This has nothing to do with visibility, it's about revenge!
WINNFABS pushed the speed limit and SBONH members want to take something away from them (apparently all of WINNFABS members are kayakers and none of them powerboat
), so they grab on to every chance they get to impose a stupid idea that will take away some enjoyment of the lake for someone else.
As a founding member of SBONH (that happens to only own paddle craft), I am embarrassed by this behavior!
While the organization is not pushing (or sponsoring) these ideas, they are certainly not coming out against them. The talk on the subject is, what the loopholes are and how to get something like this flag idea passed so NH will be the only state in the country to impose this type of requirement on paddle craft.
For a group that was founded to fight the restriction of THEIR liberties, they certainly don't mind (backdoor) spearheading the removal of someone else's.
If SBONH is alive and well, I would like to know where the meetings are being held so that the general membership can have a say in what the organization works on, because they are certainly not happening on the members forum.
The mindset of constantly splitting a majority into smaller pieces is TOXIC THINKING and extends far beyond how you enjoy floating on water!
Keep this up and soon we will only be allowed to look at water!
JeffK, hit it right, if you paddle in the middle of a congested area, you get what you get with an idea like that.