Wakeboarding

A parents’ guide to kids wakeboarding: starting ages, kids’ boards and bindings, life jacket rules and fit, boat safety, helmets, youth contests…

Who runs wakeboarding: the World Wake Association tours, USA Water Ski & Wake Sports, IWWF wakeboard and cable world championships, Pan Am…

What wakeboarders should eat every day, on the boat, at the cable park and on contest day, with third-party tested supplements compared…

The injuries wakeboarders get (knees, ankles, head, face and shoulders), plus propeller strikes, carbon monoxide near boats, drowning and life jackets, with…

How wakeboarders recover: getting dry and warm, fluids and food, sleep, sore forearms, shoulders and legs, back-to-back lake, cable and contest days,…

Wakeboarding rules in plain words: Coast Guard and state observer and life jacket rules, hand signals, propeller and carbon monoxide safety, riding…

Wakeboarding gear: Coast Guard-approved vests vs impact vests, boards, rocker and fins, bindings, ropes and handles, cable park helmets, sun protection and…

How wakeboarders train on land: leg strength and soft landings, core and rotation, shoulders and grip, balance, a dock warm-up, boat vs…

The best waterproof watches for wakeboarding (Garmin Instinct 3 Solar, fenix 8, quatix 8, Apple Watch Ultra 4), recovery trackers like Oura…

How to run a safe, fun wakeboarding lake day, cable day or contest day: sun, hydration, fueling, rotating riders and crew jobs,…

Wakeboarding behind the boat and at cable parks, at every level: how it works, competitions, common injuries, propeller and carbon monoxide safety,…