Purpose-built wakeboard boats are capable of creating sizable wakes that now must originate at least 200 feet from shore or structures, according to new Georgia law. Courtesy Benjamin Klaver/Unsplash.com
Early last month, Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 121, which imposes new restrictions on boaters engaged in towing wake boarders or providing a boat-generated wake for wake surfers.
Previously unregulated by the state, beyond a law that requires all boats to operate at idle speed within 100 feet of a shoreline or structure, the new law starting July 1, dictates that wakeboarding and wake surf…
