Chelsea McCormick, daughter of a Lake Tahoe resort owner, decides to ignore her long-time crush on Todd, the summer watersports instructor, and concentrate instead on winning the Northwest Extreme Watersports Competition, but the attentions of a hot Brazilian tennis prodigy awaken her to the fact that she can be an athlete and still get the boy of her dreams.
Presents facts and stories about wakeboarding, covering the sport's history, people, and equipment. Features color photographs, accessible text, a glossary, further resources, and an index.
An introduction to wakeboarding, looking at equipment and moves, reviewing the history of the sport, and looking at some of the major wakeboard competitions and stars.
Surveys the history, equipment, techniques, and safety factors of wakeboarding, a sport in which a rider is pulled behind a motorboat standing on a board that resembles a short surfboard.
Describes the history, equipment, and safety measures of extreme wakeboarding, a relatively new sport, developed from surfing, in which a wakeboard is ridden while being towed by a power boat.
A brief introduction to the sport of riding a board on the water while being pulled by a boat, discussing techniques, equipment, and performing tricks.
