Lake Winni Wake fest location scouting

[ITD]

I for one, enjoy my God given right, to come far away from the metropolitan areas to an area of relative quiet and make as much noise as humanly possible. Old fogies be damned!!!

[Descant]

In the mid-late 90's we had Offshore powerboat races. Staging at the Weirs and they paraded out to the Broads for the actual races. They faded away after a few years because only boat owners could see the races and if it was windy, the spectators were uncomfortable. The Broads are likely too rough for wake surfing. Everybody wants to do something on the big lake and there is just too much competition nowadays for the open water, and or too much unpredictability to water conditions. You might have better luck at a place like the Moore Dam in Littleton where they have held hydroplane races.

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by Descant

In the mid-late 90's we had Offshore powerboat races. Staging at the Weirs and they paraded out to the Broads for the actual races. They faded away after a few years because only boat owners could see the races. You might have better luck at a place like the Moore Dam in Littleton where they have held hydroplane races.

The majority of the race boats were launched by crane at Mountain View and Silver Sands. My recollection is that the races were sponsored by Compaq Computer because the CFO had a home on Meredith Neck. When Compaq went under, so did the races.

Originally Posted by Lake Winni Wake fest

This thread has to do with possible locations for the wakefest and the development of a wake sports community event.

Perhaps you should hold your wakefest somewhere it would be more welcome. Many people on Winnipesaukee would appreciate it.

[Sundancer320]

Last week I watched a wake boat about 150’ from our camp do a couple of passes....the ensuing waves pounded the crap out of my Tritoon, dock and pitched the jet ski up into the air so high it came down hard with a glancing blow on top of the dock. These boats are a menace to homeowners, docks, boats and the shoreline. If they attempt to do this wakefest near our place they will face opposition.

[Mr. V]

An alternative might be to use West Alton marina for launching and gassing the boats and Ames Farm as a staging area.

Forget the nattering nabobs of negativity: if it's legal, do it.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

The majority of the race boats were launched by crane at Mountain View and Silver Sands. My recollection is that the races were sponsored by Compaq Computer because the CFO had a home on Meredith Neck. When Compaq went under, so did the races.
Perhaps you should hold your wakefest somewhere it would be more welcome. Many people on Winnipesaukee would appreciate it.

Yes launched, in part at Silver Sands because Bibe Gagnon was a dealer and aficionado. They then drove to the Weirs to be on public display, and paraded to the starting line. Races were held under American PBA and Offshore PBA. Descant was a committee boat and turn three for all years of racing.
One of the reasons big hydroplanes never came to Winnipesaukee was "too rough" Same applies to wake boats anyplace there is enough room. Yes CompaQ was one of many sponsors, and a lead sponsor at least one year. We displayed related banners for the helicopter camera crews benefit as they tracked the boats on the race course. Some of the race teams also had helicopters to maintain radio contact with the driver and throttleman.

Anyway, I don't see Winnipesaukee as a great place to do this on a weekend. Maybe you could do a Wednesday/Thursday early am competition, no radios, say 7--10 am and finish with a winners exhibition for an hour on a Friday afternoon and be done by 4:00 pm.
Moore Dam is still a proven venue and should be first choice. Second choice? Perhaps there's space in Great Bay?

[Lake Winni Wake fest]

We thank you for the positive input. All factors will be taken into consideration.

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by Descant

In the mid-late 90's we had Offshore powerboat races. Staging at the Weirs and they paraded out to the Broads for the actual races. They faded away after a few years because only boat owners could see the races and if it was windy, the spectators were uncomfortable. The Broads are likely too rough for wake surfing. Everybody wants to do something on the big lake and there is just too much competition nowadays for the open water, and or too much unpredictability to water conditions. You might have better luck at a place like the Moore Dam in Littleton where they have held hydroplane races.

They had hydroplane races on Opechee Lake about the same time. just love the races on Opechee and Connecticut River. The offshore was awesome! When Compaq was sold the races lost a major sponsor. That is why they faded.

We tried to make a comeback on the water ski marathon. It was great until a Welch Islander tried to disrupt the last race by boating in front of the competitors. What is funny as some of the competitors were from that island! The organizers decided to hang it up. That was an awesome event!

You should try to have the event on one of the smaller lakes like Opechee, Winnisquam, or Newfound. All three have easy public access. More so than Winnipesaukee.

Good Luck!

[Lake Winni Wake fest]

We need to focus on the positive. This site has too many people with crass and negative scenario opinions. I do, however, like the talk about past events and how it shows a shining light on having more events on the lake in general. We should all band together and share the love. Be happy. Everyone deserves a chance to do their passion and have it supported regarding water sports. Snowboarding wasn’t accepted and now it is in the olympics. Wake boarding and wake surfing are next. Ride the wave of change.

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by ITD

I for one, enjoy my God given right, to come far away from the metropolitan areas to an area of relative quiet and make as much noise as humanly possible. Old fogies be damned!!!

And you're exactly the person laws are created for. If everyone was nice and respectful there wouldn't be any need for rule of law. But we all know that will never happen.

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[ITD]

Originally Posted by Biggd

And you're exactly the person laws are created for. If everyone was nice and respectful there wouldn't be any need for rule of law. But we all know that will never happen.

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Sarcasm flew right over your head, lol, but all is good.

[Susie Cougar]

Originally Posted by ITD

Sarcasm flew right over your head, lol, but all is good.

I learned from think, that when you are being sarcastic you add /s.

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Susie Cougar

I learned from think, that when you are being sarcastic you add /s.

Only if you don't have faith in your readership!

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[ITD]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Only if you don't have faith in your readership!

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Charged subject, plus smart butted post in written form not spoken is easy to misinterpret. Like I said, all good.