hey check this video out, looks cool, could be the wakeboarding of the future once the petrol prices get out of control.
That chop would be hell on the knees, don't know how they last so long. I'd prefer to chill on the boat with a g&t.
Amazing boat those big racing tri's / cat's, the amount of apparent wind they can generate is phenomenal.
You could also probably wakeboard for life in a twin turbo 454 cube ski boat and not make a dent (fuel cost wise) on the cost price of one of those suckers. Not quite a replacement yet :P