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-==== Anticipating Boat Wakes ====+===== Anticipating Boat/Ship Wakes =====
  
-  ​* [[https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ports/1729|Bellingham Port Traffic]] (or Look up the port you are interested in) you can watch recent departures, expected arrival times may be a pay-for-service deal now - so maybe better to guesstimate using last reported ship positions ​link below +---- 
-  Seattle ​Port Traffic + 
-  * [[https://​www.marinetraffic.com/​en/​ais/​home/centerx:-122.522/centery:48.730/zoom:13|Last Reported Ship Positions]] +<WRAP centeralign>​ 
-  * [[:​bay_boat_wakes_2011|TSwetish Heads Up 6/26/11]]+ 
 +**Wash Riding Behind a Fast Sailboat** 
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 + ​{{youtube>​naHzP3Azlxo?​large}} 
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 +</​WRAP>​ 
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 +Please observe ​[[:​surf#​surfing_boat_wakes_wash|right of way rules, shipping channel regulations,​ good judgement, and any wisdom you can gain from experienced wake surfing paddlers]] and be safe out there! 
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 +  * **Ports/​Ship Traffic** 
 +      * **Marine Traffic Website** 
 +        * Use the [[http://​marinetraffic.com/​ais/​|Real-time map]] to view last reported ship positions anywhere in the world. 
 +      * **Ship Tracking Apps** 
 +        * [[http://i-marineapps.blogspot.com/​p/​top-5-best-marine-ais-display-apps.html|AIS apps]] if you want to track AIS id ships with you phone? 
 +      * **Ports** 
 +        * Look up the port you are interested in using the search box at the top right hand of the [[http://​marinetraffic.com/​ais/​|Marine Traffic website]]. You can watch recent departures ​from your port**expected**  ​arrival ​and departure ​times seems to be a pay-for-service deal - so maybe better to guesstimate ​when ships will be generating wakes in your area - using last reported ship positions ​from the Marine Traffic map or recent departure times if they give you enough lead time to get on the water before they will pass by. 
 +        [[https://​www.marinetraffic.com/​en/​ais/​details/​ports/​1729|Bellingham ​Port Traffic]] 
 +        * [[https://​www.marinetraffic.com/​en/​ais/​details/ports/​194|Seattle Port Traffic]] 
 +        * [[https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/​ais/​details/​ports/​8266|San Rafael, CA Port Traffic]] 
 +  * **Bellingham,​ WA USA Wake Riding Reports** 
 +      * [[:stories:​boat_wakes_2005|Bellingham Bay Boat Wakes 3/08/2005]] 
 +      * [[:stories:tug_wake_2008|Tug Wake Surfing 6/21/2008]] 
 +      * [[:​stories:​whatcom_waves_2009|Wake Ride on Bay & Waves on Lakes 11/​05/​2009]] 
 +      * [[:stories:​bay_boat_wakes_2011|TSwetish Heads Up 6/26/11]] 
 +      * [[:​stories:​sailboat_wake_surf_2011|Sailboat Wake Surfing 7/​21/​2011]] 
 +      * [[:​stories:​boat_wake_wonder_10_29_2017|Boat Wake Wonder 10/​29/​2017]] 
 +  * **Worldwide Videos ** 
 +      * [[:​wake_riding|Wake Riding Videos]] 
 +  * **[[:​world_s_best_downwind#​bucket_list_boat_wakes|Bucket List Boat Wakes]]** 
 +  * … 
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 +</​WRAP>​