I want to do a wake board in Okinawa!

This time we introduce marine garage (MARINE GARAGE) who is active in activities such as wakeboarding and parasailing in the Kitaya in Okinawa.

Introducing the best plan that you can tell from a professional wake board in Okinawa.

Chatan Alaha Beach

Marin garage is in Alaja Beach in Chatancho Town, Okinawa.

Chatan-cho is in the so-called west coast area of ​​Okinawa, and there are popular American villages.

And Alaha beach is connected with Ama wave park on the coast just off the national highway 58. It is possible to leave from the park directly to the beach and face the East China Sea by saying the west coast and dusk Sometimes a beautiful sunset is a good beach for a date.

This kind of access also allows you to have a wakeboard on a favorable beach.

In addition to the wake board, it is also attractive to have various activities such as wake surfing, parasailing, banana boat and fly board at Arah Beach.

Anza wave park in front of the beach has several basket courts and an American atmosphere

Also close from American Village

The wakeboarding?

In the first place, a wake board is a sports-type sport that artificially creates a wave with a ship or the like and rides on that wave with a board.

So, the person actually riding the board grabs a string called a line connected to the ship, so it will be pulled by the ship all the time as long as the ship moves unless the cord is released, and has been on the waves forever You can do it.

It can also be said that it is a wonderful version of water skiing, although it can be said that the feet are fixed to the board and the water skis in comparison with the water skiing, it can be said that it is a water board version of the snowboard, but it is quite different from the water skiing .

By riding this artificially generated wave, it is very interesting that you can take action on yourself against waves unlike just being pulled.

If you are an advanced player, it is very flashy and cool with various tricks like the example of board sports. It's a very fun sport even if you look at it as a gallery.
When you see it on the beach or lake, it looks very comfortable.

It is more convenient if there are not so many natural waves because artificially creates waves with a ship like this.

The actual board looks something like this, it is shorter in length and wider in width than snowboard. And it is characterized by being very light.

Because the board itself made of resin etc. has buoyancy, it does not sink in water.

Then, get on a dedicated boat and depart!

Nana Miyoshi Yoshida

So, first, let me show you a model by Mr. Yoshida.

Mr. Yoshida of marine garage is a professional wake border. He is a person who has participated in numerous competitions as professional at Wakeboard. From the petite and cute atmosphere you can not imagine it is dressed up and the figure sliding is cool!

That is why Marine Garage is teaching how to ride a wakeboard from a professional player who is active!

With a board like this to the sea

And Mr. Yoshida who starts riding dangerously.

As expected, professional sliding is light, the figure deciding technique is also cool!

This time it's pretty exciting to think that it is my first experience to see near from the top of a ship that tows (pulling) of course, because three of us do not have experience of wakeboard and it is pretty exciting considering to challenge after this.

Receive a lecture from Mr. Yoshida who came up. It is finally the challenge of the interview team.
Hiro-san, who came to practice, will also help me.

As a top batter, Mr. Kitada, a cutting corps of the interview team, challenges. Even though happening happens that we suddenly cut off your new line, we were able to get up on the second occasion.

Next is Editor-in-chief. The right is Hiro-san, who is also edited by Editor-in-chief

While trying for the first time, it stood up with a single shot! Motor nerve of fluffy. We are the editor-in-chiech again demonstrate the strength in the production.

At the end, I tried, but I finally got up the third time, but soon I left the line and I was able to ride properly the fourth time (sweat)
If you can't get up well and leave the line, you'll be waiting alone with Puka Puka until the ship returns, so it's a little frustrating (laughs).

As the two got up quickly, I was slightly impatient, but I got too much power on my legs and could not stand the weight of the water, but I had to release the line, but as soon as I could receive power from my feet it got to stand up I made it.

After getting up, I felt like I knew how to slide to a certain extent in the experience of snowboard, but I was too tired because my strength was still too much. I was tired so much that my forearm became muscle pain, rather than saying that I got no more grip strength, so it seems that the power was wasted too much.

Even so, Mr. Yoshida's teaching method was so good that everyone succeeded and I was able to fully experience the fun of wakeboarding despite my first attempt.
I am very happy to stand up!

Of course it is the first time so I can not move like going to hit the waves, but it is a pleasant and pleasant experience that it is very pleasant to glide while taking a splash in the hot Okinawa with a sense of speed. I also understand the desire to be a hobby.

I hope you will enjoy this fun of wakeboard once!

If you teach Professor Yoshida, it is also recommended for beginners as it will surely stand up.

Various wake board tricks

Finally, Hiro who came by practice showed a wishboarding trick virtue.

This tension also rises to a cool trick that is decided, and cheering is raised unintentionally. I also felt unexpectedly in shooting (laugh)

Anatomy of Hiro's great art in successive pictures! !

Hilo who decided the great skill one after another. I was a very friendly person.

So, wakeboarding in Okinawa is super fun, so I definitely recommend it!
If you are a marine garage, you can get professional advice that is good at teaching in such a wonderful location. Thanks to that, I can stand up even for the first time, so what a luxury it is.

Wakeboarding is an activity that you can enjoy all year round if you wear a wet suit. However, especially after GW (Golden Week), the sea has begun to open one after another in Okinawa, so it will be the best season from now on!
Everyone who loves marine sports, let's make a wakeboard debut in Okinawa this summer! !!

Cooperation of this interview

Coverage of coverage: Marine garage

Mr. Yoshida, Hiro Mr. Hiro is pleasantly very pleased to tell us three people. Thank you very much for your cooperation while I am busy!

Marin garage

Wake board taught from a professional in Okinawa! I am glad that you can be taught directly from the professional rider Nana Miyoshi Yoshida

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