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October 16, 2025

Towed watersports tips at your fingertips

We love designing and making some of the most enjoyable and safe towed watersports product on the market, however as all the sports we create products for are high level sports, sometimes a bit of guidance from experts is needed. 

Thankfully we're armed with some of the biggest legends past and present. So whether it's Wakeboarding, Kneeboarding, WakeSurfing or another sport, we've got a team member who can hopefully help you out. 

Cobe and Tarah Mikacich are not only veteran riders, coaches, but also very current. Tarah still competes at the highest level, and Cobe's enthusiasm for the sport has only grown since pioneering things in the 90s. 

Their content series MikkersMinute is a short, sharp, and to the point way of learning new tricks and tips. Here are some of our favorites.

Best WakeSurf Board for Kids

It can be tricky deciding what board to buy your kids, thankfully Tarah has experience teaching youngsters and here is her insight. 

3 Tips to teaching friends to Wakesurf

Here are 3 key tips to helping your friends to Wakesurf that will ensure lots of success stories.

How to Surface 180

This can be daunting, but with Cobe's expertise you will hopefully learn this safely and quickly.

Keeping the Board underneath You

Strangely enough, whenever a pro rides or surfs, one of the questions from the fans in the boat is always 'how do you keep the board under your feet in the water - here Tarah has you covered. 

Remember to check out their whole #MikkersMinute series on our YouTube channel, and remember to stay safe, only try to learn tricks that are within your ability - and have a blast!

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