wakeskate

[zak123]

just wonderin if anyone out there wakeskates

[0910]

I do, love it

[JAM]

I'd say a lot of us do, but it's all a matter of having that friend with a boat.  Did a lot of wakeskating when I had a pull, but that ship sailed.  Nice parallels between wakeskating and snowskating.  Wakeskaters are further in their progression, but then again, they can ride year-round (if in FL).

[Jesse]

lets say a person has access to a fast flowing stream/river. Could a guy string a rope across? or would the water have to be moving way too fast, if so would a bigger board help? Ive never done it but i am intrigued. Whats the construction on those like? what are they made of ect? looks super fun. 

[zak123]

I figured some of you did I also love to wakeskate. That is when my crappy boat wants to run. And I have tried it i'n a river didn't work well with the skate but the surf board and the right rapid is a blast.

[JAM]

With the river, some folks have been using the banshee bungee cord to give the appropriate velocity.  Most of the footage has been with winches.  Most people can find a small retention pond or similar for that.  Go to wakeskating.com.  Tons of info on their forum.

[snosk8]

I have been using a banshee bungee in the river with a basic CWB wakeskate and it works great.  My only issue is that my bungee only lasted about a year.  They wear out pretty fast. Replacing them every year is kind of spendy.

[Jordan]

Not to mention dangerous when a bungee 'expires'. I wakeskate when I get boat access but not too often. Now if I get access I usually opt for wakesurfing.

[hamiskates]

Right on!  I haven't wakeboarded since I tried a wakeskate about 7 years ago.  I had to buy one immediately...

[Cheesesk8]

Yep at 0910 we wakeskate too!

check this out, from an afternoon of fun at the cable park

http://www.vimeo.com/28816749

[barontieri]

wakeskating is awesome, no more access to a boat this summer unfortunately and the cablepark is pretty far away (and kind of crap too), I miss the Texas ski ranch!

[chiller]

did get to finally wake surf this summer. was a blast but don't think I will ever be able to afford a surf boat. We were on a malibu 24/7 which I guess run 70-90k.