lake windimere

[baileys]

dont no wether i spelt it right but the point is ive never been there and one day i wiil go there the speed limits have been reduced so theres no more sking and the like this will effect thousands of people and busineses what with the bann on foxx hunting whats going on we need people from abroad to fight to keep lake windimere open its up to you

 

[Andrew Leigh]

Re: lake windimere

Hi<br /><br />Was in the U.K. in late November and spent a couple of days in Windermere, the village of Bowness. Whilst sightseeing I noticed a skier on Windermere, in November mind, wetsuit and all. Probably was getting as much practice whilst he still could. Might even have a picture of it.<br /><br />I see the ban will probably become effective in May this year. My observation was that due to the weather up there that saling was a more popular pastime than power boating.<br /><br />The U.S. and Australia have no wake zones and these are for good reasons. We don't really have them to the same degree here, in fact I have yet to boat in a no wake zone. The no wake zones protect many interests, wildlife, geography and safety to name a few. <br /><br />Could someone stateside or downunder elaborate?<br /><br />Cheers<br />Andrew<br /><br />PS: You simply cannot miss the lake district. It is stunning

 

[noelm]

Re: lake windimere

HI<br /> You are correct, there are plenty of "no wake" or "no wash" areas in Australia, mainly around areas where there can be damage from erosion in heavy boat traffic areas, and where mooring is allowed along the shoreline, as bad wake can cause damage to small moored boats close together, funny thing though, a boat creates very little wash when it is on the plane and going fast, but going fast in heavy boat traffic does not relate to safe boating, so I guess it is best to just find a "happy" safe speed for your particular boat so as to create as little disturbance as possible.

 

[Nos4r2]

Re: lake windimere

The 10 knot speed limit is already in full farce on Windermere-and it extends to the whole lake, not just a no-wake zone. Johnny's right, they've m,ade a mess of a lot of local businesses with it.

 

[baileys]

Re: lake windimere

seems that they are adapting to a different life up there according to the paper which is good news people seem to be adapting to diferent kinds of boating and sailing must visit this summer

 

[QC]

Re: lake windimere

I "lived" in Leyland on/off over the last two years. Being an American stuck there on weekends without family I would drive up to "The Lakes" quite often. Windermere is gorgeous!! Lots of powerbotas there last summer including a waterski school. Can't imagine they put all of those people out of work!!<br /><br />For an American the odd thing I recall is those same school boats being converted to run on LPG. Where's Trogg and the safety police on that one?