Body boarding is an imitative way of wave riding. Its average board consists
of small and rectangular hydrodynamic foam. This board can be shaped, formed and adapted to different sizes of the riders and different riding styles. Body boarding has been rapidly growing especially in the last few decades. In fact, it is now considered as one of the most popular extreme water sports worldwide.
Body boarding is also regarded as one of the first known forms of surfing. Though it has existed centuries before the European contact, it was only when James King, the lieutenant of the Discovery wrote and described surfing when he first saw it in Hawaii that body boarding started its history in writing.
So what are the equipments needed in body boarding? Here they are:
1. Multi-surf board wall rock
2. Wall accent
3. Long sleeve rash guard (clothing)
4. wetsuit (clothing)
5. skim board
6. surfboard
7. surf carrier
8. body board
9. body board bag
10. flotation vest
11. beach shelter
12. wake surfer
13. gloves
14. waterproof wrist camera
15. rack pad
16. swimsuit
17. traction pad
18. single wall rack
19. surfboard fin set
You might think that body boarding is such an expensive sport. Yes it is! However, the pleasure you get when you are there is priceless!