It Happened On Sunday!

(supratweaked) · (supratweaked) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-29-2007, 7:36 PM

My ten year old daughter started to work on wake to wake jumps about seven weeks ago. She ended up putting that goal aside to work on an INT National pass when she was invited to ride in Zachary LA. On Saturday we were back on the home lake and she decided that she was comfortable riding a larger board and wanted to try and conquer that wake to wake jump. She tried and tried but ended up casing the wake many times. I asked her to really watch her older sister's body position and edging. When we got home we showed her pictures of her riding and also her sisters. At that point I saw a light bulb go on in her head. Sofia told me "I'm going to clear that wake on Sunday". On Sunday she went from clearing the wake after throwing the handle in the air to acually riding away from four of them in a row.

Sorry to be sooo long winded, but we (mom, dad & sis) are so proud of her for setting a goal and working to reach that goal.

Here are a few pics of Sofia's epic day!

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Edging out
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Looking Good
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1st wake to wake landing
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CELEBRATION TIME!!!!

(nickdakoolkat) · (nickdakoolkat) **Join Date: Sep 2005** 10-29-2007, 7:40 PM

YEAH!!!! Sick! That wake is taller than her, and she can now clear it!

(nickdakoolkat) · (nickdakoolkat) **Join Date: Sep 2005** 10-29-2007, 7:40 PM

oh yeah, is that berryessa butter i see?!?!?!

(supratweaked) · (supratweaked) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-29-2007, 7:42 PM

Oh Yea!

(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 10-29-2007, 7:44 PM

congrats. that wake is almost as big as her, thats got to be intimidating.
progression is awesome. keep shreding

(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 10-29-2007, 7:45 PM

Nick, i havent seen berryessa like that since january

(ronnyboy27) · (ronnyboy27) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 10-29-2007, 8:41 PM

Either she is really short or that wake is the biggest I've ever seen.

(deltawake) · (deltawake) **Join Date: Sep 2004** 10-29-2007, 8:49 PM

Way to go Sofia!!! The Twelkers are proud of you!

xtremebordgurl 10-29-2007, 8:53 PM

Congrats! So great to see! Just goes to show... hard work pays off. Congrats sofia, my hats off to you.

kidrik 10-29-2007, 9:00 PM

Nothing better than watching your kids succeed and have a blast! Congrats!

(rnopr8) · (rnopr8) **Join Date: Apr 2005** 10-30-2007, 12:14 AM

That is so sic.....way to go girl!!

(hillbilly) · (hillbilly) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 10-30-2007, 2:16 AM

Congrats .....How is the water?Me and me friend were supposed to hit up berryessa Sunday but he never called me. Where do you launch out of? We usually leave out of Markley, We need to hook up sometime.

(wakedad33) · (wakedad33) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 10-30-2007, 5:58 AM

Very cool Sofia, your landing looked money, I would think seeing the Half Cab is just around the corner. Nice job!!!!!!!!

(wakebrdmom) · (wakebrdmom) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 10-30-2007, 7:34 AM

Congrats Sofa. You have worked real hard this year. Look out Intermediate riders here she comes.

(andy_nintzel)

Rad! One step closer to inverts!

(bmartin) · (bmartin) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 10-30-2007, 3:30 PM

Nice to see a young girl focussed on goals, working on them for almost 2 months, and then nailing it. That attitude will take you places.

(kevin_bird) · (kevin_bird) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 10-30-2007, 4:33 PM

Congrats Sofia! Thats awesome! Hopefully we'll see you out at the camp this spring!

Kevin Bird
DeltaWakeboardCamp.com

(garret_s) · (garret_s) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-30-2007, 4:48 PM

"Rad! One step closer to inverts!"

you mean tweaked out, grabbed backside 180's? Because everyone knows they are way more stylish than inverts!

(hawk7) · (hawk7) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 10-30-2007, 5:12 PM

congrats sophia.

yea i'd rather see a grabbed backside 180, andy.

(antbug) · (antbug) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 10-30-2007, 7:10 PM

nice!