Crazy Saturday

Mr. Moyer · 07-27-2008, 07:20 PM

ishoot38,

i couldn't agree more. This sat. the boat traffic was outragous. I decided to bring my wife and kids up for the day to visit. Big mistake. I have 2 daughters under 4 1/2, so things can get hairy real quick. We went to weirs in the am to go to the beach. I should have known it was going to be nuts, when we almost got swamped going through the channel between governors and eagle?. It was around 11:15 and all of the 40+ft cabin cruisers decided to head out to the broads at the same time. We have a 21 ft bowrider, but it felt like we were in a zodiac dingy. The beach was empty when we got there, as were the docks at weirs, kind of odd I thought, but nice none the less. 2 hrs later when we left the boat was boxed in at the docks and it looked like there the weirs was under attack. I had never seen so many boat within eyesite before. There were way to many to count. On the way back, we decided to take the no wake past governors and go to the sandbar in West Alton. Couldn't find a spot it was so mobbed. Had to be 100+ boats anchored out. so we headed back to the camp to swim. Struggled with the little ones, since there was so much boat chop, it kept knocking them over with the wake hitting the shore. Still a fun day, but certaintly, not a typical day at the lake. I, as most, ptrefer my weekeday visits with the kids. It's like you have the lake to yourself.
I think people are more selective this year of the trips they will take and I think on those exceptional weather days this is what we can expect. As for our experience, except for a few bouts of my typical frustration in a day of boating with the wife and kids, still much better then staying home and cutting the grass

Rinkerfam · 07-27-2008, 09:32 PM

I thought that Sat. was on the quiet side. We left Paugus Bay Marina just before 11:30, fueled up at Lakeport sans wait and headed for Center Harbor. We cruised through the Weirs channel without slipping into neutral once (unheard of in years past at that time of morning on a 80+ degree sunny day). The Governors Eagle NWZ was light in traffic as was the passage between Pine and the mainland on Meredith Neck. We got to Farrar point and found it to be busy, but not mobbed. The ride back was very similar. We were back at the marina by 6, so I can't even say it was due to a later return. I guess we were just continuously at the right place at the right time

Resident 2B · 07-27-2008, 09:57 PM

I thought that Saturday was busy, but it was a great day to be on the water. The boat chop between Weirs and the Eagle/Governor's NWZ was like a normal Saturday in 2005-2006. It was more choppy than I have seen this year and for most of, maybe all of, last year.

I had a 24' bowrider the past 3 years and traded up in size this year due to the Weirs Boat Chop. A 21' boat on a busy day in the Weirs area will give you a very bumpy ride. I can relate to Mr Moyer's experience. The chop on busy days is up to four foot high and quite steep, plus it is multi-directional. We often did not use the 24' boat on Saturday afternoons in that area due to that chop. Now we have a bigger boat with much lower gas mileage. Good news and bad news in one package.

We went up the see the wooden boats in Meredith Saturday before going over to Center Harbor. The wooden boats looked great, but we had a hard time seeing most of them. I was surprised to see two very large barges from one of the operations that services the islands blocking most of the view from the water. The barges were between the wooden boats and the boats trying to see the wooden boats from the water. I hope something can be done about this in the future.

All in all, it was a great day on the water!

R2B

NHskier · 07-27-2008, 10:13 PM

We also checked out the fabulous boats at Meredith on Sunday. From what I could tell, the barges were being used to hold a centerline (probably not the correct term) to which the boat's bows were tied off to.

Resident 2B · 07-27-2008, 10:25 PM

I could have missed that. If so, they had a purpose. I hope they can find a better way to do this going forward, something that allows you to see these beautiful boats from the land and from the water. But if not, then they have to do whatever works.

NHskier, thanks for the explanation!

