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No person shall operate any motor craft on Bare Hill Pond at a speed that is greater than reasonable and proper under the circumstances and conditions existing, or operate the same or manipulate water skis, a tube, surfboard, or similar device in a negligent manner so that the lives or safety of the public and property might be endangered. The Bare Hill Pond Committee shall post a navigation plan to aid in marking hazards and facilitate traffic control on Bare Hill Pond.
All motor or power boats are to be registered under appropriate state law display proper lighting, safety equipment, flotation devices, and be equipped with a proper muffler or underwater exhaust as required by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 90B and 323 Code of Massachusetts regulations 1 through 6.
All boats traveling more than 20 mph shall go counter-clockwise at least 150 feet from shore. This path pattern, shown on a chart available from the Park and Recreation Commission [at left], follows the shoreline inside Sheep Island, staying outside Four-Acre Island and the other six (6) islands and between Ministers and Spectacle Islands.
The maximum speed on Bare Hill Pond is 35 mph if traffic conditions so permit.
The use of powered craft generally described as a “personal watercraft” (i.e., “Jet Ski, surf jet, or wet bike” as defined under Chapter 90B, Section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws)” is prohibited at any time.
No person operating a craft propelled by other than muscle power shall pass another craft within 150 feet, or circle around any craft in a manner as to annoy or endanger the occupants of the other crafts, nor pass (other than at headway speed) within 150 feet of another craft or between moored crafts or floats and the shore.
No craft shall operate at a speed that endangers the life, limb, or property of any person.
Between the hours of 8 p.m. (or sunset, if earlier) and 10 a.m. speeds will be limited to headway speed with no wake. Appropriate running lights in accordance with Inland Rules for Navigation of the U.S. Coast Guard must be shown.
Motorboat speeds in the area adjacent to the swimming and the anchorage areas at the town beach will be limited to 5 mph with no wake.
Overnight occupancy of any craft is not permitted.
Trailers at the town launching area may not be loaded using the boat’s engine power to drive the boat onto the trailer. Use of hand or powered winches mounted on the trailer only are permitted.
Boats towing boats in distress may do so during daylight hours at headway speed.
All out-of-town boats launched by nonresidents and nontaxpayers must pay a daily launch fee prior to launching. The use of the beach is prohibited to out-of-town boaters.
Boats with people or objects in tow may operate only between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. (or sunset, if earlier).
No person operating a boat with a water skier, tube, skip board, or similar device in tow shall bring such a device or the boat within 150 feet of any boat dock, pier, raft, wharf, float, or a person or persons swimming unless to embark or disembark. Craft proceeding to dock or leaving from said dock shall enter and leave without delay from the area and shall be operated so as not to endanger any swimmer. No towline shall exceed 75 feet from the point of contact on the towboat to the object being towed.
No person operating a boat towing a water skier, tube, skip board, aqua plane, or similar device in tow shall bring such device in the town beach boating channel with people in tow.
All boating with objects or people in tow, e.g. water skis, tubes, aquaplanes, etc. shall be done in a counter-clockwise direction at least 150 feet from shore. This path pattern, shown on a chart available from the Park and Recreation Commission or at www.harvard.ma.us/pondmap.jpg, follows the shoreline inside Sheep Island, staying outside Four-Acre Island and the other six islands and between Ministers and Spectacle Islands.
Each boat must have at least one observer in addition to the operator and a maximum of two water skiers and/or other objects in tow.
This information is from www.harvard.ma.us/pondrules.doc.