Wakeboarding

[danwilliams9]

been doing it now for about 6 years, just wondering if anyone else on here is into it and where they ride

cheers dan

[danwilliams9]

anyone ?

[Saxotim]

never done it but really want to. looks mint :y:

[dj_russell]

i kneelboard lol, some of my family can wakeboard ive been into powerboats and jet skiis since i was born not done any watersports for years. if you take a keen interest in wakeboarding though i suggest wakestock 2009 this summer i go for the music etc...but some good wakeboarding on phwhelli front and abersoch main.

[adampinder]

if done it for about a year but been watersking for about 3 i love it

[trcygrdn]

Can't swim and terrified of even the thought of learning so that rules me out. :panic:
xx

[adampinder]

Can't swim and terrified of even the thought of learning so that rules me out. :panic:
xx I cant swim either and i hate it when people ask me if i want to go swiming and they carry on trying to persuade me, but i didnt think about it because all my family waterskied before me but I'm the only one on one ski now can't wait till monday

[bez_123]

i have been waterskiing since i was 6 or 7 .. now 20 and got a wakeboard but not really into it.. i like kneeboarding but skiing is my fav as i used to enter comps and win a few :D i ski at car mill dam in st helens but have been to a few places

[trcygrdn]

I cant swim either and i hate it when people ask me if i want to go swiming and they carry on trying to persuade me, but i didnt think about it because all my family waterskied before me but I'm the only one on one ski now can't wait till monday

BF keeps trying to get me to learn to swim....we went last year, got knee deep, freeeeeeeeeaked out and blarted like a baby!! :panic: Think he now realises how much I don't want to swim!!
xx

[JamesR]

Wouldnt mind having a go, seems like a good laugh :p

[adampinder]

BF keeps trying to get me to learn to swim....we went last year, got knee deep, freeeeeeeeeaked out and blarted like a baby!! :panic: Think he now realises how much I don't want to swim!!
xx
Soz mate i guess i didn't i have tried i just cant
Wouldnt mind having a go, seems like a good laugh :p
It is mate, till you fall over and then hurt yourself but that dont happen much :p

[trcygrdn]

Soz mate i guess i didn't i have tried i just cant

It is mate, till you fall over and then hurt yourself but that dont happen much :p

Weird thing is I used to have swimming lessons at school. I wasn't very good but it never freaked me out that much. Nearly drowned on a school trip once and haven't been able to go since.
xx

[Chuffy]

Never tried wakeboarding but I kite board. Got myself a new skywalker board (2009) along with my newly purchased Peter Lynn 16m kite

[adampinder]

Weird thing is I used to have swimming lessons at school. I wasn't very good but it never freaked me out that much. Nearly drowned on a school trip once and haven't been able to go since.
xx
horrible! i had a accident where i got stuck out body boarding and the water was just taking me further out slowly i didnt notice till a big woosh and i surfer came and saved me but it never affected me for watersking havent been swiming since spose i havent in years before that

[dj_russell]

i smashed all my face in years ago kneeboarding it really hurts if you do what i did and end up face down on the board as your getting going.

[Dom_08]

I used to be alright at it when i had my boats, went away the othere weekend to center parcs and they had a cable set up there!!! awesome fun but im still crap at it!!! Its all about Sailing!!!

[danwilliams9]

i kneelboard lol, some of my family can wakeboard ive been into powerboats and jet skiis since i was born not done any watersports for years. if you take a keen interest in wakeboarding though i suggest wakestock 2009 this summer i go for the music etc...but some good wakeboarding on phwhelli front and abersoch main.
riding in it m8 lol

[JamesR]

Soz mate i guess i didn't i have tried i just cant

It is mate, till you fall over and then hurt yourself but that dont happen much :p

Must hit the water at some speed lol

[baker556]

yes mate i do ! back of my dads boat FTW ! cant beat it...

[Chuffy]

Is it true that they sometimes weight the back of the boat down thus, creating a bigger wake to jump over?

[baker556]

Is it true that they sometimes weight the back of the boat down thus, creating a bigger wake to jump over?

depending on what boat really but if you think about it, it will as the boats sitting further deeper into the water creating more drag thus more wake !

[Chuffy]

depending on what boat really but if you think about it, it will as the boats sitting further deeper into the water creating more drag thus more wake !

Cool might give it a try sometime as my skywalker board isn't directional so will prob be able to use it

[baker556]

Cool might give it a try sometime as my skywalker board isn't directional so will prob be able to use it

just a thought it really does depend on what type of boat tbh....as my dads boat starts to plain out at a certain speed (keeps the bow down blanaces the boat out more) so really i don't think your gonna get much difference if you wanted to get the stern down more you would have to face the engine up a little higher causing it to push down but may have a bad effect on the engine for a long period of time.....there are quite a few factors to consider really...

anyone got any tips on getting up out the water i find it really hard sometimes as i use a skii ring not a wake board tower but was thinking of investing in this...

[adampinder]

Is it true that they sometimes weight the back of the boat down thus, creating a bigger wake to jump over?
that is true but you can get boats with water tanks so if you want a small wake you empty the tanks but if you want a big wake you fill the tanks and it helps loads but very expensive boats

[Chuffy]

cool, interesting to know that.

Although not sure if anything can beat the feeling when the kite lifts you up out the water lol. Give kite surfing a blast

[dj_russell]

riding in it m8 lol

sweet dude you actually competing??? if so all the best dude ill deffo be coming up to watch you whats your name???:y: EDIT----duh didnt read lol take it its dan williams

[adampinder]

cool, interesting to know that.

Although not sure if anything can beat the feeling when the kite lifts you up out the water lol. Give kite surfing a blast
That does sound like fun, i ive thought about it but never gave it a go

[dj_russell]

just a thought it really does depend on what type of boat tbh....as my dads boat starts to plain out at a certain speed (keeps the bow down blanaces the boat out more) so really i don't think your gonna get much difference if you wanted to get the stern down more you would have to face the engine up a little higher causing it to push down but may have a bad effect on the engine for a long period of time.....there are quite a few factors to consider really...

anyone got any tips on getting up out the water i find it really hard sometimes as i use a skii ring not a wake board tower but was thinking of investing in this...

whats boats you got matey

[baker556]

whats boats you got matey

its my dads glastron sx175 bought it spanking new ! :A: