More Than Just a Wake Park

List of infrastructure facilities that will help provide for everything and not forget anything

To make a wake park a truly great place for active family recreation by the water, you need a bit more than just a water skiing track with a great set of obstacles.

A convenient and well-thought-out wake park infrastructure will help ensure comfortable stay for guests on the territory. And make guests want to come back to you again and again.

We've compiled a list of wake park infrastructure facilities for you according to the "maximum" program. After all, it's always easier to cross out the unnecessary than to come up with everything from scratch, and then inevitably forget something.

Directly sports part:

Cable-tow systems
Obstacles
Starting platform
Exit paths from the track
Buoys. Especially necessary in wake parks located near swimming beaches and boat stations

Infrastructure:

Changing room
Equipment rental point, of course this also includes the rental equipment itself: wakeboards, bindings, vests, helmets, wetsuits
Lockers for storing personal belongings
Toilet (mandatory), shower (if possible)
Parking
Rest area / waiting area. In the rest area, we recommend placing sofas, benches, sun loungers or bean bags. This area should be in the shade so visitors have somewhere to hide from the scorching sun. Even better to use tents or canopies that will help not lose visitors during rain
Staff room and storage for inventory: tools, equipment parts, cleaning supplies, etc.
First aid kit. In addition to the minimum set of medications, we recommend having insect repellent and sunscreen in the wake park. Burn remedies won't be superfluous either
Rescue boat + trained lifeguard. A boat with a lifeguard is necessary in case of athlete injuries on the water skiing track. Remember that at least one of your employees must have an official Lifeguard certificate.
Children's playground or children's corner
Trash cans in sufficient quantity
Outlets for visitors
Wi-Fi
Speakers and music accompaniment to create the atmosphere you need
Stand with safety rules in the wake park
Cafe / bar. This will prevent visitors from leaving for lunch. If there's no opportunity to organize a cafe-bar, then as a backup option offer visitors free tea/coffee or organize a mini-market where visitors can find something to snack on
Board shop
Hostel / hotel
Banya / sauna / hot tub. Warming procedures will help significantly delay the closing of the season and open the season a bit earlier than usual
Water park / inflatable water park or inflatable obstacle course on the water area.

Additional sports entertainment:

Mini ramp or surfskate ramp
Balance boards
Trampoline
Slackline
SUP boards
Ping pong
Workout area or exercise equipment
Pegboard or peg maze — recently popular among wakeboarders crossfit equipment for developing shoulder strength, in the Russian version these trainers are called Corkin wall
Runway with landing on a cushion or in water
Climbing wall
Blob
Rope park
Volleyball / football / streetball court
Beach / pool

Leisure:

Hammock / Swings
Board games like Jenga, checkers, chess, etc.
Active games for groups like Twister, etc.
Glossy magazines and books
Table football / hockey

For competitions:

Judging area. Preferably located on water or at height, away from spectators and starting zone
Official bulletin board
Podium
Spectator stands

Places for sponsor advertising:

Banners
Winders
Stands with printed products, etc.

Well-thought-out infrastructure not only improves visitors' attitude towards your location, but also contributes to the successful operation of the wake park, ensuring its sustainable development.

FEBRUARY 25 / 2023

Author: Anastasia Kondrachenko,
organizer of the 2018 Russian Cable Wakeboarding Championship

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