RIDE THE WILD WAKE: WAKEBOARD.Wakeboard evolved from a combination of surfing surfing, sport of gliding toward the shore on a breaking wave. Surfers originally used long, cumbersome wooden boards but now ride lightweight synthetic boards that allow a greater degree of maneuverability. and water-skiing. Riders are towed behind a boat while spinning, flipping and twisting off the boat's wake, in addition to using water obstacles, to try to score points. CAPTION(S): 4 photos, box, drawing, map Photo: (1 -- 4 -- color) Spotter Signals: Slow down - Speed up - Stop - Go John McCoy/Staff Artist Box: RIDE THE WILD WAKE: WAKEBOARD Drawing: (color) RIDE THE WILD WAKE: WAKEBOARD Jon Gerung/Staff Artist Map: LONG BEACH MARINE STADIUM SOURCES: ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network ; ``Sports: The Complete Visual Refernce'' by Francois Fortin; ``Wakeboarding Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water behind a boat. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques. ! Throw a tantrum'' by Chris Hayhurst Photos: John McCoy/Staff Artist; Bakke Shazamm/ESPN; Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Jon Gerung/Staff Artist |
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