R2B

07-27-2008, 07:20 PM	#1
Mr. Moyer Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 49 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i agree ishoot38, i couldn't agree more. This sat. the boat traffic was outragous. I decided to bring my wife and kids up for the day to visit. Big mistake. I have 2 daughters under 4 1/2, so things can get hairy real quick. We went to weirs in the am to go to the beach. I should have known it was going to be nuts, when we almost got swamped going through the channel between governors and eagle?. It was around 11:15 and all of the 40+ft cabin cruisers decided to head out to the broads at the same time. We have a 21 ft bowrider, but it felt like we were in a zodiac dingy. The beach was empty when we got there, as were the docks at weirs, kind of odd I thought, but nice none the less. 2 hrs later when we left the boat was boxed in at the docks and it looked like there the weirs was under attack. I had never seen so many boat within eyesite before. There were way to many to count. On the way back, we decided to take the no wake past governors and go to the sandbar in West Alton. Couldn't find a spot it was so mobbed. Had to be 100+ boats anchored out. so we headed back to the camp to swim. Struggled with the little ones, since there was so much boat chop, it kept knocking them over with the wake hitting the shore. Still a fun day, but certaintly, not a typical day at the lake. I, as most, ptrefer my weekeday visits with the kids. It's like you have the lake to yourself. I think people are more selective this year of the trips they will take and I think on those exceptional weather days this is what we can expect. As for our experience, except for a few bouts of my typical frustration in a day of boating with the wife and kids, still much better then staying home and cutting the grass

07-27-2008, 09:32 PM	#2
Rinkerfam Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 268 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	I thought that Sat. was on the quiet side. We left Paugus Bay Marina just before 11:30, fueled up at Lakeport sans wait and headed for Center Harbor. We cruised through the Weirs channel without slipping into neutral once (unheard of in years past at that time of morning on a 80+ degree sunny day). The Governors Eagle NWZ was light in traffic as was the passage between Pine and the mainland on Meredith Neck. We got to Farrar point and found it to be busy, but not mobbed. The ride back was very similar. We were back at the marina by 6, so I can't even say it was due to a later return. I guess we were just continuously at the right place at the right time __________________ Education is hanging around 'til you've caught on - Frost

07-27-2008, 09:57 PM	#3
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 994 Thanked 313 Times in 163 Posts	Saturday: A great day on the water I thought that Saturday was busy, but it was a great day to be on the water. The boat chop between Weirs and the Eagle/Governor's NWZ was like a normal Saturday in 2005-2006. It was more choppy than I have seen this year and for most of, maybe all of, last year. I had a 24' bowrider the past 3 years and traded up in size this year due to the Weirs Boat Chop. A 21' boat on a busy day in the Weirs area will give you a very bumpy ride. I can relate to Mr Moyer's experience. The chop on busy days is up to four foot high and quite steep, plus it is multi-directional. We often did not use the 24' boat on Saturday afternoons in that area due to that chop. Now we have a bigger boat with much lower gas mileage. Good news and bad news in one package. We went up the see the wooden boats in Meredith Saturday before going over to Center Harbor. The wooden boats looked great, but we had a hard time seeing most of them. I was surprised to see two very large barges from one of the operations that services the islands blocking most of the view from the water. The barges were between the wooden boats and the boats trying to see the wooden boats from the water. I hope something can be done about this in the future. All in all, it was a great day on the water! R2B

07-27-2008, 10:13 PM	#4
NHskier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 291 Thanks: 43 Thanked 36 Times in 33 Posts	barges ... We also checked out the fabulous boats at Meredith on Sunday. From what I could tell, the barges were being used to hold a centerline (probably not the correct term) to which the boat's bows were tied off to. __________________ NHskier

07-27-2008, 10:25 PM	#5
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,357 Thanks: 994 Thanked 313 Times in 163 Posts	I could have missed that. If so, they had a purpose. I hope they can find a better way to do this going forward, something that allows you to see these beautiful boats from the land and from the water. But if not, then they have to do whatever works. NHskier, thanks for the explanation! R2B Last edited by Resident 2B; 07-28-2008 at 09:46 AM.

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