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Water Skiing World Championships

nlanpher — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 06:08:42 +0000

The first world championships began in 1949 and are held once in two years. The primary events at the water skiing meets are slalom, tricks and jumping. In slalom, which is the one-ski event, the participant has to ski around buoys that have been laid around the course. Simple isnt it? So would it seem, [...]

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Water Skiing Origins

nlanpher — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:32:44 +0000

Water skiing is an extremely popular sport and recreation activity. It involves attaching a board to the feet and being pulled along the waters surface by a boat. The skier, as the person performing the activity is known, holds onto the end of a rope, which is fastened to the boat. As the boat pulls [...]

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Water Skiing – Different Types Of Skiing

nlanpher — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:39:58 +0000

The concept of water skiing can be expanded to skiing over almost any surface. We could even say there have arisen several offshoots that have taken water ski as its core derivative. Take for example skiing over a water body while being pulled forward by an aircraft, instead of a boat. The same principle of [...]

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Water Skiing Tricks And Treats

nlanpher — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:46:58 +0000

Attached to a board and being pulled at high speed by a boat along water body might not be too appealing to many, but those who swear by the fun that water skiing brings on are several. The added attraction is the possibility of being able to perform various tricks and stunts while being pulled [...]

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