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Originally Posted by Evenstar
...Just look at Squam, Lake George, Lake Champlain, Lake Tahoe, and all of the Great Lakes. ... Winni is the only lake that I’ve ever felt was unsafe to be on – and the fear was not from the weather or from the conditions – it was fear of being run over from a powerboat. You can say that my fear is just perceived – but it was very real and it was a fear of self-preservation. My instincts are very good - Winni is just not a safe place for kayaks – because of the high speeds of some powerboats.
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I can not debate how you feel because they are your feelings. Some regular power boaters do not want to go out on Winnipesaukee in the middle of a busy summer weekend. Not because of speed boats but the number of boats. Too many boats of all kinds and a large percentage seem to be owned by the boater
uneducated or undereducated.
My impression was that kayak use on Winnie has been steadily increasing over the last few years. I see more and more each year based out of the Sanders Bay area. Are they too inexperienced to feel threatened by all those fast boats like you? Is your discomfort due to the speed of the boats or the number of boats on a busy summer weekend?
Lake George has their speed limits and is it safer there? They
do not have a 150 foot safe passage requirement. Would you feel better
trading the 150 foot rule for 45/25 mph speed limits? Would that really make you feel safer on Lake Winnie?