First Wakeboard Set of the year

[AttentiontoDetail]

Originally Posted by Just Sold

I guess it was OK because it was only a 25hp motor to not have a spotter????

Straight out of the Boat NH Course from the Marine Patrol. Plain and simple.


http://www.boat-ed.com/newhampshire/...-Towing-Skiers

Thanks for the heads up.

[NHWakesurfer]

Looks like fun getting out for an early ride well done... still a ways out for my crew to be going but as already mentioned you have to have a spotter and check for the 150 foot rule. The dock starts are a thing of the past and coming back into shore you can't do either. Not to rain on the parade but better us letting you know then MP.

Have a great summer save some flat water for me

[HellRaZoR004]

What's with all the negative comments.

Welcome to the forum, I hope some of these comments don't deter you from returning. Thanks for the video - looks cold!

[jmen24]

Originally Posted by NHWakesurfer

Looks like fun getting out for an early ride well done... still a ways out for my crew to be going but as already mentioned you have to have a spotter and check for the 150 foot rule. The dock starts are a thing of the past and coming back into shore you can't do either. Not to rain on the parade but better us letting you know then MP.

Have a great summer save some flat water for me

I was under the impression that starting a skier from a dock, shore or a raft was specifically excluded from RSA 270-D:2 under section VI. (b).

If that has changed, don't hesitate to point out the change, it is valuable for everyone.

[NHWakesurfer]

jmen24 when I took my boating test the book says the following. I'm not aware any of this has been excluded but this is what I'm going from.

Q: How far do I have to be from other boats, docks, swim rafts, and shore when I am going above headway speed?
A: You must be 150' from other boats, docks, swim rafts, mooring fields, swimmers, designated swimming areas, floats, and shore before traveling above headway speed.

When returning to the shore with a skier, the towing vessel and the skier must remain at least 150 feet from shore.

you can find this all at http://www.boat-ed.com/newhampshire/...3101_700056585

HellRazo...as for negative comments I didn't see any. I just saw some folks pointing out a few helpful suggestions in the event they didn't want a visit from MP.

[Peteg5]

Thank you for the video! That was extremely refreshing to see after such a long winter.

[WakeboardMom]

Educated guess, but the OP probably knows the "rules of the road."

When those crazy kids are out behind a boat in the heart of the season I'm sure it won't be that 13-foot Whaler with the 25-horse engine, and the odds are good that there'll be a spotter....or two...

[Island Girl]

Which is a shame. Where I learned to ski we always landed our skiers close to shore. We were teenage girls and did not want to get our hair wet! On one ski, I can only start from shore... then again... I have not done that for a few years.

MA is a little more lax on the skiing rules than NH.

Nice video, by the way. I enjoyed seeing you close up to the ice.

IG

[AttentiontoDetail]

Glad everyone is enjoying the video. We log over 100 engine hours a summer behind our Nautique. Didn't really post for a boating lesson as we're well aware of the laws. I was fairly confident MP wasn't coming around the bend in an ice breaker and if they were the thrill would be worth the price of admission.

[Shreddy]

Originally Posted by AttentiontoDetail

Glad everyone is enjoying the video. We log over 100 engine hours a summer behind our Nautique. Didn't really post for a boating lesson as we're well aware of the laws. I was fairly confident MP wasn't coming around the bend in an ice breaker and if they were the thrill would be worth the price of admission.

You'll always have Debbie Downers who are too caught up in the negative to enjoy the positive. No doubt you're experienced enough to know the logistics and safety regarding the risk you assumed. Nice work getting out as early as you did! I've wakeboarded while cold late in November and early April but not while there was still ice!

[tis]

Originally Posted by jmen24

I was under the impression that starting a skier from a dock, shore or a raft was specifically excluded from RSA 270-D:2 under section VI. (b).

If that has changed, don't hesitate to point out the change, it is valuable for everyone.

This was the latest I heard too.

[LIforrelaxin]

I had this conversation with the Marine Patrol a few years ago when a neighbor was taking off from the shore and dock... There are caveats in the rule that allow a skier to take off from a raft, dock or even shore. This is provided that these is no risk in doing so. Defining "Risk" is hard to do... obviously if you have to go through a mooring filed on your way to open what this would be a risk. In my situation, I saw the risk of swim rafts further out, as well as a moored sail boat. Eventually that summer the Marine Patrol did catch up with the person, and they had a discussion. As the person continues to do beach starts, my belief would be that they decided there was no risk....

Now as for people noticing that there was no observer, and as an avid water sports enthusiast. I do have to say well impressed by the video, as I think it is kind of cool. I am not impressed by the lack of consideration for safety. There should always be an observer in the boat, period... I understand the whaler only had 25 h.p. but that isn't an excuse... I used to water ski all the time, early and late into the season, and would never have left the dock with out an observer in the boat.....

[BroadHopper]

I have skied when the ice is barely covering the surface in the winter when it is snowing and skied in the spring when there is ice on the lake providing the wind is blowing in the right direction. I ski off beaches and docks and back on a beach or dock and never wet.

I still do even though I know you need to stay 150 ft when coming in. Going out you do not need keep a distance. They key is being reasonable and prudence. If there are no hazards to jeopardize the safety of anyone then I consider it safe to launch and return to dock or beach. I had a discussion with the MP on this about 14 years ago and all is OK.

As for observer, I agree that there should be an observer regardless of HP. What I notice is I have seen observers as young as 7 or 8 years old and the law says the observer should be capable of assisting the skier in emergency. I have yet to see the MP pull them over.