I've read lots of threads (many a couple of years old) on the topic of "Which wakesurf board?", but I have some specific questions.
Christmas is coming and I think Santa is going to bring 1-2 new wakesurf boards to go with our new 24Ve. Trouble is, we can't demo anything because the lakes are freezing up now. It probably doesn't matter anyway, since we're brand new to wakesurfing so we probably don't know enough to judge for ourselves anyway.
Here's our situation. There are three of us in our family (me at 5-10/175#, wife at 5-6/150#, 8YO son at 4-4/70#) and all three of us want to hit wakesurfing hard next season. We are rank beginners, but we're quite physically capable. I've been behind a friend's wakesurf boat exactly one time, got up instantly, and after about two minutes of board time was able to go ropeless and hold it for about 15 seconds. My son has also been behind that boat that one day, got up with no problems, and was very close to trying ropeless. All three of us learn fast (absolutely not bragging, just trying to provide good background for board recommendations) so while we might need a "beginner" board we're afraid of outgrowing it quickly.
We'll play with air tricks, but I'm already a huge surface trick guy. I ride finless on my wakeboard to make multispins easier. Also, none of us have a "preferred" side and we intentionally do constant 180's to keep our skills symmetrical. (I was already wanting to try 180's on my first day behind the wakesurf boat.) This makes me think we'd want a truly symmetrical board (with fins? finless?), but that's just a guess.
Meanwhile, we also entertain dozens of family and friends almost every summer day at our lake place. Virtually every one will want to try wakesurfing, just like they've all wanted to learn wakeboarding. We have an entire rack of wakeboards in our boathouse that we've picked up over the years to accommodate everybody (garage sales, demos and rentals, etc.) but we can't afford to duplicate that in wakesurf boards. That said, our friends range up to 250+ pounds and well over six feet tall so I doubt they are going to learn well on a board that suits our under-6foot family.
That's some background. I'm happy to answer questions to help narrow the list of recommended boards. Thanks in advance for assistance, recommendations, and comments!
Christmas is coming and I think Santa is going to bring 1-2 new wakesurf boards to go with our new 24Ve. Trouble is, we can't demo anything because the lakes are freezing up now. It probably doesn't matter anyway, since we're brand new to wakesurfing so we probably don't know enough to judge for ourselves anyway.
Here's our situation. There are three of us in our family (me at 5-10/175#, wife at 5-6/150#, 8YO son at 4-4/70#) and all three of us want to hit wakesurfing hard next season. We are rank beginners, but we're quite physically capable. I've been behind a friend's wakesurf boat exactly one time, got up instantly, and after about two minutes of board time was able to go ropeless and hold it for about 15 seconds. My son has also been behind that boat that one day, got up with no problems, and was very close to trying ropeless. All three of us learn fast (absolutely not bragging, just trying to provide good background for board recommendations) so while we might need a "beginner" board we're afraid of outgrowing it quickly.
We'll play with air tricks, but I'm already a huge surface trick guy. I ride finless on my wakeboard to make multispins easier. Also, none of us have a "preferred" side and we intentionally do constant 180's to keep our skills symmetrical. (I was already wanting to try 180's on my first day behind the wakesurf boat.) This makes me think we'd want a truly symmetrical board (with fins? finless?), but that's just a guess.
Meanwhile, we also entertain dozens of family and friends almost every summer day at our lake place. Virtually every one will want to try wakesurfing, just like they've all wanted to learn wakeboarding. We have an entire rack of wakeboards in our boathouse that we've picked up over the years to accommodate everybody (garage sales, demos and rentals, etc.) but we can't afford to duplicate that in wakesurf boards. That said, our friends range up to 250+ pounds and well over six feet tall so I doubt they are going to learn well on a board that suits our under-6foot family.
That's some background. I'm happy to answer questions to help narrow the list of recommended boards. Thanks in advance for assistance, recommendations, and comments!
: Fast, handles like a dream, and light as a feather 
: FRAGILE(sqeeze with hand = finger dents), Pricey
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