Boating - June 2016 USA

XCaptain’s Test

PHOTO: BILL DOSTER

Competitive Wakesurfing

Do you want to try competing in the sport of wakesurfi ng? We got our hands on the Endless Wave

Tour’s 2015 rulebook. Take our test to see if you already know the rules or if you need to get your own

copy. — Eric Colby (Answers on page 28)

1 How many

passes does a rider

get in a round?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

3 A rider decides

halfway through a

pass that he wants

to change boards.

Can he or she leave

an extra one on the

course?

A. Only if the first

one breaks

B. Yes, but only if

it’s an exact dupli-

cate of the one he or

she is riding

C. Yes

D. No

2 How many falls

in each direction is a

rider allowed?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

4 During a com-

petition run, you

can reach out and

catch yourself from

falling by briefly

touching the boat.

A. True

B. False

5 When does

judging start for

a pass?

A. When the rider

drops the towrope

B. When the rider

enters the course

C. When the rider

drops the rope and

enters the course

D. When the tow

boat trips an auto-

matic start trigger

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