I saw the same thing you all saw above on this first weekend of the summer.
It seems the nice weather brings out all of the Cap'n B's and certainly a few noobs.
So it's noted, here is a short list of what I saw from last Tuesday until Memorial day:
- No fewer that TEN 150' rule violations on ALL parts of the lake I travelled.
- I can't even count the number of 150' shore violations. We had a boat tubing off the bay all day Sunday whipping around and almost hitting our swimline. Nevermind the waves he was churning. We also had a gentleman testing his beautiful classic wooden boat in the bay making multiple jumps from headway to full throttle about 50 feet from his dock.
- I watched a 32ft cruiser blast through the Governor's/Eagle Island NWZ while passing another whaler going headway speed.
- 2 jetskiiers jumping the wakes of cruisers and a few jumping the Mount wake 50' off the stern. I think the cruiser captains had some words for them.
- Numerous boats pulling off the gas dock to full throttle within 50 feet, passing within feet of other boaters pulling in for fuel and other heading out obeying the rules.
- Multiple boats travelling well above 25MPH at night.
- Multiple boats travelling in excess of 45MPH (estimated).
- ONE Marine Patrol boat in the 6 days.
I thought about breaking out the video camera, and I still may one weekend.
I'm not sure what changed between last boating season and this season, but all of the lies about the lake being 'slower and safer' it's just simply not true. Not one word of it, sorry.