One Proud Pop!

(socaldave) · (socaldave) **Join Date: May 2002** 06-23-2006, 9:33 AM

This past weekend my youngest daughter (7 years old) sucked it up and tried wakeboarding for the very first time.

After about 4 or 5 tries, she was out of the water for a short time. Her last ride was about 300 yards!

I couldn't hug her enough after and tell her how proud I was that she hung in there and kept trying.

I think the WakeWorld hat I was wearing brought her some good mojo!

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(_jason_) · (_jason_) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 06-23-2006, 9:36 AM

awesome! thats great. Wish we would have had a boat in my early years! Cool pics. Good thinking also with the jet ski for the little one :-)

(tonis) · (tonis) **Join Date: Mar 2005** 06-23-2006, 9:53 AM

Thats killer, congrats to your daughter. Plus you just increased your gas bill 100%!!

(sangerlover) · (sangerlover) **Join Date: Sep 2005** 06-23-2006, 10:01 AM

My 9 year old daughter got up on her very 1st try last weekend and to be honest we did not think she would because she is a bit of girly girl. The look of shock on her face once up will be in my memory for a long time.

(wakeforce139) · (wakeforce139) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 06-23-2006, 10:02 AM

God bless wakeboarding.

(lzyboy) · (lzyboy) **Join Date: Jun 2001** 06-23-2006, 10:02 AM

sweeeeet - that last shot is sick - check her out with the lil hnagloose symbols!!!

awsnow 06-23-2006, 10:04 AM

Watching a newbie learn is as exciting as pulling off a new trick yourself. I love the little ones!!

mendo247 06-23-2006, 10:04 AM

AWESOME!!

(wakeworld) · (wakeworld) **Join Date: Jan 1997** 06-23-2006, 11:19 AM

WakeWorld gear brings another family closer together...sniff, sniff!

(richd) · (richd) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 06-23-2006, 11:41 AM

There are not too many better ways for a family to spend time then boating/wakeboarding/skiing. My kids weren't quite that young when they started (they were all over 10 when I bought the first wakeboard - an HO Perez) but they all had slalom skiied, kneeboarded and just plain grew up in the water.

Anyhow this is a picture from this summer, 2 thru college and 1 with 2 years left and they still come around.

Thanks for posting your experience it made me remember those days and it only get's better!

The family that plays together stays together!

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