I love to water ski in the summer
i nearly drowned water skiing
Oh no what happened?
the water ski came off and the boat carried on with no me :c
Ouch!  Hopefully you wore a life jacket
Yep the life jacket was the only thing that stopped me drowning!
That is the main purpose of a life jacket!
strength, muscular endurance, and good balance.
There are water ski participants around the world, in Asia and Australia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In the United States alone, there are approximately 11 million water skiers and over 900 sanctioned water ski competitions every year. Australia boasts 1.3 million water skiers.
There are many options for recreational or competitive water skiers. These include speed skiing, trick skiing, show skiing, slaloming, jumping, barefoot skiing and wakeski. Similar, related sports are wakeboarding
and a rear wing (for stability). This allows the rider to turn and go up and down.
Sit-down hydrofoil components Other equipment.
- Towboat- any boat can be used, but a boat with a tower will help with height and jumping ability as riders begin to advance. For beginners it is recommended to learn at . Advanced riders may increase speed from in order to gain extra height and length on their jumps.
- Life jacket - use a jacket marked for water skiing
- Ski line