Teach your child to wake surf in five minutes 

The surf gate typically doesn't deploy until you reach a speed of around 9 m.p.h. I am not sure what type of boat he is using, but on my Axis, the Power Wedge will deploy almost immediately and then the Surf Gate will open and form the wave.

Axis A22

I just want to echo your concerns. My three year old was swimming near the back of the boat on a calm day. Inboard motor with a wood platform on the back of the boat. We didn’t know what was happening at the time but He inhaled CO2 from the back of the boat and fell unconscious. Thankfully my brother thought to call 911 and have them meet us at the beach so when we got the boat moving fresh clean air was able to gradually get back into his system. But He nearly died. At the time we had absolutely no idea what was happening to Him and it’s rarely ever talked about or cautioned. My family always owned a boat while I was growing up. Tons of experience around boats, but never knew how dangerous this could be.

@@troylink2887 yeah CO is no joke, I’m always very careful behind the boat after hearing stories of whole families passing away at night cause of a broken heater or something. Chills.

Hi there! Most all wakesurf boats now have what’s called “fresh air exhaust”, which is a pipe that directs the exhaust into the propeller wash, where it is dispersed about 30 feet behind the boat (and much less concentrated). You’re spot on that boats that do not have FAE can be dangerous, and people should be aware of that, but any newer wakesurf boat is typically fitted with FAE standard nowadays. :)