Get Wet

Summer’s back – get off the streets and into the water. Here’s your cut-and-keep guide to the best water sports in the city.

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Published: 4:00pm, 14 Jun 2007Updated: 1:55pm, 19 Oct 2016

WAKEBOARDING

Little-known fact: wakeboarding was originally known as “skurfing.”

Wakeben (On Sai Sha Rd., near Ma On Shan, 9227-6745, www.wakeben.com). Classes taught in both Cantonese and English, beginner courses start at $850 for six two-hour sessions.

Hong Kong Wakeboard (G/F, No. 10H Nai Chung Village, DD 167 Lot 1138, Sai Sha Rd., Sai Kung, 9021-4221, www.hkwakeboard.com). All levels of classes are $700 an hour for groups of three to four. Experienced boarders can get the all-you-can-ride weekday package from 10am-6pm. Groups of four ride for $800 a head, groups of five for $700, and groups of six and up for $600.

Kei Ling Wakeboard Club (G/F, 4-6 Kei Ling Ha San Wan, Sai Kung, 9012-4841, www.kwchk.com). Offers classes in English and Cantonese. Groups of six pay $600 an hour, groups of nine are charged $700 an hour.

Wakeaholic (Tung Chung Bay near Yat Tong Estate, Lantau, 9222-7887, www.wakeaholic.net). Classes are offered in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese. $700 per hour Mon-Fri, $800 per hour on weekends and public holidays.

Sand-Bar Corner (71 Park A Village, Leung Shuen Wan, Sai Kung, 3129-3008, www.sand-bar.net/sandbar.htm). This place offers an array of combination packages, including banana boating. $500 per hour on weekdays, $600 per hour on weekends and public holidays.