Entire Wakeboarding Population in U.S.?

Chuckrox8 · Newbie Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 37

This question has been on my mind for a long time and i was just guessing at the entire wakeboarding population in the U.S. I think it would be somewhere from 300,000 to 500,000 people which includes wakeskating. Any others?

eich82 · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 860 City: MTP

depends on your definition of a wakeboarder...anyone who has ever tried wakeboarding, or someone who wakeboards on a somewhat regular basis?

NAW · Posted: Jun 09, 2004 11:23 am Post subject:

In 2000, the Sporting Good Manufacturer Association reported that wakeboarding had about 3.5 million participants.

Source: June 2003 WBM

freerider4 · Posted: Jun 09, 2004 2:40 pm Post subject:

A lot of that number probably includes people who just bought a wakeboard and do it like 3 times a year.

rybassett17 · Addict Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 562 City: Cadillac

thats alot of people 3.5 million

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Jun 09, 2004 9:01 pm Post subject:

That includes the wallies that just buy a cheap board with sandal bindings for something to do other than tube Laughing

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

We helped this boat out the other day with some tips for teaching riders. About 15 minutes later the kid goes by us waving and grinning ear to ear. Wally or not it was so cool to pass a little of info down the line and see it pay off.

Mythodikal · Posted: Jun 10, 2004 8:44 am Post subject:

well thats like asking how many people are skateboarders or snowboarders or surfers ... there is too much of a grey area in deffinition ... but im sure there are alot

Chuckrox8 · Newbie Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 37

yeah thats true. 3.5 million seems high so i guess it be like half that for regulars

wakeboardpro10 · Outlaw Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 218 City: OC

there are like 265million people in the US
3.5 million seem low there are like 30 houses on my street and from them about 10 of them wakeboard. so maby its just where i live but i think it would be alot more than 3.5 million

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hyperrider · Addict Joined: 06 Aug 2003 Posts: 613 City: Edmonton

yaa 3.5 million seems about right for the U.S.A........but i live in canada so 3.5 million is like half our population Laughing