Requirement

5. The skiing or riding itself: three parts, reasonable control throughout

Required Often forgotten

On two skis, one ski or a wakeboard. Deepwater start unaided, four wake crossings without falling, and a controlled fall and stop.

Note. Two skis, one ski or a wakeboard: your choice, and it changes nothing else on the badge. All three parts of this requirement and the whole of requirement 6 apply whichever you use, which is why this page tells you rather than asking you.

What this is made of

5(a). Enter the water from the boat and deepwater start without help
5(b). Cross both wakes four times, returning to the centre each time, without falling
5(c). Fall properly to avoid an obstacle, then drop the handle and coast to a stop

Where this step comes from

Water Sports Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 5 · Allows two skis, one ski or a wakeboard, and asks for reasonable control throughout.

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