No wake zones

[caloway]

What's the deal with the NWZ between Eagle and Governors? Plenty of distance to shore and that area is like a giant washing machine anyway.

[Descant]

Like most NWZ areas, a group filed a petition, the MP held a hearing, there was little or no objection, so they granted the petition.

[Greene's Basin Girl]

Some newbies tried to make a NWZ area larger a few years back. Our area has an incredible amount of NWZ's. Many of us own who had owned property since the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's protested. We attended the meeting at the Moultonborough Town office and we spoke up. The increased area of the NWZ did not pass. If people don't say anything things around them can change in a blink of an eye.

[jrc]

And if you miss those meetings, the change is even harder to stop. Keep an eye on the DOS website for meeting announcements.

If you are complacent, a savvy petitioner can use the system to get what they want, take a look at the NRZ on three coves last year and the almost NWZ in the Barber Pole before that. They can keep trying over and over again.

[tis]

When you are in an area where you cannot be 150 feet from shore it is a no wake zone anyway. It just isn't marked.

[fpartri497]

that's correct > last year a M.P. told me that when not marked the safe passage law automatically kicks In. If less than 150 ft. .

[jrc]

You could make the argument that a lot of No Wake Zones do not need to exist, because they are redundant with the safe passage law. But I think in general, they need to be a NWZ to have the buoys.

I mean do Sally's Gut and the Weirs Channel need to be NWZ, there is no point in either that is more than 150' from shore? They are de-facto NWZ. Some places like Smith cove near Glendale might have a few square feet in the middle that are more than 150' from either shore, a dock or a moored boat, so I guess a NWZ keeps somebody from trying waterski in that spot.

[cmack]

One big problem with the 150' rule... very few actually obey it. I'm passed at times no further than 50' apart. Hell, some slow down just enough to make the biggest wake possible!

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by cmack

One big problem with the 150' rule... very few actually obey it. I'm passed at times no further than 50' apart. Hell, some slow down just enough to make the biggest wake possible!

That's not a problem with the rule. That is a problem with people not following the rule.

[lfm]

Originally Posted by caloway

What's the deal with the NWZ between Eagle and Governors? Plenty of distance to shore and that area is like a giant washing machine anyway.

I actually think that area was better before the NWZ was instituted. Boats coming on and off plane are creating a bigger problem there.