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Sport considered for 2020 Summer Olympics

The future of professional wakeboarding is headed for cable.

“Instead of a boat, there would be a cable tower,” said competitive wakeboarder and Vancouverite Drew Kennedy. “It’s kind of the future of the sport.”   …  More

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Couch surfing on Kootenay Lake. This Bro takes Dirty Hank for a ride and takes on the waters of Kootenay Lake straight chillin with a beer in hand.

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Surfing is the mother and father of all wave sports. History tells us that the sport was observed and documented for the first time in the 18th century, between 1767 (Samuel Wallis) and 1769 (James Cook). The oldest form of wave riding was common in the ancient Polynesia culture. It is possible that surfing dates from way back in time. The sport gave birth to other wave and water sports.

Many surfers and sports history experts consider bodysurfing the purest form of surfing. Bodysurfers often use fins to ride the wave both sideways and downward. The enthusiasts have developed several techniques to boost propulsion.

Windsurfing came in  …  More

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