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'''Skurfing''' as a sport has two common forms: "water skurfing" and "street skurfing". |
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Skurfing is a [[:Category:Towed water sports|towed water sport]] similar to [[Water skiing|waterskiing]], in that an individual is pulled behind a [[boat]] on a tow rope. However, instead of water skis, the sport uses a [[skurfboard]]{{em dash}}a floating platform the user balances on, similar to a [[surfboard]], but typically much shorter, with two footstraps to prevent falling off the board and three fins positioned on the bottom that make it easier to maneuver when the board is being towed. The word itself is a [[portmanteau]] of skiing and surfing. Skurfing is often considered the precursor to [[wakeboarding]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Water skurfing|url=http://www.aquaskier.com/water-skurfing/|access-date=2020-09-05|website=Aquaskier|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Water skurfing == |
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[[File:GoonBoySkurfing.jpg|350px|right|thumb|A person water skurfing]] |
[[File:GoonBoySkurfing.jpg|350px|right|thumb|A person water skurfing]] |
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'''Water skurfing''' was inspired by an unknown man being pulled by a boat on a surfboard in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Water skurfing is a form of [[water skiing]] that uses a [[surfboard]] or similar board instead of skis. The skurfer is towed behind a [[motorboat]] at planing speed with a tow rope similar to that of [[kneeboarding|knee boarding]] and [[wakeboarding]]. It shares an advantage with kneeboarding in that the motorboat does not require as much speed as it does for water skiing.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.streetdirectory.com/etoday/great-tips-on-how-to-skurf-upaful.html |title=Great Tips On How To Skurf |last=Thomson |first=Robert D. |date=<!--Not stated--> |website=[[Streetdirectory.com]] |publisher=EditorialToday.com |access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref> |
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Skurfing is a towed sport and it is very similar to water skiing. The skurfboard, however, is a surfboard and is usually shorter by about two feet, wider and has three larger fins that make the board easier to maneuver while being pulled behind a boat. The planing speed of the motorboat is equivalent to the speed generated by a wave and allows the skurfer to ride behind the boat the same way a surfer would ride a wave. One of the advantages of skurfing, when compared with surfing, is that when the water is flat, skurfing is still possible. Skurfing can be done behind a [[boat]], on a [[jet ski]], river or in an ocean. The maneuver on a skurfboard are similar to those on a surfboard. These maneuver include: |
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* Power slides |
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Freeriding is when the wake is surfed without the rope. First, the rider pulls themselves up the rope so that they are skurfing in the largest part of the wake. The rider then gently pumps the board to maintain speed and moves their weight further forward to help them stay on the wake wave. Once they are being propelled by the wake the rope is thrown back into the boat. |
Freeriding is when the wake is surfed without the rope. First, the rider pulls themselves up the rope so that they are skurfing in the largest part of the wake. The rider then gently pumps the board to maintain speed and moves their weight further forward to help them stay on the wake wave. Once they are being propelled by the wake the rope is thrown back into the boat. |
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The early usage was a [[portmanteau]] of skiing (as in [[water skiing]]) and [[surfing]], and was used to describe a popular [[Surface Water Sports|surface water sport]] in which the participant is towed on a surfboard behind a boat with a ski rope. |
The early usage was a [[portmanteau]] of skiing (as in [[water skiing]]) and [[surfing]], and was used to describe a popular [[Surface Water Sports|surface water sport]] in which the participant is towed on a surfboard behind a boat with a ski rope. |
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In 1985, California surfer Tony Finn invented the Skurfer, a shorter, narrow version of a surfboard with |
In 1985, California surfer Tony Finn invented the Skurfer, a shorter, narrow version of a surfboard with foot straps.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Warshaw |first=Matt |date=2005 |title=The Encyclopedia of Surfing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-DWQSYRx4MUC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&lpg=PA678&dq=Skurfer%20championships%20were%20televised%20by%20ESPN%20in%201990&pg=PA678#v=onepage&q=Skurfer%20championships%20were%20televised%20by%20ESPN%20in%201990&f=false |language=en |publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt]] |isbn=978-0-15-603251-3}}</ref> |
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Although the "Skurfer" was originally trademarked by Tony Finn, the word ''skurfing'' was potentially first coined in New Zealand by surfboard shaper Allan Byrne. Allan Byrne lent a surfboard to Jeff Darby and friends in Queensland Australia who started to make their own and later came in contact with Tony Finn who was to later produce the brand Skurfer' under royalty. |
Although the "Skurfer" was originally trademarked by Tony Finn, the word ''skurfing'' was potentially first coined in New Zealand by surfboard shaper Allan Byrne. Allan Byrne lent a surfboard to Jeff Darby and friends in Queensland Australia who started to make their own and later came in contact with Tony Finn who was to later produce the brand 'Skurfer' under royalty. |
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Many years prior to Tony Finn and the 'Skurfer', Australian surfboard shaper and inventor Bruce McKee along with associate Mitchell Ross, launched the world's first mass-produced plastic roto- |
