Extreme Motorsport of Jet Skiing

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Jet skiing is an adventurous water sport, performed through the aid of the Jet ski- a watercraft manufactured and designed by Kawasaki. Jet Ski is regarded as the first commercial successful watercraft in the USA. The development of Jet Skiing revolutionized water sports since 1973, especially when the first Jet Ski equipment was made.  In 1973, the WSAA and WSAB were the first Jet Ski watercraft introduced and since then, the personal watercraft has gone global. Today, Jet Skis are not only used for sports and recreation, they are also used in saving lives on the sea.

Equipment Needed

Anyone involved in Jet skiing must have some Jet ski clothing and accessories, in addition to a jet ski equipment. For safety reasons, a Life jacket is the most important clothing for Jet skiing. They come in varieties of sizes and brands and they can save you from drowning when an accident happens. Aside from a life jacket, you will also need a dock line, as no string can work to station your Jet Ski. Just like a dock, you need an anchor to station your jet ski in a cove, and a folding anchor is mostly recommended. You will need fenders to prevent damages to the sides of the dock and ski. You will need a shock tube to extend the tow rope of your jet ski and a folding paddle, which may be needed just in case the engine of your ski stops in the middle of the water.

You need a Bicycle lock to lock the ski around the front bow hook, and a cable-bile lock can protect your ski when docked.  Other Jet Ski accessories you may need include the whistle or horn, dry bag, trailer accessories, cleaner/polisher, and safety emergency kit.  Some other accessories that are not common also include smartphone protection accessories. These are normally used as internal docking stations for the smartphone, and they do have cases and charging points.

Top 3 Major Jet Skiing Contests

The International Water Ski Federation

The International Water Ski Federation hosts the largest Jet skiing contest in the world around January 28th of every year. This is normally a biennial event that hosts the finest Jet ski champions from all across the major continents. The FISU World University water ski championship is one of the events hosted by the International Water Ski Federation for undergraduates of Universities across the world. Any rated skiing professional can register for this event.

IWWF

Another popular Jet skiing contest is the IWWF (International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation) Elite Skiing championship, which holds between the 7^th of February and 16^th of February of each year. The Finals are divided into the male and female categories. This is one of the best competitively priced Jet ski events in the world. Key Jet Ski champions such as Regina Jacques of the United States of America and women’s champion of the world, and Adam Sedlmajer of Czech Republic and men’s champion, are some of the professional participants of this tournament.

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