What is Wakeboarding? Wakeboard is a variation of Surf. For the practice of sport, a snowboard-like board with connected boots is used.
The person must stand on the board and at the same time hold on to a cable attached to a moving boat. With this, the boat forms waves and thus becomes possible to perform maneuvers in the air.
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The sport can be practiced in rivers, seas or large lakes.
For a long time, the favorite sport of beachgoers was surfing. The first Wakeboard was developed at least 20 years ago, by the North American Tonu Finn, in California.
In the period, called "Skurfing", it consisted only of surfers being "towed" by boats on days with few waves. “Skurfing” became a worldwide success and its boards were manufactured in Brazil by Roberto Pereira Leite.
The American Herb O’Brien and the Hawaiian Eric Perez created the first Wakeboard boards, which were better developed than the existing ones. In Brazil, the “skufer” arrived in 1987. Wakeboard, in 1990, through the current president of the Brazilian Association of Wakeboard, Roberto Pereira Leite.
The sport was made official in Brazil in 1997, with the creation of the ABW foundation, which today is responsible for carrying out the national circuit.
There are four basic pieces of equipment for practicing wakeboarding. These being:
On the website of Brazilian Wakeboard Association own the rule book to participate in competitions, ranging from safety to equipment care. It is important to highlight that the Wakeboarder (practicing the sport) must sign a Term of Responsibility acknowledging the nature of the sport and the risks involved in its practice. In addition, the athlete must be registered. Registration can be done on the Association's website.
Some tips can be fundamental for the practice of Wakeboard. For example: