Syracuse Hydrofest brought high-speed racing boats with their classic "rooster tail" wakes back to Onondaga Lake this year for two days of racing. The return was welcomed by spectators ...

For many, top speed is the issue; who wouldn’t want a few ... the hull from the sides means more efficiency). If there’s a rooster tail, it should be long and low — behind the boat 20 to 40 feet and ...

ST. JOHN, Wash. – Sprint boats plowing around hairpin turns at up to 80 mph through a narrow ditch 3 feet deep, while spraying spectators with a rooster tail wake. That’s what’s in store ...