Teak surfing/ starting from the platform?

[wakechick3]

I have heard several mentions of 'teak surfing' and starting from the platform. Are they the same thing?

How do you start surfing from the platform? anyone have any video?

[wakecrashin]

Start w/ one foot on platform and one foot on surfboard at the very front (caution: back of board will move around with water flow)

Once you hit your cruising speed 10.4ish, Put all your weight on your front foot at the front of the board and place your back foot on the board

Adjust your stance... find whatever is comfortable then go with a wider stance. Back foot should be at the back of the board

Now slightly lean back on the back foot (board will be in the water) and you will slowly slide off. As soon as you hit the motion of the wake your going to surf put more weight on your front foot.

Front foot: GAS

back foot: BRAKE

Just keep adjusting weight front to back, front to back......... Youll get it.

Good Luck

Ryan

[obski]

I have heard several mentions of 'teak surfing' and starting from the platform. Are they the same thing?

How do you start surfing from the platform? anyone have any video?

No, they are not the same thing. Teak surfing is basically body surfing behind the boat. It is not only extremely dangerous, it is also illegal in some states. The risk of death from CO poisoning is increased and has happened.

[Chia]

Start w/ one foot on platform and one foot on surfboard at the very front (caution: back of board will move around with water flow)

Once you hit your cruising speed 10.4ish, Put all your weight on your front foot at the front of the board and place your back foot on the board

Adjust your stance... find whatever is comfortable then go with a wider stance. Back foot should be at the back of the board

Now slightly lean back on the back foot (board will be in the water) and you will slowly slide off. As soon as you hit the motion of the wake your going to surf put more weight on your front foot.

Front foot: GAS

back foot: BRAKE

Just keep adjusting weight front to back, front to back......... Youll get it.

Good Luck

Ryan

I do it a little differently.

holding onto the rope, i put both feet on the surfboard, (board is off center on platform goofy or reg side, pointing forward of course), with weight on front foot. Shift some weight to the rear foot and the board will come off the platform and into the wake. let out some rope and there you are.

I try to get my stance approximately right before i launch into the wake.

[WakeGirl]

Start w/ one foot on platform and one foot on surfboard at the very front (caution: back of board will move around with water flow)

Once you hit your cruising speed 10.4ish, Put all your weight on your front foot at the front of the board and place your back foot on the board

Adjust your stance... find whatever is comfortable then go with a wider stance. Back foot should be at the back of the board

Now slightly lean back on the back foot (board will be in the water) and you will slowly slide off. As soon as you hit the motion of the wake your going to surf put more weight on your front foot.

Front foot: GAS

back foot: BRAKE

Just keep adjusting weight front to back, front to back......... Youll get it.

Good Luck

Ryan

I do it a little differently.

holding onto the rope, i put both feet on the surfboard, (board is off center on platform goofy or reg side, pointing forward of course), with weight on front foot. Shift some weight to the rear foot and the board will come off the platform and into the wake. let out some rope and there you are.

I try to get my stance approximately right before i launch into the wake.

Exactly how we do it. When you get pretty good at it, you don't even need to start with the rope.

[Brad B]

We do it as above (WakeGirl)

but be aware - I have been told by the local sherrif that is OK with us surfing that the deck starts may be illegal.

Mainly because the boat is underway with someone standing on the swim deck which is illegal in most states.

But since you are only doing it for a few seconds it may be no issue.

[VinRLX]

I have heard several mentions of 'teak surfing' and starting from the platform. Are they the same thing?

How do you start surfing from the platform? anyone have any video?

No, they are not the same thing. Teak surfing is basically body surfing behind the boat. It is not only extremely dangerous, it is also illegal in some states. The risk of death from CO poisoning is increased and has happened.

What obski said. You are talking about two different things--a surfing start from the platform is very different from 'teak surfing.' Though I don't think this is what you are asking about, don't body surf off the platform. It is a Stoopid Idea®.

