Waterskiing Terms Glossary

Knowing the lingo when around boat-towed sports such as waterskiing and wakeboarding helps with communication and safety. Here is a collection of waterskiing terms in a glossary format to get you started speaking the language.

Waterskiing Terms

Bevel

Bindings

Bridle

Buoy

Concave/Tunnel

Deepwater Start

Disabled Waterskiing

Dock Start

Edge

Fin

Flex

Goofy Foot

Handle

Hydrofoiling

I.W.S.F.

Kite Boarding

Kneeboarding

Late

Off / Line Off

Off-side Turn

On-side Turn

Pass

PFD

Pylon

Rear Toe Plate

Rocker

Slalom

I.W.S.F.

Shaped Ski

Shock Tube

Slalom Course

Speed Control Device

Spotter

Spray

Three Event

Tow Boat

Tow Rope

Tower

Transition

Tube/Tubing

USA Waterski

Wake

Wash

Waterskiing

Wetsuit / Drysuit

Wing

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