Boat Fees and Restrictions



ONLY BOATS OWNED BY MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED ON THE LAKE AT ANY TIME. 

NO BOATS OWNED BY GUESTS OF MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED ON THE LAKE!


Boat Registration
No boat shall be launched from the Boat Ramp or from any member property or operated on Sherwood Lake until the boat has been registered in writing with the Lake Club.

  1. Initial Registration Fees*   

  2. Annual Registration Fees*

    • Non-motorized craft - $5 per craft

    • All motorized boats 25hp and above - $150 per boat

    • All motorized boats under 25hp - $30 per boat

     * First Year requires both Initial Fee plus Annual Fee

  # All dollar amounts listed are subject to change at any time.  


BOAT RESTRICTIONS
Additional Restrictions apply on types of boats allowed on the lake.  Please see the Rules of Sherwood Lake Club, particularly  all of Section I.  Part of those restrictions included the following:

3. BOAT WEIGHT, LENGTH AND DESIGN RESTRICTIONS – For purposes of measuring and applying boat weight and length limitations; there are two broad categories of boats on Lake Sherwood:

(a) Sport Boats – These vessels do not have any Wake Enhancing features. Wake Enhancing features include, but are not limited to ballast tanks, wake plates, wedges, surf gates, and hulls designed to increase the size of wake created by a vessel. All Sport boats on Sherwood Lake must weigh less than 4,800 lbs. This weight shall be calculated by using the manufacturer’s dry weight. Such weight shall be determined by the manufacturer’s specifications. No boat shall have an enclosed cabin on or above deck.

(b) Wake Enhancing Boats – These vessels are equipped with Wake Enhancing features that may include the following items – ballast tanks, wake plates, wedges, surf gates, and hulls designed to enhance the wake created by the vessel. This class of boat shall not exceed a total weight of 6,000 pounds which shall be calculated by adding the boat’s dry weight and weight of the ballast tanks when full. The dry weight and maximum ballast weight of the vessel will be determined using that vessel’s specifications from the manufacturer.

In addition to the above restrictions regarding boats allowed on Lake Sherwood, motorized skis, motorized boards and motorized cycles of any type are prohibited. This includes, without limitation, jet skis , wave-runners, motorized boards, etc., whether powered by jet propulsion, propeller or other form of motorized propulsion.

(c) Jet Propelled water craft must meet the following criteria:
             (a) The boat must be Coast Guard rated for five or more adults 
             (b) Not including the swim deck, the boat must have a length of 14 feet or greater. 
             (c) All other water craft rules apply.

(d). In addition to general height and width limitations, pontoon boats cannot have any decks, platforms or raised areas above the primary floor and are further restricted from adding any structures, either temporary or permanent that extend above the primary floor level of the boat and create a second level.

4. RESTRICTED WATER SPORTS – Wake surfing and/or the utilization of ballast tanks, wake plates, wedges and/or surf gates intended for surfing is restricted to a designated course described as beginning 400 ft south of the south tip of the marina rock levee and extending southeasterly on a course approximately 110 degrees until within 400 ft of the east shoreline of lake Sherwood (see accompanying map). Lake patrol shall mark the course. No more than 3 boats may be utilizing the course at the same time. If four or more boats are utilizing the course for wake surfing at the same time, all boats using the course shall be in violation.

(a) Wake surfing shall only be performed behind a direct drive inboard type watercraft, in which the propeller is located under the keel of the boat.

(b) Wake surfing is only allowed at the following times:
         • Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM,
         • Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
         • After July 15 and through October 31 – Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
         • Wake surfing is not allowed on holidays or during sailboat regattas

(c) A fallen wake surfer should, if at all possible, immediately raise a wakeboard perpendicular to the water so that at least 24 inches or more of the wakeboard is visible out of the water.

(d) No person shall operate a Wake Enhancing Boat until such person has successfully completed a safety course of study (as designated by the Board of Directors) specifically dealing with the operation of such boats.