Sunday afternoon, I was able to take my first crack at wakeboarding. My friend Bob took me out on his boat with my wife and my other friend Jay for an afternoon on the lake. After a few tips from Bobby and Jay, out I went.

The hardest part is definitely getting up out of the water. You basically have 2 seconds to turn the board and get up or over on your face you go. I did ok I guess for my first time out. I got up out of the water and went for a few “rides” down the lake, but nothing fancy. Keeping the board edges up correctly is definitely key too. A few times I got the nose of the board down going out over the wake and face planted hard. I definitely got a good case of whiplash hitting the water face first.

Monday I was sore as hell. My legs and arms definitely took a beating. It takes a lot of strength to pull yourself up out of the water. A lot more than water skiing, which I’ve done before. All in all it was a ton of fun though. I’m definitely hooked and can’t wait to go again!