Water Sports

What is water sports equipment?

There is a huge selection of water sports equipment you can choose from depending on what you have planned for your next adventure on the water. When heading down to the beach to catch some waves, then a surfboard or a bodyboard is an essential piece of water sports equipment. If you're planning to take the boat or kayak out for a day of fishing, then lifejackets and a quality kayak is a must.

What equipment is needed for water sports?

Since you'll be in the water for a while, you will need a good quality wetsuit. But as mentioned before, there is a lot of equipment and accessories when it comes to water sports, so it all depends on what type of water sport you are doing.

For example, if you are going snorkelling, then you'll need snorkelling gear such as fins to swim through the water, and of course, a comfortable snorkel mask. If you're going deeper than surface snorkelling, then it's a good idea to bring along some dive gloves and boots.

If you're doing something more active like taking the jet ski out on the lake for a spin, then you will need water skiing equipment such as a kneeboard, water skiing tubes, water skis and some tow rope. It's best to research the water sport you are interested in before you head out to the water, so you can understand all the equipment and accessories you'll need to get the most out of it.

What are the 3 categories of water sports?

There is actually a huge variety of fun water sports that you can enjoy. When hitting the beach, you can enjoy water sports such as surfing, spearfishing, sailing, windsurfing, bodyboarding, parasailing and snorkelling. For water sports when at the lake, you can enjoy sports such as jet skiing, boating, water skiing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding and yachting.

If you're spending the day at your local river, then there are water sports such as kayaking, diving, canoeing, scuba diving, stand up paddle boarding, and rafting in rougher waters. There are even water sports for chilling out in the backyard pool such as swimming, water polo, water volleyball, aquaerobics and pool party games like ring toss!