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-enhanced boats and cigarettes came to mind while musky fishing on an Oneida County lake. I gave up casual smoking 32 years ago, long before Gov. Jim Doyle and the Legislature passed a law ...

I went down to the Miami International Boat Show as a guest of MasterCraft to see what the latest top-spec inboard wakesurfing boats have to offer. In a nutshell, they offer a really good time on the ...

This early tower was developed in the 1990s by MasterCraft dealer and watersports enthusiast Mark Watts of Orlando, Florida. Mark Watts In the beginning, a wakeboard tower was just a tower-a ...

On balance, wake boats create larger waves and have more significant impacts on lakes than other watercraft, according to a review of studies presented Jan. 28 by the Wisconsin Department of Natural ...

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.

Picture this; You’ve got your sport boat thruster maxed out, cruising at 40 mph on your favorite lake. But, the boat’s electric motor is nearly silent, allowing you to converse with friends even at ...

One summer morning in northern Michigan, I sat on the back deck of a lakeside cottage, watching the sun rise over the glassy water. Suddenly, the ground began to vibrate, and my coffee cup on top of ...

GREEN LAKE, Wis. (WBAY) - Municipalities around Green Lake have implemented a new wake boat advisory. The new Wake Boat Advisory means wake boats can’t use their special enhancements within 700 feet ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The state’s boating industry is mobilizing against ...

In the beginning, a wakeboard tower was just a tower—a four-legged fabrication of aluminum pipe. In the 30-ish years since the first tower appeared, this basic function—offering an elevated point of ...