New summer, new wake boat rules
This will be the first summer under Vermont’s new wake boat rules.
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This will be the first summer under Vermont’s new wake boat rules.
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...
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.
Responsible Wakes would like to see a proposed state rule strengthened to keep wakeboats 1,000 feet from shore, which scientific research shows is the distance needed to dissipate the power of their wakes.
WILMINGTON — The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation released a draft rule to recommend ways to manage wake boats after hearing concerns about their effect on shorelines and other recreational