:( and was it frustrating. I felt like an expert on my OC sprinter paddling away for two hours at a time looking for any boat wakes to ride......
Then I hope aboard the ski and...................fall off! I get back on and ............fall off!
Two things become clear...1) this is going to a bear
2) I need to learn how to mount this thing and quick
After the 4th fall I start to get some composure...not balance but some composure so that I can paddle and actually rotate. Too bad I cannot attempt to put down the power. This thing feels fast it glides so well. What a frustrating experience...am I in over my head? After an hour of shaky paddling and I call it a night.
My game plan for tomorrow is practice remounting and getting some more seat time.
Here is a great link for remounting a surfski
http://www.surfski.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=421&Itemid=155
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hahaha i saw your post and wanted to give you a heads up...but i guess you found out there is a bit of a learning crve. i have a sport "u" its like 23lb i love it. but your old boat was very forgiveing which devolips a lot of bad habbits. the first is going to be your stoke. just take it slow put the time in and dont go to far away from shore. if i can be of any help shoot me an e-mail iam not to big on blogs. i was just wateing to read about your first time out. dont feel bad i fell out of my boat yeasterday morning
masterbob
Leave me your email. I would like to chat regarding your experiences
sorry, masterbobo1956@aol.com
hope the water is not to cold up there i live in AZ, are you falling off the boat or are you being pulled of the boat by your paddle.
Hi Marco - congrats on getting your new boat. I'm in the same 'boat' you are - i got my first ski a week ago today (fenn mako 6) - it's been a blast. i feel pretty comfortable in it but have a lot of work to do with getting the wing stroke consistant. my email is teletwang@yahoo.com if you ever want to compare notes. take care - jeff
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