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Originally Posted by Dave R
...I'm rather skeptical of your claim that kayak usage has decreased on the lake. I do see fewer canoes than ever but I suspect many ex-canoeists now use kayaks instead due to the near inability to swamp a kayak and the reduced sail area; something quite handy I'd suspect on such a windy lake. I have been boating on the lake since 1974 or 1975 and don't recall ever seeing a kayak on the lake in the 70s. Kind of makes sense though, they weren't popular back then. We see scads of kayaks out there when we venture out these days.
I find it hysterical to learn that you have never actually been on the lake, yet you feel compelled to compare it to other lakes as though you are some sort of expert.
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If you're going to pick my posts apart,at least try get what I posted correct.
“The number of canoes and kayaks” is the combined number of paddled boats on the lake. I never said there were less kayaks on the lake now than there were 2 decades ago. Plus the 70’s was 3 decades ago – I said “the last decade or two”.
I never said that there were no paddlers on Winni - but that the numbers were way down, especially compared to other large lakes. You see way more kayaks and canoes on Squam, and on most other large lakes.
If there isn’t a problem, why then does Winni have such a bad reputation among paddliers?
I’m on several paddling forums – No one has ever recommended Winni as a good place to kayak.
Winni isn’t even in AMC’s book on places to kayak in NH.
And at “Sea Kayaking in NH”, Winni isn’t even mentioned:
http://www.trails.com/activity.asp?areaid=10650
How did you ever get that I “have never actually been on the lake” out of what I posted? I’ve kayaked on Winni – I’ve posted that several times.
There is not a “general lack of power boats” on Squam. That is totally false. There are a large number of powerboats there, which are by far the largest type of boat on Squam. I’m on Squam nearly every weekend during the summer - the speed limit is working on Squam.
And I really don't get the wake argument. I'll admit that I don't know much about power boats, but don't most power boats get on plane somewhere near 20 mph - which is way below the proposed 45 mph speed limit? Are there actually any recreational powerboats that aren't on plane by 45 mph?