The 10 water sports to try this summer

Summer arrives at great steps and the desire to go to the sea is felt? Enjoy the beach otherwise by trying to one of these water sports!

If you take the way to the sea (or the ocean) for your summer vacation, the beach will necessarily be part of your daily life! Why not put aside the traditional sand castle, place the kite and the beach rackets, and try one of the many water sports it is possible to do in the middle of the sea?

Wanderlix offers its selection of 10 water sports to try this summer!

1. Surfing

Surfing is a sport of slip whose practice requires good wave conditions. Surfers and surfers practice their discipline on spots , that is, beaches or precise places of a beach where wind and swell conditions are optimal.

The aim of this discipline is to “surfer on the wave”, i.e. to stand on its surf board while slipping on a wave. Know that a surfer standing on his board the right foot back is said regular . Conversely, a surfer who puts his left foot back is designated to goofy .

Surfing is practiced around the world, from California to Tahiti France . But let us not forget to quote Hawaii, which is considered the place of birth of surfing. This sport has been part of Hawaiian culture for immemorial times.

2. Kitesurf

The kitesurf is also a sport of slip that consists of moving on a board on the surface of the water, while being driven by a kite, named wing or sailing. The kitesurfer is connected to the wing by a harness and has a bar that allows it to fly.

The wind is the condition sine qua non for the practice of this sport. Without this element, the sail cannot pull the kitesurfer and it is the complete stop. Moreover, in the jargon of kitesurfers, it is said that there is “people” in the absence of wind.

3. The wingfoil

The wingfoil was the last born of sliding sports in 2019. It consists of surfing on a board Faith using a wing held via a wishbone . It allows you to move with maximum freedom on a water plan using the energy of the wind and the swell. The hydrofoil under the board allows to take off above the water and thus surf over the surface.

4. The wakeboard

Wakeboard is a water sport that combines waterskiing, surfing and snowboarding techniques. He holds his origins from skurfing , the latter being born Australia and New Zealand in the late 1970s. The wakeboarder, driven by a motor boat or a ski lift, slips on the water using a board.

5. The skimboard

This sliding sport was born in the 1930s to United States and Polynesia . Accessible to a wider audience than surfing, the skimboard consists of surfing on a wave by launching from the beach.

There are two practices: flat whose objective is to slide on wet to low tide thanks to the phenomenon of hydroplaning, and the shore break , whose purpose is to surf on the small waves close to the edge.

6. The flyboard

The flyboard is a hydro-propelled device connected to a jet ski. The pilot stands on a platform, the feet fixed by a pair of boots. The gear is equipped with a flexible hose connected to the jet ski to obtain the thrust required for its propulsion. Indeed, it is thanks to the water under pressure produced by the jet ski hydrojet that the practitioner can “take his flight”.

7. The seabob

The seabob is an aquatic motor vehicle that moves both on water and under water. It allows you to fly at impressive speeds (20km/h), you will feel like a dolphin! We'll have to hang you!

The driving of the gear is instinctive, you just need to swing your body in the desired direction. To explore the seabed, simply lean the seabob forward! Still be careful not to go too deep to avoid problems of decompression.

8. Bodyboard

Bodyboard is a sport of waves, close to surfing that is practiced on a shorter board. This sport is mainly practiced in an elongated position ( prone ) and requires to wear a pair of short palms to facilitate the start on the wave.

However, some bodyboarders opt for other positions like dropknee which consists of raising and laying a knee on the board and the other flat foot. Finally, the most temerals practice it stand up , that is, the standing position, but it is much more rare.

9. The windsurfing

The windsurfing is a slip sport, but it is also the name of the sailing boat used for the practice of this discipline. Made of a board and a board voluntarily articulated to the board by the base of the mast, the windsurfing is characterized by the absence of rudder and listening as well as by the standing position of the chalkist (this is how the practitioners of this sport are called).

In the absence of a rudder and listening, it is therefore up to the chalkist to lift and hold the mast and veil in an active position while oriented on the water. To do this, it is necessary to bow the rigging back or to change its support on the board. Once again, the wind has a vital role in the proper execution of this sport.

10. Stand up paddle

The stand up paddle, more commonly called paddle or SUP, is a nautical slide sport. The goal is to stand on the board and to propel with a paddle. The paddle can be practiced at sea and river.

This discipline was once practised by Polynesian kings. In fact, they used huge boards cut into tree trunks to explore and trade in the lagoons of their archipelago.

So, which one of these water sports will make you capsize?