Definition: In this picture Skurfing is used to describe a popular watersport in which the participant is towed on a surfboard, behind a boat, with a ski rope. Skurfing is highly popular in the state of W.A in Australia and in many other places in the world. Unlike most other watersports where the participant is towed, Skurfing is not a professional sport and has no official competitions, it is a free style sport with highly individualistic style and form. There are no defined styles or conventions rather it is about personal style. Skurfing is considered by many to be a precursor to wakeboarding, as the skurfboards evolved in the late 1980’s into compression-molded skurfers (aka "Skiboards") then eventually into the twin-tipped Wakeboard. The word is a contraction of skiing ( water skiing ) and surfing.