Tabla de contenidos para August 1, 2015 en WAKEBOARDING

WHILE A JOB NEVER NECESSARILY DEFINES YOU AS A PERSON, IT DOES PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN YOUR LIFE. A LOT OF PEOPLE SPEND MORE TIME AT THEIR RESPECTIVE POSTS THAN THEY DO ANYWHERE ELSE, AND OUR ART DIRECTOR, MIKE WITT, HAS SPENT A SIGNIFICANT PART OF HIS LIFE OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS DEDICATED TO DESIGNING THE VERY PAGES YOU’RE TURNING. MIKE HAS SEEN IT ALL, FROM WHEN HE STARTED IN 2004 TO THE VERY DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE THAT IS OUR SPORT TODAY. IT HAS BEEN QUITE A RIDE. NOBODY HAS HELPED BRING YOU THE BEST IMAGERY AND DESIGN THAT IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF WAKEBOARDING IN AS COMPELLING A WAY AS MIKE HAS. AS HE MOVES ON TO NEW THINGS, WE’D LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE’S DONE TO…

Our hearts are heavy when we say that wakeboarding lost one of our own on June 22, 2015. Will Green, age 23, died in a tragic accident while performing a wakeboard demo at a Christian youth camp in north Georgia. Will was not widely known by the wakeboard fan base, but his impact on those who knew him was profound. He will be remembered by those closest to him not just as a friend, but as a brother and one of the best people we've ever known. It's hard to paint a clear picture of who someone was in a few short sentences, but hopefully, as you read what the people closest to him have to say, you'll get a small glimpse of how Will lived his life and the…

FEATURED SHIP: MALIBU WAKESETTER 22 MXZ Malibu’s Wakesetter 22 MXZ quickly became the stuff of legend for its wake prowess and progressive look. This boat ushered the wide-bow design into the Malibu family, and the public welcomed it with open arms. The two most notable features on the 22 MXZ are without a doubt the bow and the wake. Starting inside, the bow is massive, deep and wide, with plenty of luxury features: Traction covers areas where people will step when they’re boarding, and they’ll want to camp out up there because it’s fully equipped with cupholders, speakers, lighting and contoured seating. The wake is stellar because it’s a Malibu, and the company cares about making near-perfect ramps on every boat. The 22 MXZ also happens to hit a perfect…

WAIT FOR IT ... It’s just a 180, so it should be easy, right? In theory, sure. You’re not really spinning that much, so it should be relatively achievable — but you could say the same thing about switch riding too, right? It’s just a wake jump, so why is it so hard to do switchstance? It all comes down to your comfort level in all of your takeoff and landing positions. So if you can’t ride switch, and you’re asking yourself why you can’t land a backside 180, then we’ve already diagnosed your problem. Overcoming this switch-riding barrier is directly connected to the time you spend riding switch. Do not procrastinate on this. The longer you put off switch riding, the more frustrating it is going to be to…

Steffen Vollert is a man of many talents. Throw a camera in his hands and he’ll take a good photo; throw a GoPro and a computer at him and he’ll make an insane edit; or throw a wakeboard on his feet and he’ll get a cover. He is hands-down one of the best-looking riders on the Slingshot team, and during their photo shoot that went down right after the Shredtown Jamboree, we set out with photographer Bryan Soderlind to snag this over/under image to grace the cover of our Photo Issue. Not only are we proud to finally show the world how much we love Steffen’s riding, but we can do it with one of the most epic images possible. FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUBSCRIPTION QUESTIONS, such as Renewals, Address…

