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For Wake Boat Opponents, New Vermont Rules Mean New Battles [View all]
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https://www.sevendaysvt.com/news/for-wake-boat-opponents-new-vermont-rules-mean-new-battles-40955281For Wake Boat Opponents, New Vermont Rules Mean New Battles
By ANNE WALLACE ALLEN
Published May 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
People surfing behind a wake boat - courtesy of the National Marine Manufacturers association - ANNE WALLACE ALLEN ©️ SEVEN DAYS
Vermonters seeking to limit the use of powerful wake boats on the state's lakes and ponds made it partway to their goal this year. A new rule limits where the motorized craft can be used for surfing, and it's the most restrictive in the country.
The Department of Environmental Conservation's rule, which went into effect on April 15, restricts wake sports to lakes that have a surface area of at least 50 acres and a depth of 20 feet. Even then, surfing must be undertaken at least 500 feet from shore.
Only 30 of the several hundred lakes and ponds in Vermont are large enough to accommodate a wake sports zone. Now people who live or boat on some of those lakes are looking for other ways to limit the sport.
"The situation is now potentially worse than it was before," said Meg Handler, who lives in Hinesburg on 229-acre Lake Iroquois. "Now wake sports are explicitly welcomed onto what is a tiny lake. The potential for abuse is there, and there is no enforcement."
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By ANNE WALLACE ALLEN
Published May 22, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
People surfing behind a wake boat - courtesy of the National Marine Manufacturers association - ANNE WALLACE ALLEN ©️ SEVEN DAYS
Vermonters seeking to limit the use of powerful wake boats on the state's lakes and ponds made it partway to their goal this year. A new rule limits where the motorized craft can be used for surfing, and it's the most restrictive in the country.
The Department of Environmental Conservation's rule, which went into effect on April 15, restricts wake sports to lakes that have a surface area of at least 50 acres and a depth of 20 feet. Even then, surfing must be undertaken at least 500 feet from shore.
Only 30 of the several hundred lakes and ponds in Vermont are large enough to accommodate a wake sports zone. Now people who live or boat on some of those lakes are looking for other ways to limit the sport.
"The situation is now potentially worse than it was before," said Meg Handler, who lives in Hinesburg on 229-acre Lake Iroquois. "Now wake sports are explicitly welcomed onto what is a tiny lake. The potential for abuse is there, and there is no enforcement."
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Wikipedia: Wakeboard boats
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakeboard_boat
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