Dan Nott fastest wakeboarder? wtf?

fifeman · Outlaw Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Posts: 244

the article on the main page says he achieved speeds up to 20 knots...which is 23 mph. whats the big deal?

seven20 · Posted: Oct 28, 2005 11:39 am Post subject:

hopefully there is a typo...i ride faster than that

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

Just messing around I've hit 40 mph on a wakeboard and a wakeskate (no tricks at that speed of course).

Mr. Top Hat · Outlaw Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 237

coughcoughsliderat40mphcoughcoughwakeskatecoughcough

Mike Isler · Moderator Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 718 City: New York

Just a public relations press release... if you read closely it says fastest behind a specific kind of sailboat, not in general.

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

Mr. Top Hat, well played.

wkbrdr · Posted: Oct 28, 2005 12:23 pm Post subject:

Dpierce37 · Ladies Man Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 7659 City: Austin

We had a dam to dam race here in Austin and the average speed on a wakeboard for the winning group was like 35 mph Shocked

Maestro · Posted: Oct 28, 2005 12:56 pm Post subject:

In the summer at our slider park we'd whip people around corners on the seadoo - once you got going straight again you'd have to gun it up into the 40s to catch up to the rider. I think I had one kid hit 48 or so. It was quick.

jvanick · Posted: Oct 28, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject:

Before we had perfect pass, there were MANY times that I was riding at 30mph+
Used to make for entertaining screaming matches with the driver(s).

-J

RD · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 626 City: Discovery Bay

Fastest wakeboarder ever behind a sailboat!

That's some pretty important stuff!

I think it's safe to say most wakeboarding doesn't occur anywhere near sailboats, let alone cup racers, who aren't happy until the prevailing wind speed reaches about 30 mph.

Plus I think the guy in my Avatar is going faster!

blind5 · Outlaw Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 181

Where I could deffintly see that doing that would be really fun, intresting and the whole bit. But, it just shouldn't be "news" to the wakeboard world. People have ridin a lot faster, behind bigger boats and probably higher tows.

I havn't ridin behind anything bigger or higher, but i have for sure gone faster. Ealier this year I caught my back edge on a roam behind a jet ski going 65mph. (we were trying to see how far we could whip eachother) But I didn't send it in and try to get some Genuis Book record, wakeboarding isn't about speed last time I checked.

Enzoborder230 · Posted: Oct 30, 2005 6:38 pm Post subject:

blind5, yah i think u might be lying, thatd literally come close to killing you

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

Ralph · Posted: Oct 30, 2005 7:39 pm Post subject:

24 knots was the cut off. Wish it was 18 knots our boat might have held together a bit better.

kyle · Guest

its like when they posted that longest slider contest in england. no one even made it half way across the thing. if you let shane, parks or harf hit it, they would have backlipped the whole slider and set a "record"

RD · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 626 City: Discovery Bay

Mike · Addict Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 536 City: Orlando

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

Aaron Hale · Outlaw Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 177 City: Soddy, TN

I remember reading about 3 or 4 years ago in an Alliance magazine that Shaun Murray was being clocked at over 90 mph behind a sea doo being whipped around turns. And that article title is very misleading.

Thomas P. · Addict Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 717

that was actually brandon meek with the fastest speed on a wakeboard @ 72-somthing mph.

blind5 · Outlaw Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 181

Chad H · Posted: Nov 02, 2005 3:28 pm Post subject:

Enzoborder230,
blind5 (Rob) doesn't talk much stuff...

I haven't met him, but he is probably the best wakeboarder in AL.