Standing waves?

big country · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 181

I just got back from Idaho and Wyoming. I got a chance to ride 2 standing waves one on the Boise river and one on the Snake river. I was wondering have any of you guys ever ridden a standing wave on a wakeskate? I think a wakeskate would be the perfect board of choice on something like that because of the float and shoes. I rode my skimboard on it and was pulling 3 shuvs. I will post some video up as soon as I get it. I am going to also talk to some people up the with doing a contest on the boise standing wave and I think that wakeskaters would love to ride this thing. Ill post some pics and video soon......

itch · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 9:24 am Post subject:

DO it DO it DO it

itch

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 9:41 am Post subject:

sounds awsome. exuse my ignorence, but whats a standing wave?

urinal mint · Backside 180 Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 1991

sounds like a man made mechanical wave? a small pool that has a motor that throws water up a ramp while said rider is on the ramp. you're kind of falling down the ramp but water keeps you moving.

or i could be completely off.

stompin9s · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 10:02 am Post subject:

urinal mint, they occur naturally too...

maeyektx · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 10:06 am Post subject:

yeah i'm with urinal mint i had no clue what they were talking aobut... just speculations Confused

nick · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 10:08 am Post subject:

Grubb did one a few years ago, it was in France I believe. I would also REALLY like to try one of those, they sound friggin awesome.

Justin, I wanna see those pics dude... POST THEM! Very Happy

Nekkie · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 11:03 am Post subject:

a standing wave is when 2 currents face each other in a river, so you got a wave, that is at the same spot all the time. On some rivers it happens once or twice a year, on others it's more frequent... And I wouldn't have tought that a wakeskate would float enough to keep you in the wave Very Happy

Now what Grubb did in france was something else. I know the spot where he went, it's like a concrete slope with water running down on it Very Happy

nothing like a standing wave lol

and yeah PICS PICS PICS Razz

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3337

im hitting it up this friday. ill prob get some pics.

tribal · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 11:56 am Post subject:

A standing wave is a stationary wave in a river,think whitewater.The wave is always there as long as there is enough water flowing over it.They are usually caused by big boulders and drops in the river.
We also have a famous one here in BC on tidal rapids that gets surfed.

Big country How did you get on the wave?Tow,paddle?
I think this would be next to impossible with a wakeskate.Even if you towed onto the wave [the only possible way you're gonna get on that thing] you just don't have the surface area or flotation to stay on it without some kind of constant tow.
The faces of these waves generally aren't as clean as ocean waves-read chop- and have the tendency to surge and change shape with the river surges.This makes them hard to stay on with a surfboard let alone a wakeskate.

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

Nick Taylor, grubb just hit up a river. he tied a rope to a bridge and just rode the fast flowing water.

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3337

it doesnt have to be in a river as a rapid. they man make them now.
http://www.thewavewaterpark.com/

edit- yea i jus tlooked at that site it doesnt show much about it. but its the one by my house.

Jonesie · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Jan 2005 Posts: 811

Yeah we had two of them at the theme park here (King's Island) in cincinnati. They tore them down last year to build some worthless kiddie land or something.

Wakeskate941 · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject:

Big country or Justin didnt ride a wakeskate.. he said it would be a good idea... He rode his skimboard on it cause he did some demo for them... But he wants to know if anyone has tried it on a wakeskate

bert · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 12:37 pm Post subject:

I live in BC, Canada heres a link to a video of the Skookumchuck Narrows where standing waves always happen. this video is of a guy surfing them. Enjoy.
I don't think you could wakeskate it.

http://www.coastalbc.com/video/inhouse.htm the video is right at the top.

big country · Pop Shuvit Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 181

the wave that I rode was in the snake river. It was where the river becomes smaller in width which makes a wave train and in some wave trains there are actual standing waves I got into one called Lunch Counter with a rope tied to the side like a rock, jumped into the river on my stomach then crawled onto my feet it was pretty intense with white water rafting trips flying by me. And the other wave I rode was 3 concrete slabs in the river that made 3 waves you could walk onto these waves it was pretty sick . I think a wake skate would be so sick

wakemitch · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 1:16 pm Post subject:

that looks really cool

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

that looks amazingly cool. although i am probably more confused than i have ever been. God... I need to try that Twisted Evil

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

they have one at Schlitterbahn waterpark, not too far from Texas Ski Ranch, on Tony Hawk Skatepark tour they turned it up and let them surf/skate on it. Normally its lower and you can only kneel on your board.

tribal · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 1:45 pm Post subject:

Bert thanks for the link Very Happy

Yeah it was Skookumchuck I was talking about but I've never seen that footage,that was sick Twisted Evil

I have lot's of friends who've gone kayaking there for years and I always thought about trying to go surf it but have never got around to it Crying or Very sad

I heard it had been done but now I've seen it Shocked

Now you guys can see why this wouldn't be possible with a wakeskate,you just wouldn't be able to stay with it.