anyone ever tow a surfboard?

[bowman316]

A few weeks ago I took my surfboard out on the boat, and I was able to stand up on the board, while getting towed at about 5 mph. Then speed up once you are up. Then you just surf like you are on a wave, or like you are on a wake board. I am not surfing the wake, but just getting towed. I never let go of the rope.

They say you can let go of the rope and surf the wake if you have a straight inboard motor.

Anyone ever do this. Seems like a good substitute for a wake board, just no bindings. That makes this safer IMO.

 

[grahamh]

Re: anyone ever tow a surfboard?

I've been pulled on a surfboard before, (not wake surfing, just doing the same thing as you).

The novelty factor was fun, but to me wakeboarding is just better, I could cut harder. I'd do it again if someone brought a board, but my boats not that big, and surfboards take up space.

As far as bindings being dangerous, I don't really feel like it's that bad, I've had the board get ripped off my feet during a hard fall it it didn't hurt too much.

I'd love to give "real" wakesurfing a try, but I don't have the boat for it.

 

[bowman316]

Re: anyone ever tow a surfboard?

i hear that, I want to try wake surfing too. I try to throw the surfer a big wake my turning. IF I turn left, there is a big wake on the right. I tried towing him at below planing speeds, but he would have to get dangersoulsy close to the prop.

 

[sbbamafan]

Re: anyone ever tow a surfboard?

If you are unfamiliar with wakesurfing, I suggest you look it up on youtube.com. They have lots of wakesurfing videos.

 

[brian_mcwhirter]

Re: anyone ever tow a surfboard?

If you don't have a big wakeboard boat, you can run two smaller boats side-by side so that the wakes converge. One boat starts out pulling the surfer, and the second comes up slowly from behind, and to the side. Start your surfboard run in the wake trough. You'll get to the point where you can release the handle and "surf". It's kind of a novelty, but that's about it. Not real exciting, but the boat drivers have to really trust each other. . .

 

[salty87]

Re: anyone ever tow a surfboard?

you can easily fall forward from a surfboard, you can also ram into the back of the boat if you aren't careful....watch those i/o's. sounds like a death wish to me.

as for using 2 boats, make sure there's no lake patrol around. that's highly illegal/unsafe operation.

 

[eatmydirt85]

Re: anyone ever tow a surfboard?

I can actually do this behind a jetski easily we have a wake sea doo and if the ballast is full and there are 2 people aboard, it throws a good wave, and no prop to look out for!

 

[Moku'ula]

Re: anyone ever tow a surfboard?

Yeah...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=38463281

We've added a actual wakesurf board to the quiver this summer...

It's been pretty sick!