We had the boy back in the water this weekend, to give it another try.
Although he didn't ride as far as he did the first time out, he was more of a trooper, he cried less and hung in for 6 or 7 pulls before he wanted to be done. All we want is to lay a foundation here at the end of this summer so next summer, when he's a big FOUR years old, he'll be ready to throw down.
I've uploaded a video of his two best attempts:
http://www.wakepics.com/view_single.php?medid=17163