Water skiing

Water skiing

Water Skiing is a sport were a person is typically pulled behind a boat or cable ski installation on a body of water. The sport requires the skier to be pulled at high speeds in order to maintain their position above the surface.

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Water skiing

life vest

Sports; Water skiing

Please see P.F.D.

lift

Sports; Water skiing

This will determine how high a ski jumper will go when they come off a ski ramp.

line-off

Sports; Water skiing

This is a term for making a cut.

observer

Sports; Water skiing

A person who sits behind the driver of the boat facing the skier. Their job is to watch the skier and to relay any signals from the skier to the driver and to also signal to other boats if there is a ...

off

Sports; Water skiing

This refers to the slalom tow rope being shortened after the skier has made a successful pass.

off-side turn

Sports; Water skiing

When a water skier or wakeboarder makes a turn in the opposite direction from the foot they have in the forward position. So when a left foot forward skier makes a turn to the right or a right foot ...

on-side turn

Sports; Water skiing

When a water skier or wakeboarder makes a turn in the same direction of the foot they have in the forward position. So when a left foot forward skier makes a turn to the left or a right foot forward ...