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Has anyone ever attempted to make a bowl with the wake of two boats running parallel to one another?
We met someone out on the water memorial weekend and started to give this a shot. We couldnt devote enough time to it because there were just too many people on the water.
We may give it another shot this weekend. I know alot of it will be trial and error but figured id throw it out there to see if anyone had any pointers.
I saw someone doing this on YouTube. Poor quality video
Gravity o8 and I (Jet) were talking about trying it that 1st night, but we forgot I guess. I've seen it done, but you better be a good to great surfer..Its HUGE!! Im sure Matt would have stepped up and tried it to the Celene Deon song. ha..ha..ha......
I gotta say, that does look pretty cool!
Let us know when you pull this off KG,
I'd love to give this a shot, and quite frankly, keep forgetting about it when I'm at the lake with other surf boats. From what i've read, the most important factor is the driver. It'll take 2 confident/experienced drivers to hold the lines close enough to eachother to make the best wave. I think the boats need to track within 10-12' of eachother in order to combine the sweet spots of the 2 boats.
For me.... I feel like I'm the best driver for the task, but then again..... I WANT TO BE THE SURFER!!! :D:D
I'm sure I'll be the one driving for the first bit. Until I can be sure that it can be done and I can give some advice. But I want to surf t as well.
we have tried and been some what able to do it but not the best cause the other boat with me does not even come close to my supra wake so I think I need another WB boat to help it out.
No show on the other boat i was planning to try it with this weekend so i didnt get to try it out. Maybe next time. If anyone tries it, though, post up some pics and advice.
Here's another video I found;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQxK7f7hbTs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVnCeqbK_8I&NR=1
I'm hoping to remember to try it this weekend, but like 01launch's problem, the other boat doesn't have near the same wave as my Supra. Although, I suppose the height of the wave doesn't matter as much as the length of the pocket to pull this off.
It seems to me the length would be more important also. One boat may have to even be a bit in front of the other if the wave is not as long so they remain even.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottnAz
kg i was the other boat memorial day... we def have to try it again when skiers cove doesnt have 30 boats in it, it looks like it could be pretty sick
Awesome! Post #1!
Next time we are out swing by and we will work it out. Did you ever get another/bigger sac?
sounds good man. no not yet im tryin to concentrate on getting everything worked out with the stereo before brostock!
This looks like a lotta fun! Good luck and be safe!
I have seen this done in a few videos and I think I can make a couple comments on it. The rider seemed not to be riding a 'merged wave or bowl' but rather just one boats wave or the other. THEN with he went BACK in the pocket he encountered a big rooster tail or spout where the two waves met. This allowed him to surf waayyy back in the pocket and still recover no problem. It looked pretty fun to put two people in there too.
Posted in the Aug thread but figured an example should go here. The team and the bowl ...
We were running about as close as i would want to. We prob could have gotten a little closer but each of us had boards in the racks.
didnt realize this was in general chat .. could prob be moved to surfing
I have tried it as well as a friend. I did the driving for him and you are correct, the drivers are the key and you really have to pay attention. He was able to find the sweet spot with no problem, i couldn't seem too but not as experienced as him. The 2 boats were a Moomba and a Mastercraft. I agree the length of the pocket seems to be the key
Looks pretty cool, but I would agree it seems like it would be a little tricky.
Some more pics. Dusty and I teaming up together ...
Cool pics - awesome looking boat!
That bowl looks great, I would like to try that someday.... nice shots!
Travis, bring your boat up to Washington, we can try it with our Sunsports!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fman