Boating Accident near Barbers Pole 5-31

BoatHouse · 06-01-2021, 12:16 PM

I hope the individual is OK. Not sure of the details of this accident. I often see people on the wrong side of the red buoy.

https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and...kee-tuftonboro

XCR-700 · 06-01-2021, 01:10 PM

WOW, I really hate to hear about accidents where boaters suffer internal injuries or worse,,,

Its supposed to be fun, not deadly.

Hope he has a speedy recovery.

thinkxingu · 06-01-2021, 01:24 PM

I never posted about it, but we took Boatie Two out with some of my son's friends last week (5/22), and I was blown away by how many horrible moves I saw.

One boat stopped dead...just to the north of the reds of the Graveyard and THEN pulled out a chart, a bunch came much closer than even a non-150'-educated boater would, someone flying directly towards Middle Ground Shoal (no idea how that went), and a whole host of chaos at the Wolfeboro docks, including a dude who tried copying my turning and backing in but ended up drifting sideways towards the ramp with half a dozen people intervening to keep from crushed vessels and hitting ground.

I have no idea if the above was a beginner, but given the exponential increase in new boaters this summer, things are gonna be interesting.

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swnoel · 06-02-2021, 05:35 AM

Looks like summer has started...

06-01-2021, 12:16 PM	#1
BoatHouse Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 123 Thanks: 244 Thanked 46 Times in 26 Posts	Boating Accident near Barbers Pole 5-31 I hope the individual is OK. Not sure of the details of this accident. I often see people on the wrong side of the red buoy. https://www.nhsp.dos.nh.gov/news-and...kee-tuftonboro

06-01-2021, 01:10 PM	#2
XCR-700 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: MA Posts: 1,342 Thanks: 753 Thanked 539 Times in 314 Posts	WOW, I really hate to hear about accidents where boaters suffer internal injuries or worse,,, Its supposed to be fun, not deadly. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

06-01-2021, 01:24 PM	#3
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,560 Thanks: 1,184 Thanked 2,181 Times in 1,356 Posts	I never posted about it, but we took Boatie Two out with some of my son's friends last week (5/22), and I was blown away by how many horrible moves I saw. One boat stopped dead...just to the north of the reds of the Graveyard and THEN pulled out a chart, a bunch came much closer than even a non-150'-educated boater would, someone flying directly towards Middle Ground Shoal (no idea how that went), and a whole host of chaos at the Wolfeboro docks, including a dude who tried copying my turning and backing in but ended up drifting sideways towards the ramp with half a dozen people intervening to keep from crushed vessels and hitting ground. I have no idea if the above was a beginner, but given the exponential increase in new boaters this summer, things are gonna be interesting. Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

06-02-2021, 05:35 AM	#4
swnoel Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 529 Thanks: 83 Thanked 194 Times in 118 Posts	Looks like summer has started...

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