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  • 12-04-2007 8:34pm
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    Diceicle
    Registered Users Posts: 1,799 ✭✭✭


    Hey

    Can someone settle an argument? How popular is wakeboarding in Ireland as opposed to say surfing which is growing at a large rate.

    Thanks in advance,
    S.


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    dazftw
    Registered Users Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    Ive never heard of wakeboarding in Ireland at all actually.. In England ive seen it on tv and stuf.. I think its mainly America?

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    Bastack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭Bastack


    I wake board on the Shannon Most summers and have seen many people doing it there. There are even a few wakeboard schools around the country.


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    wideangle
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭wideangle


    There was a red bull sponsored comp on the river lee a few years back,that time I never heard of wakeboarding.
    I believe they do it on Iniscarra lake near Farren woods in Co,Cork never seen it but there is a water ski club there so they are simular in the way being pulled behind a speed boat.


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    dryan
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭dryan


    Its getting popular around the midlands. Also wakeboard on the shannon anywhere from athlone to Banagher. I started bout 3 years ago. Love it! Great pass time. Its a bit expensive - but costs alot less than smoking and skulling pints a few nights a week.

    Hey Bastak, where abouts are yea?


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    Bastack
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭Bastack


    Living in Dublin but we usually head down to lough Ree or th inner lakes around Athlone. How about you?


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    nialo
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    Its popular enough. Just not huge. As someone already mentioned, it cost a bit to do.. I used to do it regularly when i lived in sligo but now in dublin its harder to get time. Having a boat and the equipment is the hard part. after that its just time and a few to do it with.

    Compared to surfing thou, surfing wins out hands down. more ppl into it and its easier and cheaper to do.


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    dryan
    Registered Users Posts: 499 ✭✭dryan


    We use a nice straight stretch of the river about 2 miles down from athlone - half way between Athlone and Clonmacnoise. Depending on the weather, we get out a few evenings a week and weekends.
    It would be nice to get a group together sometime... just to share a few ideas, etc. It would be nice to know who in the area is at it.


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    Conor Chong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭Conor Chong


    I've a wakeboard, but unfortunately, i've no rib.

    Used to use a friends down in cork during the summer but when we went to collage, got jobs kinda lost contact with him.

    If you wanna get a group together i'd gladdly be invovled, chip in for the mix, i've even got a towbar on me van if you need to tow the rib some wheres


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