Rixen Cableways – we set your business in motion

Sketch of a 5-mast cableway with a Little B.R.O.
Sketch of a 5-mast cableway with a Little B.R.O.

For more than 50 years Rixen Cableways is the brand of waterski- and wakeboard- cableways. With 90% market share and more than 200 built cableways on 5 continents in 40 countries we are proven leader in the industry.

We offer you 4, 5 or 6 mast cableways for any type of water. If you want to build a cableway on a lake, the sea, a river or a lagoon, a storage lake or an artificial lake – we offer you the adapted solution and product which meets your specific requirements.

Waterskiing and Wakeboarding at the cable

A cableway has 4, 5 or 6 pylons. At the tower arms are pairs of deflecting pulleys. One of these 13 to 15m long pylons is the drive and also the coupling and decoupling mechanism is attached. The skier`s tow ropes are coupled on the carriers, which are fixed at the running cables.

The start ramp is in a right angle to the running cables and the starting skier will be slowly accelerated. This is one of the patented solutions from Rixen Cableways. The skier will be pulled on a long curve under the running cables in a per- fect acceleration. He can carve turns under the running cable; ride slalom, trick ski, wakeboard, wakeskate, knee- board, etc. The wakeboarders can jump perfectly at the corners or perform his tricks on ramps, slides or kickers. The distance between the riders is 70 to 90m. The track is 45m wide. Suitable waters should have a minimum width of 90m and a minimum length of 170m to offer a profitable operation of the cableway. The minimum water depth is 1m and in the starting area 1,20m, demanded by the TÜV (Technical Control Board).

Depending on the available water area a cable length of 400 to 1500m is possible. The average cableway has a length of 600 to 900m. The best side length of one distance of the course is 310m – requirement for national and inter- national water ski championships. For wakeboard cham- pionships shorter distances are allowed. Championships of both categories, water ski and wakeboard, are only allowed at cableways that run counter clockwise and that use frequency drives.

The starting area of the waterski cableway is the central location. This is where large numbers of visitors and spec- tators can watch the starting skier or wakeboarder every 10 seconds. It`s essential to plan and build the start area with a best positioned concession and a pro shop. Due to our 50 year long experience we can offer you the best layouts for a profitable customized starting area and starting building.

Floating walkways, kickers and funboxes complement our product range and can be added to your waterski cableway anytime.
Contact us to get an individual offer.

Product safety

The Rixen water ski and wakeboard cableways are product certified by the TÜV
(German Technical Control Board) and build for hardest operating conditions.

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