What is wake boarding?
Basically the sport consists of a person being fastened to a wakeboard by foot and being towed behind a high speed boat. The wakeboarder travelling at high speeds is able to skim across the surface of the water and can perform awesome tricks on the wake that is created by the boat. There are many great places for wakeboarding in the world. Of these, the Philippines offers great opportunity for wakeboarders to enjoy their favorite sport. Here are some of the best Philippines tourist spots for wakeboarding.
Best spots for wake boarding in the Philippines
Camarines Sur is widely regarded as the wakeboarding capital of the Philippines. The province, located in the Bicol region of the Philippines, has been host to the world wakeboarding championships. The CamSur Watersports complex boasts a world class cable wakeboarding set up that offers hours of entertainment. This option is amazing since you don’t need your own boat. All you need to do is bring yourself, hire a board and have endless amounts of fun. The Philippines is also home to the biggest wakeboarding park in South East Asia. To best enjoy this sport, you must equip yourself first with the proper gears and equipment. It is a good thing that anyone has a lot of choices for wakeboards that they can use like the Full Throttle Aqua Extreme Wakeboard Kit (Black/Blue, 55.1 x 21.6-Inch/ 140cm x 42cm). For professional wakeboarders, they usually customize the fins with Hyperlite 2019 Fish Fin 2 Pack Kit 1.5 and coupled with Hyperlite Destroyer 2019 Wakeboard Bindings.
In Davao city you can find the DECA Wakeboard park closely situated to the city center. Just a short drive from the airport you will find this amazing waterpark where you enjoy hours of entertainment on the various ramps that the park offers. The benefit of visiting this city is that it boasts some of the best beaches in the Philippines that have not yet been commercialized. For the seasoned wakeboarder this is of course very attractive since you will be able to enjoy the amazing water without worrying about crashing into some tourist. If you have a boat (or rent one) you can take it out on the still waters of Davao and enjoy wakeboarding in one of the most popular Philippines tourist spots.
Batangas is located on the edge of Luzon and is home not only to the best beaches in the Philippines, but also to the Philippines first ever wakeboard park. Lago de Oro can be found 115km south west of Manila and boasts a lush landscape, creating a wakeboarders’ dream experience from the moment you enter the premises. The unique cable system used at the park is specifically designed for wakeboarding. To get you started you can ask the help of one of the instructors. There is also a beginner’s pulley system. Whether you are a seasoned pro or just starting out your wakeboarding journey there will be something for you in at this park.
Some useful tips
A tip that you can keep in mind when enjoy wakeboarding in these amazing Philippines tourist spots is that you will most likely fall a couple times while getting used to the pulley system in places. Once you find your groove it will be clear sailing from there. Also, if you are already accustomed to some kind of board sport, such as skateboarding, you will easily pick up the basics of wakeboarding since it is essentially the same sport (just on water). When you fall at those speeds the water can give you quite a knock. Wakeboarding is an extreme sport so understand the possibility of getting hurt is very high.
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