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Originally posted by jrc
Just how fast is headways speed with regards to no wake zones?
The law says:
"Headway speed'' means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.
Is it the greater of the two or the lesser?
If my boat can maintain steerage way at 3 MPH can I legally do 6 MPH in a No Wake Zone?
If my boat must do 9 MPH to maintain steerage way, can I legally do 9 MPH in a NWZ?
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Under NH law, Headway Speed and No Wake is one and the same.
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270-D:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:
VI. "Headway speed'' means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.
VIII. "No wake area'' means an area where a boat is to be operated only at headway speed.
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So, if your vessel can maintain steerage at 3 MPH then that is your headway and no wake speed. If you can only maintain steerage at 9 MPH then that is your headway and no wake speed.