| Water skiing is a sport that was first | | | | and it is important to know all the technical |
| introduced in 1922 by Ralph Samuelson. | | | | aspects of water skiing. Facilities that are |
| Wherever appropriate conditions exist, one | | | | made available for this sport should ensure |
| will find activities involving water skiing. | | | | that the expanse of water designated for this |
| All that is needed is an expanse of water | | | | is enough to safely allow two or more skiers |
| that is not affected by the movement of | | | | at one time. There should be a minimum of 6 |
| water. Sheltered bays, rivers and lakes | | | | feet of debris-free water for the boats. |
| qualify. Skis are made of wood or fiberglass | | | | Weather conditions have to be taken into |
| composites. | | | | consideration as well as proper clothing in |
| | | | cooler climes. |
| Skiing is a recreational sport and has become | | | | |
| a very competitive one, too. There are many | | | | Some safety points have to be adhered to at |
| variants of this sport. The popular ones | | | | any given time: the skier must wear a life |
| would include Wakeboarding, which combines | | | | jacket, there must be an observer on the boat |
| waterskiing and surfing, and Slalom, which is | | | | besides the driver, keep a look out for |
| skiing with one ski. An interesting variation | | | | physical structures, never ski under the |
| in this is skiing barefoot, which, as the | | | | influence of drugs and alcohol, and memorize |
| name suggests, is skiing without skis. | | | | certain hand signals common to all skiers for |
| Kneeboarding, hydrofoiling, trick skiing and | | | | effective communication with the driver. |
| ski jumping are some of the other variations. | | | | |
| | | | Go with the right techniques, the right |
| As with all sports, water skiing comes with | | | | knowledge and a clear sense of the dos and |
| its own rules, regulations and dangers. One | | | | don?ts, and one guarantee is that this sport |
| has to be properly trained by professionals, | | | | will never fail to thrill. |