For many of us, discovering a love of boating and being out on the water started when we were youngsters being pulled on a tube behind the family boat. If that was how you came to love boating, you can probably still remember your first time on a tube. It was glorious, wasn’t it? Boat tubes started out pretty humbly, with someone lashing one end of a rope to a truck inner tube and the other end to a boat. That’s how water tubing was born.

Water tubes have come a long way since those humble beginnings and we’ll get to what’s new in due time. Tubing water sports is a great entry point to other watersports like kneeboarding and water skiing, but it’s also its own unique niche. Here’s a good leaping off point to set yourself up for a lifetime of fun behind a boat.

How to Pull a Tube Behind a Boat

Ensure you have the proper equipment: life jackets, tow rope, towable tube and a boat.
Designate a driver and a spotter.
Attach the tow rope to the tube.
Tie off the rope to the stern (back) of the boat.
Review safety hand signals for communication between spotter and those riding on the tube.
Have fun!

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