WI AB1033

Defines "wakesurfing" as surfing a motorboat's wake (with or without a tow rope) and explicitly classifies it as a form of aquaplaning, subjecting it to existing water skiing safety regulations

Requires motorboats used for wakesurfing to operate at least 200 feet from shorelines, docks, piers, boathouses, other structures, persons in the water, and occupied vessels

Mandates that wakesurfers wear federally-prescribed personal flotation devices and requires an observer or wide-angle mirror on the towing motorboat

Exempts DNR or municipally-authorized wakesurfing tournaments, competitions, exhibitions, and trials from the distance and observer requirements when adequate lighting is provided

Requires the DNR to include wakesurfing education and proper motorboat operation for wakesurfing in its mandatory boating safety courses