Wakesurfing

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Andy wakesurfing behind a Malibu WS 23 LSV

Wakesurfing is a water sport in which a surfer trails behind an inboard ski boat, surfing the boat's wake without being directly attached to the boat. The wake from the boat mimics the look and feel of an actual ocean wave. Wakesurfers ride these wakes just like an ocean surfer.

1 Boat setup
2 Boards
3 Inboard ski-boats
4 Variations

[edit] Boat setup

Wakeboard boats are generally the boats of choice for this sport. Owners of these boats place ballast, such as extra water, lead weights, cement, or other heavy objects in different sections of the boat in order to weight the boat down and create a larger wake.

Brad B's Malibu 23 LSV loaded with ballast and people specifically for wakesurfing

[edit] Boards

There are a number of wake-surfboard manufacturers that make wake specific boards. These include:

Hyperlite
CWB
Liquid Force
Phase Five
O'Brien

[edit] Inboard ski-boats

Boats used in the sport include:

Malibu Boats
Master Craft
Centurion
Correct Craft (Nautiques)
Tigè
Calabria
Sky Supreme
Moomba.

[edit] Variations

A variation of this sport is tanker surfing. In the gulf of Mexico surfers follow large tanker ships and surf on the waves they create. The wakes created by these large ships can be a mile long, providing a great ride for surfers.Tanker Surfing