Hello

My name is Bob Kimball and an owner of the property at 887 Channel Drive the brown cottage directly north of the small island for those that don't have a Joe's Pond directory. I have a problem with water skiers that line up for the ski course on the North end of the pond entering from the West side. The drivers of the boats are too close to my shoreline and dock and create huge wakes and waves that pound the daylights out the shoreline never mind pounding the boat against the dock. On Sunday July 29, 07 there was boat that passed within 50 feet of my dock with skier in tow going like the dickens, so close that the boat and skier was between me and my fishing line with bobber. After the first pass they came back around again, this time I was waving frantically to them to stay away but no avail. I know these people that have the boat, and they know me so hopefully they see this and stay out the proper distance according to Vermont Law. There are many boaters I see that are too close with a huge wake. I hope that everyone that boats between the island and our property abide by the boating rules and hear is an excerpt from the Vermont State Statutes:

Section 3311. Operation of vessels; prohibited acts

(a) Careless and negligent operation. A person shall not operate any vessel or manipulate any water skis, surfboard, or similar device in a careless or negligent manner or in any manner to endanger or jeopardize the safety, life or property of another person.

(b) Permitting the use by intoxicated person. The owner or person in charge or in control of a vessel shall not knowingly authorize or knowingly permit it to be propelled or operated by any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor, narcotic drugs or barbiturates.

(c) Distance requirements.

(1) A person shall not operate any vessel except a sailboard or a police or emergency vessel, within 200 feet of the shoreline, a person in the water, a canoe, rowboat or other vessel, an anchored or moored vessel containing any person, or anchorages or docks, except at a speed of less than five miles per hour which does not create a wake.

(2) Divers. A person shall not operate any vessel, except a non- motorized canoe, a non-motorized rowboat or a police or emergency vessel, within 200 feet of a divers-down flag.

(3) Nothing herein shall prohibit rendering assistance to another person, picking up a person in the water, necessary mooring or landing, or leaving shore, or operating in any other place where obstruction, other than the shoreline, would prevent abiding by this statute.

(4) A person shall not operate a vessel, except at speeds of less than five miles per hour, within 200 feet of a designated swimming area.

I hope that the readers that boat will take note of the 200 foot rule and abide by that law no matter where they are on Joe's Pond. I will address this subject at the August JPA meeting.

Thank You

Bob Kimball

Email addy is slumptester@verizon.net