Boating Safety on NH Water Bodies

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Originally Posted by Bear Island South

Ok, with all the talk about 150 feet, can anyone really judge the distance correctly.
I try and stay as far away as possible, but i am sure one can not judge the difference between 100 and 150 feet when you are out on the water.

any thoughts?

With the newer recreations of "board-skiing" and "board-surfing", my old two ski-rope-lengths can come up "short".

Try 10 canoe-lengths, or 10 Sunfish sailboat lengths. (At normal speeds, a fair distance).

Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

"...How does one know when visiting an out of state body of water for the first time..."

1) Let's not put this all on the backs of flatlanders: except for fishing boats, the majority of boats on Lake Winnipesaukee are registered in New Hampshire. A few years ago, NH boat registrations had a line to sign on _____John Doe_____ where you "acknowledged" a new rule.

2) Boat-Ed.com refers to New Hampshire's law as, "UNsafe Passage". (As I've always seen it).
http://www.boat-ed.com/nh/handbook/oper.htm

3) Included with Boat-Ed.com on New Hampshire's special rules—was this image:



(New to me).

4) As I suggested here to NHRBA (or any of today's safe-boating organizations) can sponsor or donate a seat cushion emblazoned with navigation's "Rules of the Road" — plus New Hampshire's Unsafe-Passage rule.

(And any other rules ).

5) Except for rendering a swimmer unconcious—or use as a paperweight—this 30-pound seat cushion's usefulness disappeared decades ago. (Beat-up, torn, squirrel-chewed, duct-taped then waterlogged ).

These cushions have alerted many a seasoned boater, and below is an example of what guided NH's civil boaters in the 60s—and maybe earlier than that.

If received upon each NH registration, these Rules of the Road seat cushions (a "throwable safety device") can be made to happen again: