The Benefits of Owning a Wake Surf Boat

When you want a comfortable, spacious boat that’s perfect for entertaining passengers and participating in watersports, a wake surf boat is the best option. Also simply called wake boats or wakeboard boats, these fast and powerful boats are designed to make towing watersports participants easy and fun, while ensuring passenger comfort with lots of roomy seating and storage space. Read on to learn more about the many benefits of wake surf boats!

Watersports-Friendly Boating

If you, your friends or your family love to do watersports, then a wake surf boat is exactly what you need. These fast and powerful boats are expressly designed to be used by people towing wakeboarders, wakesurfers (hence the name of the boat), water skiers, and even inner tubers through the water. 

Wake surf boats have the powerful engines and features necessary to create and maintain big wakes for riders to jump and perform tricks over. Their engines typically are either outboard motors or sterndrive motors that face backwards to churn up the water. 

Ballast, or weight, is used to weigh down the stern of the boat to increase the size of wakes generated (the weight of the engines and even your passengers can help with this, too). Hydrofoil plates are also used to shape and hone the wakes. Finally, the design of the hull itself boasts a rudder propeller and fins to further help with making wakes and gaining speed. Both beginning and expert riders can enjoy the thrills of a wake surf boat.

Roomy Layouts

Whether or not you’re towing a watersports user, having a lot of deck space is always an asset, especially if you want to entertain many people at once. Wake surf boats are perfect for taking several passengers on the water at once, as they have all the storage room, deck space, and seating you need to keep everyone comfortable. 

Most wake boat models can seat about eight people at once, and the extra storage room means you can pack food, blankets, water toys, and other necessities for everyone’s enjoyment. This space lets you use wakeboard boats for hosting parties and taking pleasure cruises. 

Easy to Handle

Beginning boaters will love how easy wakeboard boats are to handle. These boats aren’t super complex, so even a novice can master them reasonably quickly. Your boat will offer you the features you need to easily create and maintain wakes, along with features like cruise control to allow you to keep the boat at a constant, even speed.

Visit one of our Oregon dealerships to check out our stock of new and used wakeboard boats for sale. Active Water Sports proudly serves the greater Portland metropolitan area, as well as Oregon City and Canby, OR.