Responsible Wakes News Today

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...

This will be the first summer under Vermont’s new wake boat rules.

On Friday, the Vermont House voted to pass S.213, the Flood Safety Act.

On Friday, the Vermont House voted to pass S.213, the Flood Safety Act.

Before this year’s boating season, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has published a new rule regulating wake boats and sports under Vermont’s Use of Public Waters Rules. This rule,

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation is about to promulgate a rule that will set out for the first time the area and depth bounds of a lake upon which

The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is about to promulgate a rule that will set out for the first time the area and depth bounds of a lake upon

Newly released proposed rules for the use of wake boats on Vermont’s lakes and ponds would be the most restrictive in the nation. But some...

As wake boats become more common, they will necessarily preclude the safe use of Vermonts open waters by paddlers, anglers and small sailing craft that have traditionally used our lakes and ponds. 

If the state sticks to its proposed 500-foot distance, and it proves to be the wrong one, the cost to remedy the damage will be great, with some damage being irreversible.