What is Wakeboarding?
With wakeboarding becoming a popular sport in the Cayman Islands see CITN/Cayman27 story “Wakeboarding a growing sport in Cayman” posted Wednesday 4 June 2014 at: http://www.cayman27.com.ky/2014/06/04/wakeboarding-a-growing-sport-in-cayman, iNews Cayman thought we ought to find out more about the sport:
What is Wakeboarding?
From Wake Nation Houston
Wakeboarding is America’s fastest growing water sport. It’s essentially a combination of water skiing and snowboarding. Wakeboarders ride on a board slightly larger than a snowboard and ride on top of the water at speeds around 20 miles per hour. Beginners love that wakeboarding is fun, easy to learn, and allows everyone to progress their skill level at their own pace. Experienced wakeboarders love that they can amp up the adrenaline by launching themselves into the air using either the wake and/or various man-made jumps or obstacles.
Cable wakeboarding is relatively new to the United States, so much so that Wake Nation Cincinnati is one of only eight places in the entire country – and the only place in the tri-state (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana) area – you can do it. In cable wakeboarding, a high tech “pulley” system drives riders around a body of water (as opposed to riders being pulled around by a boat).
What’s the Difference between Cable Wakeboarding at Wake Nation and Traditional Wakeboarding Behind a Boat?
Finally, rather than needing access to a boat and a large body of water, anyone can simply come to Cincinnati’s own Wake Nation and immediately start wakeboarding.
For more on this story go to: http://wakenationhouston.com/about-wake-nation/what-is-wakeboarding/
IMAGES:
www.sportkc.org, www.fiji.travel, epikoo.com, www.wakeboardingmag.com