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

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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)

The Times

Updated: Jun 13, 2023, 7:13 PM

Published: Jun 13, 2023, 5:19 PM

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.

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Hall County will take over operations of this park on Lake Lanier in 2025

Boaters make use of the launch ramp Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at Sardis Creek Park. - photo by Scott Rogers

09232022 PARKS 5.jpg — Boaters make use of the launch ramp Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at Sardis Creek Park. - photo by Scott Rogers

Denise Etheridge

The Times

Published: Dec 13, 2024, 7:24 PM

Hall County will acquire another park this summer once a lease agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers has been signed.

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