Read up on the History of Wakeboarding...

Wakeboarding has evolved from many different forms at different times to become what it is today: the fastest-growing water-sport in America.

For decades, surfing has been a favorite sport of beach dwellers. And in that time, historians recall surfers being towed with a ski rope behind a boat, and sometimes even from the shoreline by a truck. From this, shorter boards started being used. In 1985, a San Diego surfer named Tony Finn developed the Skurfer -- a hybrid of a water ski and a surfboard. It looked like a little surfboard, and was pulled by a boat while the rider performed surf-style carving moves on the wake. This riding style evokes visions of snowboarding and skateboarding with a bit of water skiing. Riders stood anywhere on these boards since there were no straps or bindings....