Baja Poker Run

[Coastal Laker]

V-hull looks right to me... makes for some good skipping across the waves.

[outlawmike]

lets talk about the facts from the run. It is not a race and all the boats went in different directions. There was no sequence to the stops. The poker run was held to give 1000.00 to the Mark Miller fund, to help save anyones life on the lake as there is no one to help us if we go down, i repeat no one. The reason i know this is that i am the organizer of the run.

Big kahuna do you have something agiainst poker runs of did i read you wrong.

it is a shame that i put on a run to help better the lake and i get this. Is this site designed for complaining or is it for info on the lake????

[outlawmike]

i am sorry i missed one more fact. 15 of the 50 boats were from out of state, not 3 out of 4. most of the people are from the lake. Another fact is that almost 300 baja's are on the lake with no other manufacturer even close.For those of you that can't be bothered to help support the lake i really fell sorry for you. Dana i thought you would say something more positive about the run.

[Outlaw]

Outlawmike - this thread is probably not the best one about the Baja Poker Run (as Simplify initiated it with a complaint - which I and PBR have addressed by asking Simplify to give us more detail, but to date neither of us have received the 'additional info'- come on Simplify ).

Some people choose to be part of the problem and some choose to be part of the solution - I guess you and I are the latter!

The thread you really need to read is under BOATING, and it is called "Baja Owners help make lake safer" started by Skip. This is an excellent one!

Congrats on another great run this year. I'm sure next year can only be better and with the dedication again being to the LACONIA FIRE FIGHTERS.

[GTO]

"No sequence to the stops". Was it just a coincidence that 25 (I counted) Bajas pulled up to the jet ski in the Centre Harbor area, waited till one member swam ashore to get their card, got back to the boat, and then all raced off to the next stop. Yes, I did say race.

Just clearing things up. Not stirring the pot. Raising money for a good cause is a good thing, but to race from one spot to the next, sometime 3-4 boats side by side, stay out of their way or next year they might be raising money for you.

[Outlaw]

Originally Posted by GTO

stay out of their way or next year they might be raising money for you.

GTO - you're just too funny

I realize that for some reason the participants felt (and not all) it necessary to race off (especially after that particular stop since it was a challenge to find it). I guess next year we'll have to put more patrol boats out there near each stop and disqualify anyone who is seen to be 'racing' from stop to stop. I guess this is the only way to get through to 'some' of the participants that THIS IS NOT A RACE (I'm hoping those who did race read this and get the emphasis from my use of CAPS that it was wrong of them to race around). It's ok to go fast if you want - but it is of the utmost importance that every participating boater adhere to not only the NH rules and regs on the water, but the document that each participant signed before starting the run, which was to make the run safe and fun for all (including the non prarticipants who were just enjoying the lake that day). As there was not a patrol boat in this area (Ctr. Harbor) that day, we can only listen to the other boaters as to what they saw. We take what each person says seriously, and this will help to change / improve the run for next year. I think immediate disqualification without refund is one way to reinforce that this is not a race, and we will continue to look for other ways to make this run safer.

[samcracker]

After yesterday, I can see why some of you get hot under the collar now.

My cousin came up from CT with his boat (you guessed it- a yellow and purple baja: like the one below) and we decided to go for a ride. Hanging out at the sandbar, someone came up to him and asked him if he was in the poker run since he heard about the yellow and purple baja that was speeding around (no lie). That sparked some conversation, especially since my cousin wasn’t even in the state until last Friday. Ironically, and the reason I just had to post… I was chatting with a friend yesterday about it and he mentioned that people were giving someone in a yellow and purple baja a hard time when he was at a different sandbar yesterday on his day off. I’m starting to find that a little more than coincidence (same guy perhaps?). What the heck?

[outlawmike]

you people really have way too much time on your hands. you need to find something more constructive. Baja's are not a problem on the lake, by far they are the most populated. We do not race we go from one spot to another and some of us like to boat together. sorry if it was an inconvience for you but it will be happening every year.

[Belmont Resident]

Mike from the start there was never any proof that the original comment made was true. Several times more information was asked for but never given. Now because of someone shooting off their mouth all Baja's with any combination of yellow and purple and any other color are being looked at as if they did something wrong. Seem's like some people will believe just about anything.
If there was in fact a real problem the original poster would have been able to give details like how many people were on the boat, where the boat was traveling at the time they put the other boater in harms way, etc.
I think the whole thing was fabricated to cast a shadow on the good cause.

[Juawanna]

Seems like Simplify's post can't hold water (I crack myself up ). After careful reading it sounds to me like Simplify has a beef with someone and has made false accusations in a post that he/she can't belly up to. Especially after two very concerned users have requested details, including helping Simplify go on to the Baja web site to identify the particular graphics style that was on the "alleged boat" and communicating through private email - how much more confidential can you get?? I think PBR and Outlaw at least deserve a reply from Simplify to close this matter, even if it means that he/she was not able to accurately identify this "alleged boat".

[dpg]

Let a few folks complain, you'll never get away from that. Try to keep the people under control (in the boats) and have fun. If you raise $25.00 in some cases it may be more than the negative posters will ever part with.

[Outlaw]

Here here - couldn't have said it better myself dpg. Can't please all the people all the time right. The only unfortunate thing, is that some people that have 'an issue' usually stick around to defend their stand, this one (Simplify) seems more like a hit and run, and if he doesn't want to play nice in the sandbox, he is best forgotten.