Most people watch in awe from their luxurious pontoon boots as wake boarders and water-skiers cut through the pristine water surface with their sleek equipment, being pulled behind a sport boat with the latest mercruiser parts.  Do you get jealous of people who wear wet suits, sideways flat bill hats, and drive lifted trucks?  Well you can be that person, so there’s no need for jealousy anymore.    Wakeboarding and waterskiing are two of many sports in which physical athleticism does not play as big a part as one might think it does.  Also, the type of boat, whether mercury marine parts or Volvo marine parts, does not make a huge difference.   The importance is the doggedness of the participant – wakeboarding and waterskiing are difficult to learn and often times early attempts will end in failure more than they will end in success.

If you want to take up any water sports, there are several things that you need to be able to do.  First of all, you must be able to swim, as many times execution of any types of tricks or basic maneuvers will  end in failure and you will fall in the water.  You also must have money; you need not be rich, but you much be able to spend money on a board or skis, a dry suit, and you must pay for usage of a boat if you do not already own one.