Is that some form of "skate board" for water? I don't see a ski rope and it appears he is surfing the wake behind the boat.
My late friend Rick used to do something similar; when he would get tired slalom skiing and then surface the wake from the boat. The ski rope would go slack and he could rest back there before getting back to cutting up the water. Allowed him to ride a ski for 20 minutes or more at a time!
Dan
Hi Dan,
It's "wake surfing", all the rage at the moment. The technology in the boat is amazing, once you find your sweet spot as far as the shape of the wake, speed of the boat, etc, you just program it with your name and the boat will repeat the conditions. There are all kinds of blades/fins/bladders that can be positioned to produce the perfect wake, then you program each wakeboarder's name to their ideal settings, it reduces all the experimenting. I spent. a lot of time on the back of the boat shooting stills and video, the thought of getting bounced off did enter my mind. Speeds are pretty reasonable, around 15 mph so you aren't ripping around the lake like you would be with slalom skiing, or tubing. I have done some shooting from a SeaDoo, facing backward, now that get's dicey.
Jun 26, 2023 at 10:38 AM
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