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Old Mother Earth is covered in about 70% water - a great playground for Water Sport devotees. Along the extensive waterways of the world, there are people doing their thing on the water.
Scuba diving, surfing, swimming, canoeing, skiing, sailboarding – someone, somewhere is having fun on the water.
Water sport is about action on the water. But when you can’t be on the water, the place to turn is Suite101 where there are a range of articles to absorb until the next watery activity.
Learn new skills, re-discover a passion for a sport, how to do things, where are the best places. If it’s not here, let us know and we’ll do our best to find the answer.
When you can’t be out on the water doing the fun things, read about it on Suite101.
Jumping a windsurfer on wind blown chop is a spectacular trick. It can also be done on flat water. more...
A Body Drag is when a sailor steps off the Windsurfer and is dragged along the water. The challenging part is getting back on without the board coming off the plane. more...
In: Scuba Diving
A frustrating aspect of scuba diving is lack of communication. With a bit of thought and practice there are ways to clearly converse underwater. more...
In: Scuba Diving
Seasickness is a common problem with scuba diving being carried out from boats. But there are simple ways to deal with this problem. more...
In: Scuba Diving
Divers can find many lead fishing sinkers while diving. These can be melted down to make weights to be used while scuba diving. more...
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In this first blog for Water Sports topic, I provide a view details about my interests and what I hope to achieve in this blog.
My main passions in the watery world are scuba diving and sailboarding (windsurfing); but like most water sports devotees, I dabble in other areas as well. I water ski reasonably well, and can body surf like any born and bred Aussie boy. As anyone who's been out sailboarding and scuba diving knows, being a good swimmer is a necessity. So when I can't be out on the water the next best thing is churning up and down the local pool.
For the last few years I've been aiming to join the long-board surfing craze that appears to be picking up around the world. The plan is to buy a Malibu board then hit the beaches of Australia's Gold Coast. This won't happen until late 2008 when the Aussie summer down under rolls around. Even though I enjoy the water, I’m also a wimp and like the water warm!
I’ve got a whole stack of anecdotes and stories to share; but what will make this blog much better is to hear your stories. It might be a funny story, or maybe a safety on the water type issue that sharing could help someone somewhere in the world.
So send in your stories and comments and together we can make this an entertaining and useful water sports blog.
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Surfing in Huntington Beach, CA
In: Surfing
By: Barbara DeNatale
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Wakeboarding Popularity Explored
By: Rich Tear
Scuba Diving in Bali, Indonesia
In: Scuba Diving
By: Judith Holford
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