65 mph on the Broads only

[Loub52]

Cutting across the broads heading any direction at ~40, it’s very easy to close on another boater much quicker than you expect. Raising the notional speed limit would be foolhardy. Why not take that speed to the ocean?

[ApS]

Originally Posted by Loub52

Cutting across the broads heading any direction at ~40, it’s very easy to close on another boater much quicker than you expect. Raising the notional speed limit would be foolhardy. Why not take that speed to the ocean?

1) Some may recall the ocean-racer that ejected the occupants, whose empty boat crossed a mile of lake, ran up a wooded enbankment and interrupted a neighborhood cookout.

2) Some may recall a Florida "captain" who was sentenced to 80 years in prison for losing control of his ocean-racer and crushing a citizen inside his house!

Of the two fatalities above, the latter case is evocative of a similar fatality on Lake Winnipesaukee: New Hampshire justice was poorly served with a slap on the wrist. (Not to mention the seven bikers case).

The speed limit provides NH prosecutors with a second charge totally in accord with the serious charges of Homicide and Manslaughter.