Wakeboarding in Summer

[Real Pol]

Okay, I don't really know much about wakeboarding. A guy from my work has a speed boat and I thought it might be cool to go wakeboarding in the summer when it's flat.

Does anyone do this?

What do you need?
A boat with a largeish engine? - Check!
A wetsuit? - Check!
A wakeboard? - Ebay!
A rope? - B&Q!
A lake? - The North Sea!

Surely that's it?

Also does anyone know where I can get an inflatable bannana boat to tow some hot chicks in bikinis around when I'm not wakin'!?!

*Discalimer - If Real Pol goes through with this project he will not wear his boardshorts outside his wetsuit*

[Dr Rev]

The North sea maight be kinda choppy, a lake would be better. Done it a couple of times, loads of fun until ya face plant !!!

[Real Pol]

Ok, so the "speed boat" doesn't have the right hull to create a wake! But I reckon the first couple of times I wont be trying the spins and flips so I still think it's a goer. He already has a tow rope and skis and I found a banana boat on ebay.

All I need now is some chicks willing to sit on it in bikinis during a North Sea summer! I'm taking an add out in the local paper.

[Hang11]

Ok, so the "speed boat" doesn't have the right hull to create a wake!

Just pour a load of concrete in the front of the boat, not enough to sink it, but enough to get it low in the water.

You don't actually need a boat to wakeboard - a few weeks ago I saw a guy wakeboarding behind his mates car in a canal - the guy was driving a 4wd and just hammering along the side of a canal. Pretty sure the cops would have had something to say about it if they were around, but they were going really well!

[RJD]

Most of the centers typicaly have rope tows around the edge of the lake.

[Real Pol]

We don't have any of these centers round here as far as I'm aware. I'm not really keen enough to go to one of these "official" places anyway. I fancy the half arsed method I've been doing my whole life. It's also not as easy to plonk a boat on a loch around here. Too many bloody tourists complaining about the noise (quite right). Where as the sea is full of ships so no complaints there.

[kitesurfer]

Okay, I don't really know much about wakeboarding. A guy from my work has a speed boat and I thought it might be cool to go wakeboarding in the summer when it's flat.

Does anyone do this?

What do you need?
A boat with a largeish engine? - Check!
A wetsuit? - Check!
A wakeboard? - Buy Kiteys wakeboard complete with bag and bindings instead of trusting to luck on fleabay!
A rope? - B&Q!
A lake? - The North Sea!

Surely that's it?

Also does anyone know where I can get an inflatable bannana boat to tow some hot chicks in bikinis around when I'm not wakin'!?!

*Discalimer - If Real Pol goes through with this project he will not wear his boardshorts outside his wetsuit*

[kitesurfer]

Wakeboardings great fun and don't worry too much about the boat shape not producing too much wake. Just load it up with as much weight as possible (throw in a few extra haggis) as this will help produce bigger weight.

Oh and did i mention i've got a wakeboard for sale????


KS

[drowningbitbybit]

load it up with as much weight as possible

Boat. Beer. The perfect solution.

[Real Pol]

Oh and did i mention i've got a wakeboard for sale???

Is this one you've made? I'll really only be looking for a cheap second hand plank to have a go on, so I imagine you're out of my price range.

The bikini clad "babes" you get up here will probably be weighty enough to cause a wake.

[kitesurfer]

Oh and did i mention i've got a wakeboard for sale???

Is this one you've made? I'll really only be looking for a cheap second hand plank to have a go on, so I imagine you're out of my price range.

The bikini clad "babes" you get up here will probably be weighty enough to cause a wake.

Haha no its one i bought. I do have another one without bindings though that you could have cheap. £50 including postage. I'll dig out some photos if you want.

KS

[Real Pol]

I'm not quite at the stage to start this. I need to make sure this isn't all pub talk. Usually I'm more keen than the other people involved when ever I try something new. Once I've had a go on the skis then I'll think about getting a board.

You sound like an expert Kitesurfer. I'll be back to pick your brains later!

[Hang11]

load it up with as much weight as possible

Boat. Beer. The perfect solution.

Just use 20 big fat ugly scottish chicks. Plenty of them around and cheaper than beer

[Real Pol]

Hang11, if you're going to insult the Scottish, don't just rewrite a joke that a Scot has already written a few posts up.....

The bikini clad "babes" you get up here will probably be weighty enough to cause a wake.

Your lack of imagination and creativity is obviously due to living in a country inhabited by the most boring people in the world for so long.
Shame, shame. How the once mighty have fallen.

[Hang11]

Sorry didn't read that post - I was just too keen to take the p1ss out of the sweatys and went for it.

[Real Pol]

Ah, we'll let you off then. Just try harder next time!

[skasteppa]

I'm a pretty experienced wakeboarder and ride loads of cable parks in the UK, if this thread gets revived again I'm happy to help or even come and shred with you.

[waikikikichan]

if this thread gets revived again I'm happy to help or even come and shred with you.

Maybe there will be another person to comment .............. say in another 10 years ?

[skasteppa]

Maybe..I'll still be riding then