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As in any sport, dampen ski racing has its own vocabulary of lingo which are not used everywhere else. This glossary will aid you get the most out of Water Ski Racing once honorable starting out.

Asking for more

Using a timer in agreement with the observer, the athlete will point to the person that he desires to go quicker.

Back leg

The fundamental measure of educational activity which runs furthest away from the sand from precise to moved out.

Bernico

A soaring running contest boat manufactured in Belgium.

Bindings

Custom made rubber-like boots that are screwed to the ski. The skier's feet are firmly fastened rainy-day the bindings.

Blue flag

The chromatic emblem is flown to advise teams that they have one lap to go.

Bouy

An ginger/yellow inflatable float that floats on the binary compound and sets out different points on the competition programme that the teams will trace.

Chop

Used to set forth hose provisos that are not relaxing. The bigger the chop, the harder it will be for the athlete to ski fast-paced.

Connelly

A full manners contest ferry factory-made in Australia.

Cyclone

A soaring activities competition boat factory-made in Britain.

DC

A thoroughly undemanding giant enactment racing ski factory-made in Australia.

Front leg

The fundamental measure of instruction which runs nighest to the sand from gone to right.

Inboard

A liner beside an motor that sits in the house the yacht.

Hallett

A graduate activities contest liner manufactured in the USA.

Maha

A exceedingly grassroots utmost activities sport ski manufactured in the USA.

Merc

A exceedingly readily used motor. Its overflowing identify is Mercury.

Observer

The applicant of the team who sits superficial rear at the jock. Amongst opposite things, the beholder in the dealings intermingle relating the operator and the jock.

Outboard

A ferry near an engine/engines that are steady to the hindmost of the watercraft.

Outfit

The hull and engine(s) that manufacture up the hearty ship.

Patting the dog

The jock reaches his/her arm to the sideways and victimisation a natural event corresponding to patting a dog on the head, sign to the soul that he/she wishes to slow but sure down.

Prop

This is the 'propeller' that turns on the craft motor.

Schiada

A high-ranking operation competition watercraft manufactured in the USA.

Start flags

These are the two flags that are raised to stand for that the contest will in a bit instigate. The primary emblem drops after 4.5 proceedings allowing the skiers to decrease into the sea. The ordinal emblem drops after a more 30 seconds, sign that the race is happening.

Twin

A boat next to two engines. Usually outboards but in whatever uncommon cases inboards.

Waving up

One variation of 'asking for more' where on earth the athlete uses his/her paw to literally 'wave upwards' to ask the someone for more speed.

Waving down

The athlete uses his/her mitt to accurately 'wave downward' to impressive to the onlooker that he/she wants to steady downstairs..

Wrapped

The personal technique utilized in ski sport where the end of the ski formation splits into two. Using handles, these two pieces are force each squad of the athlete and are held together at the rear the skier's rear with one hand, whilst the skier's remaining appendage holds the ski flash or a third pedal in forefront of him/her. Being Wrapped, reduces the deformation on the skier's accumulation and back, by transferring it to the skier's toughness.