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Carboarding
Carboarding is a new branch off of the sport
wakeboarding, it differs
from cable or
boat riding in
that the rider is towed behind a
vehicle. In many ways it encompasses a lot of the
aspects of winching in that it has a 'go anywhere' approach.
Carboarding requires no capital outlay aside from purchasing a
board and tow line, this makes it a viable approach for riders who
cannot afford to purchase a boat or
cable time. When using a car to tow the rider
difficulty can arise in finding a suitable location, the shoreline
is perfect assuming the car is four wheel drive or the sand is
particularly hard, but otherwise an alternate location must be
found. Canal tow paths and small natural lakes make ideal
carboarding spots. Due to its multi-vehicular approach carboarding
can in essence occur behind any vehicle assuming that it has
sufficient
horse
power,
torque and
traction however the
most popular vehicles remain four wheel drives and
tractors.
History
Over
the years there appear to have been many different forms of
carboarding including riding both a snowboard and a surfboard
behind a vehicle.
The initial pioneers of the modern form of
carboarding (specifically wakeboarding behind a vehicle) are
believed to be William Parry-Jones, Kit Ingham and Richard
Robinson, who came up with the idea in Rhosneigr in the summer of
2005. Claims regarding an earlier date for carboarding with a
wakeboard could well be justified however no such source material
exists to prove this either in literture or on the internet.
Carboarding was featured in an Audi A6 4.2 V8 television advert
however the wakeboarder was superimposed onto the image of the car
and the car was shown to be driving on top of the surface of the
water rather than along the shoreline.
References
Visit4info.com archive of television
commercialshttp://e-nigma.mine.nu/wordpress/?p=373
Wind
Venture - Dune car boarding Fresh Creation
- Snowboarding vs Carboarding WakeBoarding magazine World Wakeboard Association
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