The days of speeding through the Intracoastal are gone. We’re talking about the stretch between Sunrise and Oakland Park boulevards.
“It’s going to be a slow speed minimum wake, which is enough to keep the vessel moving and keep the vessel under control, but not giving off an excessive amount of wake,” said Marco Aguilera, Fort Lauderdale’s chief waterways officer.
Why minimum wake matters
He says a minimum wake is critical for safety in this narrow, two-mile stretch of the Intracoastal.
“They’ll bounce off the seawalls, and they turn this whole area behind me into basically what is a washing machine. Making very dangerous conditions for kayakers, paddle and small boats,” he said…