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The recent fall of the US Economy as well as several other economies around the world is impacting Scuba Diving Tourism. Several Tourism in Australia and other parts of the world have closed their scuba diving tours. Rising fuel costs, diminished interest and global economic instability are to blame for this event.

Australia is home of the Great Barrier Reef. It is one of the most alive and intriguing scuba diving spots in the entire world. Divers come to the Great Barrier Reef hoping to see marine life at its best. That is why, it is a sad occasion to see scuba diving tourism in this area slowly ebb away. Of course, interest in the Barrier Reef and scuba diving in general will never cease. It is only experiencing a minor set back that tourist operators hope will revert as soon as the economy gets back on its feet.

One of the affected business include Townsville’ Sunsea Cruises in north Queensland. Australia. Operator Darin McDonald says that he has to close trips to the Great Barrier Reef because people are getting more cautious about taking scuba diving holidays because prices are going up. He says that cancelling the tours was a hard decision.

“It’s certainly been a gut-wrenching exercise,” Said McDonald. “We can’t continue to make the losses we have on this operation. We’ve looked at other options of how we can save this business. But realistically, we can’t see any other option but to have to close the doors.”

Kitesurfing is one of the latest and most popular extreme sports. It has captured the attention of adrenaline seekers everywhere and has become an international sensation. This year, Chile will host the final leg of the Kitesurfing World Cup. The competition will showcase the talents of great kitesurfers from all over the world including Dutch Kevin Langeree and Aaron Hadlow of the UK.

The Chilean event will be the 10th and final leg of the world cup. The thirty best kitesurfers in the world will be vying for the top spot in this year’s competition. The Kitesurfing World Cup will be held from October 4 – 11, 2008 in Matanzas Beach Resort some kilometers out of Santiago. This is the second time for the competition to take place in Chile.

The competition judges are Martin Vari from Argentina, Dreu Bebaisa of Australia and Guilly Brandao from Brazil.

Kitesurfing is an extreme water sport where the rider rides a surfboard while he or she is surfing on the water. It is extremely dangerous because a strong gust of wind could pull a surfer up and into the face of an oncoming wave. The parachute lines also add to the sports ‘extreme’ reputation.

There’re a huge number of the sports which involve water. A list of the water sports has been prepared as per category. Such categories have been based on relation between sports and water. Certain water sports are inclusive of only a single part concerned with swimming. For instance- Triathlon.

In water

There are quite a few sports that require you to be in the water. These water sports include swimming,  rescue swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming, water aerobics, water gymnastics, snorkeling, diving off the platforms or springboards, synchronized diving, and many more.

Under water

If you’re a water fan and love being under the water a lot,  these are the sports you might like: scuba diving, free-diving, underwater hockey, underwater rugby, underwater photography, and many more.

On water

If you are more of a adrenaline junkie, why not try surfing, barefoot water skiing, boating, body boarding, canoeing, fishing, jet ski, kayaking, kite surfing, parasailing, rafting, rowing, sailing, stand up paddle boarding, surfing, wakeboarding, wake skating, water skiing, windsurfing, yachting, and many more.