[Evenstar]

Originally Posted by ITD

You know what though, your posts are getting better but you are still the same person who posted as though you had many bad experiences on Winni. when in fact you had never been on the lake with your kayak. So I always view your posts with an ounce of skepticism.

Hey, I’ve always been totally honest about my kayaking experiences: In one of my very first posts (04/04/05) on this forum I wrote: “I'm just wondering why Lake Winnipesaukee is being singled out for a bill to impose a limit on speed. Why not a state speed limit for all lakes? After all, aren't high speeds likely to be even more dangerous on smaller lakes?” [Hmmm, I actually wrote that before HB-162 was changed to include all NH lakes and rivers] “I haven't kayaked on Winni yet, but I have been on other NH lakes enough to comment on high speeds. Yes, I have felt very unsafe at times, wondering if that speeding boat even sees me.”

And again, on 04/20/05, I wrote: “Like I explained, I have been to the lake many times, I just haven't been on it in my kayak yet.”

Now after months of asking for data to support your claims you've started to try to do so. The problem I have is that you are drawing conclusions that are a stretch for supporting the original argument which is whether or not there is a need for a speed limit on Winni.
Here is a line that I think is just plain wrong :
"It has been statistically proven that the number of collisions ... are reduced as speed is reduced." Now I know you are parafrasing a Coast Guard CO, but just because someone took the time to write it down doesn't mean it's true.

I wasn’t paraphrasing anything. Go back and read the first post in this thread, and then check out the link that I posted instead of accusing me of drawing false conclusions, or of misquoting someone. That statement was from Chief Warrant Officer Jim Krzenski - Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce. His credibility seems pretty good to me.

There are times when I'm obviously giving my opinion (just like everyone else here does), but I've also provided as much data (with sources and links) as anyone here (and way more than most).

...There are hundreds of lakes and rivers in NH where you can use your kayak. There are hundreds of places on Winni. where you can use your kayak and never see a motor boat.

Now who’s making unsupported claims? How many NH lakes are big enough to go 20 miles on, without going in circles? (Hint, there are at most, 10 or 12 NH lakes that are large enough.) Give me the name of just one NH lake or river that is big enough to really use a sea kayak on that doesn’t have motorboats on it.

You want to be out in the middle of lake in your kayak and feel safe. It will still not be safe for you to be in the middle of the lake with a 45mph speed limit.

How can you state that it won’t be safe for me to be out in the middle of Winni, if there was a 45mph speed limit? Give me just one good reason.