LAKE LAWS NEED BETTER ENFORCEMENT.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: JIM ROGALSKI Saratoga County Bureau Chief

Literally speaking, this group of boaters always will be the silent squadron.

But when it comes to the issue of safety on Saratoga Lake, the commodore of the Saratoga Lake Sailing Club has a 100-horsepower opinion: the lake is getting too crowded and navigation laws need stronger enforcement.

``One of our main concerns is high-speed power boats when they come in close proximity to our sailboats,'' Commodore Harry Redgrave told me last week. ``They cause wakes, and sailboats are less maneuverable and go a whole lot slower.''

Maritime law dictates non-motorized sailboats, rowboats, canoes, …