Winter Wakes

Wake Hobo · Outlaw Joined: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 227 City: Kemp

Being as it is already July 31 and summer will quickly end. As being new to this sport is there winter wake boarding. Cause down here in Texas our lakes don't really freeze over but it does get really cold.... Am i crazy to want to wake board year round cause i really don't think it will be that much of a big deal with a wet suit on. But i really have never tried it. Confused

so i dunno

Full of Crap,

Logan

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

yes there is winter riding. there are a lot fewer people that are on the water in the winter, which is why i generally like to ride in the winter. there are MUCH less crazy people, and generally speaking the only people dumb enough to brave the cold water and cold weather are people that know what they are doing.

get a drysuit or wetsuit, find a crew, and keep riding....

listen2cky · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 3:41 pm Post subject:

yeah lots of people here in washington ride year round, i would but i dont know those who do and my parents put our boat in dry storage.
Otherwise i'd love to.
Maybe i'll try and hook up with some people.

Its always sad to see the summer end though cuz with the end of summer comes an end to warm weather, wakeboarding, and women in skimpy bikinis:(

Wake Hobo · Outlaw Joined: 31 Jul 2003 Posts: 227 City: Kemp

I have a wet suit given to me by my cousin from when he went to austrailia.... but is there like a certain temperature for each wet suit or do you think that one will do and if not i will find out probably in october...

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 4:16 pm Post subject:

jedama1210 · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 4:21 pm Post subject:

there arew different wetsuits for different tempuratures, the normal is a 3-2 which is 3 mm on the lower body and 2 mm on the upper body, which is what you rpobablly have, and there is a 4-3, and a 5-4 and a drysuit(ou learn a thing or two about wetsuits when you surf Cool

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wakeboarder rez · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject:

drysuits that are like $300 work well in feburary in illinois (like 10 degrees outside) i just did it once but the thing is too bulky

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 6:54 pm Post subject:

wakeboarder rez, I would rather have a bulky drysuit and smooth water than some of the crap I have seen happen on the delta in the summer months. I haven't been to the delta in 3 months and haven't really got to many good runs in at the lake. But I know come fall the water will be OURS again and I can ride hard then. For now it's budlight and wakesurfing at the lake Very Happy

ghettolake415 · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 7:54 pm Post subject:

yea i always say to my friends gezz i am looking forward to winter when we get all the butter all the time and they r like r u crazy it's too cold but we ride anyway and like u guys say, u've got all the glass to urself!!!!!!!!!!

ghettolake415 · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 7:57 pm Post subject:

o and listen2cky, good point about the bikinis, i know we won't be riding w/ the same number of chicks probably in the winter. only one b/c she accually comes to ride and not just chill, but yea the chicks will be in hoodies and long pants. DAMMIT!!!!!!

Mad Trix · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject:

yah, chicks kick ass!! skimpy bikinis should be a the school uniform for chicks (that qualify....you'd have to try out infront of a panel of judges)

Jay Dutton · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject:

Early spring and late fall are where it's at here it UT. All the clowns are off the lake and it's butter all the time. That's when I have the best sessions. Nothing like 38 degree water and 50 degree air temp. You get used to riding in a drysuit.

Russian- you're right on track w/beers and wakesurfing. If it weren't for the landlock I'd be awfully pissed off trying to ride.

RUSSIAN · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject:

Jay Dutton, Wink

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Jul 31, 2003 9:03 pm Post subject:

The whole summer i have only gotten one day where the water was pretty much glass. Usually its pretty smooth but has rollers the whole time. Agh that pisses me off. This is my first season wakeboarding but i am looking forward to wakeboarding in the Fall since i like in souther Louisiana it doesnt get cold till october/november Very Happy