Wenching

[SkiTower]

I'd like for someone to explain the attraction to me. Saturday night the wife and I were enjoying a meal on the deck of a restaurant and I noticed someone being ferried on a kayak, and he apparently had a wakeboard (it was getting a little dark for details). A few minutes later he came screaming back in riding the board, apparently being pulled by a wench. He did this two more times and then someone else had a run.

Now, I've seen footage of a cable park, and can understand that attraction. This, however, seemed like a lot of effort for a little ride (50 yds?). I seem to remember a few on here mentioning wenches, so I thought I'd seriously ask: Is there something to this? I personally think I'd rather be behind a boat.

[TRO]

I personally think I'd rather be behind a boat.

i think some people don't have a wakeboard boat or access to one...wenching seems to be a good option to do some riding.

[NautiqueJeff]

wench   [wench] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
2.
Usually Facetious . a girl or young woman.
3.
Archaic . a strumpet.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to associate, esp. habitually, with promiscuous women.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME, back formation from wenchel, OE wencel child, akin to wancol tottering, said of a child learning to walk; akin to G wankeln to totter

—Related forms
wencher, noun

—Can be confused:  wench, winch.




winch    [winch] Show IPA
–noun
1.
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
2.
a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.
3.
any of various devices for cranking.
4.
Also, wince. Textiles .
a.
any machine equipped with rollers that guide cloth through a dye or finishing solution in an open vat.
b.
a roller between two dyeing vats for passing cloth from one vat to another.
–verb (used with object)
5.
to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.

[74green]

My friend builds winches.
The two main things I know…
1. They get in places that boats cannot
2. Use a lot less gas

Check this out
http://vimeo.com/4388977

[74green]

And also that they cost only like $1200-2400 compared to that of a boat or jet ski

[TRO]

74: that vid is SICK.

[SkiTower]

—Can be confused:  wench, winch.

Sorry about that...Winching.

cool video. I can see that application but not in 'open' water because it's cheaper than a boat. I'd either get some good friends with a boat real fast or save some money.

[74green]

Yea in open water it kind of defeats the point of what winching is about.

[Rick]

One big Gal

Did she have a harness on or just threw the cable over her shoulder?

[SkiTower]

Did she have a harness on or just threw the cable over her shoulder?

too dark to tell

[BKinSoCal]

wench   [wench] Show IPA
–noun
1.
a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
2.
Usually Facetious . a girl or young woman.
3.
Archaic . a strumpet.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to associate, esp. habitually, with promiscuous women.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME, back formation from wenchel, OE wencel child, akin to wancol tottering, said of a child learning to walk; akin to G wankeln to totter

—Related forms
wencher, noun

—Can be confused:  wench, winch.




winch    [winch] Show IPA
–noun
1.
the crank or handle of a revolving machine.
2.
a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling.
3.
any of various devices for cranking.
4.
Also, wince. Textiles .
a.
any machine equipped with rollers that guide cloth through a dye or finishing solution in an open vat.
b.
a roller between two dyeing vats for passing cloth from one vat to another.
–verb (used with object)
5.
to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch.

I was thinking the same thing, but I wanted to see how much everyone would talk about a wench before discussing the winch.

[TX-Foilhead]

I'll agree with it being pointless, and I've got an even better story from last year. We were making our way up to the very end off Lake Austin to a friends house, there are about 2 miles that we can't ride the foils in because the weeds get too thick. about half way there we come across an older Vdrive Xstar that is beached and they are setting up a winch to hit a slider that could easily be hit from the boat. I somewhat get it when the local kids use one to ride in the neighborhood channels where you can't go faster than idle speed, but I can't imagine loading that thing in the boat to haul it to some place I can use even easier from the boat.

[BKinSoCal]

My friend builds winches.
The two main things I know…
1. They get in places that boats cannot
2. Use a lot less gas

Check this out
http://vimeo.com/4388977

Cool video. Thanks for sharing. The Shredtown guys do some sick stuff.

[Chexi]

Wenching can be way more fun than being pulled behind a boat. Winching... well I'm not so sure.

[74green]

Cool video. Thanks for sharing. The Shredtown guys do some sick stuff.

Yea I enjoy watching shredtowns vids and following their blog.

Loading a winch onto a boat to hit a spot like you mentioned does seem pointless. Like you mentioned the main point of winching (other than saving money) is to hit spots like creeks, rivers, beach, ponds and winch jams. But at the end of the day its all about having fun...