Surfing behind 99 san

[Chexi]

I had not wake surfed for two years until about a month ago. The butter was totally destroyed, so I pulled the surfboard and filled the sacks and gave it a try. It has been so long that I forgot that I had taken the pop bags out of the bow and forgot to fill up my 400 lb sac that goes on the surf side seats in the wrap around. I could surf, but I couldn't move much, and I called it a day after a couple of attempts to try to do anything. After that, I removed my surf rack from my tower (so I would have better visibility in my mirror of foilers out in the starboard flats) and put the surf board into cold storage. Now I only use my ballast for side to side tweaks to get an even wake for the foil. BTW, I don't wakeboard anymore either, because I do want to save my body. Foiling is very safe... that is until you start going really big, and then it can knock the crap out of you, which happened to me on Sunday.

At any rate, when I fill my 750's up, I would say that there is room for about as much space left as the depth of 2 life vests or a life vest and a throw cushion. However, if your sac is spilling over into the engine compartment, you will have more room, but you want to avoid that and secure your dividers. Also, make sure the sac is not twisted and is laying correctly. They can have a tendency to twist a bit or roll on their sides, and that can negatively impact how much you can fill them.

[surroundsound64]

Yes, but you will get a better wave with a much longer pocket with some weight in the bow too. With the setup you described, I used to be ablt to surf too, but I couldn't travel far back without losing the push of the wave. Granted, great technique will save you, but most of us do not have great technique.

Definitely agreed the wave will be better with more weight, I'm just saying that we have no problems at all surfing ropeless with what many would call not much weight. I would say we can ride as far as 10' back. Granted, at 10' you have to pump it.