Q and A with Company Wake
Monday, August 18th, 2008
AllianceWake just scored an interview with some of the Company Wake boys (Justin Stephens and Randall Harris to be exact). So if you’re up to the task, the read can be found here.
Archive for the ‘ Interviews ’ Category
Randall replies to questions on WakeWorld — No Company questions?
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Randy Harris just posted another one of his “Randall Replies” segments on WakeWorld. He answers two different questions. I was somewhat surprised that neither question referred to his recent move to Company Wake, which is one of the biggest stories so far this season. Anyways, the second question more than makes up for it by having Randy compare today’s and yesterday’s riders, scene, and overall feel. Interesting read.
Randall’s Replies #3 via WakeWorld
Adam Errington Interview
Monday, October 15th, 2007
After conquering the Jr Mens division the year before, Adam Errington turned a lot of heads this season on the Pro level earning several top finishes and the Pro Tour Rookie of the Year award.
Alliance recently caught up with the 19 year old “Scot” for an interview.
Underground Products Booth - Surf Expo 2007
Friday, October 12th, 2007
UGP further solidifies itself in the wake market with yet another strong lineup of soft goods, shoes and accessories that are meant to get wet, not dirty. The cutting-edge clothing company has always had it’s roots planted deep into the BMX community, but it is nice to see that their wake line is just as comfortable, stylish, and innovative.
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Mastercraft Boats Booth - Surf Expo 2007
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Mastercraft had one of the biggest boat booths at Surf Expo showing the industry that they are still one of the top manufacturers. They were segregated with wake on one side of the aisle and waterskiing on the other showing further separation between the two sports than years past. There wasn’t much new at expo as far as models, but aesthetically the boats were even more dressed up than last. Director of Marketing John Behling sat down in front of this years cool graphics on the X Star to give us a small scoop on whats new for 2008.
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Straightline Booth - Surf Expo 2007
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
You would assume after decades of watersports, handles and ropes would become dull and stagnant. Well, each year companies are finding new innovations that help revolutionize the life-line that connects you to your vessel. Straightline is towards the top of the food chain with their new innovative handle technologies. For 2008, Straightline has a new logo and a new look, but when you look deeper into their product-line you’ll notice that aesthetics aren’t the only changes for 2008.
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Supra/Moomba Boats Booth - Surf Expo 2007
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
Skier’s Choice is climbing the inboard boat market hierarchy with a third in sales for 2007 for both their brands Moomba and Supra combined. This company has come such a long way in the past years and made its name in wake as a high quality wakeboard boat brand. Michael Littman sat down with us in the Moomba Mobius XLV Gravity Games Edition at Surf Expo.
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Ronix Booth - Surf Expo 2007
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
After wading through countless boats, beautiful booth babes, and crazy salesmen trying to tell me why their product was best, I found the Ronix booth. The booth had none of these things. Hell, the booth didn’t have a single board, binding, or salesperson in sight. Ronix was represented by a basic tent that you could find at a simple neighborhood picnic. After talking with team rider Reed Hansen, we got the details on the whole ordeal.
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Ben Greenwood and Quiksilver’s plan for 2008
Monday, October 8th, 2007
With a company the size of Quiksilver it was hard to cover the entire line so we decided to sit down for a “quik” interview with pro team rider and wake team manager Ben Greenwood instead. Ben has built a strong team of stand out athletes, stand out maybe not in contest results, but in riding prowess. You’re sure to recognize names like Randall Harris, Collin Harrington, Jeff House and young ripper Jacob Valdez and they sum up a small but impressionable team. Let’s see what Ben has to say about his crew, next year and Quiksilver.
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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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