Wakeboarding
Written by: Bjorn Tonne 990-202777 Due monday, February 03, 1997
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 new watersport at age 18,
because I remembered how hard it was to get up one ski. My friends convinced me
to give it a try and I loved it. At first it was hard to get up, but after four
try's I could get up almost every time on the first pull. One of the reasons
this sport is so great is that once you get up you can learn and excel very
quickly.......
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