How Do You Communicate With Hand Signals While Waterskiing?
Use different hand signals to communicate to the boat driver and observer while you are water skiing. Point your thumb upward to indicate that you want to go faster. Point your thumb downward to indicate that you want to go slower. Make a circle with your thumb and forefinger to indicate that your speed is OK. Point your forefinger upward and make a circle to ask for a turn. Bend at the elbow and hold your hand up in the air to ask the driver to stop. Draw your flat hand across your neck, in a cutting motion, to ask the driver to cut the motor. Point toward the dock or shore to ask to return to the dock or shore. Clasp your hands together over your head to indicate “skier OK” after a fall. Hold your ski up and pointing out of the water to indicate that you wish to be picked up.
