Went to a new launch to avoid our low water worries. worked out great and the low wind forecast DELIVERED.

With water like this and still having 80 degree air and 67 degree water, who wouldn't be happy? (well, that is once we got rid of the tubers that were messing it up).


And with water like that, of course I'm gonna start with a ski.

Which was a blast until I got what I think was some cavitation and my ski literally lost its edge and slipped out from under me. An unexpected slap at 30mph is never fun. When i got out of the water, I looked at my ski and there were a series of chips out of it along the edge in the center of the ski. chips deep enough that white was showing through the red of the ski. I think that even as small as they were, it was enough to disrupt the flow of water on my edge and cause my ski to slide out. So I have some fiberglass resin curing on the ski and I'll sand those spots down to a nice smooth consistent edge again.

The wakeboarding delivered today as well. Bit hops on smooth water. Me likey.


And the wife got to try out her anniversary present: her 4'4" Doomswell Sparkplug. I rode it after her and it was honestly a kick in the pants. really fast and carved great. it actually felt fantastic as I rode it up the face of the wave and popped up on the top. It wouldn't surprise me if I was actually able to air on the Sparkplug before I can on my Nubstep. I still love my Nubstep, but it's great to have another Doomswell board in the family, and one with a completely different character that's a blast to ride for different reasons. They bill it as a "beginner to intermediate" board, but I think it's plenty intermediate and above. It's certainly not something that she's going to outgrow or get bored with. And I love riding it too, so it's great to have some variety in the family.