DailyWake

Monday, August 4th, 2008

WakeboardingMag.com is sending out a video they put together of the legend himself today.  The catch?  They can’t send it to you if they don’t know your email address!  The solution? Join the mailing list, duh! They’ve already got a teaser clip up of Darin that has peaked my attention.

It’s funny how you can hear a song on the radio day in and day out, and you get tired of it…then like 5 years later you hear the song again and it is almost like magic to your ears…  That’s how I’d describe the video clip.  Seeing Shapiro doing a huge front to blind never felt so good.

Check out the teaser clip and join the list here

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Vote now and let your voice be heard (you’ll also get a chance at winning some Liquid Force gear among other things by submitting your vote).

Categories include…

• Top Male/Female Wakeboarders
• Top Wakeskater
• Rookie of the Year
• Most Improved Rider
• Best 2008 Wakeboard, Binding, Wakeskate, Wakesurf Board
• Best Video
• Best Innovation
• Best Boat

Check it out via WakeWorld

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Phase 5 has decided to create a limited run of full carbon Drew Danielo Pro Model wakesurf boards. How limited?  Try only 20.  To top it off, each one will be hand-signed and numbered by Danielo himself.

So how do you get one, of these boards?  Simple, buy it.  Well, not REAL simple because Boardco.com is selling these for 7 Ben Franklins.

For more details, or to purchase the board…go here.

via WakeWorld

Friday, August 1st, 2008

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Randy Harris has jumped ships from the place he has called home for years now, Gator Boards, to the new kid on the block…Company Wakeboards.  Company has been on the tip of the industry’s tongues for a while now, and this will definitely add to the noise.

News round-up on this story…

• Welcome!!! – via the CompanyWake blog
• Company Wake Signs Randall Harris – via WakeBoardingMag.com
• Comapny Wakeboard Signs Randall Harris – via WakeWorld.com
• Randall Harris Signs On With Company Wake – via AllianceWake.com

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Defending Pro Team Challenge champs, Team Hyperlite, will try to continue their reign at this year’s event on August 16-17th.  The 3-part event will take place at Silver Lake Executive Resort in Eatonville, WA.  The 3 tiers of the event include Saturday’s traditional wakeboard pass, pool-to-lake rail jam later that evening, and then a double-up showdown on Sunday.  $25,000 is up for grabs so all of the big guns will be there trying to not only take the title, but the bounty that comes with it.

[full press release after the break]

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Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Maryville, TN (July 31, 2008) ~ Proclaimed as San Francisco Bay areas largest service center, Indmar Certified Liquid Wrenches is now an authorized Supra and Moomba dealer.    Liquid Wrenches is currently located at 5828 South Naylor Rd Livermore, CA 94550.

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Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The best-selling wakeboard DVD in 2005, 2006 and 2007 is now cheaper than ever.  The Book Instructional Series has issued their first price-cut on their products since they were released.  The best-selling Wakeboard 5-disc box set has dropped from $99 to $59.  They’ve also dropped the Wakeskate 3-disc box set from $64.99 to $29.99!

Along with the price cuts, they’ve also instroduced a new package called The Book Complete.  This is basically a master-collection that features all 5 wakeboarding instructional titles, plus the 3 wakeskate titles, PLUS their mobile DVD [editors note: the mobile dvd is a ipod-friendly version of the wakeboard 5-disc set. Basically it lets you view the 200+ instructional video clips on your iPod effortlessly].  The Complete bundle which used to cost $279.99 has dropped to an astounding $89.99!

via WakeboardingMag

The Book website

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The 2-day event known as the Green Grass Wake Jam finished up in Marathon, FL.  The event featured a 40-foot long pool with a 7 foot drop. Kyle Hyams took the wakeskate division, with Kyle Bohannon cleaning it up with the wakeboarders.

WakeboardingMag has the full story…

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Conspiracy?  Nope, not when Phillip Soven and Dallas Friday ride for you.  While Soven’s victory might not be that exciting (the dude is now filling up closet #3 with 1st place trophies), Dallas’ victory is.  It is safe to say that the pro women’s landscape has changed quite a bit since she exited the sport to recover from a near fatal injury.  It is great to see her on top, and I hope the new crop of girls can push each other and the female perspective of wakeboarding that much further.

Malibu Open 2008 News Roundup:

• Malibu Athletes Steal The Show At The 2008 Malibu Open via WakeOrigin
• Malibu’s Soven and Friday Take Top Honors At Malibu Open via WakeWorld
• Malibu Open in Michigan via Alliancewake

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

The IWLA (named after Izaak Walton) have just helped push through the Clean Boating Act of 2008. The good news is that the act will help cleanup our waterways by forcing such codes such as having to clean you boat entirely (yes the bottom) before you are able to transfer from one body of water to the next.  This helps prevent the spread of “invasive species” that might be coming along for the ride.  The better news is that recreational boaters like you and me are exempt from these new regulations. The major infiltrator seems to be boats traveling internationally for shipping purposes.  Obviously this doesn’t include your recreational weekend warrior boater.  It is nice to see that they are doing something to keep the waterways clean, and that they aren’t just throwing a “blanket” rule over everyone, but instead pin-pointing the probelm and attacking it from there.

[full press release after the break]

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