Standing start for wakesurf

[brianmonique]

I see a lot of pics of two people on a surf board. Is there an easy way to do a standing start or how do u do it...I gotta be missing something here

[ragboy]

Cool if there was a video about that...

Oh wait, there is!

[jbort]

I just love the humor - also the vids too.

[bigdaddy_houseboater]

A little like a wakeskae start. We used to start like this when we wanted to stand up on a kneeboard..

[Fiveflat]

I've started off the swimdeck before. Just stand on the nose of the board at the swimdeck and slowly shift your weight off the swimdeck. Never done that tandem though

[ragboy]

I don't think that would work tandem. Swimdeck starts can also precipitate a nice faceplant to the back of the boat, ouch.

[Duncan]

Cool if there was a video about that...

Oh wait, there is!

I see Jessie riding with RJ in there ... is the process for getting up a small child different? I would guess the child could start cradled betweeen the adults knees?

Oh yeah ... I am sure I speak for many of us on TO as being interested in an update as to the surfing exploits of the "Chocolate Leprechaun"!

[ragboy]

Y, much easier. RJ has her put her feet between his and hold the handle with him. When they are really small, you just get up one handed and hold them.

Here is another video, with 2 more tandems in it.

[Fiveflat]

I don't think that would work tandem. Swimdeck starts can also precipitate a nice faceplant to the back of the boat, ouch.

Never said it was the best of ideas Just sayin' I did it before.

[ragboy]

I hear ya. ;-)

[brianmonique]

Thanks for the videos and the humor of course! Always count to this site for a bit of good advise and entertainment!! We'll try it out tomorrow!

[jrobertson]

No cool vid like Ragboy, but I tandem with my 5 year old every time we go out. He loves it! Still doesn't have the courage to get up on the kneeboard on his own yet, so I take hime wakesurfing. I have him lay out on his back as I hold him and place his heels on the center of the board. He holds my arms till we get up and then I tell him to grab my legs. He is so small I don't let him hold the rope at all. Once we are up I tell him to move based on where I need the weight. Its a blast!