

ok...so that newspaper quote from the supporter of not passing HB162 went something like 'If I had a canoe or kayak, I would want to get the hell off Winnipesaukee and go find some smaller lake.'

The no-wake zone created maybe two years ago in Meredith bay starting at Church Point has made that area popular for a Meredith youth league, like maybe 12 year-olds, in their small Pram sailboats. Meredith has a middle school age, 12-14 or so, girl's rowing team that is out on Meredith Bay in their 8 seat, four seat, two seat and one seat rowing skulls. The team travels around to places like the Cornell Gorges River, the Head of the Charles event, and has a histoy of coming in first place in their short history.

If making the no-wake zone worked so well in Meredith Bay, just think what a 45 day-25 night speed limit could do for the entire lake. Going 45mph is hardly a slow speed for the great majority of boats on the lake. Going 45mph is, in fact a very fast speed and fast enough to go waterskiing barefoot. It would make the lake a whole lot nicer for a whole lot of lake users, and is going to happen soon so everyone might as well get used to it.

01-03-2006, 06:53 PM	#52
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,759 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,013 Times in 738 Posts	ok...so that newspaper quote from the supporter of not passing HB162 went something like 'If I had a canoe or kayak, I would want to get the hell off Winnipesaukee and go find some smaller lake.' The no-wake zone created maybe two years ago in Meredith bay starting at Church Point has made that area popular for a Meredith youth league, like maybe 12 year-olds, in their small Pram sailboats. Meredith has a middle school age, 12-14 or so, girl's rowing team that is out on Meredith Bay in their 8 seat, four seat, two seat and one seat rowing skulls. The team travels around to places like the Cornell Gorges River, the Head of the Charles event, and has a histoy of coming in first place in their short history. If making the no-wake zone worked so well in Meredith Bay, just think what a 45 day-25 night speed limit could do for the entire lake. Going 45mph is hardly a slow speed for the great majority of boats on the lake. Going 45mph is, in fact a very fast speed and fast enough to go waterskiing barefoot. It would make the lake a whole lot nicer for a whole lot of lake users, and is going to happen soon so everyone might as well get used to it.