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Originally Posted by PROPELLER
Woodsy makes many good points in my opinion. Fat Jack says that Lake Georges speed limit is enforced & its working. Frank M has also said this in past posts. I will ask this question, what else would you expect the person in charge of marine safety on Lake George to say? That he & his officers are unable to enforce the law, that the speed limit is useless. Of course they are not going to admit that. I do not believe everything I read & no one else should either.
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Ok, if you aren't willing to accept that Lake George's speed limit is working, what about New Hampshire's second largest lake? Squam has a 40 mph daytime speed limit. I spent a lot of time kayaking on Squam last summer, and even the middle of the lake always felt very safe to me ... even on busy weekends. Some boaters probably did exceed the speed limit a bit, but overall, it appeared to be followed fairly well. And I also consistantly saw more kayaks and small sailboats on Squam, than what I saw on any other lakes that I paddled on all summer. So the speed limit seems to be working fairly well.
Now lets take a look at kayaking on Winni. The ower of the kayak shop where I bought my kayak has a family camp on Winni. She's a certified instructor and an expert kayaker. When I was in her store last week she told that going out on the main lake during the summer in a kayak is not at all safe. She says that it is a very dangerous lake for kayaks, due to the high speeds of some of the powerboats. This woman is an expert, and knows Winni very well. She feels that the lake is way overdue for a speed limit.
Squam, with it's 40 mph speed limit seems very safe to kayak, even when you're out in the middle on a busy weekend. And the number of kayaks that you see there supports this. Yet paddling on Winni's main lake on a busy weekend is considered to be very unsafe.