Getting Into Extreme Boating and Water Activities: A Guide
You’ve been chilling out on your boat long enough. It’s time for a little adventure! You already love the water. Think about an extreme water activity you’ve always wanted to do. Extreme boating is just the start. There are also thrilling activities like high-speed boating, wakeboarding, parasailing, surfing, and more.
Let’s take a deep dive into these sports to help you find the perfect experience for summer.
Extreme Boating In the Wild
Extreme boating takes regular boating to another level. Depending on your threshold for fear, there are plenty of ways to enjoy extreme boating.
Do you love getting up close to nature? Consider boating through the everglades and coming face-to-face with alligators and other swamp residents. However, if you choose this adventure, make sure to join a boating tour with an experienced professional.
You can also take boating tours through shark territory or sign up for a haunted boat tour.
Go Fast
Thrill-seekers love speeding through rivers, lakes, and bays. There are plenty of high-speed boating tours that will let you go more than 100 mph. Talk about a rush!
If you’re serious about high-speed boating, consider buying a jet-powered boat to take out on the water. This is a must if you have a waterfront property; however, you’ll need to upgrade your boat with new jet boat parts periodically.
Wild Wakeboarding
What do you get when you cross surfing with high-speed boating? You get a wild wakeboarding adventure! Wakeboarding is one of the newest and most thrilling water sports out there.
Wakeboarding works great with jet boats, speedboats, or any other motorboat that lets you go fast. You’ll also need a dependable wakeboard that keeps the wakeboarder securely fastened to the board.
The wakeboarder holds onto a rope that’s secured to the motorboat and uses the handle to maneuver. Standing up is the first step. With lots of practice, you could be performing cool aerial moves by next summer.
Up, Up, and Away
Shredding up the water’s surface is one thing, but how do you feel about going up in the air? Parasailing is the ultimate adventure that blends the most extreme water and air sports.
Like wakeboarding, one person operates the boat while the other is attached to the boat via a rope. The person who is parasailing must wear a parachute harness. The parachute keeps the person suspended in the air.
Parasailing sessions last about 10 minutes, and up to three people can parasail at the same time. Always avoid strong winds and choose an experienced parasailing operator.
Classic Surfing
Surfing may be the original extreme water sport. You don’t even need a surfboard! Body surfing is still a popular and dangerous water sport of its own.
Why not kick off your summer vacation with surfing lessons? By next year, you could be doing everything from roundhouse cutbacks to tube rides. Don’t forget to capture all the action with a waterproof sports camera.
Make a Splash!
Are you ready to get out of the lounge chair and into the water? Remember these cool extreme boating activities while planning your next summer adventure.
These ideas are just the start of your new life on the water. Check out the blog to discover even more tips and tricks for sailing, cruises, gear, and more.