Water Sports

If you want a different adventure or a thrilling experience, the Philippines has its all-splashing sports that will pique your interest. Water sports offer good exercise and excitement that will make you appreciate and love nature which is full of wonderful islands and a great variety of sea creatures.

Sailing, white-water rafting, surfing, and skimboarding are some of the popular water sports anywhere on the Philippines coastline. Are you excited to ride the waves and explore the multitude of Philippine lakes, rivers, and waterfalls? Here is my perspective on the top 10 water sports to engage in when in the Philippines.

Sailing

Sailing is a good sport to try whether in the sea or in vast lakes. With over 7,000 islands to explore, learning to sail for the first time is a good experience. Racing or cruising along the waves is a great way to enjoy the summer, and strong sea breezes, and appreciate the beautiful scenery in the Philippines.

Caliraya located in Laguna is the closest board sailing destination to Manila and is considered to be one of the finest sailing spots in the Philippines. Another good spot for sailing is the Boracay beach provided with the northeast monsoon winds which are perfect for beginners. Other destinations are Anilao in Batangas, Subic Bay, and Pagudpud in Laoag. These places have always been visited by board sailors for many years because of their perfect winds which are good for the sailing destination.

Whitewater Rafting

Whitewater rafting is a more challenging water activity than sailing. It is an extreme sport, and it is quite dangerous.  It uses an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water, and this is usually done on different degrees of rough water in order to thrill and excite the passengers.
Water Skiing
Water skiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface. It usually begins with a deep-water start, with the skier crouching down in the water. When the skier is ready, the driver accelerates the boat to pull the skier up.

Show skiing, slalom skiing, and tournament slalom skiing are some types of water skiing where skiers try to perform tricks somewhat similar to those of gymnasts while being pulled along by the boat.

Camarines Sur is the best place for this, at the modern Camsur Watersports Complex. For outdoor waterskiing behind a boat, Anchor Bay Water Sports offers great waterskiing around the calm waters of Romblon.
Surfing and Skim Boarding
Head to Siargao Island, considered the Surfing Capital of the Philippines, for a wonderful surfing experience. It is a sport that involves using a board to ride on large breaking waves. Cloud 9 is known as one of the best surfing destinations in the world for its thick, perfect, hollow tubes that international surfers call a special wave. The best surfers from around the world gather here just to experience the perfection of this great wave.
 

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