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Originally Posted by _C_H_R_I_S_
Skip - I totally understand what you mean...I just wish I could find their definition of anchor(ing) or do they not use that word anymore. Seems like they want mooring and anchoring to be the same. So boats that sit out on the lake for the day while people swim etc from them are technically moored and yet they dont have a mooring permit.
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Interesting points....but in this case you have already answered your own question in your initial post.
You stated that the fixed point that you use (concrete in a bucket) is left for the entire season. That explanation clearly meets the legal descriptio of a mooring. The word anchor never comes in to play.
When you anchor you utilize a temporary device that you retrieve upon finish. You are not retrieving your concrete bucket, but leaving it in the same spot for the season.
If I left an anchor in a fixed spot for the season it then too would cease to be an anchor and thus become a mooring.
Ah, the classic case of which comes first, the chicken or the egg!
Those folks throwing an anchor out for the day are excercising their temporary privilege of anchoring....they are not using a fixed point and therefore are not mooring.
So, when does anchoring become mooring? The MPs say that occurs when you leave that anchor in overnight, even if its just for one night. While this RSA is clear when it comes to houseboats there is still some debate as to its applicability to other vessels.
That said I firmly believe there is no debate to the situation as you describe. Remember, in law it usually comes down to intent. Your admitted intention is to moor your jet ski on the Lake for the season. To do so requires a mooring permit. In the process you have now attracted the attention of the NHMP. My friendly advice to you is to immediately seek the necessary permit or find other docking opportunities.
Good luck and be safe.....