Friday, October 26th, 2007
On Friday, October 19th the AST Dew Tour Wakeboard Rail Jam made its appearance on the backside parking lot of the Amway Arena (Home of the Magic) in Orlando, Florida. Squeezed in between FMX, BMX Dirt and Skateboard Vert were two very large portable pools making up a step down miniature rail park for ten professional wakeboarders to exploit their skills to a very curious crowd.
[Videos after the break]
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.]
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.
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.
[Detailed image galleries after the break]
Monday, October 15th, 2007
Slingshot is gaining momentum. During the Surf Expo hoopla, a lot of readers have spoken out about Slingshot’s innovative products. Now the company gives them even more to talk about by signing Jeff House to their Pro team. Jeff joins Jeff McKee on an increasingly impressive team. There is no doubt in my mind that they are going to go after Jeff Weatherall and Jeff Heer next to complete their Jeff monopoly [editors note: OK, that was corny, I know].
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.
[Video interview after the break]