Re: [Paddlewise] Wakes (was Planing)

Nick Schade wrote:
>The upside is if you wait at the mouth of the harbor where all these 
>boats accelerate up to speed, you can catch some great waves for 
>surfing. The best waves are when they have the trottle pushed all the 
>way forward but have not yet gotten up on a plane.

Yup, yup, yup!!

Colorado P'wiser Mark Colvin and I had a good time this summer hanging
outside the harbor after a nice day paddle.  It was right in the middle
of summer...about 2:00pm on a Saturday afternoon, and all the power
boaters had slept off their hangovers and were headed out for another
day of fun and being seen.  In the larger bay outside the harbor
entrance, there's a nice, shallow shelf, so the wakes really got tall
when they felt bottom.

If only it were safe to be out in the middle of the channel when two
boats are simultaneously powering up and headed out to the open
lake/ocean. I've always thought that riding that "zipper" where the
wakes intersect would be great fun!

Shawn

By the way, **this statement is presented for educational purposes only
and is not intended to be actually tried in real life...or something
like that**, it is entirely possible to surf behind a ski boat.  Use a
somewhat short tow rope so you can maintain position behind the boat
while it increases speed.  Instruct the driver to maintain speed just
below planing (tell them to stay "in the hole").  Lots of fun!!!

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