During my family's Bicol vacation last November, we went to Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC) for a little aquatic sports activity. Vince had previously done knee/wakeboarding at CWC several years back, and he got me so hyped up when he told me how fun his experience was, so I made sure that I included this in our very cramped itinerary.
We got to CWC quite late in the afternoon and because it was starting to get dark already, not to mention it was raining and Pakoy was sick, unfortunately, we weren't able to explore the whole complex. Despite that, my sibs and I had a great first time experience of kneeboarding.
So, how does one kneeboard? Basically, you position yourself on the kneeboard by kneeling (hehe!) and you hold onto a tow rope which is attached to a machine that pulls you around in fast speed.
In CWC, there are markers that you have to sort of stay within, especially during curves and turns, to keep yourself from falling into the water, as well as to avoid being pulled back by the machine. Trust me, you don't want that crazy machine jolting you! Oh my jeez, I felt like my shoulders were going to detach from my torso every time I got strongly pulled by that machine. Ugh! On my first try, I was screaming on top of my lungs like a birthing mom, everyone in CWC at that time probably thought I was crazy. Haha!
Vince, me, and my younger brother, Pipoy, were all successful during our first round of kneeboarding. We were able to make a full circle without falling into the water, and most importantly, with our upper bodies intact in one piece. LOL. My sister didn't want to try it at first, but when she heard us laughing and exchanging our funny stories after our first round, she quickly changed her mind and joined the fun. My bro-in-law fell while maneuvering a turn on his first round, so his wife (my sister) was teasing him that he had gone shopping somewhere, because it took him so long to get back to the starting point. He sort of lost his board in the water and he was on the far side of the waters when he fell, so it took him a while to walk back. But guess who fell in the water next? Nonetheless than my sister and my bro-in-law got his turn to tease her. Haha!
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| My bro-in-law wondered, "Where was I when this picture was taken?" He had the right to ask that because there were supposedly four of us kneeboarding then. My sister blurted out, "That was when you fell in the water!" All of us cracked up laughing. Haha! |
One thing I can say about kneeboarding is that you need to have a good physique and strong upper body to be able to withstand this. All I did was basically ride around on the kneeboard and yet I already felt like my whole upper body was disowning me then. I can only imagine how much more with those avids who do crazy jumping and twisting stunts ☻
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