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Bare Footed Water Skiing is water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of water skis, commonly referred to as "barefooting". To water ski bare footed requires the skier to travel at higher speeds than conventional water skiing.

Description
"Barefooting" has three well established competitive events slalom, trick and jumping.
Other less popular events are;
Figure 8 - Two skiers on opposite sides of the wake ski while the boat drives in the pattern of a figure 8. The last skier standing wins.
Team Endurance - is a race between teams. Each team has a boat and the skiers take turns skiing. Races generally takes place on a long river, up to 45 miles. The first team to cross the finish line wins.

Dedication
The newest form of Barefoot competition is an event which brings together all three events. Tricks, Slalom and Jump into two action packed passes. These events are held only for the elite in barefooting.

Closely Related Activities
Several new sports have been invented that involve being towed behind a boat. They include Wakeboarding 630, Kneeboarding 798, Wakeskating 799, Scurf Boarding 520, Waterskiing 558, Hydrofoiling 800.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

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Hearing

Speech

Learning

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