Ski Island Rules and Regulations      

Special Provisions for buildings and fences:

• 18(a).  In accordance with Ski Island Covenants, as recorded in your abstract and/or deed, the Ski Island Board of Directors prior to the start of construction must approve buildings, including fences.  This is to ensure conformance to the covenants.
• 18(b).  Written plans for any proposed construction must be submitted to the Directors for approval.  It is requested that plans have the signatures of each adjacent neighbor showing their approval.  Plans should be detailed and include dimensions, type of construction, etc.  The plans will be reviewed and returned with a decision from the Directors.
• 19.  No steps, anchorage, platform posts, stakes or obstruction, whether stationary or afloat, shall extend beyond the boat dock toward or into the lake.  The term boat dock, as used in the Rules, shall be deemed to include, but is not limited to an artificial indentation or recess at the edge of the Lake maintained by the lot owner within the area of his lot or between his lot & water-edge for the purpose of providing a place for a boat.  Water-edge, as the term is used in these Rules, means the running, common, apparent, & general edge of the water in the lake as the same shall exist from time to time, not the edge of the water in a boat dock.

Special Provisions as to boats and motors:

• 20.  Each lot owner in good and regular standing may place, keep, or use on the Lake no more than two (2) power boats per household with no two gas powered boats in use at the same time.  Placing, keeping or using a boat on the Lake by any other person, is prohibited.  The lot owner shall have full responsibility for all boats he places, keeps, uses, or overtly permits to be placed upon the Lake.  No limit on non-powered boats.
• 21.  Each boat kept upon the Lake shall have a current five (5) year Ski Island decal on the hull and motor cowling, and the name of the Lot/Home owner in three-inch letters in contrasting colors placed on each side of the bow of the boat.  All powerboats shall be subject to an inspection every five (5) years, by the Lake Rules Committee.  All non-powered boats shall be subject to a one-time inspection by the Lake Rules Committee.  The Ski Island decal for non-powered boats will differ from the powerboat decal and will be valid for the duration of the residence.  All powerboats must have certificate of liability insurance in the minimum amount of $100,000 in order to secure a Ski Island Lake Club decal, and must submit proof of insurance every year, in order to maintain compliance with this Rule.

All boats are obligated to observe the following rules:

• • a.  Motor boat drivers shall be 16 years of age or older when pulling skiers; children 12 to 15 years may operate a motor boat when accompanied by the boat owner or an adult member of his immediate family, but shall not pull a skier.  Beginning January 1, 2006, every boat owner/operator will be encouraged to attend a "Boat Safety and Courtesy Seminar" offered by the Lake Safety Committe and Board of Directors.  In addition to promoting safe use of our Lake, this will promote boating without the excessive wakes being produced by some of our less experienced drivers.  Instructions for how to load your baot, how to trim your drive unit, how to choose the proper propeller pitch and how to quickly plane your boat to avoid plowing will be emphasized.
  • b.  Except during skiing hours, boats shall be operated at idle speed.&nbp; Memorial Weekend through Labor Day Weekend Ski hours:  10:00 AM to 8:00 PM or dusk, whichever comes first.  The remainder of the year ski hours will be from 11:00 Am to 7:30 PM or dusk, whichever comes first.
  • c.  Beginning September 1, 2005 "Excessive wakes" (which have been against our rules but were never defined) will be defined as waves over 6 inches, measured at a distance of at least 20 feet from a passing boat.  Trained watchers with devices to measure wakes will be responsible for determining violations, and the Lake Safety Committee or Board of Directors will determine the further education or consequence that is appropriate (e.g. Verbal warning, letter from the Board, or loss of lake priviledges).
  • d.  Boats shall keep to the right of the channel.
  • e.  Boat operators and passengers shall not sit on gunwales; seat backs or any platform outside of the boat while it is in motion, except sailboats.
  • f.  No standing in boats is permitted while it is in motion above idle speed.
  • g.  A boat not pulling a skier must give way to one that is pulling a skier.
  • h.  Boats shall have running lights, which conform to state law, when operating after dark.
  • i.  Boats moving above idle speed should stay at least 20 feet from shore, especially near swimming areas.  Skiers shall also stay at least 20 feet from shore.
  • j.  When two boats approach each other from opposite directions, each boat should keep to the right, passing port to port.
  • k.  All fast boating shall conform to the approved traffic pattern, as illustrated in the directory.
  • l.  No boat shall cut across a dragged ski rope.  Ski ropes shall be kept in the boat, except when pulling a skier or returning to a fallen skier.
  • m.  Boats shall not follow directly behind a skier but shall pull off to one side and run staggered or a minimum of 150 feet behind a skier.
  • n.  No boat shall be operated by a person under the influence of alcohol, drugs or controlled substances.
  • o.  Non-power boats and swimmers must vacate ski paths when ski paths are being used by powerboats.
  • p.  No boats shall be operated above 35 MPH.
  • q.  No wake-generating devices shall be added to any boat (Malibu fins, bladders, sand bags, etc.).
  • r.  No glass containers are permitted on any boat.
  • s.  Hydrofoil fins are highly recommended for all outboard and stern drive boats to reduce wakes.
• 22.  Powered boats allowed on the Lake are:
  • Outboard boats up to 16 feet with motors up to 90 HP.
  • I/O (stern drive) boats up to 18 ft with maximum 6 cylinder motors.
  • AWSA approved inboard boats up to 20 ft.
  • Pontoon boats up to 20 ft. with motors up to 90 HP.
  • (Deck boats and personal watercraft such as Jet Skis and SeaDoos are not allowed.)
  • a.  Swim decks, outboard motors, brackets and similar fittings or attachments are not to be included in the measurement.
  • b.  Boat length will be based on title.  Measurements will be rounded to the nearest foot.
  • c.  Exceptions to boats allowed may be made on a case-by-case basis by the Lake Safety Committee.
• 23.  Boats not in use must be secured in a boat dock.
• 24.  Placing or keeping of any firearm, irrespective of whether loaded or capable of firing, in any boat on the Lake, including boats in docks, is prohibited without written permission from the Board of Directors.
• 25.  A lot owner shall keep his boat and motor and boat docks in safe, clean, and presentable condition and appearance at all times.
• 26.  The operator of a boat signaled by any Director or a member of the Lake Safety Committee shall promptly bring the boat to waters-edge as the Director or committee member shall direct, that reasonable inspection may be made or reasonable admonitions given or questions asked as the Director or committee member shall desire.
• 27.  A boat, whose use does not conform to these Rules, shall be removed from the Lake by the lot owner.  It shall not be replaced upon the Lake without written permission of the Board of Directors.  All boats, tubes etc. must abide by manufacturer's suggestions regarding the use of the boat or device and the number of people riding on that boat or device.

