Wakesurfing is a huge problem in North Georgia mountain lakes. The same problems - erosion, property damage and most importantly, outright danger to others using the lakes. Thanks you for this video
If property damage is occurring, those responsible should be held accountable. But, c'mon, we have PWC's that can go 70 mph, bass boats that can exceed 90, and drunken weekend warriors zigzaging and spinning circles all over, trying to maim their tubers. How are any of those any safer than a wakeboard boat going along at 10-20 mph? ALL boats produce wakes, and since the former far outnumber the latter, aren't they at least as responsible for chop and wakes?
Sounds like Bert needs to find a quieter place to paddle. When we wanted smooth and safe water, we joined a private ski lake. Similarly, there's all kinds of places paddle craft can go where power boats aren't allowed at all. For free. So get over it.
@@ChadMartinson-LaunchBlox My point is that people need to exercise some judgement. Going swimming or paddling on a large body of water with lots of boat traffic and expecting no wakes is unreasonable and unrealistic. There are many places people can go that don't allow power boats, or have a 5 mph limit. That's what we used to do in our paddling and windsurfing days.I used the example of a private lake for waterskiing because we were fed up with irresponsible boaters and PWC's making public water unsafe and unusable for our riders. I understand it's not for everybody, but we made the sacrifice (nothing is free) to join because protected conditions for the safety of our skiers was of paramount importance. Similarly, if people want safe and calm conditions for paddling, swimming, fishing, etc, they need to use judgement and possibly make some sacrifices to find more secluded and protected water. If you're talking about wakes disturbing your fishing boat or pleasure boating on larger bodies of water, it's a conundrum boaters face everywhere... ALL boats make wakes But going somewhere where 30' cabin cruisers and 25' wakeboard boats ply the waters, and expecting calm conditions is delusional. Finally, I think your class warfare comment is unwarranted. Anybody who owns a boat is NOT poor.
Holy cow you are the type of person who complains about snowmobiles on trails.then cries you can't cross country ski because trees are down and the snowmobile clubs didn't clear them.
@@shepleonard8695 well dirt roads are a path that just got driven over by vehicles and most snowmobile trails are not on roads they are on hiking trails.so your point being.
Amen Brother! We need to get all human activity off of the river! Only resource officers should be allowed on the river. Please don’t let them get you down when they sling epithets like “Karen” at you! I want to take in the splendor of nature and I don’t want to see a bunch of humans damaging the river while I’m trying to enjoy it at a safe distance. Get humans off of this valuable river!
I am the person who submitted the testimony highlighted in the video to the Marine Board and our boat in is this video. As you can see, we were out on the river in the middle of October which is in alignment with the Marine Board rules which say you can’t be out before Oct 1st. We are responsible, we follow all the rules, and we enjoy spending time on the river with friends and family like any other Oregonian. We all have a common goal to keep the river safe and accessible for everyone.
Jennifer - The timeline you are referring to applies to the passthrough zone. The No Wake Surfing zone from Waverly to the Falls is year round. "OAR 250-020-0032 (Clackamas County) and OAR 250-020-0280 (Multnomah County) contain the same provision regarding wakesurfing between the Falls and Waverly Marina. It is subsection 11(d) in the Clackamas rules (as shown below) and subsection 12(d) in the Multnomah rules. (11) A person must not operate a motorboat on the Willamette River from the southernmost moorage of the Waverly Marina upriver to Willamette Falls: (a) In excess of “slow-no wake” speed within 100 feet of a private dock, boathouse or moorage legally permitted by the Oregon Department of State Lands. (b) For the purposes of wakeboarding within 200 feet of a dock, boathouse, moorage or floating home legally permitted by the Oregon Department of State Lands. (c) In excess of “slow-no wake” speed for the purposes of towing an inflatable device within 200 feet of a dock, boathouse, moorage or floating home legally permitted by the Oregon Department of State Lands. (d) For the purpose of either wake surfing or maintaining a speed between “slow-no wake” and planing, where a motorboat operated at planing speed is riding on or near the water’s surface as a result of the hydrodynamic forces on the motorboat’s hull or other surface.
Wakesurfing is a huge problem in North Georgia mountain lakes. The same problems - erosion, property damage and most importantly, outright danger to others using the lakes. Thanks you for this video
If property damage is occurring, those responsible should be held accountable. But, c'mon, we have PWC's that can go 70 mph, bass boats that can exceed 90, and drunken weekend warriors zigzaging and spinning circles all over, trying to maim their tubers.
