the rise of Wake Boats:

What Do We Understand by Wake Boarding?

Wake boarding is a type or kind of watersports enjoyed by thousands of people all across the globe. As the name suggests, the latter is an activity conducted or performed on waterbodies. Thus, the game or sport remains open to interested participants in areas with ample water. It can consist of lakes, rivers, places with accessible water bodies, and even beaches.

In wake boarding, the rider has to stand on a particular surface or plank named the wake board. It comes with bindings where the participant can bind their feet to avoid falling off in the water. The board, secured with a rope or cable system, gets towed by a motorboat, generally called the wake boat. It helps create waves behind the vessel that facilitate and favor the riders to perform various stunts and aerial maneuvers. 

Overall, wake boarding combines various sports. It consists of snowboarding, surfing, and water skiing. It gets done primarily for the fun and excitement of the activity. In addition to that, several places organize competitions and events to set a spirited and driven attitude among the participants. Thus, in conventional cases and scenarios, the wake boat and gear can get personalized and customized to the rider’s preferences and requirements. 

How Did Wake Boarding Come into Fame as a Watersports?

The rise of wake boards started in the early 20th century when people began using motorized boats for various recreational purposes. It included sports like water skiing and fishing. At that time, the riders used wooden planks instead of appropriate ski gears and a rope to pull the board with the help of a motorboat. It led to water skiing becoming popular among enthusiasts. Furthermore, it resulted in its first official tournament getting organized in 1949. 

As water skiing gained fame, the demand for distinct motorboats for the sport increased. They had to get designed uniquely for the game. Initially, generalized or slightly modified versions of the vessels existed. However, with the increase in the events’ competitiveness, boats with powerful engines and V-shaped hulls started getting manufactured. It provided more stability and speed for water skiing. 

Wakeboarding came into existence a little later, with its roots in three different sports. Its traces go back to the 1980s when some water skiers started experimenting to find new ways to ride on a wake. It led to the creation of skurfing, where the riders had to ride a surfboard pulled by a boat with the help of a handle and a rope.

Skurfing soon became popular among watersports enthusiasts, and its name changed to skiboarding. It, in turn, resulted in the establishment and foundation of the World Skiboard Association and the Skurfer Skiboard World Championships. With a change in the board designs, the name changed to The World Wakeboarding Association. 

The modern wake boards we see today had gotten designed and produced by Herb O’Brien’s company. The initial ones were wider and shorter than the traditional boards. In addition to that, they have fins on the bottom for more control and stability. Furthermore, they designed a binding system that enabled the riders to perform more tricks and have better control over their movements. 

From the later 1990s to the early 2000s, the watersports of wakeboarding gained immense popularity with the invention of cable parks. They allowed riders to follow behind a cable system without any vessel. Today, wake boarding is a sport that can get enjoyed by people of all skill levels and ages. With various technological advancements, wake boats and boards have become exceedingly versatile and efficient. It enables riders to perform more and better skills.

The rise of wake boarding and wake boat or wake surf boat  is also thanks to several people who gave their best efforts over the years. For instance, Tony Finn gets regarded as the “Father of Wakeboarding.” He invented the wake boards, an essential component necessary for the sport. In addition, Jimmy Redmon is another renowned figure related to the watersport. He contributed significantly to developing and improving the ski rope for wake boarding. 

What is the Current Scenario of Wake Boarding Today?

Today, wake boarding is one of the most famous and tried-out watersports. People of all ages and expertise levels try it out. On top of that, several competitions and tournaments related to the game get organized in numerous places all across the globe. 

The sport and its equipment have undergone enhancements and improvements continually since its first application. It has allowed the riders to perform several tricks on the water and even mid-air. On top of that, the participants can select and customize their wake boat and wake board according to their unique needs, requirements, and desires. It helps when the eminent need to personalize the equipment to achieve a particular goal or trick arises.

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The wave

Check out Daniel Grant’s signature feature for Unit.

What’s new ?

• Steel : the Unit Surf Pool V2 has been redesigned as a highly durable and modular floating steel construction that can be expended to any width, even beyond 16m.
• Wave : the new open wave shape creates a surfable wave face up to 1,80m that allows for massive bottom turns and maneuvers.
• Power : While creating a better and more powerful wave, they have managed to reduce energy consumption to 280kw/h for a beginner session

” The wave is super easy for beginners to start and very addictive for more experienced surfers.”

