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Wakeboard Resurgence?

It seems wakeboarding is back into fashion. Well, it wasn’t out of fashion, it’s just that I hear more and more people talking about. My old boss introduced it to me when I first arrived in Hong Kong nearly three years ago, so as bleeding edge trend, it ain’t exactly new. I have a suspicion it might be an age thing. The people that I’m hearing from about it are younger than the people that first introduced the sport to me.

I’ll admit, my interest in the sport was rekindled after Saturday when I managed to stay on for longer than 15 seconds. My estimation was about two minutes but then again your own elation at achieving it for the first time can warp these things. In any case, it was a reputable length of time since I had spent the previous twenty minutes giving advice like I was some sort of pro. I still fought with the damned boat, so hence the ache in my arms, but I’m slowly conceding this point of contention.

So I’m back to reading wakeboarding websites and dreaming of actually owning a board. Of course, it would be more logical of dreaming of actually going and doing it but then if I was thinking logically, it would be more practical to get a stable source of income first. We can but dream.