3 Years old and Boarding NOW!

My son (KJ) has been wakeboard crazy but was never ready to actually board, he would put on his board and play on the teak deck but that was it.

Well for about 2 days in a row he would sneak out into the garage and get his wetsuit and life jacket and say he was ready!

So we went out for a realxing day on the water and before we got the boat luanched he was suited up and ready. First run belonged to him but he insisted to ride my board first. Before he realized he had no binding on my board we were in the water. He asked where to put his feet so I told him on my board, he said ok.. Next we were up and crusing at 14.5. We were pushing water but I didn't want to scare him and plus if we crashed I didn't want it to be to bad.

The second pic he was mad to stop..

Now everyday he is waking us up wanting to go. He just turned 3 a few months ago. also in the pics is our daughter Cyan (9months)getting her feet wet for the first time.







(Message edited by ghostrider_2 on June 24, 2007)

haha How cool of a feeling is that? I can only imagine... just makes me wanna be a dad. Very cool and thanks for sharing the pics!

Nice pics, memories that will last for a lifetime.

My son is 19 months and I can't wait to get him out there.

it was hard to wait since he picked out his board last summer at just 2 yrs old!

"before we got the boat luanched he was suited up and ready"

PRICELESS

And Nice Sanger!

(Message edited by bftskir on June 24, 2007)

i just read your personal quote Kenny...we both even capitalized it!!!

(Message edited by bftskir on June 24, 2007)

Awesome, I know the feeling my son is in his first comp next month at 6yrs old, and I have a 5 year old daughter who is also coming up. great pics!!

6 and his first comp!!!

WOW! thats awesome

Thanks kenny, nothing big but he wants to do it, and I think the experience will be good for him. he's riding in the Scioto wakefest in columbus ohio on july 8th (mini outlaw divison) should be fun. Yours will be ready sooner than you think, they pick it up so fast!!! enjoy it nice boat by the way!! are those wetsounds speakers?

Nope, Liquid Trends, and they are kickers (No Comlaints either).

your profile shows you have a nice wakesetter yourself!

your profile shows you have a nice wakesetter yourself!

That's so awesome! I can't wait for those moments when I have kids...eventually!

im a teenager now but thats what my dad did with me when i was 3 and it made some good memories. did you teach him how to ride the board by himself?

not yet TY, he knows how to put his on but he's not ready to ride by himself yet (but he thinks he is). Still working on him getting comfortable flipping the board over if he lands face down.

(Message edited by ghostrider_2 on June 25, 2007)

This is my little guy. 3 1/2. He now has his own board. I used to ride like that with him in my arms ,now I just put him in the board and ride with my feet on the outer edges. He thinks he is doing the whole thing. We love. Congrats!

This is my little guy. 3 1/2. He now has his own board. I used to ride like that with him in my arms ,now I just put him in the board and ride with my feet on the outer edges. He thinks he is doing the whole thing. We love. Congrats!

wow..I am jealeous....mine are 7 and 9 and I can't get them past pulling them by hand along the beach....I ask them but they are not interested or reluctant...I guess I just have to wait till they are ready. So if you got yours up....really enjoy it!

thats awesome congrats

Awesome Kenny. You know he is going to do an invert before you do!

Dave, how do you keep a small board on top the water with you on it?

Michael, I think with letting him pick out his board last summer, dragging him around the yard, and alsways bringing his board on the boat everytime help to make a difference. His only reason for not trying last summer is that the water here is colder (Washington 55-65) than it was back home (Sacramento 65-79). So the wetsuit played a big part this year.

A major thing was if anybody crashed we didn't go "OOOOHHHHH"" the rider would always smile and people in the boat would give praise (if he wasn't on the boat NO PRAISE LOL)

Tate, ya I know your right, so now you got to rub it in

I leave this sat for another month but when I get back "GAME ON"

The Board is an 111cm and I weigh 140, kid is 35, so 175 pounds on that board isn't to bad. Consider a wakeskate is only 115cm long. I figured it would take our weight no problem. If you ride a kids 124cm and I ride a 134cmm that is only 4 iches shorter. Worked out great. My buddy rode with his daughter this weekend the same way and he weights 175 and his daughter is 50. The did it too.

Thanks for the advice kenny.....now I just need to convince the other half...to let me buy them something. Actually if she was into it I am sure they would have been on years ago....as they are latched to her hip!!LoL!

Dave,
my sons board is only a 109 and I weight about 185lbs myself and my son weights 45lbs so I think that might be a little 2 much?

(Message edited by ghostrider_2 on June 25, 2007)

Tate, don't forget you are 7.5 years ahead of me, (with as smirk on my face)..