Oregon anti-wake boarding legislation

noneya · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 796 City: Roxboro, NC

Hey-

Havent posted in a while but thought this was pretty important to everyone...

Well its in oregon, but if they get there way up there may set some precedent for it down here. I know in our homeowners meetings there is always and anti-wakeboarding bitch fest.

I got this from my buddy over @ foilfreaks

this might be bad news for everyone... if they pull it off here, it will
spread.

http://www.boatoregon.com/OSMB/programs/docs/Jan8Agenda.pdf

Da Kamp · Outlaw Joined: 10 Nov 2007 Posts: 104 City: Antioch

OH SHI...... Shocked

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jan 11, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject:

noneya, this has been going on for years with people up on the Willamette.

Such a ridiculous argument, the big day cruisers and barges put out wakes just as big as our wakeboats. I really hope it doesn't pass this time around either, but it's a pretty scary thought regardless.

david-d · Guest

this will never spread to florida i know that

devon · Posted: Jan 11, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

tubing should be banned, i would say more people get hurt tubing than wakeboarding
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ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Ban fishing. I can't believe they let people yank barbs through fishies mouths.

devon · Posted: Jan 11, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

nobody fishes anymore, or atleast near my cottage
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Chad H · Posted: Jan 11, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

ontrider,
You know good and well it's not hurting fish. Catch and Release for me. I'm in it for sport. Not good.

Sorry to back up fishing.

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

LF_WaKeR · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 191 City: Mil-town

WoW, what kind of devillish hell has come upon us for this to happen!!!

holdsworth · Posted: Feb 02, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

ban the damn tubers. if you watch the way they drive, they SUCK. we go in straight lines, they have no courtesy for anyone else on the water. go for safety, not for your own gain of "enjoying" the lake on your little pontoons Rolling Eyes

michigan boarder · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 333 City: MI

Some people just don't have anything better to do. A guy on our lake tried to get skiing and boarding before 8 AM banned because it woke him up. Even though a lot of people on our lake ski and board before 8 AM because the water is like glass.

michigan boarder · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 333 City: MI

Some people just don't have anything better to do. A guy on our lake tried to get skiing and boarding before 8 AM banned because it woke him up. Even though a lot of people on our lake ski and board before 8 AM because the water is like glass.

LF_WaKeR · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 191 City: Mil-town

On ALL of the Wisconsin lakes there is a No Wake rule before 10 A.M. by the time ten roles around every tuber and there brother is out there to make waves while the three wakeboarders watch the glass disapear right before there eyes. Puppy Eyes

johnaulick · Posted: Feb 05, 2008 6:35 am Post subject:

gaaaaaaaaay

must be the crabby old people

HL DRIVE · Newbie Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 49 City: Weston, WI

Epic · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 765

Oregon should be banned from the US. That state blows. Bunch of liberal, tree, hugging a-holes with their 40 mph speed limits $500 speeding tickets. I hate that state.

Dad · Newbie Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 26 City: Sydney

Hi,

the river that I tow my son harely on has had restrictions placed on it, no wake enhancement devices of any kind allowed, no power turns, and a no wake zone for wakeboarding only, skiers are allowed to use that part of the river. It blows, skiers not only use this part of the river they also use other parts where wake boarders can use.
The waterways authority where we are have put this restriction in for 3 yrs we have about 18 months to go and then we will find out the fate of the river we use. Many water skiers have pushed to have the entire length of the river banned to wakeboarding.
It is very much a wait and see situation. Some people really sux when it comes to other people enjoying themselves. I dont care if you ski, tube air chair or what ever, as long as you do it safely and are having fun.
Bill
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goneriding · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

I think the wake boarders in each community need to ban together and actively change things. There is a lot of talk in forums etc, but unitl the community actively gets off their arses at takes the issue head on to the local councils or what ever powers that be, then we are all as useless as each other and its only going to get worse

Snoop · Criminal Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 72 City: Silver Lake

thecockerkid · Posted: Feb 13, 2008 7:55 pm Post subject:

Of Course. Right after i move here to oregon what the hell. This better not happen cause wakeboarding is awsome! Tubers cause more mayhem then wakeboarders so why ban us not them?

michigan boarder · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 333 City: MI

They won't ban tubing just because everyone can do it. It takes absolutely no skill to lay on a raft. Since it is something that EVERBODY can do they more than likely won't single it out.