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Topic: Wakeboarding


In the News (Tue 2 Dec 08)

  
  Wakeboarding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unlike snowboards, whose edges taper in towards the center, the edges of a wakeboard are widest in the middle of the board, with a 15 - 25cm taper.
A wakeboarding boat is similar to a water ski boat except that the rope is normally mounted on a tower about 2 metres above the water line and the boat is also weighted and trimmed, with strategically placed large water ballasts tanks, to give a larger wake.
The wakeboard should be pointed directly at the boat, your upper body should be twisted with your shoulders squared up with the boat, legs should be bent, back should be straight and the handle should be held low and close to your lead hip.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wakeboarding   (1366 words)

  
 Wakeboarding
Wakeboarding is a relatively new board sport, created from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques.
A wakeboarding boat is similar to a water ski boat except that the rope is normally mounted on a tower about 7 feet above the water line.
Wakeboarding is growing in popularity as it is fairly easy to pick up.
www.outdoorchattanooga.com /93.htm   (196 words)

  
 Wakeboarding Pictures | Photos | Equipment | Tricks & Tips | Information | Kids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Wakeboarding is a sport that combines elements of waterskiing, surfing and snowboarding.
Wakeboarding most likely began when surfers started being towed with a ski rope behind a boat.
Wakeboarding is now one of the fastest growing water sports in the world - with around 4 million people participating.
www.kidzworld.com /site/p4292.htm   (335 words)

  
 Wakeboarding
Wakeboard bindings (footstraps or boots) are built on plates that are interchangeable on most quality wakeboards.
A wakeboard planes slower than a waterski, which helps because the wakeboard will be skiing at a much slower speed.
The first important criteria for a wakeboard boat is to be able to pull consistently and slowly (dedicated competition ski boats are still best at this).
extremz.com /main/archive/water/wakeboardaug99.htm   (1327 words)

  
 Wakeboarding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Wakeboarding is a sport where you are being towed behind a boat and you use the wake to perform tricks of grabs, spins, and flips.
To wakeboard, you must have the finest equipment, so that your wakeboard experience will be safe and enjoyable to all.
The sport of wakeboarding is fairly new to our society, but their are the select few who have made their way on the pros circuit and have found themselves as legends of the sport.
www.msjvermont.org /Snowboarding/wakeboarding.htm   (152 words)

  
 RedOrbit - Technology - Soaring Like a Bird: Wakeboarding Champ, Riders Around U.S. Find Delta Waters Ideal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
It's a scene wakeboard riders have been dreaming about all winter, and they'll be flocking to the Delta this spring to live that dream.
The Delta is a wakeboard hotspot that attracts riders from across the country.
Wakeboard riders come to the Delta for its hundreds of miles of waterways and smooth water conditions because its levees protect the water from wind.
www.redorbit.com /news/technology/425351/soaring_like_a_bird_wakeboarding_champ_riders_around_us_find/index.html?source=r_technology   (979 words)

  
 Apple - Games - Wakeboarding Unleashed
Wakeboarding Unleashed features all those elements as well as the kind of gameplay features found only in a computer game: tube-riding swimmers you wipe out to complete a goal, rails that stick out of the water for you to slide along as you pull off combos, and obstacles such as jetskiers who drive dangerously close.
Most of the nine environments available for your wakeboarding fun, such as The Boneyard (a naval ship graveyard) and Ocean World (a waterlogged amusement park), spring from the minds of designers who were clearly told to forget about reality and focus on the ultimate experience.
Wakeboarding’s inventors probably never realized how far it could go as they perfected their boards and tried to drum up interest in their new sport, so here’s your chance to get in on the ground floor of Mac gaming’s rapidly growing extreme sports genre.
www.apple.com /games/articles/2004/01/wakeboarding   (943 words)

  
 Wakeboarding
Wakeboarding is a revolutionary extreme sport that is rapidly sweeping the nation amongst all ages.
Wakeboarding is one of the newest board sports to jump onto the scene of extreme sports.
As wakeboarding enters the 21st Century, the ultimate titles for any professional rider are the Pro Wakeboard Tour, the Vans Triple Crown of Wakeboarding and the Wakeboard World Cup.
webpages.csus.edu /~tk64   (1972 words)

  
 Wakeboarding Locations with Extreme Sports Cafe
Wakeboarding is a relatively new boardsport, created from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques.
Wakeboarding is said to be the fastest growing water sport in the world.
The Wakeboard is like a small surfboard (average size 4.5 feet long by approximately 16 inches wide at the central point) and has foot straps fitted to the upper side.
www.extremesportscafe.com /wakeboarding.html   (1085 words)

