By now you've probably all seen the video of Brian Grubb, wide-eyed and amazed, as he seamlessly crosses from one side of the surf wake to the other within the span of a few seconds, and with that one transfer, changes the face of wake surfing forever. Is it that easy? Can a boat really change from goofy-foot surfing to regular with the flip of a switch and no weight changes? In a word, yes. It's fairly simple hydrodynamics that Malibu figured out to produce the most revolutionary surf wake the sport has ever seen. Recently, Jack Springer, CEO of Malibu Boats, and the Malibu Team shared the developmental path and the physics behind its new timesaving, game-changing Surf Gate.
Why does a boat have to be rolled at an…