THE
HISTORY OF WAKEBOARDING
Wakeboarding all started with
a concept of surfing. One day, a surfer had an idea to surf the wake
of a motorboat. He got up and started surfing the wake and it was fun for a while,
like a never ending wave. Then it got boring because if you left the wake you
stopped, so you couldn't do and tricks. So the surfer held on to a tow rope, giving
him more freedom to go across the wakes and not slow down. Then the people who were
doing this sport wanted to get some air and so some better tricks without the board
falling off their feet. So they invented Skurfing. Skurfing is a short
surfboard with straps to go over your feet and a little lighter then a surfboard.
This allowed the skurfers to get bigger air and do much better tricks without the board
comming off their feet. This was a huge breakthrough!!! As the sport grew so
did the technology. The boards got redesigned to make them look better and ride
better. Then came the wakeboard. |
| The wakeboard was the biggest break the sport got. The
wakeboard was like a snowboard on the water. It was a board that could range from
125cm long to 165cm long depending on your size. There were boots screwed on to the
board for you feet that were extremely comfortable for your feet. Then peolple
started doing flips and big tricks as the ones seen in the pictures on my page under the
riders. So that is how wakeboarding came about. Have fun with it and try it
sometime if you haven't already. |
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