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All nautical activities

A new version to geolocate all the spots in France and abroad, and to know everything about the sports and water rides on offer ! Created by Sophie Combettes-Sirech and Wakeboard World Champion Philippe Sirech, Spotyride is a sports solution designed to meet the needs of families and ride enthusiasts who are looking to find out what activities to enjoy this summer at their holiday spots. With Spotyride, you no longer have to run to the tourist office and stack a lot of brochures, this new application identify from your mobile all the sports activities (wake, kitesurfing, canoeing, paddle, sailing, hiking…) offered by the nearby water sports centres. The most ? This summer, the bases will enter their information directly into the application (sports, schedules, prices, reservations, specific promotions, etc.) to facilitate the arrival of practitioners in their centre. Everything is ready to enjoy a “sporty” summer.

One app to plan you sports holidays

Available free of charge on iOS and Android in French and English, the mobile application Spotyride or the website geolocate spots, identify different activities, consult offers and book within nautical structures. It is easy to search for different activities and organize them around your holiday destination thanks to the wide choice available nationally and internationally. New activities will be on offer this summer (parasailing, catamaran, rafting, canyoning) in addition to the mythical: kitesurfing, windsurfing, jet skiing, paddle, wakeboard… More than a dozen sports are currently available.

Today Spotyride refers more than 1,000 structures worldwide and plans to reach 4,000 by the end of the year. Spotyride’s ambition is to offer a more connected and free offer to users of the solution and to extend it to other leisure sports in France and around the world. With Spotyride, searching multiple websites is no longer necessary. It is now easy to book different activities around you with only one click. The new version of Spotyride has detailed technical data sheets on all structures (bases and water parks) as well as on all sports. Each sheet has been designed to make simple, fast and intuitive operation.

The solution for all nautical bases

Responding to a lack of digitisation on the part of leisure facilities, the Spotyride application allows all professionals in the leisure sector to reference their own nautical base, to offer rapid access to reservations, to gain visibility and to inform all practitioners and families in search of multi-activities and a wider discovery of the environment.
Spotyride offers leisure centres autonomous management of information that is updated directly on the mobile application. Structures thus have privileged access at their disposal, allowing them to update their information in real time and manage their communication very easily via their Spotyride backoffice. They can modify schedules, prices, courses, events and can add photos and videos to highlight their spots. A unique communication space to attract the entire Spotyrid community!

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The video

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Words Slingshot Brand Manager Jeff McKee

Ever since I’ve moved up to the Carolina’s people have been raving about the Outer Banks.

“Dude you haven’t been to the outer banks yet?”

“You gotta go, the place is a surfers paradise…”

“It’s like the Hawaii of the East Coast!”

“You’ll never find water deep enough for that boat.”

Ha! It was all hearsay and there was only one way to discover the true potential of this place! GO and see for myself! I reached out the Neil Hutchinson (our East Coast and Caribbean rep) who had the idea to take the trip and spread the love for our new line of Hover Glide hydrofoils! One of our biggest dealers in the country, Real Watersports, is located right in the heart of the action with amazing kite conditions out back, PLUS amazing surf conditions out front! We set a date and assembled a crew of our favorite surfers/foilers/ etc. and surprisingly everyone was available and ready to rip! Enter pro surfers Brett Barley, Ben Gravy, James Jenkins and pro kiter Reed Brady, plus all-star Slingshot film-maker Steffen Vollert.

When we arrived at Watermen’s Retreat on the water’s edge next-door to Real we were blown away by the facilities. Talk about high-class livin’!  The accommodations were next-level, and the conditions were shaping up perfectly for the week! The following days were filled with endless activities including traditional surfing with the boys, foiling with Ben and Brett, dropping the boat into Oregon inlet and assembling the ultimate party wave, the ultimate tow-in session with Jenkins, and even learning to foil behind the kite, we ticked every box and then some, all in the matter of a few short days. We’re not sure if it’s always that EPIC, but we timed it right and the outer banks certainly delivered an amazing experience for all!

Special thanks to Real, Watermans, Jeffrey O’Neil, Ryan Osmond, and all the other fine folks that played a part in making this trip a success!

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Gallery

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