Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
"...Reference the accident last year when the boat ran up on Eagle Island...it went quite aways onto Eagle Island! But for the grace of God, (I firmly believe he has a soft spot for Fools) those darn DRUNKEN kids are alive to tell the tale...!
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They didn't "just hit the island": They hit shallows before running out of inertia. If they hadn't hit shallows (and a bunch of trees), the cottage that they landed at would have been their terminal destination. (Add the hazard of downed electrical wires for them—and rescuers).
The Mount advised NHMP that the boat was "traveling at a high rate of speed", and never reappeared on the other side of Eagle Island.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
"...For the record, a 1975 Cigarette didn't go faster than 60-65MPH...they were amazingly HEAVY boats..."
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Suitable for ocean waters? An ocean-
racer? Heavy and slow? And
now they are fast?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Seeker
"...Anyone with a modicum of nautical experience should be able to see that if the 150' rule was to be strongly enforced it would be much more effective in preventing collisions than any arbitrary speed limit..."
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Anyone know how many years we've been complaining about the ineffectiveness of "Unsafe Passage", and how many years complaining of the ineffectiveness
in the enforcement of "Unsafe Passage"?
We tried "The New Hampshire Way", but
I think it's proven: "Unsafe Passage" was a well-intentioned flop from the 50s. Ridding the lake of
unproven high-speed "drivers" with a
proven track record remains the task for the terminal safety of us "lesser boaters".
Quote:
Originally Posted by jrc
"...BTW I'm still looking for facts on that 70's accident...So far, all I have is somebodies uncle said something at a hearing..."
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Here's the link: (Interesting reading, but don't expect The Opposition to elaborate favorably.)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Airwaves
"...The ONLY Cigarette on the lake...!"
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Yup...and the only boat to make such tragic headlines, too.
Had those same headlines made their appearance
last year, even
Woodsy would have tossed in his hand.
(Well, maybe not
Woodsy—make that
Winnilaker).
Quote:
Originally Posted by Airwaves
"...Do not try to impose today's standards on accepted practices of 30 years ago..."
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Huh???
Thirty years ago, cottages were sorta-still considered "off-limits" to 34-foot boats entering their dining rooms at high speed.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
"...Most accidents that involve alcohol would not occur if you removed the alcohol from the equation! Show me a fatal high speed collision (boat or land)that occurred on Lake Winnipesaukee with a SOBER operator....
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FACT: Alcohol is in use on Lake Winnipesaukee.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Woodsy
"...IF the operator of the boat in question had not been drinking, and was sober the accident would not have occurred! (we already have BWI laws)...(This same logic can be applied to the Littlefield/Hartman accident as well)..."
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FACT: Alcohol is in use on Lake Winnipesaukee.
(But I repeat myself).