  
 Wakeboarding
I had been hearing how much fun wakeboarding is from a friend, for a couple of years.
Chad Dooley is an expert wakeboarder, certified instructor, and college student who teaches wakeboarding there.
The wakeboard is like a short snowboard, with high rubber bindings attached and you slip your feet into them with the help of a soapy liquid (slime).
www.snowboardsecrets.com /Articles/wakebord.htm   (985 words)

  
 WakeWorld -- News
Wakeboarding gave me more freedom when I was behind the boat.
Wakeboarding soon turned into a drug that I could not live without…something that I simply couldn't get enough of.
Wakeboarding isn't just when you are riding behind the boat.
www.wakeworld.com /getarticle.asp?articleid=474   (1244 words)

  
 Wakeboard History / Wakeboarding History
By now, the sport was starting to be known as wakeboarding, with the arrival of Wake Boarding Magazine in April of 1993 - though their slogan used to be "the word in kneeboarding and skiboarding".
For the non pros, there are thousands grass-roots tournaments around the world to give all levels of riders a chance to showcase their skills at a competitive level.
He is the co-owner of Liquid Force Wakeboards, the inventor of the original Skylon, the former co-owner of The Wakeboard Camp in Claremont Florida and down a large amount of the commentary of major televised events.
www.stokecity.ca /history.shtml   (1080 words)

  
 Urban Dictionary: wakeboarding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
the origin of wakeboarding comes from "skurfing" which came from skiing and surfing combined.
Wakeboards have many things that affect the board including, fins and whether you have them or not, the rocker (how far off the ground each side comes).
I for one have been wakeboarding since i was 10, and im 15 now.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=wakeboarding   (304 words)

  
 WAKE BOARDING - SOUTH AFRICA
The AGM of the SA Wakeboard Association was held at the Riviera Aquatic Club on the 24th of June 2006.
Generally, wakeboarders who normally ride behind the boat feel their sport is “wake” boarding in the true sense of the word, as you have to hit the wake to begin your trick.
Since us at Liquid Force feel that wakeboarding is all about having fun on the water, hanging with your mates and a general good time, whether it is behind the cable or the boat, we wanted all to share and gain from the experience of competing in both worlds.
www.wakeboarding.co.za   (5550 words)

  
 IGN: Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Review
As a wakeboarder, you are limited by where your boat goes.
After all, if the boat goes left and your speed, momentum, and ability to stay afloat are all tied to hanging on to the rope attached to said boat, then you need to play follow-the-leader.
Wakeboarding Unleashed is flat out fun and offers a nice wrinkle to the typical extreme sports formula.
xbox.ign.com /articles/422/422555p1.html   (1377 words)

  
 Wakeboarding Unleashed Preview - UGO.com Games
Most of you probably have never heard of wakeboarding, and you are not alone.
Wakeboarding Unleashed was able to do a great job with a realistic wake behind the boat.
Wakeboarding Unleashed is a fun game to play that will provide hours of enjoyment.
www.ugo.com /channels/games/features/wakeboardingunleashed   (1026 words)

  
 Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray Xbox Review
Here you will choose one of the celebrity wakeboarders (to the extent that any wakeboarder is a genuine celebrity — if you’ve actually heard of Shaun Murray then you know a hell of a lot more about the sport than I do) and then start performing.
The moves you’ll pull off are the sort of things that real wakeboarders only dream of — you get so much altitude on your jumps that you’re nearly launched into orbit, giving you plenty of time to perform complicated maneuvers on the way down.
From the looks of it, real-life wakeboarding is something that takes a lot of strength and skill, so it’s appropriate that the electronic version not be easy to master.
www.gameinfowire.com /review.asp?nid=2636   (1182 words)

  
 Wakeboarding   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Wakeboard instruction from the professional wakeboarding team at the Wakeboard Camp.
Wakeskating is very similar to wakeboarding except your feet aren't strapped to the board.
Similar to wakeboarding, except it's used with a kite instead of a boat.
www.squidoo.com /wakeboarding   (745 words)

  
 Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray (xbx: 2003): Reviews
Not quite Tony Hawk and not quite completely innovative, Wakeboarding Unleashed is an original take on the extreme sports genre that, despite breaking new ground in the field of wakeboarding, manages to get it right the first time.
Lesser games in the extreme sports genre have a tendency to wade in a shallow pool of standard cliches, but Wakeboarding Unleashed keeps the focus squarely on the gameplay, where it should be.
Wakeboarding Unleashed may have a few rough edges, but it is a franchise that is destined for greatness.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/xbox/wakeboardingunleashed   (892 words)

  
 2006: The Year in Wakeboarding - Lat34.com
Sadly, wakeboarding went the way of rollerblading in 2006, when it was cut from the X Games.
The reigning champion of women’s wakeboarding, Dallas Friday, who has been almost unbeatable for the past three seasons, continued on her tear in 2006.
Although it’s a bummer for those who aren’t attached to their boards, it means the events for will have more time for the wakeboard divisions, which should make the 2007 Pro Tour even better for those strapped in.
www.lat34.com /wakeboarding_2   (1252 words)

