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Choosing a Wakeboard

There are tons of different types of wakeboards designed to fit different types of riding, but which wakeboard is right for you? We'll explain the important features of wakeboards and what you should consider when buying a new wakeboard. Getting the right board for your skill level and riding style will help you get off on the right foot and have the most fun on the water.

What wakeboard size?

The best size wakeboard for you depends on your weight and riding style. Each wakeboard has specific sizing recommendations provided by the manufacturer. If you have more than one person using your wakeboard, base your selection on the weight of the rider who will use it most often or the heaviest rider. However, you may become extremely frustrated with a wakeboard that is not long enough to float. Here is the size of wakeboards you should choose based on your weight.

Your weight in kg
Length of the board in cm
< 45
< 130
40 - 70
130-134
60 - 80
135-139
70 - 110
140-144
> 90
> 144

Choosing a short or long wakeboard?

The first reason to choose a shorter wakeboard is the feel you get with a shorter wakeboard although this also depends on the shape of the wakeboard. Shorter boards are slower and require more energy to push through the water. The more surface area the wakeboard has on the water, the faster it will move through the water. However, a shorter wakeboard is easier to turn and maneuver as you turn or fly through the wake. The smaller surface area also makes landings more difficult and the nose may tend to sink.

Longer wakeboards are generally easier to maneuver and learn. They offer a good boost-off-the-wake feel. Longer wakeboards are heavier, which means you will work harder against the weight in the air, but you will also get more control. This makes longer wakeboards ideal for learning tricks and basics. A longer wakeboard has more surface area, so it will sit well on the water and move quickly. The increased surface area of a longer wakeboard allows for smoother landings.

Difference between a cable wakeboard and a boat wakeboard

Wakebord boat
Wakebord Boat

Hooked to a wakeboard tower behind a wakeboard boat, you will be towed in the sea and will be able to move in the wake of the boat. The wakeboard boat is quite rigid in order to have a good reactivity in reception in the waves. If it was too soft, you would not be able to hold on to it because it would deform under the effect of the waves. In addition, underneath the boat wakeboards are fins. They allow a better glide by guaranteeing the directionality.

Wakebord Cable
Wakebord Cable

The cable wakeboard is an evolution of the boat wakeboard. This type of wakeboard is much more flexible in order to allow to go up on modules in wake park. Moreover, fins are not imaginable under a wakeboard cable. You could break them on the modules and fall.

A wakeboard cable like a wakeboard boat has attachments for wakeboard boots. The positioning is different and so are the shoes. In wakeboard boat, we will prefer an open wakeboard boot (and less expensive) while in wakeboard cable, we will choose a closed boot with more foot hold.

Chausse wakeboard
Open wakeboard shoe
Fixation chausse wakeboard
Wakeboard shoe binding
Chausse wakeboard fermée
Closed wakeboard shoe

What to buy to get a complete wakeboard package?

The thing is a vast subject... These few items are the essentials to have to wakeboard serenely.

wakeboard Helmet
Wakeboard Helmet
Vest wakeboard
Wakeboard boat vest
Vest impact wakeboard
Wakeboard impact vest
Wakeboarding Ropes
Wakeboarding Ropes
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