Boating Safety on NH Water Bodies

Rattlesnake Gal · 04-13-2010, 10:24 AM

One common complaint that keeps coming up regarding Lake Winnipesaukee and boating safety is the 150’ safe passage rule. This seems to be one of the most heavily committed offenses on the lake. I do believe that things have gotten better since the requirement of boating certificates, but there is certainly room for improvement.

How is an out of state boater or even a New Hampshire resident supposed to know about this and the other safety laws? Does a NH resident get information while registering their vessel?

When we drove by the ramp in Alton Bay, we looked at the sign next to the ramp and there didn’t seem to be any information regarding the 150’ safe passage rule or the requirement for boaters to have a certificate. Wouldn’t the public ramps be an excellent place to post the 150’ safe passage rule as well as the requirement of a boating certificate? This could make the lake a safer place to be.

04-13-2010, 10:24 AM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Boating Safety on NH Water Bodies One common complaint that keeps coming up regarding Lake Winnipesaukee and boating safety is the 150’ safe passage rule. This seems to be one of the most heavily committed offenses on the lake. I do believe that things have gotten better since the requirement of boating certificates, but there is certainly room for improvement. How is an out of state boater or even a New Hampshire resident supposed to know about this and the other safety laws? Does a NH resident get information while registering their vessel? When we drove by the ramp in Alton Bay, we looked at the sign next to the ramp and there didn’t seem to be any information regarding the 150’ safe passage rule or the requirement for boaters to have a certificate. Wouldn’t the public ramps be an excellent place to post the 150’ safe passage rule as well as the requirement of a boating certificate? This could make the lake a safer place to be.

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