Special Provisions as to Skiing:

• 28.  Skiing and fast boating are permitted only on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and on National Holidays.  These days shall be called SKI DAYS for the purposes of these Rules.
• 29.  On SKI DAYS the following hours apply:  From Memorial weekend through Labor Day weekend, ski hours are 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM or dusk, whichever comes first.  The rest of the year ski hours are 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM or dusk, whichever comes first.
• 30.  General Ski provisions:
  • a.  Ski dropping is not permitted due to the size of the Lake and the potential hazard to other boaters.
  • b.  Skiers shall conform to the ski patterns shown on the map in the directory.
  • c.   Man-carrying parachutes and kites are prohibited from the Lake.
  • d.   Skiers shall stay at least ten (10) feet apart from each other at all times.
  • e.   No more than one (1) skier shall be pulled by a boat at a time.
  • f.   Ski ropes shall not be longer than 50 feet; 40 foot for tethered devices.   (Standard ski ropes purchased are 75 feet.)  Boats pulling tethered devices with more than one rider are advised to return immediately to retrieve a fallen rider and avoid having riders spread over a distance which could leave them vulnerable to other boat traffic.
  • g.   Pontoon boats shall not pull a skier, wakeboard or kneeboard; but may pull tethered devices.  Due to their larger turning radius, it is recommended that their operators and other boaters on the lake give them extra space when retrieving fallen riders.
  • h.   Skiers shall stay close to the wake when turning at the South Shore Drive and Pelican Drive turns.  Swinging out wide in these areas is dangerous, especially for inexperienced skiers.
  • i.   No repeated circling ("doughnuts") is allowed anywhere on the Lake.
  • j.   The motor shall be turned off while retrieving a skier.
  • k.   No person shall operate any boat upon the Lake for towing a person on skis or any other device unless, at the time, there is another person who is at least 12 years of age in the boat and in a position to observe and keep the operator advised as to the happenings to the rear of the boat.
  • l.   A person repeatedly violating any of these Rules as to skiing shall, upon order of the Directors, cease to ski on the Lake.  Reinstatement of lake privileges requires the written permission of the Directors.

Special Provisions as to Fishing

• 31.   Only persons authorized by these Rules to use the Lake may fish therein; and these must not fish from a boat, which is not identified conformable to Rule 21.  A lot owner and members of his immediate family and his guests may fish from the lot owner's boat dock and lot, including the bank between the lot and the water edge in the event the water edge is not upon the lot; but guests of the lot owner fishing from a boat must be accompanied by the lot owner or an adult member of the lot owner's immediate family.  Use of trotlines and floating lines like "juglines", including anchored "juglines" is prohibited; and these shall not be placed or kept in the Lake.
• 32.   Seining in the Lake is prohibited.
• 33.   Fish taken from the Lake shall not be used for commercial purposes.
• 34.   Fishing lines which are not immediately attended by the one operating them shall not be extended into the Lake from the bank more than 20 feet.  Except and provided that, fishing lines well weighted so that they sink well below the surface of the water, and not attached to any kind of float, may be used, whether or not so attended, if they do not extend into the Lake more than 25 feet from the water edge and if they remain well below the surface of the water.
• 35.   A lot owner shall not himself fish from the boat, dock, or lot of another or from the land between the other's lot and the water edge or allow his family or guests to do so, without the consent in advance of the other lot owner.
• 36.   Changes of the Rules shall require approval by two-thirds (2/3) of the Directors of Ski Island Lake, Inc. voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.  the Directors reserve the right and power to change these Rules and impose and establish additional Rules at any time.