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Trampofoil is a new water sport innovation, travel along on the water on a mechanism that looks almost like a bike with no saddle, the propulsion is caused by hopping up and down on a small platform, weird but fun and exciting.

Popularity
Invented by in Sweden the U.S.A soon caught onto this sport and it has since visited the UK and enjoyed many demonstrations.

Location
This is a water sport able to take place on the sea or on a good sized river.

Age
Young children and adults alike can enjoy this highly innovative and fun sport.

Ability
The only ability you need to have is to be able to jump up and down, so you will need lots of vitality, good humour and be able to swim.

Description
The Trampofoil? is an innovation originally created in Sweden and is becoming popular world wide, once it hit the U.S.A it began to spread from there. It is a little hard to explain what a Trampofoil looks like, you have handle bars mounted on a V shaped frame, just under the water is a 9' fin above the fin is a small platform which the operator jumps up and down on causing the fin to work in a wing like action, propelling the Trampofoil? forward, it is possible to reach some 5-12 knots.

Dedication
dedication is the name of the game here, get your technique to the best it can be and travel accross the water like a graceful watr bird.

Potential
There is the potential to have some much fun and as this is a physical interest, maintain a good level of fitness.

Level of Demand
The table below shows the maximum levels of demand that this activity requires. NOTE: These are not entry levels or levels of requirement and has nothing to do with ability.

Energy

Arms

Legs

Sight

Hearing

Speech

Learning

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