OPERATOR OF VESSEL 1 STATED HE WAS PARTICIPATING IN A NIGHT TIME FISHING TOURNAMENT AND WAS TRAVELING NORTHEAST AT APPROX 30 MPH.  OPERATOR WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LAKE AND WAS TRAVELING IN THE DARK.  VESSEL STRUCK SKUNK ISLAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE, CENTER PORTION OF THE ISLAND.  UPON IMPACT, VESSEL 1 TRAVELED UP ON TO THE ISLAND FOR APPROX 50 FEET STRIKING SEVERAL SMALL TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST GROUNDED IN THE TREES.
GORE                          