I have a little trouble with the Romney's extravagance. He'd run over top of Manatee and not think twice. They're regatta boats. I feel like the children were human shields for propaganda.
Crimson win Harvard-Yale Regatta (click here)
First contested in 1852, annually since 1859 except during major wars fought by the United States is America's oldest collegiate athletic competition, originally rowed on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire,The first Harvard-Yale boat races were on Lake Winnipesaukee. The Regatta Boat raced by Harvard and Yale are powered by human beings. Rowing. But, Regatta Clubs exist all over the USA. There are power boats, like the ones the Romney's own, or sail boats or row boats. But, they are all competition boats.
Blueberry Island Eagle Update #2 (click here)
published by admin on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 12:00pm
NH Audubon senior biologist Chris Martin sent us another update on the progress of the Blueberry Island eagles. Here is an excerpt of his April 20 e-mail.
For those of you who may be more interested in the status of the Blueberry Island nest on Lake Winnipesaukee, observer Iain MacLeod has confirmed a new male in the pair wearing a red leg band, and that the birds are currently incubating in a nest re-built since early March in the same tree used in 2010. (Click on the photo for the full-size version.)
Our next update will probably be distributed in early May. Thanks for your continued interest!
This project is made possible througha grant from the Merrimack River Bald Eagle Fund administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation . NH Audubon's Conservation Department is conducting this work under supervision of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the N.H. Fish & Game Department.
Our next update will probably be distributed in early May. Thanks for your continued interest!
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The thing is, the Eagles dive in the lake to find fish and feed their young. Somehow a speedboat/regatta boat doesn't fit well into that picture. Oh, well.
Jul 5, 2012 2:10pm
WOLFEBORO — Mitt and Ann Romney (click title to entry - thank you) took one of their large speedboats out for a spin this afternoon here on Lake Winnipesaukee loading on several grandchildren, all five sons, and coolers full of snacks before driving off.
It was just around 12:45 p.m. when Romney, wearing a dark blue shirt and black shorts, was seen lugging what appeared to be a heavy white cooler over to his three-boat garage.
Other members of the family filed in and aboard, and what appeared to be a few camera flashes could be seen from afar as they readied the boat.
And then they were off, this time with Mitt at the wheel and Ann by his side, her hair clipped up, and at least 10 grandchildren with life vests on peering over the front of the boat. More children – and Romney’s five sons and one of his daughter-in-laws – were also on board. About 25 people in total seemed to be on the boat....
I'll tell you something here. Romney is a very spoiled man that cannot say no to himself. Lake Winnipesaukee is all of 71 square miles. Those boats can easily go up to 90 miles per hour. They aren't lake boats. Not in the way I think about lake boats and waterskiing. The regatta boats of the Romney's reminds me of the car elevators in that they are out of place for the neighborhood. I really don't see any kind of high speed pursuit on that lake.
If one realizes this lake is not a flat mirror, it makes a really clear picture of boats out of place.
The navigable lake surface is limited. There are many islands within the lake and a regatta boat would not have a straight shot at speed at any particular place on Lake Winnipesaukee. If it did, it would have to be a competition whereby there was supervision of other boats.
There are many boat launches along the lake because it is surrounded by large highways, so it is easy to get to. I really don't know how a boat that powerful actually justifies its upkeep.
The Romneys are used to having their way iwth most everything in life. There are no financial hurdles for them. It is my guess when complaints come about their activities when they are 'over the top' there are lawyers and bankrolls to make objections go away.
I don't know if the lake monitors the boat use by permit or not. I don't know if the Romneys received special consideration for their boat preference on the lake. But, the other boat in the film clip looks like a fishing boat of one kind or another. Probably takes folks out for a price to go fishing. I really see those boats as an imposition on the others on the lake. I just don't see fisherman and regatta owners have much in common.
3.0 lb. Landlocked Salmon caught by Brendan Kelly fishing in Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire at the Winni Derby on 05/16/08 (click here)
I'll tell you something here. Romney is a very spoiled man that cannot say no to himself. Lake Winnipesaukee is all of 71 square miles. Those boats can easily go up to 90 miles per hour. They aren't lake boats. Not in the way I think about lake boats and waterskiing. The regatta boats of the Romney's reminds me of the car elevators in that they are out of place for the neighborhood. I really don't see any kind of high speed pursuit on that lake.
The navigable lake surface is limited. There are many islands within the lake and a regatta boat would not have a straight shot at speed at any particular place on Lake Winnipesaukee. If it did, it would have to be a competition whereby there was supervision of other boats.
There are many boat launches along the lake because it is surrounded by large highways, so it is easy to get to. I really don't know how a boat that powerful actually justifies its upkeep.
The Romneys are used to having their way iwth most everything in life. There are no financial hurdles for them. It is my guess when complaints come about their activities when they are 'over the top' there are lawyers and bankrolls to make objections go away.
I don't know if the lake monitors the boat use by permit or not. I don't know if the Romneys received special consideration for their boat preference on the lake. But, the other boat in the film clip looks like a fishing boat of one kind or another. Probably takes folks out for a price to go fishing. I really see those boats as an imposition on the others on the lake. I just don't see fisherman and regatta owners have much in common.
