Re: Have Any Lakes or Rivers Banned Wakeboarding?
(disclaimer, i wakeboard in a boat with up to 1500 pounds of potential water ballast)
I agree though, I've seen what the wake can do from a careless individual driving ANY boat. Wake boats have the potential to put out a huge wake, but almost any boat does if you drive half on plane plowing water. A small cabin cruiser (24-28 ft) will easily outdo an under 20 ft wake boat if it wants to. Given a responsible captain it is perfectly safe and no more destructive than any other type of boating.
I doubt there are any specific wakeboard exclusions, but there are horsepower/speed/size limitations in some areas. Make it fair for everyone at least that way, as well as having a better chance of fixing the problem.