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Living down here in Charleston, the boating is without a doubt the biggest attraction.
Although we don't have one, it would be nice to at some point. With a possible move back up to the land I love of New England I am just trying to see just how much boating there is. Its one of the things that I may miss moving back up. I know its huge on the lakes too up there. Coming from upstate NY basically the only boating was on the big lakes.
It might not be a popular opinion, but I'm also glad that NH requires all boat operators to pass a Safe Boating course. Too many yahoos who haven't a clue how to navigate, don't know what various markers mean, and/or drive recklessly, are just a danger to everyone else out on the water. I think of the woman who smashed up her boat a few years back, killing her friend, and the state just denied her boaters license being returned. If the license keeps people like her from behind the wheel, it's a good thing. If you have previously passed the Coast Guard certification, you can bypass the NH 'license'. Check with them to be sure...
From somewhere, "The Sea is terribly unforgiving of any inattention, inability or neglect." This has always been true and the inability part is why we have training and licensing. It is cheaper than feeding Neptune fools.
It might not be a popular opinion, but I'm also glad that NH requires all boat operators to pass a Safe Boating course. Too many yahoos who haven't a clue how to navigate, don't know what various markers mean, and/or drive recklessly, are just a danger to everyone else out on the water. I think of the woman who smashed up her boat a few years back, killing her friend, and the state just denied her boaters license being returned. If the license keeps people like her from behind the wheel, it's a good thing. If you have previously passed the Coast Guard certification, you can bypass the NH 'license'. Check with them to be sure...
Being a fairly new boat owner, I would say I am very happy i took the course/test. actually I did all the training online and took the course in Nashua. test only took an hour, but i spent a lot more then that on the training. Definitely useful.
How far inland can you get from Great Bay? Can you get down that river into exeter area with 20' boat?
Yeah you can, but you really want to know what you are doing on the Piscataqua River, tidal rips there run more than 15 knots in places. This is very dangerous water. Other than that NH only has 17 miles of sea shore, most of which isn't sheltered, and there is no intracoastal water way here. A 20 foot boat is probably bare minimum, and you should have some serious power.
A typical sail boat will be longer and have no choice but to wait for the tide.
There is a Navy Sub base there too, so don't get into party mode in that area...... The Navy is a little fussy about certain things.
Wow thats crazy. There are similar currents here in the Charleston area on the tidal creeks
I'ld put money on Piscataqua is much worse. The farther north or south you go the stronger the tides are..
If you don't think so search Bay of Fundy..... over that way near St John rivers run both ways
On the Maine smaller rivers run both ways and I have paddled white water in a canoe out to sea, and later the same day paddled white water again back into the same river.
That was nothing like the Piscataqua. But I have been on the Piscataqua River a lot over this past summer.
Been out sailing often and of course waiting for the tide.
Yes thats probably true. I think we are about 6' every 6 hours.
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