What is Wakeboarding?

The good weather arrives and, with it, the desire to practice outdoor sports, among which wakeboarding is attracting more and more fans. Even so, doing wake implies the knowledge of a series of techniques on how to do it and the necessary equipment, as well as the optimal places to practice it, especially if you are going to start in this nautical sport. Read on and you'll be gliding on the board very soon and for sure!

What is Wakeboarding?
The word 'wakeboard' comes from English, where 'wake' refers to the grooves or wakes left by the boats, and 'board', to the table on which it is practiced.

Therefore, doing wake means practicing a nautical activity in which the athlete is pulled by a rope attached to a motorboat. Therefore, wakeboarding would be a kind of water skiing, but without skis, since the wakeboarder slides on a board similar to a snowboard. For this reason, many consider it a combination of snowboarding and water skiing.

Where to do it?
The most professional ones prefer to wakeboard on lakes, swamps or beaches when there is wind and waves to enjoy doing some acrobatics in the air, although we can also take advantage of the waves produced by the boat.