7 ideas for outdoor activities by the water

In summer, you always want to get close to the water. Whether it’s a river, the sea or the ocean, water is always a great escape from the heat. Some people are used to lying on the beaches and contemplating the waves, but there are those who lack thrills. Such people prefer an active vacation. If you are one of them, then in this article you will find something to occupy yourself on the coast.

Together with Victor Kartsev, coach in wakesurfing and flyboarding, we tell about water sports, which can diversify your beach vacation, grab adrenaline and have fun.

Victor Kartsev

Wakesurfing coach, flyboard instructor, cliff-diver.

Expert of “Championship”

Windsurfing

A type of sailing sport. It consists in controlling a light board with a sail, moving on the surface of the water. “Windsurf” is a board 2-3 meters long, which is made of floating material. A mast with a sail is attached to it. You can ride in the wind of absolutely any strength.

This sport involves riding on large waves and the ability to perform tricks of varying degrees of complexity.

SUP surfing

SUP (stand-up padding) means stand-up paddling. A person stands on an inflatable board with an elongated shape and steers it with a paddle.

SUP is a sport that is now “on the wave” of the latest trends and has swept the world. The place does not matter: pond, lake, river or ocean. You will be able to have a great and useful time. We guarantee it.

Victor Kartsev

Wakesurfing coach, flyboard instructor, cliff-diver.

Sup surfing is a relaxing sport resembling water tourism. Standing or sitting, paddling leisurely, enjoying the views. There are plenty of ways to spend time on a board. These are yoga, sport paddling, and leisure in the form of a party on the boards or a romantic picnic. No special skills are required to master.

Snorkeling

Swimming with a snorkel, snorkel and flippers. In cold water, a person may wear a wetsuit.

Snorkeling gives the opportunity to observe the underwater world for extended periods of time with minimal effort. A popular pastime, especially in tropical latitudes and dive sites.

Wakesurfing

A variation of riding a board behind a boat. A direct alternative to surfing. Start from the water using a short rope (halyard), and after gaining speed – release it.

For riding is used a special board “wakesurf” – without leg mounts. Surfing and wakeboarding are considered to be the ancestors of wakesurfing. The advantage of this sport is that you can ride on any body of water. All you need is a boat and a board.

Victor Kartsev

Wakesurfing coach, flyboard instructor, cliff-diver.

Wakesurfing is the younger brother of ocean surfing. It’s easy to learn, accessible, and gives a lot of cool experiences. With experience in snowboarding, wakeboarding or longboarding, a person usually gets on a board at the first attempt. In the absence of experience – in the time from 1 to 10 minutes, under the guidance of a coach. In addition to the thrill of sliding on the wave, wakesurfing gives the opportunity to develop and in the competitive plan, because it is a full-fledged sport discipline.

Freediving

Freediving is various types of breath-holding diving. There are three disciplines in sport freediving: breath-holding in the pool for time, long distance diving and deep diving.

If you take freediving in a general sense, you can also compete, take photos or explore the underwater landscape, and socialize with animals.

Flyboarding

One of the types of water extreme sports, the second name is hydroflight. It is a flight on a special board. A person flies upwards with the help of a stream of water, which a jet ski delivers to the flyboard. Some boards have air-jet engines that perform the same function.

Viktor Kartsev

Wakesurfing coach, flyboard instructor, cliff-diver

In essence, a flyboard is a flying gyroscooter. It is mastered just as quickly, in about five minutes. No special training is required, the main thing is to listen carefully to the instructor. Having “flown” a little, you start to do it on automatic, and the freedom of movement in three planes opens up to you! The arsenal of possible tricks is not very rich, but you will have to practice to master them.

Cliff diving

Cliff diving is jumping into open water from a great height. It is an official sport with world championships and smaller local competitions. This sport is actively developing nowadays. Due to the high injury rate, special psychological preparation and lessons with a coach are necessary.

Victor Kartsev

Wakesurfing coach, flyboard instructor, cliff-diver.

Never try to become a cliff-diver “on the spot”, this sport requires training! Thankfully, there are sections where it is taught. Sports training, especially acrobatics, will be a great help.

Cliff-diver notes that this is a sport discipline of increased danger. When diving from a great height, mistakes can be very costly and you can easily get injured.