Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Wakeboarders don't need a slough Date:   6/16/2016 9:16:11 AM

While I agree that calm water is the best when wakeboarding, by law a boater is responsible for damage caused by their wake.  So I stay away from homes and docks, especially narrow sloughs out of respect for other people's property.  Not everyone, especially in a slough where the water is shallower, can use boat lifts.  I don't think this is about liking or not liking wakeboarding or wake surfing, it is about common courtesy which is apparently not all that common these days.  

Boats and wakes have always been an issue on lakes and I have designed and built my docks to deal with the waves that are common to where my house is located (near the end of a slough where we rarely get big waves).  If on big water you have to expect bigger waves and should plan accordingly.  If you don't you can expect problems because that is the reality of owning a home on a lake.  I have little sympathy for someone that ignores that reality.  But living up a narrow slough is a different matter and I can understand people being upset with wake surfing within a short distance of their docks and boats.