[wakechick3]

yeah, im not likely to promote what you describe as 'teak surfing'. sounds like a dumb idea.

so when you launch into the wake is it a real fast motion or gradual? how much of the sufboard is on the platform (nose touching transom?)?

[GoldschlagerVT]

We do it as above (WakeGirl)

but be aware - I have been told by the local sherrif that is OK with us surfing that the deck starts may be illegal.

Mainly because the boat is underway with someone standing on the swim deck which is illegal in most states.

But since you are only doing it for a few seconds it may be no issue.

I thought I remember reading that they have legalized "teak surfing" now because of surfing. But when they redid the rules, they made it legal to teak surf behind any type of boat, including an I/O

[WakeGirl]

yeah, im not likely to promote what you describe as 'teak surfing'. sounds like a dumb idea.

so when you launch into the wake is it a real fast motion or gradual? how much of the sufboard is on the platform (nose touching transom?)?

It's pretty quick, at least for me. You need to try it a few times before you understand the balance of it, but I usually have the tip pretty far onto the platform. Mainly because it gives you more surface area of the board to balance on.

A big word of caution though, this goes to the boat driver. Make sure that your driver continues driving for a few feet after you fall. If he tries to anticipate the rider falling & cuts the power too soon, you could hit the platform with your head/face due to the throttle being cut too early. Make sure that he drives away from the rider before cutting power. We know a girl that has a pretty good scar on her face because this happened, & she was just surfing normally (not trying to start off of the platform or anything).

[LS-One]

Start w/ one foot on platform and one foot on surfboard at the very front (caution: back of board will move around with water flow)

Once you hit your cruising speed 10.4ish, Put all your weight on your front foot at the front of the board and place your back foot on the board

Adjust your stance... find whatever is comfortable then go with a wider stance. Back foot should be at the back of the board

Now slightly lean back on the back foot (board will be in the water) and you will slowly slide off. As soon as you hit the motion of the wake your going to surf put more weight on your front foot.

Front foot: GAS

back foot: BRAKE

Just keep adjusting weight front to back, front to back......... Youll get it.

Good Luck

Ryan

I do it a little differently.

holding onto the rope, i put both feet on the surfboard, (board is off center on platform goofy or reg side, pointing forward of course), with weight on front foot. Shift some weight to the rear foot and the board will come off the platform and into the wake. let out some rope and there you are.

I try to get my stance approximately right before i launch into the wake.

Exactly how we do it. When you get pretty good at it, you don't even need to start with the rope.

Anybody have video of this?

[D-GOOSE]

Anybody have video of this?

We will have to make one this summer.

[Lakenut]

seach on Youtube. Saw one the other day. Pretty cool. The guy started off the platform w/o a rope, surfed a bit, then rode right back onto the boat.

[VinRLX]

Ah, heck--my son did that, albeit with a rope. Though he was only three at the time.

[WakeGirl]

Ah, heck--my son did that, albeit with a rope. Though he was only three at the time.

And on a skimmer, right? Talk about your surface area to body weight ratios.

[VinRLX]

Ah, heck--my son did that, albeit with a rope. Though he was only three at the time.

And on a skimmer, right? Talk about your surface area to body weight ratios.

Yeah, it was about a 100 to 1.

[Madmanacrossthewater]

I teak surfed one time in the early 90's. Lost my swim trunks, bruised my junk, hurt my pride...all at 40 mph. As Bon Scott would say...."It was a bad deal".

Sorry JSP, no pics either.

[jetskipro550]

I teak surfed one time in the early 90's. Lost my swim trunks, bruised my junk, hurt my pride...all at 40 mph. As Bon Scott would say...."It was a bad deal".

Sorry JSP, no pics either.

Thats okay...I don't want to see that

[jetskipro550]

yeah, im not likely to promote what you describe as 'teak surfing'. sounds like a dumb idea.

so when you launch into the wake is it a real fast motion or gradual? how much of the sufboard is on the platform (nose touching transom?)?