Warm-up tricks behind the boat: 1. Method 2. Cab mute 3 or 7 3. FS stale 3 Places you’ve visited: 1. Cologne, Germany 2. Dom [Hernler]'s place in Austria 3. Bonnie Doon, Australia Places you’ve lived: 1. Orlando 2. Gold Coast 3. Melbourne Lakes to ride on: 1. Lake Ariana 2. Lake Eildon 3. Dom's lake in Austria Parks: 1. [Kevin] Henshaw's property 2. Velocity Island in Cali 3. Cairns Wake Park People to ride with: 1. Too 2. Many 3. To name People to watch ride: 1. Aaron Gunn 2. Trever Maur 3. Randall Harris Wakeboarding musicians: 1. Parks Bonifay 2. Erik Ruck 3. Collin Harrington Australian-made movies: 1. The Castle 2. Chopper 3. Crocodile Dundee Legends you look up to: 1. Randall Harris 2. Scott Byerly 3. Andrew…

One of the biggest changes you’ll find this year at the Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour is the fact that it’s incredibly interactive. You’ve always been able to muck it up with all of your favorite riders, but for the first time, this year pre-qualified spectators are able to take demo rides behind the 2015 line of Supra Boats, and an even more select crew is invited to ride in the tow boat during the contest. In the market for a new boat? These are the best events you can attend this year. The “try before you buy” mentality is crucial for a major purchase like a boat, and Supra wants to brag a little and show you just how awesome its new lineup is. Not only will you be…

New switch trick: Switch mute wrapped backside 5. Park lap: Valdosta Wake Compound! Boat set: Malibu catalog shoot on the new Wakesetter 25 LSV with Raph [Derome], Massi [Piffaretti], Parker [Siegele] and Chad [Sharpe]. We were all impressed! Rail you built: Some top secret stuff for Raph's Real Wake part for X Games! Song you sang: Taylor Swift — "Blank Space" Person you helped: Raph and [Aaron] Rathy for Real Wake. Lots of winching. Camping trip: Shredtown Jamboree. So epic. My tent city neighbors were [James] Windsor and D. Grant. Time you played hockey: RDV in Orlando. Dropped in on a Tuesday with my roommate Phil. Good times! International trip: Malibu Cancun Pro. It was awesome! Movie you watched: Focus with Will Smith. He nails it. TV series you got super…

We all know how crazy people can be about their pets, but when you combine that passion with that of the avid water-sports enthusiast, you get some pretty entertaining results. Looks like some of these pets have gotten pretty good. You’d better start refning your skills this summer, or someone’s dog might end up wakeboarding better than you. Play safely! (Winner) Wow. Talk about a spoiled dog! Most of our readers would be pretty jealous of Dakar’s triples set with you and Sean O’Brien. For your exceptional wake-dog parenting, we will be providing you with a brand-new WAKEBOARDING prize pack. Congrats!…

SHAPE-SHIFTERS IT’S TIME WE PAID HOMAGE TO THESE INDUSTRY INNOVATORS. THE BOARD BUILDERS ON OUR LIST HAVE SHAPED THE INDUSTRY WITH THE BOARDS THEY’VE CREATED. CHANCES ARE, IF YOU’VE EVER SET FOOT ON A WAKEBOARD, ONE OF THESE GUYS DESIGNED THE SHAPE. JUST THINK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT FOR A SECOND. YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THE WATER HAS BEEN FOREVER CHANGED BECAUSE OF THEM. SCOTT “BUTCH” BOUCHARD Hyperlite & Byerly Location: Satellite Beach, FL First board shape: My own personal board when I started wakeboarding in 1997. Career top three: 1998 Wake-Tech Byerly Bat Tail, 1999 Hyperlite Byerly Finless, 2009 Byerly AR-1. Which one was your favorite? 1999 Hyperlite Byerly Finless. What shapes are you working on now? I just flnished all my 2016 projects! JIMMY REDMOND Liquid Force Location:…

At the midway point to the inaugural Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour, it’s anyone’s guess on who’s going to shine in the next two events and stand up as champion of the PWT at the end of the season. Harley Clifford has been, well, Harley Clifford, winning the first two stops in incredibly dramatic fashion, but he’s also done so with a couple of people chomping closely at his heels. Harley always seems to pull it out, but there’s still no telling how the last half of the season will play out, and which riders will continue their push to the top of the podium. With a three-way tie for third place, it’s sure to be a race to the finish. Going into the 2015 season, there was a ton…