David O’Caoimh Q&A: 'I can probably do about 150 tricks'

David O’Caoimh is a full-time wakeboarder, training and competing around the globe. The 21-year-old had a string of victories to his name in 2015, including a winning performance at the European and African Championships in The Netherlands...

David O’Caoimh Q&A: 'I can probably do about 150 tricks'

Wakeboarding is one of the fastest growing watersports in the world, with an estimated 30m active waterski and wakeboard participants globally. The sport derives from a combination of waterskiing, snowboarding, and surfing, whereby the wakeboarder is towed behind a speedboat at around 20-25 miles per hour and performs tricks, such as flips and spins, using the wake of the boat as a ramp.

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