Wakeboarding – Orlando, Florida
(Photos by Richard Banks)
Wakeboarding combines the gravity defying, aerial marvels of gymnastics with the ramps, speed, and whacky jargon of skateboarding. While working on a story on an Orlando-based wakeboarder, I visited the Air Nautique Wake Games at the Orlando Watersports Complex and saw first-hand just how incredible the sport is. While being pulled by a boat like a water skier, wakeboarders flipped backwards and forwards, twisted, whirled, jumped ramps, rode rails, and seemingly flew just yards off shore. It was jaw-dropping, crazy wild, baby.
For those of us who aren’t up to that level of competition, the Orlando Watersports Complex has two cableways (apparently, the only such park in the country to have more than one) that pull skiers and wakeboarders in a continuous loop on the water’s surface. In lieu of an actual behind-the-boat wake, the park has plenty of ramps and sliders to help you get air and practice your 540s, railies, and inverts.
Couldn’t wait to try it out on orlando. But there’s one great wakeboarding facility in the Phiippines. I think its in camarines sur.
I’d just like to try the Phillipines. Sounds like a blast. Do you know of any wakeboarding facilities in the southern U.S.?
Are there any clubs or memebers closer to the winterhaven area?
Samantha, I’m not sure if there are clubs in Winterhaven. Perhaps you could contact Orlando Watersports and check with them.
Although some object that this infringes on states’ rights, the Supreme Court has upheld the practice as a permissible
Thanks for sharing this cool pictures with us. I will go to Orlando next vacations, and I want to do wakeboarding there.
Very cool pictures i would defenetely would like to try that its looks so fun to do just cant wait to do it myself i like the rush it gives,thanks for sharing that information and the cool pictures.
Wow, Its amazing and interesting , I like it so much .
Thanks for sharing this cool pictures with us. I will go to Orlando next vacations, and I want to do wakeboarding there.
This is really an awesome post! I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.
I wonder if you have more info about the last wake boarding competition!
Wakeboarding is a great way to have fun in the water.
WOWO THATS GREAT!
WOWO THATS GREAT!