I am looking for a little advice on my first time wake boarding from my boat or any boat. I have wake boarded at a cable park before and am a kiteboarder.
I recently got my wakeboard set up (rope and tow harness) and have a rear view mirror. I'm going to go out in Tampa Bay with a couple others this weekend and will have a spotter. I am just using my kiteboard for now.
Anyways, I know it gets very shallow in spots, so my plan is to study the charts and make sure where I'm wake boarding is in safe water. Also, I would assume that I would want to be out of any channels and where it's not busy. Am I missing anything here?
What depth of water is best for this? Would it make sense to find an area with the appropriate depths that is way off of the channels and areas where a lot of boats come through?
Also, my rope came at 75ft. I shortened it to 65ft because I heard that's better for beginners. Does that sound right?
I figure I should find a good area on the map/chart, go there and boat around for a few minutes. I'll look out for any obstructions and then go ahead.
How do you start out? I know how to get up on board and ride but what is the procedure for starting on a boat? The boat is a 14ft V hull with an outboard. I would probably have to get in the water from the side.
Thanks
I recently got my wakeboard set up (rope and tow harness) and have a rear view mirror. I'm going to go out in Tampa Bay with a couple others this weekend and will have a spotter. I am just using my kiteboard for now.
Anyways, I know it gets very shallow in spots, so my plan is to study the charts and make sure where I'm wake boarding is in safe water. Also, I would assume that I would want to be out of any channels and where it's not busy. Am I missing anything here?
What depth of water is best for this? Would it make sense to find an area with the appropriate depths that is way off of the channels and areas where a lot of boats come through?
Also, my rope came at 75ft. I shortened it to 65ft because I heard that's better for beginners. Does that sound right?
I figure I should find a good area on the map/chart, go there and boat around for a few minutes. I'll look out for any obstructions and then go ahead.
How do you start out? I know how to get up on board and ride but what is the procedure for starting on a boat? The boat is a 14ft V hull with an outboard. I would probably have to get in the water from the side.
Thanks