Wakeboarding is a water sport in which a rider is pulled behind a motorboat on a buoyant board while navigating across the wake of the boat. The sport resembles a combination of waterskiing, snowboarding, and surfing, and uses techniques from each of those sports.
The sport requires specialized equipment, in the form of a wakeboard, which has several varieties, and bindings, to allow the rider to stay attached to the board.http://wake-boarding.org/Equipment/Buying-A-Wakeboard/ A special boat is not absolutely necessary, but boats with special equipment might give a better result.
Wakeboarding Online
There are several wakeboarding communities and websites online, with articles and information for followers of the sport.
- Wakeboarder.com - is a website setup as a blog, with forums attached for the community aspect. There are articles on contests, competitions, television shows and products, as well as posts about videos of wakeboarders in a variety of locations.http://www.wakeboarder.com/
- Wake-boarding.org - is a repository of articles on wakeboarding. There are tips and tricks, as well as full articles on the basics of the sport and even buying guides to inform the new participant how to choose the correct board and bindings.http://www.wake-boarding.org
- Wakeboardingmag.com - is an online magazine with articles that cover new equipment that is available, contests, spotlights on the major players, video footage on a variety of wakeboarding activities, and a forum to add a community aspect to the website.http://wakeboardingmag.com/
Wakeboarding Tricks - Wakeboarding Ridin' With The Pros
Wakeboarding Ridin' With The Pros is a video that showcases ten pro wakeboarders and the tricks they have mastered. There is no instruction given during the video, but each professional wakeboarder is proceeded by his name and the name of the trick he is performing, then the footage is shown. A variety of twists, turns, and jumps are demonstrated throughout the video. Most shots are taken from the boat the rider is being pulled by.
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Considered an extreme sport
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Evolved from surfing
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In the 80's wakeboarding was known as either skurfing or skiboarding
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Needs special equipment in the form of a board and bindings, as well as a boat
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There are a number of online communities available offering information and tips
