Wakeboat Study / Legislation

[uniwarking]

Hello all. There is a growing threat to our sport and the use of wakeboats. A team at the University of Minnesota published a crowd funded study of wave size comparing a 20 year old competition ski boat versus a newer "wake boat." This study is now being used by legislators as they consider regulations for wake boats. This study is not done in good faith and is clearly targeted towards wakeboats and wake surfing / wake boarding. They certainly have not looked at other newer/larger/heavier "non-wake boats." I'd urge you to reach out to the team performing these studies and encourage them to be scientists instead of special interest promotors.

Facebook - St. Anthony Falls Laboratory - SAFL
Webpage - http://www.safl.umn.edu/

You can also reach out to the University of Minnesota or the authors of the study directly.

Some states have passed or are considering bans/restrictions and this study is fueling this!