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 ...

The DNR recommended Wisconsin residents rely on local ordinances to restrict wake-enhanced boating.

Wake boats, designed to create large waves for surfing, are ill-suited for Wisconsin's lakes, which have defined shorelines and existing infrastructure. The large waves generated by wake boats cause ...

A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel poll found that 76% of 825 respondents believe wake-enhanced boating should be regulated differently than other powerboat activities. 53% of respondents believe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wake-enhanced boats and cigarettes came to mind while musky fishing on an Oneida County lake. I gave up casual smoking 32 years ...

The Arc Sport will be great at making waves — and perhaps emptying your bank account. The Arc Sport will be great at making waves — and perhaps emptying your bank account. is transportation editor ...

The growing popularity of wake surfing is making waves of its own, splitting lake associations and pitting neighbors against each other as some lake country residents call for bans and states from ...

Here’s a clarion call for all Vermonters who like to fish or anybody, for that matter, who enjoys a day on a healthy lake. Wake boats are large vessels powered by 500 horsepower (or so) engines. They ...

A recently-released study on a Connecticut lake found wake boats operated in surf mode produced much greater wave energy, propeller downwash and disturbance of sediments than traditional motor boats.