Top Te n F a c ts a bout Wa ke boa rding

1 . Wa ke boa rding wa s firs t introduc e d in the 1 9 8 0 s . Orig ina lly, it ha d m a ny ve rs ions s uc h s s kurfing from S c otla nd, s kurf boa rd in Que e ns la nd Aus tra lia , a nd la te r the na m e s S S S , Wa ke -s na ke , a nd s urf s ki from the US .

2 . The na m e wa ke boa rding wa s inve nte d by P a ul F ra s s e r. He is a ls o the one who introduc e d the c onc e pt a nd de s ig n a long with his brothe r Murra y a nd a P ro s nowboa rde r.

3 . The World S kiboa rd As s oc ia tion wa s e s ta blis he d in 1 9 8 9 a nd it wa s in Is la nd of Ka ua i, Ha wa ii tha t the firs t World S kiboa rd C ha m pions hips wa s he ld.

4 . Wa ke boa rding c om pe tition be g a n popping up in the e a rly 1 9 9 0 s until it wa s a dde d a s a c om pe titive s port in X G a m e s II. L a te r on, the World S kiboa rd As s oc ia tion wa s re -na m e d to now the World Wa ke boa rd As s oc ia tion (WWA).

5 . Wa ke boa rding wa s a rra ng e d by the Inte rna tiona l Wa te rs ki a nd Wa ke boa rd F e de ra tion (IWWF )a nd wa s offic ia lly m a de pa rt of the World G a m e s in 2 0 0 5 .

6 . Wa ke boa rding wa s de rive d from the c om bina tion of s nowboa rding , s urfing , a nd wa te r s kiing te c hnique s .

7 . Wa ke boa rde rs a re towe d be hind m otorboa ts a t top s pe e ds of a bout 1 7 -2 4 m ile s pe r hour. B ut this de pe nds on the wa te r c ondition, ride rs we ig ht, s ize of the boa rd, a nd the ride rs c om fort s pe e d.

8 . Wa ke boa rds a re g e ne ra lly de s ig ne d to be buoya nt a nd a re us ua lly m a de of hone yc om b, foa m , c om bine d with re s in a nd c oa te d with fibre g la s s . B inding s a re a tta c he d thru m e ta l s c re ws . The c onfig ura tion a nd pos itioning of fins a nd binding s a re a djus ta ble m a y va ry de pe nding on the ride rs pre fe re nc e .

9 . The wa ke boa rde r is us ua lly towe d by a m otorboa t. B ut he c a n a ls o be towe d by othe r m e a ns s uc h a s c los e d-c ours e c a ble s , P WC s , truc ks or c a rs , winc he s a nd ATVs .

1 0 . In orde r to m ove or c ut outs ide the wa ke , the ride r us e s e dg ing te c hnique s . J um ps a re done by hitting the wa ke a nd la unc hing the boa rd into the a ir. The a bility to ride the wa ke boa rd is a c ha lle ng e . Us ing e dg ing te c hnique s , ride rs a re a ble to ride or c ut the wa ke without fa lling or s ubm e rg ing into the wa te rs .

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