Boarding Party

July, 1998

Summer's hottest adrenaline fix is wakeboarding, a water-skiing spin-off that brings the daredevil elements of snow-boarding, surfing and skateboarding to the lake. Riders are strapped to fiberglass boards and launched at speeds up to 20 mph off wakes created by specially designed wakeboard tow-boats. The best board jockeys can soar ten to 15 feet skyward to execute spins and flips with names such as the "hoochie glide" and the "crow mobe 540." Meanwhile, water-skiers are enj...