Waterfront Etiquette

jrc · 07-17-2012, 06:46 PM

While we shorefront landowners have littoral and riparian rights. Those rights give us clear right to use this water for some uses that the average citizen cannot. I can build a dock in front of my land, you can't.

But those rights don't extend to hindering navigation, either for fishing or just a temporary anchoring. Those rights don't prevent me from swimming in front of land. Of course common courtesy prevents me.

SteveA · 07-17-2012, 07:33 PM

... from Winnipesaukee.com in 2004.

Skip has some very good posts in the thread..

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...light=littoral

07-17-2012, 07:33 PM	#2
SteveA Deceased Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 2,311 Thanks: 1,070 Thanked 2,054 Times in 497 Posts	Little history on this subject... ... from Winnipesaukee.com in 2004. Skip has some very good posts in the thread.. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...light=littoral __________________ "Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry he'll be a mile away and barefoot!" unknown

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07-17-2012, 06:46 PM	#1
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	While we shorefront landowners have littoral and riparian rights. Those rights give us clear right to use this water for some uses that the average citizen cannot. I can build a dock in front of my land, you can't. But those rights don't extend to hindering navigation, either for fishing or just a temporary anchoring. Those rights don't prevent me from swimming in front of land. Of course common courtesy prevents me.