Swiming off boats...?

codeman671 · 07-01-2005, 11:45 AM

My wife went to college on Sebago and used to jump off the railroad bridge and Frye's. A great time...I do not know of anything like it on Winni though...

plynch · 07-01-2005, 04:24 PM

I guess the pilings at the end of the dock will have to do for now...

MJM · 07-18-2005, 08:38 AM

We used to enjoy the cliff jump just south of the West Alton sandbar, but they just put in houses up there, so that one's now gone! We'd love to know of any others.

pmj · 07-18-2005, 09:47 AM

Wing Nut said:

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If you decide to anchor in a cove or near an island to swim off your boat, don't forget to make sure you're not anchoring near someone's water line. We live on an island and people anchor in the cove we live on all the time and we're constantly fearful that someone's going to rip up our water line with their anchor!

Being a newbie on the lake, how does one know where the water line is located? Are they easy to spot?

pmj

Grant · 07-18-2005, 10:31 AM

The old Wawbeek in Melvin Village used to have a wonderful high-dive tower at the end of the dock. I can still remember my first jump, first dive, and the time I coaxed my six year old brother to jump off. Today, it seems, everyone is getting rid of diving boards and towers (not just at the Lake) because of liability issues. There's a great jump (nothing like Frye's) just upstream from Franconia Falls in the Whites. Came across it at the end of a backpacking trip, and it was a blast.

PROPELLER · 07-18-2005, 11:50 AM

People are still jumping off the rock that MJM mentioned in a previous post. I was there all last week & one day 3 boats were anchored there & people were jumping off the rock.

Eventually that may end when the construction is finished, although its not clear by looking at it if there will be houses right up to shore, if there will be docks there ect. Do it now before you no longer can.

07-01-2005, 04:24 PM	#2
plynch Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmmmm I guess the pilings at the end of the dock will have to do for now...

07-18-2005, 10:31 AM	#5
Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pennsyltuckey, Tuftonboro, Moultonborough Posts: 1,501 Thanks: 377 Thanked 231 Times in 125 Posts	Jumping and Splashing... The old Wawbeek in Melvin Village used to have a wonderful high-dive tower at the end of the dock. I can still remember my first jump, first dive, and the time I coaxed my six year old brother to jump off. Today, it seems, everyone is getting rid of diving boards and towers (not just at the Lake) because of liability issues. There's a great jump (nothing like Frye's) just upstream from Franconia Falls in the Whites. Came across it at the end of a backpacking trip, and it was a blast. __________________ "When I die, please don't let my wife sell my dive gear for what I told her I paid for it."

07-01-2005, 11:45 AM	#1
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,509 Thanks: 221 Thanked 818 Times in 491 Posts	My wife went to college on Sebago and used to jump off the railroad bridge and Frye's. A great time...I do not know of anything like it on Winni though...

07-18-2005, 08:38 AM	#3
MJM Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 262 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts	We used to enjoy the cliff jump just south of the West Alton sandbar, but they just put in houses up there, so that one's now gone! We'd love to know of any others.

07-18-2005, 11:50 AM	#6
PROPELLER Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 340 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	People are still jumping off the rock that MJM mentioned in a previous post. I was there all last week & one day 3 boats were anchored there & people were jumping off the rock. Eventually that may end when the construction is finished, although its not clear by looking at it if there will be houses right up to shore, if there will be docks there ect. Do it now before you no longer can.