Forget about Red and Blue states, we have a political issue that has divided the boaters on Lake Winnipesaukee. The speed limit has passed the house and here is the rest of the story.

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I am sure the debate was heated. The thing that is great about Lake Winnipesaukee is the fact that it is the “Big Lake”. It is where people come to have fun. There are rules in place to keep people safe. There are also many other lakes in the Lakes Region that would be great for water skiing, Kayaking, etc. Winnipesaukee is great for boating.

By GEOFF CUNNINGHAM Jr.
Article Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
CONCORD — The battle over a bill proposing a speed limit on Lake Winnipesaukee continued on Monday with everyone from island-dwelling barge operators to weekend speed boat enthusiasts weighing in on an issue that has lake users divided.

Approximately 200 people — many from the Lakes Region — gathered in Representative’s Hall at the Statehouse for a Senate Transportation Committee hearing on House Bill 847.

The bill is proposing a 45 mph daytime and 25 mph nighttime speed limit on the Big Lake.

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Hot button topic, the Lake Winnipesaukee Speed Limit is being debated today.

Boating speed limit debate continues Monday

By GEOFF CUNNINGHAM Jr.

Article Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008
A bill proposing a boating speed limit on Lake Winnipesaukee will be heard before the Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation Committee on Monday in what is expected to be another round of heated debate.

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There is hot debate on the Lake Winnipesaukee speed limit. The house has passed a two year speed limit. We already have laws that protect the safety of poeple on Lake Winnipesaukee. You can not come within 150 feet of other boaters, whether you are doing 20 or 120 is does not matter. Enforce existing laws, don’t create new ones.

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 Lynch says boat speeds not the worst problem on the lakes

Article Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) _ (New Hampshire) Governor John Lynch says he’s not sure he’d sign a plan to set overall boat speed limits on Lake Winnipesaukee

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I am so tempted to comment on this……

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 A woman whose husband died after falling overboard the M/S Mount Washington during a 2006 Halloween cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee has filed a lawsuit against the ship’s owners.

Karen Sylvestre of Hooksett argues the ship’s staff erred by serving alcohol to her husband, 45-year-old James Sylvestre, when they knew or should have known he was intoxicated. It’s the first time anyone has directly linked Sylvestre’s fatal accident with alcohol.

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Friday, August 17, 2007

Committee sinks boat speed limit program

by Geoff Cunningham Jr.

A proposal for a pilot program that would have placed a speed limit on portions of Lake Winnipesaukee is dead in the water, but a bill that could make such limits permanent is “alive and well” and may now have an even better chance of passing this coming year.

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One of the hottest topics on the lake is the speed limit. Here is the latest news on the subject.  

GILFORD – A plan to set speed limits in two parts of Lake Winnipesaukee is still idling in Concord, awaiting approval from the state’s Joint Legislative Rules Committee.

By ROGER AMSDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent
Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007

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