[Winni]

Here's the point you are all missing...
I mentioned the marker because what people don't realize is that people actually live on that island, Little Mark. They and the people on the point behind them dock their boats and swim there. I don't care if you are 151 ft. from a solid object (hence the problem with the rule...who can really tell?), right there it is just unbelievably rude to rip around that marker into the cove area.

People very, very often use Young's Cove as a start up and drop off area for skiers, etc. Everyone in there has boats at dock. It is beyond me how these people with fast boats and/OR heavy wakes, as well as the PWCs, do not respect the rights of others and the rights of the wildlife.

And, my point was this person, as so many every day do so here, isn't here to enjoy the lake. They aren't here to see the loons, admire the natural surroundings, or see the interesting architecture around the lake. They are here simply to get a speed rush and flash their incomes. If all the cash they put into burning "rubber" on this lake went into paying off the national debt, we probably wouldn't have to pay taxes.

Page 40 of the 2005-2006 NH Boater's Guide states, "Unsafe Passage is not maintaining a proper speed or distance while operating a vessel..." Then it, unfortunately, goes on to list what's illegal. These should not be paired together, I believe, because the opening statement of that paragraph, which I quoted, should be enforced, not just the things on the list of illegal items. By pairing them, the implication is that only those listed activities are unsafe passage, whereas, acting like a jerk in a populated area or near wildlife should be, in my opinion considered unsafe passage.

Also, page 8 of the same manual notes that every operator should follow this basic rule of navigation, "Practice good seamanship." No way does this type of behavior qualify as "good seamanship". It happens over and over at the top of Alton Bay, and as I've said before it does no good to just have MPs called when you see it happening....don't even get me started again...and it is useless to have them sitting there because the jerks behave if they see them.

I'm still convinced speed traps are one of the best answers. Have someone in an unmarked boat or on land clock them and call ahead to another boat to actually do the take-down. The lake is becoming more like traveling south on Rt. 93 at rush hour. There are no other reasonable ways to catch the people drinking, disobeying the 150 ft. rule, or just being idiots on the water. I'll never stop fighting to get a speed rule passed on this lake because I know I can't get one passed to make people polite!

SLOW DOWN and enjoy the view! Try a little courtesy to others! Protect the wildlife and the investments and rights of others! That's the point, not whether something is the letter of the law.