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Originally Posted by SS-194
"...As big as the lake is, it gets real small at 70 plus mph..."
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Here's hoping NH's Legislators are savvy-enough to grasp that.
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Originally Posted by codeman671
"...If you are correct in the kayak being 1/4 mile away which I will take your word for, it does prove a point. The distance between the kayak and the powerboat in my perception would still be well over the 150' and therefore not in any violation..."
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I picked up the camera only because the oversized ocean-racer intended to (and did) "split the difference" between the kayak and the bowrider that you apparently missed.
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Originally Posted by codeman671
"...I agree that the color choice is not the greatest for visibility, that much is true. Your spin on the visibility being bad for over-powered boats is crap, it is poor for all boats..."
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All boats?
The far shore (Port Wedeln) is about ¾ to 1-mile away—perhaps a casual 15-minute trip by kayak. At 70-MPH, the same trip in a speeding, excessively-powered boat would take about 35-
seconds! 
So, which of these views most fairly represents the kayak's
size to an ocean-racer speeding at a 70-MPH-clip?
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Originally Posted by SS-194
"...Can someone out there just say simply that they love the lake for what it is..."
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The following day—same kayaker—I considered offering a tow to the middle-aged woman because a strong headwind was making it very difficult for her and her little boy.
A view through binoculars showed that she was singing!
If you see a driver speeding at 70+ MPH on Winnipesaukee—
and singing—
everybody sharing the lake with that boater has a problem.