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jrc · 05-24-2010, 03:45 PM

This is a busy weekend to start so get out early and stay away from the Weirs Beach area until you get a feel for the lake.

Since you and your husband have some boating experience the basics should be covered. You can steer, dock and anchor a boat. If you see a marker you don't understand, stop and get the chart. We have weird lake markers, so be safe, you really don't want to cheat the markers at all.

When you come out of Mountain View you will be facing the scariest part of your Winni boating, "The Witches". They are right in the middle and well marked but go left or right but not down the middle.

Since you kids are fairly young, you likely want to swim where they can touch a nice sandy bottom. I suggest an early ride on either day to the sandbar behind Sleepers. Get there before 10am and you will have no trouble. The water is waist deep and the bottom is sandy. Since the water is still cold you may not have big crowds.

Get a chart and look for Sleepers Island and on the mainland near there you will see a shallow area labeled "No Rafting" that's the place.

Search on these forums for sandbars, rafting and swimming for other spots.

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05-24-2010, 03:45 PM	#10
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	This is a busy weekend to start so get out early and stay away from the Weirs Beach area until you get a feel for the lake. Since you and your husband have some boating experience the basics should be covered. You can steer, dock and anchor a boat. If you see a marker you don't understand, stop and get the chart. We have weird lake markers, so be safe, you really don't want to cheat the markers at all. When you come out of Mountain View you will be facing the scariest part of your Winni boating, "The Witches". They are right in the middle and well marked but go left or right but not down the middle. Since you kids are fairly young, you likely want to swim where they can touch a nice sandy bottom. I suggest an early ride on either day to the sandbar behind Sleepers. Get there before 10am and you will have no trouble. The water is waist deep and the bottom is sandy. Since the water is still cold you may not have big crowds. Get a chart and look for Sleepers Island and on the mainland near there you will see a shallow area labeled "No Rafting" that's the place. Search on these forums for sandbars, rafting and swimming for other spots.