That first ticket may already be part of Winnipesaukee history.
At 8:40 this morning, a NHMP inboard, traveling at
flank speed, tailed a 21' white Donzi for a good mile. The two eventually stopped and drifted out of my sight, but the Donzi did end up being cornered in a cove by Pine Harbor Condos. ("Tuftonboro Bay" is a dead-end).
"The discussion" with the three aboard lasted at least 15 minutes.
(The NHMP inboards
usually around here display numbers MP-7 and MP-11, and appear to have the NHMP's most-seasoned officers aboard).
Later, the Donzi left the area at about 1/3 his accustomed rapidity. (About equivalent to NHMP's
flank velocity). Since then, it's been a relatively busy Saturday, with bright sun all day and variable winds from 0 to 15, but everybody seems to be behaving themselves—at least since 8:40 AM.
I gotta say, that's one really fast Donzi! (100-MPH? Danged impressive for a little boat). Maybe
Woodsy has heard if history was made today.
(Or, to put it another way,
will this ticket appear on eBay?)
