Great Wakeboarding Accessories For Your Ski Boat

Ski boats, also known as wakeboard boats, are excellent for towing watersports participants, such as the aforementioned wakeboarders, as well as water skiers and wakesurfers. When you and your friends go out to wakeboard, you’ll want to make sure that you all have the right accessories on board so that you can have a safe and fun marine adventure.

1. Flotation Devices

No matter how good a swimmer you are, wearing a personal flotation device (PFD), otherwise known as a life jacket, is crucial when wakeboarding. Why? Because you can become easily disoriented if you fall into the water, and the PFD helps to keep your head over the water until you get your bearings. Also, if you hit your head, you’ll need that PFD to keep you upright until someone can fish you out. Look for styles that are suitable for watersports.

2. Headgear

Because wakeboarding is a pretty intense sport, you need to protect your head. A wakeboarding helmet is designed to protect you without being too bulky and it’s also designed to be waterproof, so it shouldn’t be troublesome to wear.

3. Swimwear

Finally, you’ll want to make sure you’re wearing appropriate swimwear for wakeboarding. A comfortable wetsuit can help keep you warm when you fall in the water, and it even protects your skin from the sun! Wearing a full-cover swimsuit such as this helps to protect you in general when you’re wakeboarding, since you’ll hit the water at a high speed, which could hurt if you’re wearing trunks or a bikini.

Visit our dealership in Naples, ME, to check out our stock of new and used ski boats for sale. We can also help you with financing options. New England Water Sports serves our Maine customers around Long Lake and Sebago Lake.