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Flip on Water

”This time I’ll try a front flip”, said this guy in front of me as he waited for his turn to launch.

We were wakeboarding albeit not on open water with a powerboat towing us but in a man made lagoon pulled by overhead cables that made us skim over water at, uhm, 30 kph or so, maybe. It is hard to tell, really, with the wind blasting at your face, it is hard to tell if you are speeding along at 30 kph or 60 kph.

The concept of cable wakeboarding originated in Germany in the nineties—largely copied from the snow ski tow-lifts that take snow skiers up mountains. Water skiers and wakeboarders launch from a pier—where most beginners fall for the first time. Then they ride the cable around several hectares of man-made lake through ramps where beginners fall again while the others are able to flip and twist some more. The more experienced ones will do those as well but with fluidity and poetry of motion. However the ride goes , at any skill level, the experience is exhilarating!

Fun for all seasons
In the summer and even in the typhoon season, nothing short of extreme weather can put an end to the outrageously exhilirating time in the water.

For wakeboarding one can go as far as Camarines Sur down south (Bicol) or to Calatagan, Batangas which is nearer to the Metro. Both offer world class cable systems that pull the wakeboarder instead of a watercraft.

So here we go, first is Lago de Oro Resort in Calatagan Batangas.

Lago de Oro Resort
Lago de Oro is a 2.5 hour drive from Makati. Travel the length of the South Luzon Expressway, exit Santa Rosa on to Tagaytay, Nasugbu then Catalagan. Wakeboarding begins at 9am when the cable system is fired up so plan for a six-ish departure from the Metro.

Lunch is siesta time for all and the cable towers stop running for an hour. That’s the best time to grab a bite or try the swimming pool and relax after a full morning of skiing. Food and drink is available and the cost and quality is okay.

Read more of cable wakeboarding in the Philippines at Activephilippines.com. Use this to link directly to our article on Camsur.

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