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Old     (apeljax000)      Join Date: Jan 2007       04-13-2008, 10:06 PM Reply   
For those of you who are lucky enough to live in Florida or California, you can not really understand the agony of having to sit around 5 months of the year and stare at frozen rivers and lakes. While not being able to wakeboard can be painful, it allows a rider to truly appreciate that glorious first pull of the season. Snowboarding is a lot of fun, but it still can't replace that feeling of riding across a glassy body of water while your best friends yell at you to try that new grab, spin, or invert! From your last day on the water in late October, the anticipation begins to build.

There are certain milestones along the way. One of the hardest is buying new equipment. Those of you who have "endless summers" get to try your new board, bindings, or handle the same day you buy it. I had to sit around and look at my brand new Murray bindings while I watched the thermometer slowly creep above 30 degrees. As it gets warmer and warmer, the anticipation gets tougher to deal with. The hardest part is when air feels warm enough to go out on the boat, but the water is still below 40 degrees.

Finally, the day arrives when you can't take it any more. You grab your dry suit, ignore all of your friends who call you "crazy," and hit the ridiculously cold water. Regardless of the horrible temperature or conditions, that first pull of the year is priceless. It proves to you that you didn't forget everything you ever learned. Whether you have been riding for 15 years, or it is just your second season, the first pull instantly gets you stoked about all the new tricks you are going to attempt in the coming year. The houseboat trips you have been planning seem a little more realistic, and suddenly the boring days at work become a little more bearable.

This is a thread for people to talk about their first run of 2008. How cold was it? What did you wear? What kind of new equipment did you use? Was it on your brand new boat? Did you pick up right where you left off last year? Did you spend more time faceplanting than landing toeside? Were you really conservative? Did you throw your hardest invert on your first pass? Were you in shape from working out over the winter? Could you only ride for 2 minutes before your hands cramped up and your thighs started burning??? SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE!!!!!!

-Chris

 
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