How are any of those any safer than a wakeboard boat going along at 10-20 mph? ALL boats produce wakes, and since the former far outnumber the latter, aren't they at least as responsible for chop and wakes?
This video has a small wake.
Seems wake boaters are super self centered after reading the comments here
Sounds like Bert needs to find a quieter place to paddle. When we wanted smooth and safe water, we joined a private ski lake. Similarly, there's all kinds of places paddle craft can go where power boats aren't allowed at all. For free. So get over it.
So your response is if people want safe water they need to find a private lake? That sounds reasonable. The poor can suffer and shut up about it.
@@ChadMartinson-LaunchBlox My point is that people need to exercise some judgement. Going swimming or paddling on a large body of water with lots of boat traffic and expecting no wakes is unreasonable and unrealistic. There are many places people can go that don't allow power boats, or have a 5 mph limit. That's what we used to do in our paddling and windsurfing days.I used the example of a private lake for waterskiing because we were fed up with irresponsible boaters and PWC's making public water unsafe and unusable for our riders. I understand it's not for everybody, but we made the sacrifice (nothing is free) to join because protected conditions for the safety of our skiers was of paramount importance. Similarly, if people want safe and calm conditions for paddling, swimming, fishing, etc, they need to use judgement and possibly make some sacrifices to find more secluded and protected water. If you're talking about wakes disturbing your fishing boat or pleasure boating on larger bodies of water, it's a conundrum boaters face everywhere... ALL boats make wakes
But going somewhere where 30' cabin cruisers and 25' wakeboard boats ply the waters, and expecting calm conditions is delusional.
Finally, I think your class warfare comment is unwarranted. Anybody who owns a boat is NOT poor.
Exactly. For some reason people in the canoe think they can just paddle anywhere and expect the whole river.
My family enjoys wakesurfing
Bunch of fools… the rivers are for our enjoyment!
Bring my new master craft x star to willamatte soon want to try out wake surfing?
I love riding my wake boat close to shore just to piss off the snitches.
Holy cow you are the type of person who complains about snowmobiles on trails.then cries you can't cross country ski because trees are down and the snowmobile clubs didn't clear them.
It's not cross-country skiing if you're on a trail. That's like saying you're going offroading on a dirt road.
@@shepleonard8695 well dirt roads are a path that just got driven over by vehicles and most snowmobile trails are not on roads they are on hiking trails.so your point being.
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Amen Brother! We need to get all human activity off of the river! Only resource officers should be allowed on the river. Please don’t let them get you down when they sling epithets like “Karen” at you! I want to take in the splendor of nature and I don’t want to see a bunch of humans damaging the river while I’m trying to enjoy it at a safe distance. Get humans off of this valuable river!
I am the person who submitted the testimony highlighted in the video to the Marine Board and our boat in is this video. As you can see, we were out on the river in the middle of October which is in alignment with the Marine Board rules which say you can’t be out before Oct 1st. We are responsible, we follow all the rules, and we enjoy spending time on the river with friends and family like any other Oregonian. We all have a common goal to keep the river safe and accessible for everyone.
Jennifer - The timeline you are referring to applies to the passthrough zone. The No Wake Surfing zone from Waverly to the Falls is year round. "OAR 250-020-0032 (Clackamas County) and OAR 250-020-0280 (Multnomah County) contain the same provision regarding wakesurfing between the Falls and Waverly Marina. It is subsection 11(d) in the Clackamas rules (as shown below) and subsection 12(d) in the Multnomah rules.
(11) A person must not operate a motorboat on the Willamette River from the southernmost moorage of the Waverly Marina upriver to Willamette Falls:
(a) In excess of “slow-no wake” speed within 100 feet of a private dock, boathouse or moorage legally permitted by the Oregon Department of State Lands.
(b) For the purposes of wakeboarding within 200 feet of a dock, boathouse, moorage or floating home legally permitted by the Oregon Department of State Lands.
(c) In excess of “slow-no wake” speed for the purposes of towing an inflatable device within 200 feet of a dock, boathouse, moorage or floating home legally permitted by the Oregon Department of State Lands.
(d) For the purpose of either wake surfing or maintaining a speed between “slow-no wake” and planing, where a motorboat operated at planing speed is riding on or near the water’s surface as a result of the hydrodynamic forces on the motorboat’s hull or other surface.
Hi Travis- thanks for the clarification. As I said, our family tries to follow all the rules so we can all enjoy the river safely.