Boating 101

sa meredith · 08-11-2009, 06:10 PM

Approaching from the broads, there is none...I'm quite certain.
Just the words No Wake on the bridge.
The only markers are a red tip spar (marking very shallow water) and a navigational buoy. That's it.
If I'm wrong, I'm going to feel very foolish though.

Lakewinn1 · 08-11-2009, 06:44 PM

There is no "no wake" sign on nav. markers on the Broads side of Govenors Island Bridge so you must be at headway speed 150' from the bridge. I also believe there is a FL43 and a red marker. Many people mistake the FL and think it has a no wake on the marker.

Dave R · 08-12-2009, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Lakewinn1

There is no "no wake" sign on nav. markers on the Broads side of Govenors Island Bridge so you must be at headway speed 150' from the bridge. I also believe there is a FL43 and a red marker. Many people mistake the FL and think it has a no wake on the marker.

Yeah, I've been the target of dirty looks for going by that one on-plane.

Kracken · 08-12-2009, 08:36 AM

There is a spar marker on the Glendale side. I came off plain and was going headway speed by the time I reached the spar. My buddie's point was I needed to be at headway speed 150' before the spar.

travaler18 · 08-11-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by sa meredith

Approaching from the broads, there is none...I'm quite certain.
Just the words No Wake on the bridge.
The only markers are a red tip spar (marking very shallow water) and a navigational buoy. That's it.
If I'm wrong, I'm going to feel very foolish though.

pretty sure tou are correct on this as i can remember

Rose · 08-11-2009, 07:48 PM

We stayed in that cove last week and discussed this many times, including with the owner of the cottage. It actually drove my husband a little crazy that people were going to headway speed before they needed to. The only things there are the lighted nav aid and the red marker. It's also not on the Bizer chart we got a couple of years ago.

NHskier · 08-11-2009, 09:05 PM

We pass through there quite often and can confirm as have others that there is no "no wake" marker on the Glendale side. On that side the no-wake area begins 150' from the bridge, assuming no other boats close by.

08-11-2009, 06:10 PM	#1
sa meredith Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 986 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 32 Thanked 352 Times in 137 Posts	none Approaching from the broads, there is none...I'm quite certain. Just the words No Wake on the bridge. The only markers are a red tip spar (marking very shallow water) and a navigational buoy. That's it. If I'm wrong, I'm going to feel very foolish though.

08-11-2009, 06:44 PM	#2
Lakewinn1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 93 Thanks: 78 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	No Wake There is no "no wake" sign on nav. markers on the Broads side of Govenors Island Bridge so you must be at headway speed 150' from the bridge. I also believe there is a FL43 and a red marker. Many people mistake the FL and think it has a no wake on the marker.

08-11-2009, 09:05 PM	#7
NHskier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 293 Thanks: 45 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	We pass through there quite often and can confirm as have others that there is no "no wake" marker on the Glendale side. On that side the no-wake area begins 150' from the bridge, assuming no other boats close by. __________________ NHskier

08-12-2009, 08:36 AM	#4
Kracken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Alton Posts: 223 Thanks: 46 Thanked 130 Times in 50 Posts	There is a spar marker on the Glendale side. I came off plain and was going headway speed by the time I reached the spar. My buddie's point was I needed to be at headway speed 150' before the spar.

08-11-2009, 07:48 PM	#6
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	We stayed in that cove last week and discussed this many times, including with the owner of the cottage. It actually drove my husband a little crazy that people were going to headway speed before they needed to. The only things there are the lighted nav aid and the red marker. It's also not on the Bizer chart we got a couple of years ago.