When do you get back in the water...

DrummerG · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 23 City: Guntersville

Hey, down here in alabama its been in the 70's past few days...that means the water's warming up!! so i'm hoping to be back in the water spring break.

How 'bout everyone else....lets hear your location and when you hit the water!

BigMace255 · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 271

Are you going to go in a wetsuit or just brave the cold?

I'm hoping to go when the temp has been in the low 80s for at least a week.

For North Carolina, that'll probably be in more than a month.

NightAngel · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 219 City: Union Grove

DrummerG, I think my hubby and I are going to be cruising Guntersville sometime in April but I dont think we will be in the water until May. We HATE cold water. Wetsuit or not its still cold. HA might even get a wetsuit for early may. We may need it. LOL

BioliteRy · Outlaw Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 206 City: O-town

Oh, if i'm lucky late april early may. Gonna be cold water, will have to man up to it.

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

it is still freezing cold in the detroit, michigan area. i'm hoping by the end of april / beginning of may i'll get to try out my new board & boat

BigMace255 · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 271

So would this be going in wetsuits or going without?

I never really got what "warm" water is. Air temp I know, but water temp I'm not so sure.

marcuskg · Posted: Mar 08, 2006 10:52 am Post subject:

hopefully in 3weeks when i go to Florida Laughing

i bear the cold of the lovely atlantic ocean and the even better english weather when i go riding so its nearly always wetsuits Sad

nfn · Soul Rider Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 388 City: Sioux City

I follow a simple formula.

When itch to board is > Lake water temp = Riding season starts.

This usually happens anywhere from late Feb. to early April.

DrummerG · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 23 City: Guntersville

Yeah, if i hit the water for spring break, i'm going to probably need a wetsuit... but i'm definatly going out, i've been waitng to get back on the board ever since i got off in october.

karkid · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 327 City: Tempe

next weekend buddy!

NightAngel · Outlaw Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 219 City: Union Grove

I know the feeling. Where on Guntersville do you ride? We usually hit Honeycomb by Sunrise Marina or across from the Boat Mart off of 69.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Mar 08, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject:

BigMace255, do you ride up at Lake Gaston? Thats where I ride.

and the upper 70's and mid 80's in Raleigh, NC is supposed to be getting later this week is really getting me excited for the new season... i should be riding by mid april, hopefully

bradmo42 · Criminal Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 50 City: Houston

bout a month ago down here in conroe texas

--Sharp-- · Outlaw Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 113 City: Two-mountains

quebec here its still freezing...im not used ferenheit but its -9 ish celcious so the water isn't near ready its still ice. but i already have the date of when im going to go wakeboard its goin to be mai 7th and in quebec its still going to be freezing Sad

BigMace255 · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 271

Blindside 137, I don't really have a place that I ride ATM. This is going to be my first year, first boat, etc. My family and I are going to try out different lakes, and settle on a spot, probably by the end of the year.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Mar 09, 2006 2:29 pm Post subject:

--Sharp--, thats about 15.8 degrees F. and that is extremely cold. Im glad its 26 Degrees celsius where I am, i dont know if i could survive... i hate cold weather.

BigMace255, Lake Gaston is really the only lake i know of to ride on, Falls lake is good but extremely small and im not sure about Kerr(sp?) lake. but gaston can get pretty choppy at times...

DrummerG · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 23 City: Guntersville

NightAngel, i have a lake house in the honeycomb area, thats where me and wakeboarddrumma normally ride, we should meet up sometime once i can get out of school lol.

Chad H · Posted: Mar 09, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject:

DrummerG,
I still haven't seen you at school yet or met you. I will definitely be down for riding down to g'ville this summer and enjoying a day out with you or more. It looks like we are selling our boat, and not replacing it, so i am going to be bumming rides off people this summer.

On guntersville we are trying to get a riders contact list going. So if you want, just PM me your info (I already know your name, i just need your email, and boat model, and if you want to hang out with other people who wakeboard this summer.)

Just let me know. I think me and Brandon Howard are heading out over spring break too. Do you know brandon?

phantom268 · Posted: Mar 10, 2006 6:01 am Post subject:

buckthis · Posted: Mar 10, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject:

here in ohio i don't ride unless both the water and air temperatures are over 50dgrs.

gregford · Newbie Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 7 City: brisbane

when do i get back in the water? i don't leave the water, i feel so sorry for you all Sad

but i live in queensland australia i don't think the water temp gets any less than 18 degrees C ever and most winter days the air temp is between 22C 26C its cold but not cold enough to stop me from getting in the water
i learnt to wakeboard in june last year the start of winter
and no one wears a wet suit here
i guess we get the opposite our water is hot atm its like wakeboarding in a hot tub november through march

buckthis · Posted: Mar 12, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:

yah, hot water sucks

--Sharp-- · Outlaw Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 113 City: Two-mountains

--Sharp--, thats about 15.8 degrees F. and that is extremely cold. Im glad its 26 Degrees celsius where I am, i dont know if i could survive... i hate cold weather. ...

...Me too lol

QNev · Posted: Mar 12, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:

Here it's been about 0-15 celcius for the past few weeks. It's hard to say when we'll be back in, because one day it was 20 and the next day it snowed. I have no idea what the water temperature is, but it probably won't warm up anytime soon Crying or Very sad