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Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Orlando, Fla. – The King of Wake series, the world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, is set to kick off a brand-new season of high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action as World Sports & Marketing, the series organizer, today announces the complete schedule for the 2009 season.

The 2009 series features eight stops throughout the United States and more than $300,000 in prize money over the eight-event season. Athletes compete during the course of the year to be named the “King of Wake” – an award based on points accumulated at each stop of the series. Events included in the 2009 series are: the Wake Games, the WWA Wakeboard National Championships, the WWA Wakeboard World Championships and all five stops on the Pro Wakeboard Tour.

Complete 2009 King of Wake Schedule

DATES /  CITY / EVENT / VENUE

• April 23-26 Orlando, Fla. Wake Games Orlando Watersports Complex
• May 29-31 Fort Worth, Texas Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #1 Texas MasterCraft
• June 19-21 Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #2 Prairie Springs Park
• June 27-28 Knoxville, Tenn. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #3 Volunteer Landing
• July 8-12 Oklahoma City, Okla. WWA National Championships Oklahoma River
• July 18-19 Louisville, Ky. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #4 Freeman Lake Park
• Aug. 14-16 Sparks/Reno, Nev. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #5 Sparks Marina
• Aug.27-30 Orlando, Fla. WWA World Championships Orlando Watersports Complex

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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Orlando, Fla. — Wakeboarding magazine will bring its pages to life this summer with Wake House, a fantasy experience that will combine professional instruction with the ultimate in wakeboarding lifestyle.

Wake House guests will spend a week at a million-dollar lakefront home in the wakeboarding mecca of Orlando, Florida, where they will receive daily professional instruction, demo the latest and greatest gear from wake’s top brands, interact with some of the sport’s best riders and gain access to wakeboarding landmarks like the Orlando Watersports Complex.

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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.

[Video interview after the break]

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Friday, September 28th, 2007

Three prominent professional wakeboarders are now on the injured reserve list due to some incidents on and off the water.

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Monday, August 6th, 2007

The 4th stop of “The Nation’s Biggest Grassroots Wakeboard Tour” (according to Performance) is coming up this weekend. The Gravel Tour features divisions for all skill sets including Novice, Grom, Boys, Girls, Intermediate, Womens, Advanced and Outlaw. The event will be held at Orlando Watersports Complex in Orlando, FL. Registration is now open. This is the last event on the tour before the September 22nd finale.

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