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surfing's adrenaline cousin who decided gravity and good sense were both negotiable
means A water sport in which you ride a small board across the surface while being towed by a boat or cable, often launching off the wake to pull tricks and jumps.
from A plain compound of "wake" — the churning trail of water a boat leaves behind, from an Old Norse-rooted word related to a ship's track — plus "board." The sport grew in the 1980s out of waterskiing and surfing, and the name simply describes the deed: riding a board on the wake. Early versions were even called "skurfing," a mash of ski and surf, before "wakeboarding" won out.
- speed
- riders pulled at roughly 18 to 24 mph
- origin
- born from 1980s surfers wanting wave-free thrills
- the wake
- boat's wash becomes a launch ramp
- old name
- originally called skurfing before evolving
- airtime
- pros launch over 20 feet horizontally
world wakeboard championships — annual international competition held since 1989, with athletes competing in cable and boat wake events
nautique world finals — premier wakeboard tournament held at lake powell, arizona, drawing top riders globally since 1989
liquid metal wake park — cable wake park in chepstow, wales, one of europe's largest facilities for competitive wakeboarding