Tabla de contenidos para June 2017 en WAKEBOARDING

My subscription to Wakeboarding magazine began sometime in 1997, and my life hasn’t quite been the same since. Up until then, my dream was to work as a writer/photographer for Powder magazine and get to travel the world with the best snow skiers. Yes, I was only 15, and yes, I realize that’s a bit strange. But those first issues of WBM showed me that you could also get paid to hang out on boats in cool locations with cool people. And to me that seemed, well, cool. Thus began a never-ending dream that I didn’t just want to pursue but needed to. In 2002, as a sophomore in college working toward a degree in journalism — and in pursuit of that childhood dream — I wrote a letter to…

The Slaysh is simple, but within it lies something really powerful: nostalgia. It brings us back to when we f irst learned to ride, to that overwhelming excitement we got before and after each new set. All we did was carve around back then, but damn if it didn’t feel good. Remember those days? We do, and that’s where the Slaysh brings us back to every time. Congrats, Mike! Mike, you’re obviously a huge fan of the Slaysh, and we appreciate that. You actually sent in so many awesome images, it was hard to choose just one, so we didn’t. Since you clearly understand the power of the Slaysh, Ronix felt the need to step in and set you up with the quickest ride around — the Fun Board. THE…

I’ve ridden for Nautique Boats for more than 15 years. I first fell in love with the boats when I rode behind the first-ever wakeboard-specific boat in 1997: the Air Nautique. Fast forward 20 years, and I’ve been on a lot of boats. It’s amazing how far these wakeboard and wakesurf boats have come, especially my boat of choice, the Nautique G23. What I love the most is how versatile the boat is. Being able to wakeboard, surfing both sides of the boat without moving weight, and comfortably cruising the lake have never been so easy. HOW I RIDE IT Sp e e d : 2 3 . 2 m p h R o p e l e n g t h : 7 5 f e e t Custom…

WKB.APR.2002 Dear WBM, Your e-mail about a possible internship got me really excited. Just the possibility of being able to work for WBM puts a smile on my face. I don’t care about sleeping in a closet or being a coffee boy; if I get the chance to meet people, have a good time and hopefully learn a few things by looking over some shoulders, I would quite possibly be the happiest guy alive. I would truly love the opportunity of an internship or future employment at WBM because nothing would make me happier than to work as a writer/ photographer in life. If I had the chance to go out and just watch Tom King or Josh Letchworth do a photo shoot and got fired the next day for…

While his nickname might be borrowed from State Farm Insurance commercials, Jake Pelot’s actual name has grown exponentially the past few years. Whether he’s coaching at The Boarding School, helping build new rails at Lake Ronix, or driving a chase boat while other riders get the glory, Jake is happy to be in the thick of it and involved as much as possible. Last summer he got to go on an epic trip to Alabama with his lake neighbor Shaun Murray (more on that in a future issue), and when he wasn’t helping however he could, he was killing it behind the boat.…

DREADS D o : S tay n at u r a l w i t h t h e m — d o n ’ t g o a d d i n g a t o n o f p r o d u c t t o m a k e i t h a p p e n ! D o n ’ t: G e t a t r i m b y s o m e o n e w h o c u t s t h e m t o o u n i f o r m , o r y o u ’ l l e n d u p l o o k i n g l i k e…

Modern wakeboats are pretty incredible machines. They not only have to consistently churn waist-high surf waves and meaty wakeboard wakes, but they also have to look great, they have to be comfortable inside, and they have to do it all safely. We take for granted that our summer fun machine will do all these things, but there’s a small army behind the scenes making it all happen. The process of designing a boat is no small task and requires multiple departments, outside vendors and loads of technology all working in conjunction to put the puzzle together. We thought we would talk to the industry’s design veterans to see how they pull the strings to take the new model year from concept to reality. THE OLD DAYS In the past, designing…

Having won the Pro Wakeboard T o u r t i t l e i n 2 0 14 and 20 1 5 , 2 0 16 was supposed to be Harley’s ye a r . G rante d , Mike Dowdy and Cory Teunissen were doing everything they could to g i ve Harley a run for his money, but t h e ’ 16 t i t l e was Harley’s to lose. And then it happened. For most pros, a blown knee isn’t a mat te r o f if , but when. Harley had been lucky up until his happened — he’d made it years into his career without a major injury — but then fate came knocking and threw a wrench into the seemingly inevitable…

RONIX ONE CAPELLA O’BRIEN TEAM JET PILOT AARON RATHY RIDE ENGINE SHREDTOWN CWB PURE LIQUID FORCE Z-CARDIGAN FLORAL FOLLOW BEN HORAN PRO BODY GLOVE HARLEY CLIFFORD JOBE REVERSIBLE COMP MYSTIC THE MAGICIAN EDITOR’S PICK 2017 O’BRIEN CTP First introduced in 2015, Cory Teunissen’s pro model from O’Brien has evolved to become one of the premier boat boards on the market. If you need evidence of that, look no f urther than Cory’s rise to the top of wakeboarding’s ranks. Granted, Cory could probably ride a two-by-four better than most of us can ride a wakeboard, but his riding has progressed by leaps and bounds since he got on the CTP, and much of that is likely attributed to a shape that suits his riding perfectly. One of the first things…