Many years prior{{when|date=August 2020}} to Tony Finn and the 'Skurfer', Australian surfboard shaper and inventor Bruce McKee along with associate Mitchell Ross, launched the world's first mass-produced plastic roto-molded construction skurfboard named the "Mcski", later renamed "SSS" skiboard and then 'Wake-snake' in Australia. The board had adjustable rubber foot straps, concave tunnel bottom and a keel fin. Two smaller side fins were later added for greater hold and more maneuverability. |
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Bruce McKee and associate Mitchell Ross negotiated with USA's Medalist Waterskis and the first American production was launched. |
Bruce McKee and associate Mitchell Ross negotiated with USA's Medalist Waterskis and the first American production was launched. |
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The launch of the product's American version being named the 'Surf-Ski' was in 1984 at Chicagos 'IMTEC' show. At the show McKee also met Tony Finn who was the proposed Californian representative. |
The launch of the product's American version being named the 'Surf-Ski' was in 1984 at Chicagos 'IMTEC' show. At the show McKee also met Tony Finn who was the proposed Californian representative. Tony Finn, went on to do his own negotiations with Darby and company from Australia and the result as mentioned above were the US boards later launched under the 'Skurfer' brand name. |
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Tony Finn, went on to do his own negotiations with Darby and company from Australia and the result as mentioned above were the US boards later launched under the 'Skurfer' brand name. |
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Surfing is highly popular in the state of [[Western Australia]] and in many other places in the world. Unlike most other water sports where the participant is towed, water skurfing is not a professional sport and has no official competitions. It is a freestyle sport with highly individualistic style and form. There are no defined styles or conventions, rather it is about personal style. |
Surfing is highly popular in the state of [[Western Australia]] and in many other places in the world. Unlike most other water sports where the participant is towed, water skurfing is not a professional sport and has no official competitions. It is a freestyle sport with highly individualistic style and form. There are no defined styles or conventions, rather it is about personal style. |
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The first Skurfer championships were televised on [[ESPN]] in 1990.<ref name=":0" /> |
The first Skurfer championships were televised on [[ESPN]] in 1990.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Water skurfing is considered by many{{who|date=August 2020}} to be a precursor to [[wakeboarding]], as the skurfboards evolved in the late 1980s into compression-molded products ({{aka}} "skiboards") then eventually into the twin-tipped [[wakeboard]]. |
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A new style of water skurfing has recently emerged in the sport where the fins are removed from the bottom of the board. This finless style requires more balance and finesse than having the fins attached. Not having fins limits cutbacks and carving, but allows the rider to spin the board around in a 360-degree rotation. |
A new style of water skurfing has recently emerged in the sport where the fins are removed from the bottom of the board. This finless style requires more balance and finesse than having the fins attached. Not having fins limits cutbacks and carving, but allows the rider to spin the board around in a 360-degree rotation. |
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== Street skurfing == |
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[[File:Caster skates.jpg|right|thumb|A person street skurfing]] |
[[File:Caster skates.jpg|right|thumb|A person street skurfing]] |
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This usage is a [[portmanteau]] of ''[[skateboarding]]'' and ''[[surfing]]''. See also [[Freeline skates]]. |
This usage is a [[portmanteau]] of ''[[skateboarding]]'' and ''[[surfing]]''. See also [[Freeline skates]]. |
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'''Street skurfing''' is the melding of many elements of skateboarding with the technical and practically applicable skills gained from slalom, downhill, or any other side-sport disciplines such as [[surfing]], [[snowboarding]], [[skateboarding]], and [[casterboarding]]. It focuses heavily on spins, slides, "[[Human positions|stance]]" changes, and carving. There are no set rules, tricks, or techniques except the heavy emphasis of a fluid and surf-like execution through a course. The usually adopted terrain is a mix of steep grade roads, driveways, concrete banks, and ditches. |
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=== Styles === |
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* [[Aquaplaning (sport)]] |
* [[Aquaplaning (sport)]] |
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==References== |
== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
== External links == |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120209135158/http://www.scurfing.net/ Scurfing - Everything you need to know] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120209135158/http://www.scurfing.net/ Scurfing - Everything you need to know]{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=August 2020}}<!--Unable to find an archive nor an active site for that webpage, spelled either 'scurfing' or 'skurfing'--> |
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* [http://wakereactor.com/a-brief-history-of-wakeboarding-slim-beginnings "A Brief History Of Wakeboarding: Slim Beginnings"] wakereactor.com |
* [http://wakereactor.com/a-brief-history-of-wakeboarding-slim-beginnings "A Brief History Of Wakeboarding: Slim Beginnings"] wakereactor.com |
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* Palco, Janos [https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/sport/surf/wakesurfing-new-inland-water-sport-on-the-rise/ "Wakesurfing: New inland water sport on the rise"] January 3, 2014, Adventure Sports Network |
* Palco, Janos [https://www.adventuresportsnetwork.com/sport/surf/wakesurfing-new-inland-water-sport-on-the-rise/ "Wakesurfing: New inland water sport on the rise"] January 3, 2014, Adventure Sports Network |
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