6 Fun Water Sports

Doing water sports is on my bucket list. Every time we go for a beach vacation, I take lots of photos of people doing them. Here are the list of water sports that look fun and interesting to try.

1) Parasailing

Parasailing | Penang, Malaysia

*Parasailing, also known as parascending, or "parakiting" is a recreational kiting activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed canopy wing that reminds one of a parachute, known as a parasail wing. On land or over water the manned kite's moving anchor may be a car, truck, or boat; parasailing just by kiting in heavy winds is highly discouraged. The boat then drives off, carrying the parascender or wing and person into the air. 

Parasailing | Penang, Malaysia

*If the boat is powerful enough, two or three people can parasail behind it at the same time. The parascender has little or no control over the parachute.

2) Windsurfing 

Windsurfing | East Coast Beach, Singapore

*Windsurfing or sailboarding is a surface water sport that combines elements of surfing and sailing. It consists of a board usually 2 to 3 metres long, displacing about 60 to 250 liters, powered by wind on a sail. The rig is connected to the board by a free-rotating universal joint and consists of a mast, 2-sided boom and sail. The sail area ranges from rarely less than 2.5 m² to a rarely more than 12 m² depending on the conditions, the skill of the sailor and the type of windsurfing being undertaken.

Windsurfing | East Coast Beach, Singapore

*Windsurfing can be said to straddle both the laid-back culture of surf sports and the more rules-based environment of sailing. Although it might be considered a minimalistic version of a sailboat, a windsurfer offers experiences that are outside the scope of any other sailing craft design. Windsurfers can perform jumps, inverted loops, spinning maneuvers, and other "freestyle" moves that cannot be matched by any sailboat. 

3) Jetskiing

Jetskiing | Penang, Malaysia

Jet Ski’s are operated by two-cycle inboard petrol engines, which drive a jet of water pump. Water is taken in through a water pick-up on the bottom of the Jet Ski, drawn into an internal propeller (an impeller) that creates a jet of high pressure water which exits through a nozzle on the back of the Jet Ski. ~ SOURCE

4) Canoeing

Canoeing | Penang, Malaysia

*When two people occupy a canoe, they paddle on opposite sides. For example, the person in the bow (the bowman) might hold the paddle on the port side, with the left hand just above the blade and the right hand at the top end of the paddle. The left hand acts mostly as a pivot and the right arm supplies most of the power. The sternman would paddle on the starboard side, with the right hand just above the blade and the left hand at the top. For travel straight ahead, they usually draw the paddle from bow to stern, in a straight line parallel to the gunwale.

5) Waterskiing

Waterskiing | East Coast Park

*Water skiing is a sport where an individual is typically pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.

6) Banana Boat Ride

Banana Boat Ride | Penang, Malaysia

*Riding in a banana boat is considered to be a safer activity than water-skiing or other towed-water sports, and is similar to tubing. It is generally safe to ride at 4+ years.

Which of the above water sports would you like to try? Me? I'd go for the parasailing and banana boat ride. Not very adventurous, eh!?

Information with * are from Wikipedia