wakeboarder

Boat-pulled athlete

A wakeboarder is someone who rides a wakeboard—a short, wide board towed behind a motorboat, combining elements of water skiing, snowboarding, and surfing.

The rider uses the boat's wake to launch into aerial tricks: The wakeboarder caught huge air off the wake.

tricks

flip

Quick turning motion

  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • grabSeize abruptly
  • airGaseous envelope surrounding Earth

inversion · tantrum · whirlybird · scarecrow · backroll · heelside · mute · indy · method · 180

equipment

towrope

Cable for pulling vehicles

fins · rocker · handle · tower · ballast · pylon · helmet · boots · edge · flex

water

edging

Decorative border material

  • propwashAir displaced by propeller
  • lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
  • slalomSki race through gates

boat · cut · approach · landing · surface · spray · rooster-tail · pull · speed · glassy

adrenaline

rush

Quick sudden movement

euphoria · pumped · amped · intense · heart-pounding · buzz · high · surge · charge · energy

athlete

training

Developing abilities through practice

strength · agility · coordination · discipline · practice · sponsorship · professional · champion · sportsmanship · determination

Categories
Opposites
water sport discipline

wakeboardersurfer

One who rides waves

windsurfer · swimmer · kayaker · kitesurfer · paddleboarder

activity level

wakeboardersunbather

One who tans outdoors

spectator · couch potato · landlubber · floater · beachgoer

Family

wakeboarding, wakeboard, wakeboards, wakeboarders

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G