Term
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Definition
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| backdeeps | (n) barefoot start for barefooting backwards |
| basing | (v) to base pyramid; to be in the bottom tier |
| board | 1. (n) short for wakeboard; like a snowboard with fins kind of 2. (n) short for kneeboard; a piece of plastic or fiberglass about 2′ by 4′ boarder; boarding |
| boom | (n) metal pole attached to the side of a boat; often used for learning barefooting |
| butt-shorts | (n) padded barefoot shorts; gives an extra layer of neoprine and padding used to increase sweet spot and to prevent bruising during deep water starts |
| Cheeking out | (v) during barefooting, the action of getting outside the wake and into the curl before standing up |
| Chop | (n) ruff water; caused by wind or boat traffic |
| the Curl | (n) the area just outside the wake |
| deep water | 1.(n) Type of start not from dock or shore; often in deep water; often refers to barefooting 2.(adj) starting in deepwater; describes start |
| double wide | (n) a waterski about twice as wide as a normal ski; used for basing pyramids and for straps, conventionals, and balletline |
| drain | (v) to empty water from your suit |
| drop | (v) letting go of the rope on purpose |
| dyne | (n) short for hydrodyne; boat made for showskiing often with multiple rigging; aka twin-rig, tri-rig |
| extension | (n) piece of rope that ski ropes can attach to |
| flo-mo | (n) a non-USCGA vest for floatation aid |
| glass | (adj) water that is smooth |
| helmet | hard piece of plastic used for jumping, wakeboarding, barefooting |
| home | (n) shore location for starting and ending |
| hylon | (n) a tall pylon often used for wakeboarding, airchair, and backdeeps |
| invert | (adj) any trick that involves flipping |
| jacket | (n) a lifejacket |
| jump | 1.(n) a wedge with a wooden surface coated in wax that skiers ski over 2.(v) to go over a jump |
| Long Line | (adj) type of skiing behind the boat |
| neoprine | (n) type of rubber used in wetsuits and some drysuits |
| pin | (n) device used to unhook straps from the boat for safety |
| pylon | (n) metal pole in center of the boat that ski ropes are hooked to (or extensions) |
| rig | (n) engine(s), steering, throttle(s) and all the stuff in between |
| run | (n) skiing from the time you get out of the water to the time you fall back into it |
| shell | (n) boat without riging |
| short line | (adj) skiing with handle and about 2 feet of rope attached to the end of the boom |
| stoked | (adj) wakeboarding term for excited, happy ie. "I’m totally stoked" |
| strap | (n) harness that connects skier directly to rope connected to the boat leaving hands free |
| suit | 1.(n)outfit meant to keep skier warm in cold water; come in long, short, and long-john wetsuits or drysuit either neoprine or plastic 2.(n) swimwear |
| sweet spot | (n) spot on butt where friction is lowest; leads to longer skidding and easier tumble turns |
| take-off section | (n) section on a take-off rope that can be attached to the boat causing shorter rope |
| tier | (n) level in a human pyramid |
| tower | (n) piece of equipment used for elevated stops |
| twink | (n) device used to connect ski ropes to extension |
| wake | (n) wave produced by a boat |
| wash | (n) area of water between wakes in which water is usually a white color due to many tiny air bubbles |