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iloveareed · Frontside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Posts: 430 City: ATHENS

who thought of wakeskating

whos idea was it first

i wonder if they are rich

probably not

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

A) no single person has thought of wakeskating. It's been a collective effort.

B) See "A". THough, jason messer was the first dude to make anything specifically for wakeskating.

C) No

D) I think you're right

Schmaltz · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 721 City: San Jose

It was first started in Hawaii by Navy men stationed at Pearl Harbor circa 1935...
It was called Freeboard Aqua Planing... then Freeboarding... then Skurfing helped introduced the straps and it drifted in that direction... then it became skiboarding then Wakeboarding... now it's crossed back to it's roots and we call it "wakeskating"... i still prefer Freeboarding... cause as much as people are trying to make it into skateboarding and emulate, it still has it's own identity that rests some where in between Surfing and Skating.

BillyOLDS · Posted: Dec 07, 2004 11:46 am Post subject:

Schmaltz, yeah but just imagine calling it freeboarding.
"hey guys lets go do some killer freeboarding"
just doesnt seem like a good name but i do get wat ur saying about its own identity

Schmaltz · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 721 City: San Jose

Yeah, it doesn't quite have the ring to it like Wake Skating...
But... i do prefer to call Wakeboarding Free boarding.

revolutionconcepts · Posted: Dec 07, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject:

everyone i know calls it skiboarding...since we are hardcore one skiers at heart.

tribal · Posted: Dec 07, 2004 1:31 pm Post subject:

Shmaltz cool bit of info.Hawaii eh,that brings more soul to the sport hooking it up to the birthplace of surfing.I always thought some surfer must of tried something similar to wakeskating long ago.I know I skurfed long before I ever heard of wakeboarding or wakeskating.

Shmaltz wrote

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

Erich,

It is so cool to see you posting on here, also its really cool that you are still in the industry keeping the DIY alive. I'll buy one of your boards if my old cassette ever dies.

god · Ollie Joined: 22 Sep 2004 Posts: 74 City: kio ku kat chu

Schmaltz, thats awsome info, i deffinatley like freeboarding better.

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

DIY = Do I Yourself, the original punk rock ethic.

I don't know when this skate will crack, I keep resealing the edges and its seems to be doing fine.

PIRATE · Guest

88skisupreme, did you hear what you just said "i keep fixing it and it works fine" Shocked

am i the only one who thinks that is funny Laughing

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

yes you are.