Wake boats are specialized watercraft designed to create large wakes for wake surfing, wake boarding or tubing. Over about the last decade these boats have become increasingly popular among water ...
SKIATOOK, Okla. — 918 Boats and Operation Wake Surf hosted the first day of July's Salute 2 Service event at Skiatook Lake. "We have our annual, second annual, Salute 2 Service event with Operation ...
Six Adirondack Park-based environmental organizations welcome all to attend a webinar titled “Wake Sports in the Adirondacks: The Hidden Impacts and Dangers to Our Ecosystems” that will take place on ...
Late summer is peak season for powerboats. And in many lakes around the U.S., the subject of wake boats and their impacts on water bodies remains a divisive subject. Many lake users, especially ...
MINNEAPOLIS — For some Minnesotans, it’s the ideal way to spend a summer day on the lake: wakesurfing a perfectly curled wave behind a powerboat with no worries of getting tangled in a tow rope or ...
A ballot item in three Connecticut towns is making waves this summer. On July 31, Warren, Washington and Kent will decide whether they support an ordinance that bans wake surfing and wake boat ...
Seeking to prevent a wave of local prohibitions on wake surfing, advocates of the fast-growing sport are asking state officials in Connecticut to step in with a common set of rules for lake goers.
Wake boats, designed to create large waves for surfing and tubing, are causing controversy in Wisconsin. Concerns include shore erosion, habitat damage, and conflicts with other lake users. Dozens of ...
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Several lake associations are looking for Becker County to consider specific surface use ordinances to limit the use of wake boats in surf mode on their lakes. Research ...
KENT, CT (WFSB) - A Litchfield County lake community was divided over a possible wake surfing ban. People from Kent, Washington, and Warren were getting ready to vote on the ban at Lake Waramaug. The ...
Seeking to prevent a wave of local prohibitions on wake surfing, advocates of the fast-growing sport are asking state officials in Connecticut to step in with a common set of rules for lake goers.