NWZ Proposed for Glendale

[chachee52]

Sounds like they want it back like it was about 30+ years ago.
I remember I was a teen and got pulled over by the MP with my dad right after they took the NWZ out, we were looking for it, so I was going slow but still had the bow up making wake. He pulled us over and my dad told him that he was teaching me to look for the buoys and couldn't see them. The MP looked around and then remembered that they had JUST taking them out. He apologized, but a good learning experience as a teen of how to deal with MP.

[Barney Bear]

I also remember the NWZ sign buoy at lighted buoy #53. I do not recall another NWZ buoy east of this buoy. A NWZ way out to lighted buoy #26 is excessive. Perhaps the zone limit could be Belknap Point. 🐻

[rhubarbpie]

I am 100% supportive of this. The cross-traffic coming through there at speed in all directions, particularly on weekends, is more than a little nerve-wracking. Add in the jet skis running back and forth changing directions unexpectedly, plus people diving and sailboats coming back in to Smith Cove, and I'm surprised there aren't more accidents.

[ishoot308]

The question you have to ask is if this area is so dangerous, why did they get rid of the NWZ that was once there??

I honestly believe because of this, it will be an uphill battle...

Dan

[Slickcraft]

We make the trip from Glendale to Welch and back many times a week from before ice out to late Oct. Maybe 10 to 15 days a year the crossing traffic near FL 26 is very busy. However we all manage to work it all out, like a traffic rotary. It is once that you get past FL 26 in open water that idiot boating kicks in.

Choking all of Glendale bay would be a mistake. Between Pig and Lockes may be another issue.

Alan

[8gv]

I have often wondered why the narrow area between Lockes and Pig Island is not a NWZ. The 150’ rule is rarely followed there. If one wishes to turn the boat to get a more favorable angle to take a wake there is little room. A NWZ might be obeyed more than the 150’ rule.

[Winilyme]

I'd be sad to see this become a NWZ. To me, this area always feels different...as though there's a freedom and excitement on the water that's hard to find elsewhere on the lake.

[Jdarby]

Originally Posted by 8gv

I have often wondered why the narrow area between Lockes and Pig Island is not a NWZ. The 150’ rule is rarely followed there. If one wishes to turn the boat to get a more favorable angle to take a wake there is little room. A NWZ might be obeyed more than the 150’ rule.

Totally agree. I recently followed the 150’ rule going through there and it clearly seemed that my following of the rules was a significant annoyance to a couple of other boaters who could care less and gunned their throttles to pass me. There was even an MP boat in proximity! Maybe it was his end of shift and he couldn’t be bothered with enforcement. As someone else pointed out, why isn’t the MP enforcing the water safety rules in front of their own building? NWZs are much more obvious regarding compliance as everyone seems to have their own perception of 150’.