“a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques.
The rider is usually towed behind a motorboat; typically at speeds of 18–24 miles per hour depending on the water conditions, board size, rider's weight, and rider's comfort speed. But wakeboarding can also be performed with a variety of media including closed-course cables, winches, PWCs, and ATVs.”
Unless you live in Ireland, of course, where you simply find a nearby canal, hitch a rope onto the back of a friend’s car, and off you go. It must be something to do with the (unofficial) recession, where inflatable banana rides off the Torremolinos coast and the like are not as attainable as they were in the past. At least it is some kind of indication of a “can-do” spirit, I suppose.
I love the dialogue at the start of the video. “It won’t start off in second gear!!!”.
Erm, how about putting it into first?
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As its on the canals here I think the wake part says it all.
Let's hope it's a wake-up call, then, rather than a wake proper. Mind you, only time I venture near the water is when I have a ferry under me.
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