We always wish to do something unusual which takes us on high mountains of the Himalayas or dark fearful forests of Africa but what if you dare to rule the ocean? Meaning 70% of the earth’s surface by walking it or something close to it, or you might even say it’s better. Gliding across the surface of the sea with the wind in your hair is definitely a unique feeling for which we can thank watersports for giving us.
Here in the UAE, for the past few years watersports activities has boomed. Dubai’s beaches provide a recreational platform for a huge variety of sports that can be enjoyed with minimum effort – the coastline is littered with open beaches, varied sea conditions that make it possible to enjoy the rough and smooth faces of the Arabian Gulf. Residential development such as The Dubai Marina or the Palm Jumeirah here in Dubai provides easy accessibility and comfort.
But in all adventurous rides, where you will enjoy extreme fun? You may challenge yourself with the watersports below:
Wakeboarding
Imagine surfing while being towed along by a high-speed boat. That’s wakeboarding in a nutshell. The board here is specifically with fins and weights, to allow the rider to manipulate it with his/her feet. This sport is partially inspired by snowboarding, and is often performed in smaller water bodies like lakes. World Wakeboard Championships are held for wakeboarding, and it has been a part of the X Games and World Games as well.
Champion’s Choice: Jobe Sports & Yamaha
Water Skiing
Another water surface sport, water skiing is basically skiing on water. An individual uses 2 skis or a single ski to skim or glide along the surface of water, and is pulled along by a high-speed powerboat with the help of a ski cable or rope. On a competitive basis, show water skiing and slalom skiing are followed, along with standard dual skiing. Water skiing has been a part of all major watersports championships including the Olympics, World Games, and World Championships.
Champion’s Choice: Jobe Sports
Purchase Necessities:
• Check quality and fins which you will find in JOBE sports accessories in Al Yousuf Motors
• Purchase surfing and ski items in accordance to your weight and height
SUP (Stand Up Paddling)
Unfortunately for surfers, it’s not always big waves and strong winds, it’s often too calm in some places to really get a good surf. You can do it on lakes, river etc. The idea is that you stand up on a long surfboard and use a paddle to push yourself around the water in this relaxed sport. It’s a little difficult to get started if your body is not properly synchronized with the board, but when you’ve got a little speed up then it’s a lot easier and very relaxing.
Champion’s Choice: Jobe Sports
Personal Water Craft (PWC) Riding
PWC is basically racing over a body of water on a one-man watercraft machine. Fancy stunts and tricks, like flipping and jumping over a ramp, can be done with freestyle
riding. In simple word it’s a jet on water.
The UAE is the best place for PWC racers and riders as it offers multiple events for PWC competitions throughout the year.
Champion’s Choice: Yamaha
Inflatables/Towable
This is definitely something to try on holidays and there are many different variations, but you’re essentially being pulled along behind a boat on an inflatable. This is hilarious fun as the driver of the boat pulls every manoeuvre they can to try and throw you off the inflatable, while you lean onto different parts of it to help keep you onboard. You can also do this with donuts and lie-down inflatables with friends, taking it in turns to see who can stay on the longest.
Champion’s Choice: Yamaha and Jobe Sports
It is always recommended that you should choose quality safety items through the authorized dealers such as Al Yousuf Motors where not only quality is good but you can also find their prices very competitive; above all, you can find Al Yousuf Showrooms throughout the UAE.
From training to provision of complete watersports with world renowned safety items, Al Yousuf Motors is always there to assist you in your adventurous endeavours by only following one rule and that is
“customer’s satisfaction”.
Please contact Al Yousuf Motors for any watersports assistance on the aforementioned features.
Email: saferide@alyousuf.com
Call: +971 50 3790737
