wakesurf

wakesurf

To ride on a short surfboard atop the wake created by a motorboat. The sport differs from wakeboarding in that the rider's feet are not strapped to the board, which is longer and narrower, and they typically ride without being towed by the boat once they are able remain upright. My cousin taught me how to wakesurf when we were out at the lake house last summer. It felt weird not having my feet strapped into to anything at first, but it was a lot more thrilling when I got the hang of it!

wakesurfing

An act or instance of riding atop the wake of a motorboat on a short surfboard. The sport differs from wakeboarding in that the rider's feet are not strapped to the board, which is longer and narrower, and they typically ride without being towed by the boat once they are able remain upright. Wakesurfing always looked like fun, but I never had the patience learning how to balance on the board without holding on to anything.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • wakesurfing
  • skurf
  • skurfing
  • skid across
  • skid across (something)
  • differ from
  • differ from (someone or something)
  • get the bit between (one's) teeth
  • have the bit between (one's) teeth
  • have the bit in (one's) teeth
References in periodicals archive
"The Secret Spot," Sport; Inland water sports featuring slalom, barefoot, trick, sky ski, wakesurf and wakeboard events.
What's for sale
We can do anything with this boat: The younger kids go tubing, the older ones like to wakeboard and I like to wakesurf. My friend's son is a competition wakeboarder and loves the huge wake we can create.
Better setter: Malibu Wakesetter 247 LSV
The first World WakeSurf Championship was held in San Diego in 1996, and the World WakeSurf Association was formed in 2003.
The World WakeSurf Association has approved a list of about two dozen tricks, including those ocean surfing classics, "Hang 5" and "Hang 10," terms which refer to the number of toes extending over the front of the board.
CATCH A WAKE
Our tow boat was the Centurion Enzo SV230, a boat that made its name as one of the top wakesurf and wakeboard boats.
Test tubes: we put the latest and greatest towable tubes through their paces to identify the top models of 2011
The 2011 Wakesetter 247 LSV throws water on the competition with huge wakeboard and wakesurf wakes as well as some of the most ground-breaking water sports innovations ever seen.
Malibu Wakesetter 247 LSV
The 22-foot-long RZ2 and its bigger brother, the RZ4, a 24-footer with the same 8-foot, 6-inch beam, are primarily wakeboard and wakesurf boats.
Year of the Tiqe: Tige RZ2
A new update is the wakesurf settings that optimize your personal pipeline.
Trend setter: Malibu Wakesetter VLX
We turned to rider Darin Shapiro, wakeboarding legend and designer of new GrindWater wakesurf boards (grindwater.com), to get the scoop.
Surf's up
Since it's equipped with a catalytic converter, it produces about 93 percent less carbon monoxide than standard engines--good news for those who like to wakesurf close to the stern.
World's number one: Supra Sunsport 24V Worlds Edition
She studies four different forms of martial arts, ocean surfs and "wakesurfs" with her husband, Scott, and shoots guns with a girlfriend.
Renaissance woman
SKIRL SET Talented Max plays and wakesurfs. Pic: John Rae Photography
SCOTLAND THE WAVE; SCHOOLBOY MAKES SPLASH ON INTERNET Clip of Max, 12, piping while surfing gets hits across the globe