My family and I went to Coble Ski School in Lillington, NC this past weekend. Great staff and waterski pros. The finale, was my little one, Lilah Jewel, all of 2 1/2 years old, took her first ride on the water all by herself. Proud of that girl.
My family and I went to Coble Ski School in Lillington, NC this past weekend. Great staff and waterski pros. The finale, was my little one, Lilah Jewel, all of 2 1/2 years old, took her first ride on the water all by herself. Proud of that girl.
John Young, Supra Launch 21V
Apex, NC
Cool! How'd they start her? In the water on her knees or off of the swim deck?
Former owner of a 1987 Supra Saltare. Current owner of a Malibu 23LSV.
that's great. water must have been a tad chilly?
Those trainers are designed to "pop" out of the water with the slightest bit of forward motion. I can run along the shore and that provides enough lift to get my cousins who are 7-8 out of the water. You can basically set them up in the water ankle deep, get them set, put the boat in gear and pull away from the water at a high idle and that's usually enough to get them skiing.
'86 Comp TS6M - Reborn 2016
Riding a HO Sports CX Ski
Awesome...good for her.
Jetlink has it. . . . we started from shore and had the instructor, driver, and everyone coordinating together. April Coble was her coach / cheer leader. So she was in the boat holding the rope and helping the driver. All I had to do was distract the 'new skier' and walk her to the training ski and Apirl did the rest. It was very stable and we didn't miss a beat. At the end of the ride all you have to do is pull the skier to the swim platform and they don't even get wet. I'll post some video somewhere of it, but it was pretty darn cool. My daughter watches the video all the time now.
John Young, Supra Launch 21V
Apex, NC
Awesome, keepin' the sport alive!
Love it! I was looking at getting something like this for my boys. I think they'd like it if I can convince them to try it. They are a little skiddish when it comes to water sports.
Kevin
1993 Supra Sunsport
5.8 351 HO PCM @ 285hp / PCM (40 A) 1.23:1
Acme 422 Propeller 4 Blade 12.5 X 15.5 RH 1" Bore .105 cup
Ballast: (2) 540 lb and (2) 350 lb Straight Line Launch Pad
Wakeboard: CWB Absolute w/ Faction bindings / Surfboards: Hyperlite Coex & Broadcast
"Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability." ~John Wooden
If you do purchase one of these, my advice is to start them out by running along near the shore as you pull them in shallow water that isn't even waist deep on them. Some of my cousins were skiddish about trying skiing to and after a few short runs along the beach they were itching to go behind the boat.
'86 Comp TS6M - Reborn 2016
Riding a HO Sports CX Ski
Priceless! That smile says it all. Great job instilling a common family interest.
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