  
 Wakeboarding
Wakeboard lessons in Singapore can be organised via our wakeboarding partner Extreme Sport at Kallang.
Beginners Wakeboarding Lessons:- Many have experienced the thrill of wakeboarding for the very first time with us.
Our wakeboard partner will GUARANTEE that you will be up on skis by the end of the course (if completed within 2 weeks and if you are over 7 years old).
www.singaporesport.com.sg /wakeboarding.htm   (324 words)

  
 Wakeboarding
Lance, John, Jamie, John and I had great runs and the lunch at the yacht club is something that we'll all miss as much as taking the boat out.
This is a shorter, rounded nose wakeboard, with lots of rocker and NO bindings.
Following the wake skate testing, Jamie strapped on his newest wakeboard and got some decent air towards the end of his run.
www.gscottimaging.com /images/wakeboarding.html   (1348 words)

  
 Waterskiing & Wakeboarding, Mission Bay Youth Water Sports Camp, www.watersportscamp.com
This course offers instruction in the fundamentals of wakeboarding and waterskiing and is tailored to help each individual camper as his/her abilities progress.
This course is intended for the camper can get up consistently on a wakeboard or who already knows how to ski well on a single ski.
Prequalification: This camp is designed for wakeboarders who are already comfortable riding on the surface of the water, and who know how to edge confidently and under control.
www.missionbayyouthwatersportscamp.com /waterski1.htm   (343 words)

  
 BoardJive.com - Wakeboard, Wakeboards, Wakeboarding News, Tips, Tricks, Discussions and more... - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The culmination of the nine wakeboarding events for the season, the Tigé Pro-Am is the final stop for riders to gain enough points for the prestigious title.
The Wakesetter VTX is a wakeboarding machine, designed for a more intimate crowd, but without sacrificing wake quality or power.
CONROE, TX (October 2006) - The final stop of the 2006 Texas Wakeboard Tour took place last weekend in Conroe, Texas as the top riders from across the region battled for the championship in their respective divisions at the Nissan Southwest Wakefest.
www.boardjive.com   (1440 words)

  
 Wakeboarding 101,Towables, Wakeboard, Wakeboard Instruction, Wakeboarding, Wakeboard Products
Wakeboarding 101 is a company that is designed to give you the best wakeboarding instruction and experience that you can fit into a typical afternoon.
It is a way for you to hone your skills, or just experience the thrill of wakeboarding without the expense of buying your own boat and equipment.
The products are geared to help you become a better wakeboarder, and also to make your day more enjoyable.
www.wakeboarding101.com /index.html   (221 words)

  
 The Wakeboard Camp Wakeboard School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Many wakeboard schools have come and gone over the years, but only one, The Wakeboard Camp has prospered and ultimately become the leader.
We also have a full line of wakeboards, wakeskates, wakesurfboards, ropes, handles, and vests from the world-wide leader in wakeboard manufacturing, Liquid Force.
We hope you can join us for the the ultimate week of wakeboarding in the wakeboarding capital of the world, Clermont, Florida.
www.wakeboardcamp.com   (125 words)

  
 Wakeboarding Videos and DVDs
This DVD is designed to give newcomers to the sport of wakeboarding all of the information they need to get started.
Every trick in wakeboarding, no matter how complicated, can be broken down into its most basic parts.
In our many years of coaching wakeboarding, we have found that you will progress much faster if you learn the correct way from the beginning.
www.iefit.com /sports/wakeboarding_videos.htm   (1008 words)

  
 Wakeboarding Worldwide - wakeboarding gear - Raging Buffalo Snowboarding - Snowboard Park -Terrain Park - Algonquin, IL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Wakeboarding Worldwide - wakeboarding gear - Raging Buffalo Snowboarding - Snowboard Park -Terrain Park - Algonquin, IL Wakeboarding Worldwide
wakeboarders all the way to the curious wakeboard enthusiast ready to jump in the water.
You will have access to post messages on the wakeboarding message board, post wakeboarding pictures and wakeboarding video clips, and purchase top of the line wakeboarding gear.
www.wakeboardingworldwide.com   (124 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Water Sports: Water Skiing and Wakeboarding: Wakeboarding
Wakeboard Bermuda - This personal page lists a Bermuda ski school, and has hints for beginning wakeboarders.
The Wakeboard School - located in Dubai, UAE offering wakeboarding lessons and coaching with the regions pro wakeboarders.
West Coast Wakeboard Camps - Professional coaching for riders of all age and ability levels.
dmoz.org /Sports/Water_Sports/Water_Skiing_and_Wakeboarding/Wakeboarding   (658 words)

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