Rafting at the Weirs

SAMIAM · 06-15-2010, 12:36 PM

I don't understand the reason for no rafting anchoring or mooring at the Weirs durring bike week. If I were the sponsor of this event I would be very upset. We have already lost nearly half of the annual attendance for the week and now we're discouraging another group. Certainly, boaters aren't known to cause a lot of trouble and most have some disposable income.....so why keep them from joining in the fun?
They used to allow vehicles in the Weirs and many people with street roads and customs would "cruise" with the bikes....everyone enjoyed it. Sure, traffic was nuts, but you knew that in advance and it was fun to join in the parade.
So it's no cars and now no boats....smart. Who dreams this stuff up?
Marine Patrol or Laconia PD?
Sorry to get negative with a fun week coming up but I just think that the public and business community is not being served well with these bonehead decisions.

06-15-2010, 12:36 PM	#1
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 349 Thanked 1,708 Times in 602 Posts	Rafting at the Weirs I don't understand the reason for no rafting anchoring or mooring at the Weirs durring bike week. If I were the sponsor of this event I would be very upset. We have already lost nearly half of the annual attendance for the week and now we're discouraging another group. Certainly, boaters aren't known to cause a lot of trouble and most have some disposable income.....so why keep them from joining in the fun? They used to allow vehicles in the Weirs and many people with street roads and customs would "cruise" with the bikes....everyone enjoyed it. Sure, traffic was nuts, but you knew that in advance and it was fun to join in the parade. So it's no cars and now no boats....smart. Who dreams this stuff up? Marine Patrol or Laconia PD? Sorry to get negative with a fun week coming up but I just think that the public and business community is not being served well with these bonehead decisions.