Rain is no exception in no wake zone!

[Pineedles]

Its not your throttle speed or engine RPM, its your MPH or KPH.

[winniboy]

Originally Posted by Pineedles

Its not your throttle speed or engine RPM, its your MPH or KPH.

right, im just saying inorder to make physically no wake, is sometimes impossible

[BroadHopper]

If we can change the law from no wake to headway speed, this will take into consideration the currents in the channel or bay. Last summer, I was told to slow down coming up the channel at headway speed because I had a wake! What was the MP thinking? I know it will be impossible to navigate, the law is the law.

[jrc]

The law is headway speed. From RSA 270-D:1

VI. "Headway speed'' means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.

VIII. "No wake area'' means an area where a boat is to be operated only at headway speed

From RSA 270-D:2

I. Vessels shall be operated at headway speed only, while passing under all bridges

VI. (a) To provide full visibility and control and to prevent their wake from being thrown into or causing excessive rocking to other boats, barges, water skiers, aquaplanes or other boats, rafts or floats, all vessels shall maintain headway speed when within 150 feet from:
(1) Rafts, floats, swimmers.
(2) Permitted swimming areas.
(3) Shore.
(4) Docks.
(5) Mooring fields.
(6) Other vessels.


From Saf-C 400

Saf-C 401.08 “Headway speed” means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.

Saf-C 401.18 “No wake area” means an area where all boats are required to operate at headway speed.

Saf-C 402.88 Lake Winnipesaukee.
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(b) The Weirs Channel, so-called, between the light buoy in said channel near the Endicott Rock in Lake Winnipesaukee, and the southernmost light buoy in the channel in Lake Paugus shall be a "no wake" area.

[winniboy]

Originally Posted by jrc

The law is headway speed. From RSA 270-D:1

VI. "Headway speed'' means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.

VIII. "No wake area'' means an area where a boat is to be operated only at headway speed

From RSA 270-D:2

I. Vessels shall be operated at headway speed only, while passing under all bridges

VI. (a) To provide full visibility and control and to prevent their wake from being thrown into or causing excessive rocking to other boats, barges, water skiers, aquaplanes or other boats, rafts or floats, all vessels shall maintain headway speed when within 150 feet from:
(1) Rafts, floats, swimmers.
(2) Permitted swimming areas.
(3) Shore.
(4) Docks.
(5) Mooring fields.
(6) Other vessels.


From Saf-C 400

Saf-C 401.08 “Headway speed” means 6 miles per hour or the slowest speed that a boat can be operated and maintain steerage way.

Saf-C 401.18 “No wake area” means an area where all boats are required to operate at headway speed.

Saf-C 402.88 Lake Winnipesaukee.
...
(b) The Weirs Channel, so-called, between the light buoy in said channel near the Endicott Rock in Lake Winnipesaukee, and the southernmost light buoy in the channel in Lake Paugus shall be a "no wake" area.

correct the law is written correctly and with some good wording, the problem comes when people assume and actually think " no wake zone" means no waves or ripples behind your boat. you know what they say when people assume.

[BroadHopper]

into the Weirs Channel near the bridge against the current and a marine patrol officer actually flag a number of us to slow down, there is a wake and use the horn that it is a no wake zone. Of course he was travelling in the opposite direction. Fellow boaters looked at each other puzzled as to what he is trying to do! We will not make headway speed against the current if we go any slower!

I do know from past experience that unexperienced marine patrol officers don't always get rulings right. As I mentioned in a prior post, I was anchored with my anchor light on, a young marine patrol officer insist that my running lights (green/red) has to be on as well. When I explained to the sargent the next day, he took my ticket and told me not to worry about it.

[winniboy]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

into the Weirs Channel near the bridge against the current and a marine patrol officer actually flag a number of us to slow down, there is a wake and use the horn that it is a no wake zone. Of course he was travelling in the opposite direction. Fellow boaters looked at each other puzzled as to what he is trying to do! We will not make headway speed against the current if we go any slower!

I do know from past experience that unexperienced marine patrol officers don't always get rulings right. As I mentioned in a prior post, I was anchored with my anchor light on, a young marine patrol officer insist that my running lights (green/red) has to be on as well. When I explained to the sargent the next day, he took my ticket and told me not to worry about it.

The fact that many MP's don't know the names of all the islands on the lake or even the main ones, scares me. A few years back, a boat capsized between dolly and cattle landing off the SSW tip of bear. As i was on my way to that area i saw MP flying past me in between Bear and Jolly. they thought that the disbatch mis-pronounced it and called it "dolly" by mistake. the fact is this left 4 people drowning in a very busy channel. luckily they all made it out safely but the point remains.