I started my daughter out when she was 9. The hardest thing for kids is to get the board turned up on its edge when starting. We started out with an adult sitting on the platform holding the rope short and tight. The adult would flip the board and put their feet on the bottom of the board and have the child push on the top of the board. Essentially, the child is pushing against the adult. Then put the boat in gear and as the board gets "push" from the water, slowly let out the rope until all of the slack is gone. Then slowly take off. Worked well for all of the kids we teach.
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