The summertime is perfect for hitting the beach or relaxing poolside. While you can always go surfing or boogie boarding, sometimes your inner thrill seeker wants to try something new and exhilarating. That's why we've created a list of the top 15 extreme water activities! The list contains everything, from activities you may have thought were relaxing, like jet skiing, to activities that will create real and raw adventure, like coasteering. So, what are you waiting for? Continue below to get an idea of what you want to do this summer!
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You may have heard of blob jumping from the countless number of YouTube videos that show someone being launched from an inflated air bag, and most likely falling in a way that looks painful.
To further explain, blob jumping is when someone (Person A) sits on the edge of an inflated air bag (aka the blob), then someone (Person B) jumps onto the air bag. This causes Person A to be launched from the air bag. Since the blob is in the water, or near water, Person A will fall into the water. Sometimes another blob is placed near the first blob, to see if the person can make it from one blob to the other.
Since blob jumping is so easy to do, it is accessible to everyone. You can purchase an airbag or two from your local watercraft store.For those who seek adventure, coasteering is for them! Climb variously sized rock formations, jump between land formations, and swim. Coasteering typically takes place along a rocky coastline. What's the catch? There's no aid of boats, paddle boards, surfboards, or other watercraft.
It's just you and the environment. For those who are looking to some safety net, or are not experienced with coasteering, places usually offer a package, where a guide tags along with you and your group. What makes this activity so adrenaline rushing, is the unknown. While coasteering, you never know what's going to happen! You could be climbing a cliff one moment, then swimming in water the next.
If you're interested in coasteering, check out Wales!Freediving is a way to experience diving in an organic way. In the shortest terms, freediving is like diving, just without any oxygen equipment. So, it's just you, the body of water, and your lung strength. Initially, it seems like one of the most uncomplicated activities. You just jump into an open body of water, like you would a pool, and hold your breath, right? Well, yes and no. While, when you are actually ready to freedive, you do jump or dive into the open body of water, but there's a lot of different techniques of how to hold your breath and dive.
While freediving is typically done in the ocean, some people choose to start in smaller bodies of water. If you're interest in freediving, check out classes in Cornwall. Since Cornwall is home to clearer waters, it will be easier to watch demonstrations and learn how to freedive. Finally, for those who want to optimize the distance they dive, look for classes that are taught in quarries.
If you're afraid of heights, then this activity is not for you! Basically, high diving is diving into a body of water from any great height. Pools or other recreation centers will typically have a diving tower, with multiple levels of diving boards to choose from.
Similar to FlyBiking, HydroFlying is an activity that will transform your jet skiing experience. Instead of jet skiing for a day, jet ski to an open area, attach a HydroFly to your jet ski, and launch into the sky!
While FlyBikes are in the shape of a bike, a HydroFly is in the shape of a board (similar to a hoverboard). Once the HydroFly is attached to the jet ski, you can fly as high as 50 feet! Like FlyBiking, feel free to do tricks while in the air!
You can purchase a HydroFly, or you can rent one at a watersports place!Also, in order to enhance your jet skiing experience, you can attach watercraft like a tube, a FlyBike, or a HydroFly to your jet ski. One of the greatest things about jet skis is their accessibility. Almost everyone, everywhere, has access to a jet ski.
If you have ever wondered what lies deep down in the ocean, then scuba diving might be for you! Even though it's one of the more common activities on this, it is truly adrenaline rushing and exhilarating. If you are unfamiliar with scuba diving, scuba diving is the act of diving and exploring underwater while using an underwater breathing apparatus. While popular tropical vacation areas usually offer scuba diving excursions, people can scuba dive beyond the recreational limits. Usually scuba diving excursions will only allow you to go so far, but if you look into scuba diving groups, or purchase your own gear, you can go as far down as you please. Scuba diving is typically accessible to anyone. After plunging into the body of water, you're free to swim and explore.
While the thought of snorkeling being an extreme watersport might make you chuckle, the species you encounter underwater could satisfy your inner thrill seeker. Snorkeling is similar to scuba diving in the sense that it is typically done in tropical tourist areas, and you are looking underwater at the various species. The difference is, when snorkeling, you do not have an oxygen tank. Instead of an oxygen tank, you use a diving mask with a tube attached to it (aka the snorkel).Typically, all you do is put your face down, into the water, and swim just at the surface, so you can breathe through the snorkel. Sometimes, people will swim completely underwater, with the snorkel, for a few seconds.
Probably the most uncommon activity on this list, the hydrofoil water scooter is a watercraft that resembles a Segway and a bike. Instead of hovering over the water or swimming in it, the water scooter enables you to skim across the water. Here's the catch: instead of gliding across the water, like you would with a wakeboard, you hop up and down. While hopping, you can reach a speed of up to 17 mph.
If you want to experience whitewater, but you don't want to travel down the river in just a kayak, then try whitewater rafting! If you're unfamiliar with whitewater rafting, you, a group of people, and a guide sit in a raft and navigate down a river. Everyone is given a life vest, paddle, and hard hat. Every second of the experience is exhilarating. And don't be afraid of the water, because chances are, at one point, you will fall out of the raft.
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