Wakesurf
Soundings TradeOnlyToday Magazine
In an effort to educate drivers on courteous boating behavior, the Wake Responsibly campaign stresses three key points that address, in part, complaints about water sports, especially wakesurfing:
- Stay at least 150 feet away from docks, structures and shorelines
- Keep music on board at reasonable levels. We boaters know that sounds carries over water, so if it’s loud enough for the surfer to hear, homeowners can likely hear it, too.
- Minimize competitive passes, and once you’ve run a shoreline move to another area.
Participants are also reminded that they are responsible for their wakes. Indeed, one can easily speculate that if enough lawsuits from property owners and other boaters start to fly, insurance premiums could rise and/or exclusions for surf boats could begin to show up, and that would not be good for business.
Originally published here.