Just got off the phone with a buddy of mine who is an officer for a police department on Winnipesaukee. He says the Marine Patrol usually fill vacancies with Police Cadets from the local police academy. That explains the reason why they are not up to specs on the maritime as well as NH boating laws. That also explains the reckless driving of some of the 'P-boat' captains. He says the marine patrol has a hard time keeping seasoned staff, so the majority of them are cadets. I think we should keep the little NH law booklet on us in case of a dispute. I had a big dispute and was ticketed last year for not having the red/green navigation light on. I was anchored!
