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RIDE THE WAVE

2060 N 200 W, Angola, IN 46703
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In Angola, Indiana, Ride the Wave is a family-owned water sports retailer offering a storefront and online shopping. Its selection includes wakeboards, wakesurfers, water skis, kneeboards, towable tubes, stand-up paddle boards and water trampolines. Shoppers can also find ropes, life jackets, wetsuits, swimwear, clothing and accessories for time on the water. The business carries products from HO Sports, Hyperlite, Radar, Ronix, Connelly, CWB, O’Brien, Aquaglide and other manufacturers.

Staff members are trained on the products they sell and aim to help customers make informed purchase decisions. Inventory includes water-sports gear for wakeboarding, wakesurfing, skiing and tubing, rather than a catalog of new boats or used boats. The business ships online orders directly and accepts returns of unused qualifying merchandise under its stated policy. Contact Ride the Wave to ask about gear for your next day on the water.

Features

  • Water sports gear selection
  • Watersports brand selection
  • Trained product guidance
  • Online order fulfillment
  • Unused merchandise returns

Amenities

  • Showroom & Inventory
  • Water Sports Gear
  • Life Jackets & PFDs
  • Staff & Service

Why book with us

  • Choose gear with staff trained on products
  • Make informed decisions before purchasing products
  • Explore a continually expanding product selection
  • Return unused merchandise under the stated policy
  • Receive direct shipment from Ride the Wave

Frequently Asked Questions

How old do you have to be to rent a boat in Indiana?

Indiana requires a motorboat operator to hold a valid driver's license, or else to be at least 15 years old, to have passed a Boater Education Course, and to carry an identification card issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. Those requirements are set out in IC 14-15-11. The state sets no minimum age for renting, so the rental company's own policy is what decides whether you can book. Confirm it when you reserve.

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources (faqs.in.gov)

Do you need a boating license in Indiana?

Indiana does not issue a separate recreational boating license; operators of motorboats over 10 horsepower, including personal watercraft, generally must carry a valid driver’s license. A person age 15 or older without one may operate only after completing an Indiana Department of Natural Resources approved boater education course and carrying an Indiana BMV identification card. No one under 15 may operate a motorboat over 10 horsepower or a personal watercraft.

The rule has no birth date cutoff. Rental customers are not listed as exempt. A temporary course certificate may document completion, but it does not replace the required BMV ID. Boats with 10 horsepower or less are excluded from these operator requirements.

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources, in.gov/dnr (faqs.in.gov)

Where can you go boating from Angola, Indiana?

From Angola, head for the Lake James Chain: Lake James is the largest boating water, Snow Lake and Jimmerson Lake are smaller connected choices, and Big Otter Lake makes a compact side trip. The chain officially includes these lakes and their connecting streams. Operate at idle speed in the marked area between Lake James and Snow Lake and along Follett Creek between Snow Lake and Big Otter Lake.

Boaters can put in at the public access serving Big Otter, Snow and James, or use the Lake James Chain access on Lane 340A at Jimmerson Lake.

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources (in.gov)

What are the most popular boating destinations near Angola, Indiana?

Boaters from Angola often make a day of the Lake James Chain. The First Basin sandbar is the social stop, with Lake James Association gatherings held there; Potawatomi Inn’s dock offers first come space and access to an onshore dining room; Snow Lake draws boaters for fishing and sunset views along Pokagon State Park; and Jimmerson Lake adds a bass fishing leg to the outing. Together, these stops combine gathering, docking, scenery and angling on waters identified with Angola and the Lake James Chain.

Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources (secure.in.gov)

Location

2060 N 200 W, Angola, IN 46703

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