snowb4ndit wrote:Tried to ski on it a couple of times and couldn't do it, sank, fell over and clumsily made my way back to the piste.
Can anyone give me some advice?
I know the feeling, been there lots, even had the lessons

There is a thread running, which is a good place to start..
http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/5576.page
Other than that, for me, it all started to work, when I put my feet together, spread the weight evenly and pointed my skis down the hill on setting off. Turns for me are more 2 footed, than carved, and my 1st (most important turn) I extend up "2 footed".
Getting my head around going faster than I really want to, I'm still working on