Stayed home today....

[Rob]

Brownsd54,

I am not aware of any 600ft rule that you are mentioning. There was a "5 year plan" submitted for 2013 which would have ended as of 2018. This is the plan you mentioned in the speed boat thread. As I stated in that thread, there has never been a non-motorized float ball marker line, so the plan, as submitted, was never implemented. The boats run in the same area as do the parasail boats and the boats that pull the couch/float thing. If the Royalton is abiding by the laws and staying out of the marked swimming areas as they are appearing to do by all accounts, another tragedy cannot occur.

As I have stated, they seem too close to me, but so do the other boating activities I mentioned. I wonder why absolutely no one is making any such complaints or statements about them?

And if you look at SLP's picture closely, you will notice that no one, even the person in the water, is taking notice of the boat.

[brownsd54]

And you are right Rob, nobody seems to be paying any attention to that boat in the picture. To be honest, those boats look like a lot of fun, but boats and swimmers should never be in the same general area. That just spells disaster.

[Rob]

And you are right Rob, nobody seems to be paying any attention to that boat in the picture. To be honest, those boats look like a lot of fun, but boats and swimmers should never be in the same general area. That just spells disaster.

Brownsd54,

I completely agree. I personally think all the boats are too close. But that is not the law. The "plan" was apparently just that, a plan, not the law. As you wrote, "There were white buoys for the swim zone and red buoys for the non-motorized zone." Other than by Rutland Point (Point Village), no one has ever seen the red bouy or any non-motorized markers on the main beach. As well the plan's regulations for jetskis have been far surpassed by the new law.

As the plan was worded, it is obvious that it has never been implemented as originally planned.