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Wakeboarding & Windsurfing
WAKEBOARDING Wakeboarding’s been around long enough not to be new anymore, but athletes are still pushing the limits of the sport with bigger and bolder tricks. For those unfamiliar with the sport, wakeboards are short, rigid surfboards with footstraps on the deck. Wakeboarders tow behind a speedboat like a waterskier, but closer to the boat where they can ride and play endlessly on the small waves created by the boat’s wake. Like water-skiing, wakeboarding’s not a solo sport. You’ve got to have a boat to pull you and someone to drive it. Fortunately, there are outfits in San Diego that can supply both, along with lessons and gear if you so desire.
WINDSURFING The advent of kite-surfing seems to be drawing more attention these days, but there are still a lot of wave junkies in San Diego out getting their fix on windsurfers and hobie cats and other sail driven craft. Because windsurfers demand a pretty stiff breeze to get cooking out in the surf, most of the windsurfing in San Diego tends to be done inside the bays on big rigs with big sails. Traditional sailing is a serious matter in San Diego and, even though it might not be as hip as sports like kite-surfing, there’s nothing more radical than a big, multi-million dollar racing sled slicing through the America's Cup Harbor with her winches grinding and spinnaker straining. MISCELLANEOUS WATER PLAY Though not extreme in the popular sense, there are a lot of other water sports that San Diegans take extremely seriously. There are crewing and outrigger canoe clubs, fishing tournaments and scuba diving societies, speedboat races and rough water swim meets. Kayaking is among the most popular of water sports for locals and visitors alike and can be enjoyed in the open ocean or inside the bay.
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