What is a cable park?
Also known as water skiing or wake park, the cable park is a facility for wakeboarding. A cable stretched and hung on several pylons gives the shape of the circuit, and markers indicate the directions to take. Instead of being towed by a boat, you are towed by a cradle to grave system, with a speed of about 30 km/hour. Simply put, a Cable Wake Park, or just Wake Park for short, is a Ski Resort for water sports. In place of a hill as the cause for movement, a wake park uses a set of overhead cables and carriers on a set “track” to pull you by a rope and handle around a body of water.
How fast do cable parks go?
Cable Wakeboard Speed Versus Boat Speed The driver can start out slowly, but typically a boat rider will be going anywhere from 20 to 25 miles per hour where a cable is about 19 miles per hour because of the extra lift the rider gets from the cable’s high pull. Since a boat wakeboard is only meant to come in contact with the water, it is constructed differently than a cable board. The base material is not reinforced to protect against contact with anything other than water, and the board is made out of lightweight materials which makes it easier to get air on.