ocean wakeboarding?

mikeridesbikess · Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 26

I am thinking about getting a cheap jet ski for next summer and being I live very close to the ocean, I was thinking about trying wakeboarding in the ocean carving up waves. I saw an article on it a few yrs ago and it looked pretty cool. Has anyone tried this? I don't even know if it would work, I could imagine it would be a pain to pick someone up if they fall in the breakers.

Oasis137 · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 687 City: J-Town

That would be pretty sweet.

QNev · Posted: Aug 27, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject:

It would be sweet to hairpin at 30, cut to the outside, let go and fly off a huge wave Very Happy

That could hurt Confused

mikeridesbikess · Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 26

I live on Long Island, NY and the waves have around 4ft faces on average. I wonder how high you could get cutting in and popping hard off a face or back of the wave. If its a 4-5ft tall face...who knows.

david-d · Guest

Danny Harf does this in a video, I forget which one, and I'm sure there are other riders too, I just distinctly remember seeing Danny do it in a vid.

Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

yea a whole bunch of guys went to that military base, and ripped up the waves there being pulled behind hummers, and jibbing a hovercraft

Natman · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 873 City: Eddy TOWN

aswell as the trip to tahitit

w2w motive · Outlaw Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 105

http://www.hyperlite.com/06_web/06_index.html

watch shock and awe. Yes, it can be done, but its not something just anyone can do. im sure itd be really hard. i think there's a guy luanching off of a wave off a wave too. your driver would have to be really good, and you would have to be really good. give it a shot though!

w2w motive · Outlaw Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 105

sorry, on that link go to downloads, then go to shock and awe

CasWakes · Posted: Aug 27, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject:

I was actually going to do that today but never got a hold of my friends ski, the waves were small though

mikeridesbikess · Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 26

I figure I will give it a try I have wanted a jet ski for awhile anyway. I'm nothing special at wakeboarding. I can clear the wake and get 5ft of height and do some 180s. I only started seriously wakeboarding a few weeks ago and I have to say wakeboarding is one of the most fun sports I have ever done.