It's pretty quick, at least for me. You need to try it a few times before you understand the balance of it, but I usually have the tip pretty far onto the platform. Mainly because it gives you more surface area of the board to balance on.

A big word of caution though, this goes to the boat driver. Make sure that your driver continues driving for a few feet after you fall. If he tries to anticipate the rider falling & cuts the power too soon, you could hit the platform with your head/face due to the throttle being cut too early. Make sure that he drives away from the rider before cutting power. We know a girl that has a pretty good scar on her face because this happened, & she was just surfing normally (not trying to start off of the platform or anything).

Or the rider could end up in the boat

Edited February 13, 2007 by jetskipro550

[Chia]

Start w/ one foot on platform and one foot on surfboard at the very front (caution: back of board will move around with water flow)

Once you hit your cruising speed 10.4ish, Put all your weight on your front foot at the front of the board and place your back foot on the board

Adjust your stance... find whatever is comfortable then go with a wider stance. Back foot should be at the back of the board

Now slightly lean back on the back foot (board will be in the water) and you will slowly slide off. As soon as you hit the motion of the wake your going to surf put more weight on your front foot.

Front foot: GAS

back foot: BRAKE

Just keep adjusting weight front to back, front to back......... Youll get it.

Good Luck

Ryan

I do it a little differently.

holding onto the rope, i put both feet on the surfboard, (board is off center on platform goofy or reg side, pointing forward of course), with weight on front foot. Shift some weight to the rear foot and the board will come off the platform and into the wake. let out some rope and there you are.

I try to get my stance approximately right before i launch into the wake.

Exactly how we do it. When you get pretty good at it, you don't even need to start with the rope.

wow, without the rope, never even thought of that. can't wait to try it.

[WakeGirl]

yeah, im not likely to promote what you describe as 'teak surfing'. sounds like a dumb idea.

so when you launch into the wake is it a real fast motion or gradual? how much of the sufboard is on the platform (nose touching transom?)?

It's pretty quick, at least for me. You need to try it a few times before you understand the balance of it, but I usually have the tip pretty far onto the platform. Mainly because it gives you more surface area of the board to balance on.

A big word of caution though, this goes to the boat driver. Make sure that your driver continues driving for a few feet after you fall. If he tries to anticipate the rider falling & cuts the power too soon, you could hit the platform with your head/face due to the throttle being cut too early. Make sure that he drives away from the rider before cutting power. We know a girl that has a pretty good scar on her face because this happened, & she was just surfing normally (not trying to start off of the platform or anything).

Or the rider could end up in the boat

Hey now, in my defense the depth finder went from over 100' feet to under 10' in the blink of an eye. I'm not going back up the Pit Arm, you can't talk me into it.

[jetskipro550]

yeah, im not likely to promote what you describe as 'teak surfing'. sounds like a dumb idea.

so when you launch into the wake is it a real fast motion or gradual? how much of the sufboard is on the platform (nose touching transom?)?

It's pretty quick, at least for me. You need to try it a few times before you understand the balance of it, but I usually have the tip pretty far onto the platform. Mainly because it gives you more surface area of the board to balance on.

A big word of caution though, this goes to the boat driver. Make sure that your driver continues driving for a few feet after you fall. If he tries to anticipate the rider falling & cuts the power too soon, you could hit the platform with your head/face due to the throttle being cut too early. Make sure that he drives away from the rider before cutting power. We know a girl that has a pretty good scar on her face because this happened, & she was just surfing normally (not trying to start off of the platform or anything).

Or the rider could end up in the boat

Hey now, in my defense the depth finder went from over 100' feet to under 10' in the blink of an eye. I'm not going back up the Pit Arm, you can't talk me into it.

Sorry I couldn't resist And you are right, the depth finder was being funky. I remember Chad and I talking that night (before we knew the depth finder was being weird) and we just couldn't figure out why we had never "seen" those shallow spots before

[WakeGirl]

Yeah, it will be on the list of things to watch this spring. If I had driven the boat up onto a rock outcropping or sandbar, Joe would have ended up on the sunpad anyway.