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Langdon Cove Guy · 08-21-2012, 10:16 PM

This is all the more reason why following simple and effective (not to mention safer) driving techniques are a very good thing: minimizing impact on the lake for other boaters on the water and shorefront people alike. They're good recommendations for reducing wake impact across the board.

Is 19 Mile the area which might fit within the "small section" definition being referenced here? Fairly certain the majority of the lake would need a "no wake" designation this standard were applied across the board to the entire lake.

I frequent that side of the lake top to bottom, and 19 Mile is by no means a watersports enthusiast's idea of a prime location. It is often very rough and the weather easily gets the best of it anyways (anything but an absolute N-wind), not to mention the level of boat-generated wakes and traffic are very high simply from those going to/from the graveyard traveling perpendicular to the bay, or in/out of the public docks & launch. The entire area will still be subject to a set of rollers from every boat which drives by, day in and day out.

That is just going to hold true for all hi-traffic areas. I know that it is the north side and therefore "low traffic" compared to the rest of the lake, but relatively speaking it will get any/all boats coming and going to the main part of the lake, so still fairly hi-volume.

Just my $0.02.

08-21-2012, 10:16 PM	#13
Langdon Cove Guy Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Stamford, CT & Moultonborough, NH Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Really? This is all the more reason why following simple and effective (not to mention safer) driving techniques are a very good thing: minimizing impact on the lake for other boaters on the water and shorefront people alike. They're good recommendations for reducing wake impact across the board. Is 19 Mile the area which might fit within the "small section" definition being referenced here? Fairly certain the majority of the lake would need a "no wake" designation this standard were applied across the board to the entire lake. I frequent that side of the lake top to bottom, and 19 Mile is by no means a watersports enthusiast's idea of a prime location. It is often very rough and the weather easily gets the best of it anyways (anything but an absolute N-wind), not to mention the level of boat-generated wakes and traffic are very high simply from those going to/from the graveyard traveling perpendicular to the bay, or in/out of the public docks & launch. The entire area will still be subject to a set of rollers from every boat which drives by, day in and day out. That is just going to hold true for all hi-traffic areas. I know that it is the north side and therefore "low traffic" compared to the rest of the lake, but relatively speaking it will get any/all boats coming and going to the main part of the lake, so still fairly hi-volume. Just my $0.02.