Winnipesaukee Forum - View Single Post - Where do you think the Long Island No Wake Zone starts?

jrc · 08-09-2011, 11:42 AM

I guess the scale is throwing me. I can't see how a boat coming from say Braun Bay to the marina pictured, would have to slow down until 150' from the marina. If they where near the north side of the channel they are more than 500' from the marker at line 'C' and more than 500' from the marina. How would someone know? What reading of the rule tell me to connect the line from the bouy to that shore instead of the shore closer to the bridge?

I guess I'll have to take a ride over and look, maybe it's more obvious in real life. It seems like a recipe for a lot of angry people. People yelling at people for breaking a rule they don't know they are breaking. And others taking advantage of the ambiguity to cheat the line.

There are lot of misconceptions about NWZ bouys out there.

08-09-2011, 11:42 AM	#11
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	I guess the scale is throwing me. I can't see how a boat coming from say Braun Bay to the marina pictured, would have to slow down until 150' from the marina. If they where near the north side of the channel they are more than 500' from the marker at line 'C' and more than 500' from the marina. How would someone know? What reading of the rule tell me to connect the line from the bouy to that shore instead of the shore closer to the bridge? I guess I'll have to take a ride over and look, maybe it's more obvious in real life. It seems like a recipe for a lot of angry people. People yelling at people for breaking a rule they don't know they are breaking. And others taking advantage of the ambiguity to cheat the line. There are lot of misconceptions about NWZ bouys out there.