Slingshot – Surf Expo 2007
Monday, October 8th, 2007
We didn’t get a chance to get the inside booth scoop at surf expo but wakeboarder.com [externallink] has a good story you can check out to find out info on the 2008 line of products and changes.
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Obrien Booth – Surf Expo 2007
Friday, October 5th, 2007
A decent sized booth gave the impression that you would see a bunch of new product from Obrien. Once inside though, the product from last year really just got a cosmetic makeover.
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INT League US Championships right around the corner
Friday, October 5th, 2007
One of the worlds largest grassroots watersports leagues is having their national championships next week in Louisiana. The INT is a league for wakeboarding, waterskiing, kneeboarding and wakeskating and has been around since 1993. They hold regional events, so if your looking to get involved in the competition scene for yourself, your children or friends this is the place to start. They are known as the little league of watersports but have divisions available for all ages and skill levels.
The national championships is a season ending competition that joins all the qualifying competitors from the different regions together to battle it out for national titles in their respective principles and divisions. This years 10th annual event will have close to 500 competitors for both ski and wake combined to make this the largest competition held each year in the world for watersports. Competition starts on October 10 and finishes on the 13th with an awards banquet and dinner that evening. The event will be held closer to the east coast this year at Bennett’s Ski School in Zachary, LA.
Liquid Force booth – Surf Expo 2007
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
Liquid Force has every angle covered again this year for wake. Their vest line is extensive, their board line is adaptive and the bindings are innovative once again.
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Colby Turner fund raiser
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
If you don’t know who Colby Turner is, then maybe you should read this. Colby is a fellow wakeboarder that suffered a severe injury wakeboarding back in June. Colby has been in a coma ever since. As you can imagine, the medical bills are really starting to add up, and Nor Cal Mastercraft is helping sponsor a fundraiser party for the cause.
The event will be held October 13th at Nor Cal Mastercraft. Many companies are already involved. To see what you can do, follow the story link below.
JetPilot Booth – Surf Expo 2007
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007
The JetPilot booth was walled off giving their 2008 line of clothing, vests and rubber an elusive presence at this years surf expo. We managed to get inside for a quick interview with Brian Jellig, Vice President of Marketing and Design, to look at a small part of their 2008 line.
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Hyperlite Booth – Surf Expo 2007
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Same ole’ booth, tons of new product. Despite impressing patrons with a flashy new booth Hyperlite decided to stick with the same booth from last year and relied on impressing them with three new board series and completely redesigned bindings for the 2007 surf expo.
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Helium Booth – Surf Expo 2007
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Vests, vests and more vests! Oh wait, and some ropes and handles too. The Helium Booth gave surf expo the impression that they only want a piece of the vest market with wall to wall coverage and a broad selection of Mens and Womens vests made of different materials and styles.
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2007 Wake Awards Winners
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Surf Expo wasn’t the only thing going on this past weekend. WakeBoarding Magazine’s 4th annual Wake Awards took place this past Friday immediately following the first day of Surf Expo at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL.
The event started off with some industry recognition awards like Manufacturer of the Year and Retailer of the Year before moving on to the main 13 awards known as The Wake Awards.
Rusty Malinoski and Brian Grubb took the top spots as Best Wakeboarder and Best Wakeskater. Move of the Year was no big surprise with Chad Sharpe taking it with his sick Double Indy Toeside Back Roll. Best Women’s Rider put Amber Wing on top once again, adding another accolade to add to her impressive resume.
To check out all 13 winners, follow the story link below
Gator Boards Booth – Surf Expo 2007
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Companies like Gator Boards will make choosing a new setup hard for 2008. Their product has really stepped it up a notch with totally new binding construction and a new adjustable fin setup on Gators new pro model. Come check out the highlights of the Gator Boards Booth.
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