I have to take a moment and give a little tribute to Tige...and I guess "my" Tige.
Because of college ending, running my own business, and just flat not having enough time, I sold my last boat a few years ago. When a friend invited me out last year, I remembered what I was missing and decided I needed to become a boat owner once again. My uncle has always had Super Air Nautiques, my best boarding buddy has had a 2001 Tige since new etc so I'd ridden them all but until this year, all I personally had owned were Mastercrafts - and I swore by them.
I really ended up getting my Z1 by accident. When I bought it, I thought it would just be a stepping stone for a year as I got back into the sport and never intended on owning it longer than a season. At first, when friends and strangers would comment on how awesome looking it was, I'd say, well...it is an "ok" boat because my heart was still set on whatever I'd buy after it. Since then, my feelings have come full circle. Slowly this summer, I've learned know it's not an OK boat, it's a GREAT boat. I love my Z1.
I took way too long to do it, but once I learned how to weight the boat and find the sweet spot with taps, I realized this boat is awesome. When switching from surf to wakeboarding, I don't think I could live without TAPS (you all know how easy TAPS makes it). The wake is only part of why I love it. The looks are awesome, the dealer I've worked with has been awesome (credit to Performance out at Lake Ozarks), and the memories I've gotten from it are awesome.
Regardless, I didn't want to make this a long post, but I had to post it. What really gets me is that the Z1 is considered the entry boat. Knowing this, even though I'm still probably going to sell my boat this year, it's going to be a lot harder to do now.
...and as you might imagine, there's a good chance the purchase for next year just might be another tige...
Hats off to tige. Post your love stories as well.
Because of college ending, running my own business, and just flat not having enough time, I sold my last boat a few years ago. When a friend invited me out last year, I remembered what I was missing and decided I needed to become a boat owner once again. My uncle has always had Super Air Nautiques, my best boarding buddy has had a 2001 Tige since new etc so I'd ridden them all but until this year, all I personally had owned were Mastercrafts - and I swore by them.
I really ended up getting my Z1 by accident. When I bought it, I thought it would just be a stepping stone for a year as I got back into the sport and never intended on owning it longer than a season. At first, when friends and strangers would comment on how awesome looking it was, I'd say, well...it is an "ok" boat because my heart was still set on whatever I'd buy after it. Since then, my feelings have come full circle. Slowly this summer, I've learned know it's not an OK boat, it's a GREAT boat. I love my Z1.
I took way too long to do it, but once I learned how to weight the boat and find the sweet spot with taps, I realized this boat is awesome. When switching from surf to wakeboarding, I don't think I could live without TAPS (you all know how easy TAPS makes it). The wake is only part of why I love it. The looks are awesome, the dealer I've worked with has been awesome (credit to Performance out at Lake Ozarks), and the memories I've gotten from it are awesome.
Regardless, I didn't want to make this a long post, but I had to post it. What really gets me is that the Z1 is considered the entry boat. Knowing this, even though I'm still probably going to sell my boat this year, it's going to be a lot harder to do now.
...and as you might imagine, there's a good chance the purchase for next year just might be another tige...
Hats off to tige. Post your love stories as well.
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