Re: Got Boats?
You never see "offshores" off-shore -- according to my Long Island Sound buddy.
But putting offshores (and other too-big, too-fast craft) on a lake accustomed to slower/smaller/traditional lake craft is a recent -- and apparently growing -- phenomenon.
I think it has to do with the "need" (or entitlement/demand) to go boating on Winnipesaukee during weekends -- regardless of conditions.
Restricted to weekend-boating, one tends to be dismissive about the weather, so an over-sized boat becomes The Solution to "An Enjoyable Weekend".
But on clear, fair, weekends, over-sized boats come out anyway (because it's a weekend), and artificially create 35-knot+ conditions for the rest of us: Those who have canoed/kayaked/rowed/sailed/small-motor-boated on Winnipesaukee for years -- if not several decades.
"The Solution" for you is "The Problem" (less "enjoyable" boating) for others. Sure, the weather kills boaters, but offshores are not exactly celebrating their own spotless safety record on Winnipesaukee.
Seeking "Noise and Action" on Winnipesaukee's natural treasure worsens offshores' arrogant/too-rich image.
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