| There are different types of water sports, like water | | | | · Canted side fins |
| skiing, snorkelling, knee-boarding, and boating. | | | | · Multi-finned set-ups |
| Wakeboarding is also one of them. In wakeboarding, | | | | · Cupped side fins |
| a rider rides on a wakeboard on the surface of a | | | | · No Fins |
| body of water. This game has been developed from | | | | Some riders do not prefer fins, so their wakeboards |
| a combination of snowboarding, water skiing and | | | | are especially carved without fins. The wakeboards |
| surfing techniques. | | | | are carved according to the rider's feet, so one |
| When we think about wake-boarding, the first thing | | | | cannot exchange or use other rider's wakeboard. One |
| which figures in our minds along with fun, thrill and | | | | can either have wakeboard bindings, or can put |
| excitement, is the wakeboard equipment. Wakeboard | | | | shoes separately. |
| equipments include wakeboard bindings or shoes, a | | | | The rope which is used in wakeboarding is usually |
| power boat or an aluminium boat which can make | | | | shorter than the rope used in skiing. They are made |
| wakes in large quantity, ropes, and yes the most | | | | of Spectra, Spectra-Fusion and Tak, which have zero |
| essential thing - boards. Life jackets and wetsuits are | | | | stretch, and look like shoestrings. |
| also equally important for this adventurous and thrilling | | | | Life jackets are important for safety. Life jackets |
| sport. | | | | also should be according to the rider's body shape, |
| The main thing or we can say the most important | | | | and should not be loose or large sized. |
| thing in this game is wakeboard. There are different | | | | In this sport, every rider has his own individual gear |
| types of wakeboards, according to varying size and | | | | of equipments. Riders cannot exchange equipments |
| material. There are plastic wakeboards, and fibreglass | | | | with each other, as they are made for individual's |
| wakeboards. Fiberglas wakeboards are little more | | | | size. |
| expensive then the plastic ones, but are more | | | | The way a rider stands on the wakeboard is called |
| durable and reliable. | | | | "stance". There are different styles of stances for |
| Wakeboards are made according to the weight and | | | | beginners, intermediate, and advanced riders. |
| size of the rider. They are equipped with fins. | | | | There are many organizations which organize |
| There are different styles of wakeboards with fins | | | | wakeboarding sport. There are many companies also |
| which include: | | | | which provide the different equipments needed in this |
| · Long based fins | | | | sport. |
| · Moulded fins | | | | |