ENHANCED WAKE BOATING- In-depth resources

Wake surfing environmental and safety key studies and surveys.

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  • Ballast systems & AIS Spread

  • Surveys & Safety: what lake recreators are saying.

  • Wave Power & Energy

  • Lake Bottom Damage & Sediment Spread

  • Literature review of wake surf impact

Wisconsin State and Local Enhanced Wake Boating Regulations Efforts

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LOCAL LEVEL

  • Wisconsin State Statute: Local Regulations of Boating

  • DNR Guidelines for Creating Local Boating Ordinances

  • Model Ordinance Template

  • Wisconsin Towns with local Ordinances

  • Additional Resources

STATE LEVEL

  • Relevant Wisconsin Statutes

Presentations on enhanced wake boating

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  • To be added

Videos regarding wake surfing environmental and safety issues

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  • Are wake boats causing bottom craters on Wisconsin Lakes?

  • Wake surfing - A Threat to Our Lakes

  • Ballast Tank Decontamination

  • Utah DWR Decontamination Using Dip Tank

  • 200 Feet is Not Responsible

  • Lake Raponda/Wake Boat Issues

  • Multiple Wake Boat Problem

Enhanced Wake Boating Regulations Around the Country

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  • Vermont, Maine, Michigan, Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Montana, Minnesota, Indiana, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Montana, Colorado, Oregon, and more!

Debunking wake sports industry misinformation

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  • How do various wake surfing studies compare?

  • 200 feet is not responsible

  • Four critiques of recent study sponsored by national marine manufactures association

  • Boat wake impact analysis

  • Considerations in assessing shoreline and near shore impacts of wind-driven waves vs motorboat waves in Vermont