A comprehensive breakdown of Wake Surfing's unique history and how a few technological advancements and unique thinkers ...

Also in 2024 Maine enacted a law requiring wake surfing be conducted at least 300 feet from shore and in water at least 15 feet deep. Similar to Wisconsin, Maine allows municipalities or other ...

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 ...

Wake surfing is inherently a controlled, low-risk activity. Specially-designed wake boats don’t have outboard motors, eliminating one massive safety risk for participants.

Supervisors in a Vilas County community passed an ordinance June 10 that prohibits wake-enhanced boating on nine lakes in its ...

The wakes from a wake boat, typically 2 to 4 feet high, are large and powerful enough for surfers to follow the boat without a tow rope. The boats are also used for towable water sports such as ...

Wake boats are power boats designed to produce large wakes for water recreation including wake surfing. The wakes from a wake boat, typically 2 to 4 feet high, ...

Recent coverage: With no action by Legislature or DNR, more towns pass wake-surfing ordinances (April 24, 2025) Wake-enhanced boating involves the use of powerful motor boats with ballast tanks or ...

Wake boating should only be done on large lakes. On small lakes, it has caused injury, shoreline erosion, lake bed ...

The 2025 Surf MN King of the Lakes Classic proved to be the biggest yet as over 80 of the world’s best wake surfers came to ...

Readers have strong views on wake boating in Wisconsin. We collected responses from 825 people on our non-scientific poll.

Also in 2024 Maine enacted a law requiring wake surfing be conducted at least 300 feet from shore and in water at least 15 feet deep. Similar to Wisconsin, Maine allows municipalities or other ...