Water skiing is both a recreational activity and a competitive sport.
The majority of British Water Ski & Wakeboard's members ski or ride for fun and to keep fit. They may participate by skiing on two skis, one ski, riding a wakeboard or a kneeboard, barefoot, or on a disc or other means of keeping afloat!

The majority ski at clubs affiliated to British Water Ski & Wakeboard, but there are also many who ski on the sea or estuaries or rivers with no formal club structure. Our policy is to promote water skiing as much as possible through clubs who can then control the activity and make sure it is carried out safely and with respect for other water users. It is incumbent on our members to adhere to the various Codes of Practice for safe water skiing. These codes are all available from the Downloads section of this site.

The Competitive Side of  the Sport
Competitive water skiing is divided into seven sports divisions:-
Barefoot, Cable, Disabled, Kneeboard, Racing, Tournament and Wakeboard (boat and cable).
Of these only Kneeboard has no European or World titled events. The rest of the divisions have European and World Championships every one or two years.

To compete in any of the sports divisions you need to a member of British Water Ski & Wakeboard and hold a competitive licence (or boarding pass) issued by the relevant divisional committee. Application forms for these are available from the downloads area of this site. Some of the divisions have their own websites and these can be found on the links tab.