How to Wakeboard- Cottagers How to Guide

When it comes to trying to teach your kids how to wakeboard at the cottage, it can seem like a daunting task maybe you don’t want to push them, possibly nervous about driving the boat, or simply not an experienced water sport activist yourself. In any case you don’t need to be an expert to teach your kids how to start wakeboarding, all you need is to have your beginner follow these simple steps 

1. The position you’re always in whether riding or getting out of the water is knees bent, arms straight, head up. This simple position is the easiest descriptions to use on how to ride and allow your rider not to become confused with complicated explanations.

2. Lying in the water on your back with feet out pointed towards the boat, the first thing you want to do when the boat starts to accelerate is bend your knees toward your chest, keeping your weight on your heals think of trying to kick your butt with your wakeboard. This will cause you to transfer your weight over your wakeboard and roll onto the surface in a crouched position. 

3. Once on top of the water you will still be in the squatted position and be able to simply stand up once you feel comfortable. Note that you will be ridding sideways and pushing the water at this point which is great. From here simply take the rope handle and pull it to your left or right hip causing your board to straighten out behind the boat.

Now you are wakeboarding! Remember keep your knees bent, arms straight, head up and you will be just fine

Below is a pictorial version of the above description, you can practice this movement on land with your kids before getting them in the water. An important note is that getting up water skiing follows the exact same process minus turning your hips sideways at the end of getting up.

Once your on top of the water moving around becomes very simple. When turning toe side (in the direction your toes point) you simply put some weight on your toe edge and pull the rope handle past you on the opposite side your turning (think of putting the handle in your back pocket). If you want to turn heel side (in the direction your heels point) you simply put some weight on your heel edge and pull the rope more in front of your body past your hips on the opposite side.