The sport of water skiing has been enjoyed for a long history dating all the way back to 1922, the water ski world has come a long way from the two pine boards Ralph Samuelson first skied in Lake City, Minnesota, which actually started the history of water skiing. On June 28, 1922 eighteen-year-old, Ralph Samuelson of Minnesota, proposed the idea that if you could ski on snow, then you could ski on water. Ralph first attempted water skiing on Lake Pepin while being towed by his brother, Ben. So, the brothers experimented for several days until July 2, 1922, when Ralph discovered that leaning backward with ski tips up leads to successful water skiing. As for proper water skiing equipment for his first skis Ralph tried barrel staves, then snow skis and finally Ralph fashioned the first dedicated water skis from lumber he purchased/shaped himself. Ralph made his bindings from leather strips and used a long window sash as a ski rope. …show more content…
Gliding across the surface of a lake at 20 miles per hour (32 kilometers per hour) with the wind in your hair is definitely a unique feeling and you can thank water skis (including Ralph Samuelson) for giving it to you. Waterskiing is pretty simple bacilli a person, wearing what looks like snow skis is pulled behind a motorboat across the water. The water sport has about a century's worth of history as shown in the beginning and its development has paralleled the development of other motorized water