Dozens of Wisconsin towns are banning fast-growing sport of wakesurfing that critics say traumatizes kayakers and tears up ...

More than 100 Wisconsin residents have petitioned the DNR to require a wake boat to be decontaminated if moving from one waterbody to another.

Wake boats operate with the engine's propulsion system angled down, which critics say can scour the lake bottom in shallow areas, churning up sediment and ruining fishing habitat.

Opponents of wake-enhanced boating—specifically wakesurfing—usually stand behind science, citing legitimate environmental concerns regarding shore erosion, the churning of lake sediments by prop wash, ...

An electric wake boat provides a new way to experience life on the water. It glides across water with more than double the torque of most gas-powered wake boats.

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, are large and powerful enough for ...

Wake boats produce monster waves that can damage shorelines and lake bottoms by taking on tons of water ballast to submerge the stern, plowing up 4-plus foot waves for “rope-less wake surfing.” Good ...

When a wake boat is dominating a Wisconsin lake or river, all the people who want to safely paddleboard, kayak, canoe, fish, swim or waterski are “pushed out” of their freedom to enjoy the water.