Water skiing is a surface water sport in which an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation over a body of water, skimming the surface on two skis or one ski.
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11 Facts About Water skiing
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Water skiing can take place on any type of water – such as a river, lake, or ocean – but calmer waters are ideal for recreational skiing.
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Length will vary based on the type of water skiing being performed; jump skis, for example, are longer than skis used in regular straight-line recreational skiing or competitive slalom and trick skiing.
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Water skiing was invented in 1922 when Ralph Samuelson used a pair of boards as skis and a clothesline as a towrope on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota.
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Water skiing later tried snow skis, but finally fabricated his own design out of lumber with bindings made of strips of leather.
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Water skiing was the first person to complete a jump on water skis, jumping over a wooden ramp in 1928, for a distance of 25 feet.
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Slalom Water skiing involves a multi-buoy course that the skier must go around in order to complete the pass.
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Barefoot Water skiing requires a higher speed because the skier's feet are smaller than skis, providing less lift.
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Water skiing ski racing consists of 1 or 2 skiers per boat who race around a set course behind boats set up for this type of event.
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Disabled water skiing uses equipment or other adaptations to allow disabled people to compete in standard 3 event skiing.
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