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Doug, your offer to help with Lake Placid is appreciated. <a href="my%20family" onmouseover="window.status='My family'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">My family</a> has property on the lake for reasons listed (in order):
1. Because we love the lake and love to race and test on it
2. Retirement and to leave cold Iowa winters
3. Growing a few grapes for a little winery.
For years we tested and raced there without any problems. Then one day, along came a Florida Department of Natural Recourses, Fish and Game Warden. He was very nice and we had a nice chat with him. However, he sited the fact that any motor vehicle on a lake must have proper Florida Registration and meet all the regulations printed in a nice little brochure he gave us that required such things as <a href="fire%20extinguishers" onmouseover="window.status='fire extinguishers'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">fire extinguishers</a>, approved <a href="life%20jackets" onmouseover="window.status='life jackets'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">life jackets</a>, etc. (Do you realize that our life jackets do not meet those requirements?) He assured us that as long as he was not in the area and there were no complaints, basically we would have to get caught to get fined. (by this time we were realy kissing up). Or we could go register our boats). This was whether or not we launched from the public ramp or our private property down near the first turn. He went on to explain that the best way to get around the state rules was to:
Get a sanction and permits as needed for a race situation. (Meet insurance requirements, etc.
AOF is offering to get the permits, insurance, etc. for the week before and the week after Ocoee. This will assure that no one will get kicked off while testing. Sounds to me like a good deal. Also sounds to me like some people might have a problem with doing things within the law. Maybe you can contact your state rep and get all of the rules changed so that we can test on any lake in Florida and that would be super. Then when your done, can you come to Iowa and do the same here, as we also do what I call "sneak test" on our local body of water. Same thing happened, however,now we call to see where the game warden is working in the county and go to the opposite end!
Email for the brochure of Forida Boating Laws if you would like. It can be a starting point for you: YankeeRacing@aol.com
1. Because we love the lake and love to race and test on it
2. Retirement and to leave cold Iowa winters
3. Growing a few grapes for a little winery.
For years we tested and raced there without any problems. Then one day, along came a Florida Department of Natural Recourses, Fish and Game Warden. He was very nice and we had a nice chat with him. However, he sited the fact that any motor vehicle on a lake must have proper Florida Registration and meet all the regulations printed in a nice little brochure he gave us that required such things as <a href="fire%20extinguishers" onmouseover="window.status='fire extinguishers'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">fire extinguishers</a>, approved <a href="life%20jackets" onmouseover="window.status='life jackets'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">life jackets</a>, etc. (Do you realize that our life jackets do not meet those requirements?) He assured us that as long as he was not in the area and there were no complaints, basically we would have to get caught to get fined. (by this time we were realy kissing up). Or we could go register our boats). This was whether or not we launched from the public ramp or our private property down near the first turn. He went on to explain that the best way to get around the state rules was to:
Get a sanction and permits as needed for a race situation. (Meet insurance requirements, etc.
AOF is offering to get the permits, insurance, etc. for the week before and the week after Ocoee. This will assure that no one will get kicked off while testing. Sounds to me like a good deal. Also sounds to me like some people might have a problem with doing things within the law. Maybe you can contact your state rep and get all of the rules changed so that we can test on any lake in Florida and that would be super. Then when your done, can you come to Iowa and do the same here, as we also do what I call "sneak test" on our local body of water. Same thing happened, however,now we call to see where the game warden is working in the county and go to the opposite end!
Email for the brochure of Forida Boating Laws if you would like. It can be a starting point for you: YankeeRacing@aol.com
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