Patent ID: 7140318

Claim:
A wake modifying system for modifying a wake produced by a watercraft traveling through water, the system comprising: a mounting member dimensioned and configured for attachment to the watercraft; a foil dimensioned and configured for movement between a stowed position adjacent the mounting member, out of the water, and an active area below the mounting member, in the water, such that the foil lowers a relative position of a stern end of the watercraft in the water thereby modifying the wake produced by the watercraft traveling through the water; a linkage movably securing the foil to the mount, the linkage being dimensioned and configured for adjustably positioning the foil in the stowed position and the active area; an actuator mounted on the mounting member and connected to the linkage for moving the linkage such that the foil moves between the stowed position and the active area; and a controller for selectively actuating the actuator thereby selectively moving the foil between the stowed position and the active area.