DailyWake

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Flip through the eleventh issue of Alliance [externallink] Magazine’s wakeskate only online flash based magazine. In this issue you’ll find “Coast to Coast” a story about hot riding spots in the US, a Kyle Walton interview and much more. The cool thing about this online mag is your cat can’t pee on it, your dog can’t eat it and you don’t have to worry about wrinkled pages. [Editors note: Check it out now and forget about that last sentence.]

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Sunday, October 21st, 2007

Through day two of three in Cancun, Mexico Philip Soven leads the skins format in the pro men’s division of the 5th annual Tige Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships. Soven once again overpowered opponents to position himself as the top seed going into tomorrows final round.

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Friday, October 19th, 2007

So, we [we - meaning...Kyle] are heading to the Dew Rail Jam tonight at Amway Arena in Orlando, FL. We got media permission to video and photograph the event. Hopefully, we’ll [once again, just Kyle] get some cool slow-mo footage with our HVX200 camera. I’m still not sure how Kyle is going to shoot video footage of the event, organize and shoot interviews, take pictures, and dump memory cards onto his laptop when they fill all at one time. It should be interesting. I’d help out, but I’m on girlfriend birthday duty….yikes. So, we should have something for you on here in the next couple of days. Keep checking back. The cake is not a lie. [Editors note: the cake comment is for my fellow Half Life Portal players].

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Date: 10/19/07
Quiksilver [Press Release]

RANDALL HARRIS JOINS QUIKSILVER WAKE TEAM Secures Top Honors From Wakeboarding Magazine

(Huntington Beach, CA) October 17, 2007 - Randall Harris’ life has been pretty good over the last few months. At WakeBoarding Magazine’s fourth-annual Wake awards last month, Harris took home two of the most highly coveted awards: “2007 Wake-Rider of the Year” and “Video Section of the Year.’ Now, Quiksilver is finally announcing what many in the industry had long suspected: Harris is the newest addition to Quiksilver’s talented wake team. [Editors Note: Most of us thought Randall had already signed a while back, but I guess this makes it Official.]

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Friday, October 19th, 2007

Date: 10/19/07
Nike [Press Release]

Beaverton, OR. - Nike 6.0 is bringing Banksgiving to town, a four-stop bash featuring two BMX and two wake grassroots jam sessions. Banksgiving is all about creating a special place to shred where regional rippers and our athletes can session custom built features and celebrate stoke and culture.

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Thursday, October 18th, 2007

WakeWorld is reporting skiboat manufacturer’s market share for the 2nd quarter of 2007 [according to Statistical Surveys Inc]. No big news here… The top 8 manufacturers have remained unchanged for a while now. Malibu still leads the pack, with Mastercraft next, and Correct Craft (Nautiques) rounding out the top 3.

The big winner in all of this appears to be Skier’s Choice. Both of their boating brands [Moomba & Supra] have gained market share, and when combined they snatch the bronze medal away from Correct Craft.

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

Well, it’s been in the books for a while now, but Phillip Soven has officially been crowned WWA World Series Champion. Soven completed the task when he won Boardstock XII, being the first to ever sweep the whole series with 5 wins out of 5 events. I can’t recall such domination since someone went after Nancy Kerrigan’s knee over a decade ago [editor's note: distasteful---I know].

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

[Champion Wakeboarders Shane Bonifay and Shaun Murray to Compete]

Date: 10/16/07
Step Up Productions Press Release

NEW YORK - The AST Dew Tour, the world’s premier season-long action sports tour, will host a Wakeboard Rail Jam as a specialty competition with coordination from MasterCraft during the upcoming PlayStation Pro in Orlando, Florida. Ten talented riders will show off their best tricks during the rail jam from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 19. The fifth and final stop of the 2007 AST Dew Tour, the PlayStation Pro, takes place October 18-21 at Orlando’s Amway Arena.

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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

It’s not often you get to see quality footage of Ben Greenwood, Randall Harris and young ripper Jacob Valdez riding unless a feature film or spot on Fuel is released. Well you’re in luck because Alliance has the goods. Check out this short video [externallink] to see a few of the Quiksilver riders ripping up Canyon Lake, California.

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Monday, October 15th, 2007

Yet another generous offer by a boat company allows us and then you access to pictures of Mastercrafts 2008 line of X series boats. Director of Marketing John Behling slipped us the link after an interview at surf expo so we could post almost every detail right down to the drain plug changes. Browse through their broad range of different size wake vessels, accessory changes, and graphic stylings. We even included photos of a non-X-Series model which is one of their salt water releases because we heard it is a pretty sweet wake boat.

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