Essay Archive - Wakeboarding
Wakeboarding
Wakeboarding is a fun and challenging sport. A couple of years ago I
was boating with some friends when one of them pulled out something I had never
seen before, a wakeboard. In the past I had tried water-skiing and kneeboarding,
but until then I had never heard of wakeboarding, I haven't picked up a water-
ski or kneeboard since that day.
A wakeboard is shaped a lot like a snowboard. It is 150 cm long and
about 60 cm wide. Riding a wakeboard has been compared to surfing,
skateboarding, waterskiing, and snowboarding.
At first I was nervous about learning a n....
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