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This new state law taking effect July 1 affects wake surfers and those on shoreline

A new Georgia law that takes effect July 1 requires operators of boats that create wake capable of being surfed to be at least 200 feet from anything else. (Frank Matcha - WaterSport Central)

Wake 1.jpeg — A new Georgia law that takes effect July 1 requires operators of boats that create wake capable of being surfed to be at least 200 feet from anything else. (Frank Matcha - WaterSport Central)

Wake surfer Brock Moody isn’t a big fan of “people on their docks yelling at you,” so he understands the rationale behind a new law setting a distance requirement for his sport.