Top wake riders dazzle their fans in the UAE

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The world's best wake boarders and wake surfers take the waters of Ghantoot Marina UAE to demonstrate their high flying stunts. Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00For the first time ever in the Middle East, the top wake riders in the world were on hand

00:08to demonstrate their world-class skills for the wakeboard community in the UAE.

00:12Three wakeboarders and one wake surfer, they are the best in the States and the world.

00:16They will do a show today, it's going to be like 45 minutes, and they will show their

00:19skills and what they can do, and it's going to be so much fun.

00:23The event, hosted by Extreme Wake at Gansu Marina, featured a veritable who's who in

00:27the world of wake riding.

00:29I ride for Body Glove Wetsuits and Life Jackets, and they teamed up with Extreme Wake and they

00:34got a boat out here and everything, and we decided to take a team trip to come check

00:38this place out.

00:39Today is different, no pressure, just get to go out there and have some fun and show

00:43the people, local people and everyone here that came to check us out some high-level

00:47wakeboarding.

00:48I'm going to do some skim style wake surfing, which is kind of a flatter board with some

00:59little tiny fins, kick it around, do some tricks, and then I'll ride surf style as well,

01:04which is more similar to traditional surfing in the ocean when it comes to the style of

01:08the riding.

01:09Wake surfing is actually surfing behind the boat with no rope whatsoever, just completely

01:14the power of the wave, about 10 to 15 feet behind the boat, pretty close, at a slow speed,

01:22usually around 11 miles an hour.

01:24We get a wave on one side and surf it just like you would see somebody surfing a wave

01:27in the ocean.

01:28The pros didn't disappoint, taking to the water and performing some mind-blowing aerial

01:32stunts for the awestruck crowd.

01:35Logan Fish for Golf News.

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