Wakesurfing...
Is a water sport in which a rider trails behind a boat, riding the boat's
wake without being directly pulled by the boat. After getting up on the
wake, typically by use of a tow rope, the wakesurfers will drop the rope,
and ride the steep face below the wave's peak in a fashion reminiscent
of surfing. Wakesurfers generally use special boards, designed
specifically for wakes.
Water skiing is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled
behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming
the surface on two skis or one ski. The sport requires sufficient area on
a smooth stretch of water, one or two skis, a tow boat with tow rope,
three people (depending on state boating laws), and a personal flotation
device. In addition, the skier must have adequate upper and lower body
strength, muscular endurance, and good balance. Skiing is a fun
pastime that allows people of all skill levels and ages to enjoy. There is
no minimum age necessary to water ski.
There are water ski participants around the world, in Asia and
Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In the United States alone,
there are approximately 11 million water skiers and over 900
sanctioned water ski competitions every year. Australia boasts 1.3
million water skiers.
There are many options for recreational or competitive water skiers.
These include speed skiing, trick skiing, show skiing, slaloming,
jumping, and barefoot skiing. Similar, related sports are wakeboarding,
kneeboarding, discing, tubing, and sit-down hydrofoil.