Wakeboarding

surfing and water-skiing. In Wakeboarding, the rider's feet are strapped in foot bindings,

and he or she is towed behind a boat using the wake from the boat as a ramp to propel

themselves into the air. It is closely related to other board sports such as skateboarding

and snowboarding. Since right now, Wakeboarding is the fastest growing watersport, I

thought the article by Darren Sechrist, which was entitled, "So Slick," in the April 1999

issue of Current Science, would be interesting to read about. Sechrist describes some key

points when Wakeboarding such as balancing forces, getting your head above water, and

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