Finally mastering the Wakekite

[Hrkdrivr]

...he recently broke his ankle wakeboarding? Never been hurt on the wakekite, though......

Now that's ironic!

[ripperchick]

I thought kiteboarding was without a boat?

[WakeboardTN]

You're right its not ... ppl get kiteboarding and wakekiting mixed up. Kiteboarding id just what you think - but wakekiting is done with a similar shape kite but it is attached to a handle and pulled behind a boat. This brings that 'kiteboarding" feel to the lake and you can do it with no wind conditions because the pull of the boat creates all the air you need.

[ripperchick]

Ahh, got it, thanks for clearing that up! Wakekiting sounds like a lot of fun. Can you do any inverted tricks, like backrolls or tantrums with the kite?

[WakeboardTN]

No, you can't do any inverts - but you can do 360's and MAD raleys. I have always wanted to land one and I finally did this past weekend (on the kite). It's a great raley 'trainer' and it gets all kinds of attention on the lake.