Alternative Sports
Wakeboarding is a relatively new sport in Greece and the Greek islands. Over the last few years, more wakeboarding clubs open and this sport is included in the program of existing water sports clubs. This sport actually requires a combination of water skiing, surfing and snowboarding techniques. Certain rules are certainly taught but it is more of a freestyle sport. The
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As a sport for exhilarating emotions, bungy (or bungee) jumping has acquired its own fans in Greece. It only became known a few years ago as among others, there are not enough high buildings or large bridges to attract jumpers who want to create their own personal record. However, the desire of many young persons to live this unique feeling caused by
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Rafting is a highly challenging recreational water sports activity conducted mostly in high water currents. It involves navigating a river or a water body using a raft. In the ancient days, rafts were made by tying wooden planks together. The modern rafts, however, are made of inflatable rubber or vinyl fabrics and they can be used in white and rough
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The particularly clean Greek seas and the huge wealth of the deep are a pole of attraction for those wishing to enjoy the magic of underwater exploration. Greek waters are the cleanest and bluest in the Med. The sensation of “flying” through them into their depths, is an exquisite experience. Diving along lace-like coasts or around picturesque islands, satisfies even
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Water skiing and Wakeboarding The predecessor of the modern sport of water skiing was called aquaplaning, which came about when the manager of a seaside resort in California towed some reckless swimmers who had swum too far out back to shore on a big wooden crate, this in 1900. After the development of motorboats a couple of decades later, water
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