You’ve never seen the Malibu Wakesetter VTX quite like this. Check out this 2010 wakeboard boat at every angle with this 360-degree video from Malibu Boats.
Click to Read More
Source: Wakeboarding Magazine

Check out WAKEBOARDING’s interview with pro kiteboarder, model and wakeboarder Gretta Kruesi. See some of her modeling photos and find out about this fit shredder’s turn-ons and turn-offs.
Click to Read More
Source: Wakeboarding Magazine

Steel Lafferty has been one of my good old buddies from way back in the day. We used to ride and hang out at Dean Lavelle’s wakeboard school when I was only a sophomore in high school.
I always knew Steel was going to make it. I was right: Last year, he became the first rider [...]
Click to Read More
Source: Wakeboarding Magazine

Alpinestars new Spring 2010 Collection is now available. Go to your local retailer or check it out online at www.alpinestars.com

Related posts:

1. Alpinestars Launches Men’s Spring Collection on www.astarsmens.com
2. ALPINESTARS VIDEO PODCAST
3. ST. CLOUD SPRING FLING WAKEFEST SPONSOR PRIZES!

Source: Alliance Wake

Tom Fooshee was born and raised in Austin, Texas. After his senior year of Football he made his mind up he wanted to try something new, so he took up the sport of wakeboarding. He moved to San Marcos, Texas where he attended and graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise and Sport’s Science. While at his stay in San Marcos he found a home at Texas Ski Ranch where his career would begin in wakeboarding. Tom says “It was awesome for me because I had the opportunity to live in a wakeboarder’s paradise.” Now Tom has graduated and has his teacher’s certificate, but he is far from being done with wakeboarding. After winning the 2008 and 2009 Wake Park World Series Championships Fooshee has proven himself as one of the top wakeboarders in the world. Tom has returned home from a month in Australia and agreed to answer a few questions about how he is preparing for this year’s Corpus Christi Pro hosted by Texas Ski Ranch as a part of Texas International Boat Show.

TIBS: Tell me a little about what it was like at Corpus Christi last year?

Fooshee: It was so much fun!  The location is sick, there was a ton of people and everyone was able to be right next to the action the whole time.  Such a great time!

TIBS: So I understand you took home the lump sum of the prize money from last year. Do you believe this gives you an edge over the other competitor’s this year?

Fooshee: It most definitely doesn’t hurt.  There are a lot of guys out there charging it that could take the victory this year, but I have been riding hard and I do plan on giving it my best.  Only time will tell.

TIBS: This year they are doubling the prize money from $7,500 to $15,000, is this going to bring more competitors to Corpus this year?

Fooshee: For sure.  The prize money will without a doubt attract the best riders in wake.  Not only does the prize money attract riders but having the course set up right next to the audience and everything Corpus has to offer makes this contest so enticing.

TIBS: Can you give us a little insight on what you are going to have to do to take the big prize money again this year?

Fooshee: Well I am going to have to bring my A-game and not fall.  I will have to pull out all of my best and biggest tricks, like the heelside 900, along with some mobes and maybe even a mobe 5 to take the victory for this one.

 

Related posts:

1. Corpus Christi Pro: $15,000 Up for Grabs
2. Corpus Christi Pro / Hosted by TSR / $15,000
3. Texas International Boat Show Wake Comp April 22nd-25th

Source: Alliance Wake

The Orlando Wakeboard Academy has students from all over the world, including Shota Tezuka from Japan. The 16-year-old shred may be little, but as you may notice in this video, he goes plenty big!

Video by Tyler Davis/ Lockdown Media

Related posts:

1. One Set with Sean O’Brien
2. UGP Goes To Japan
3. Top 3 Most Viewed Wakeboard Videos Of ‘09

Source: Alliance Wake

What We Say:

Marine Speakers have never sounded so good. No more scratchy noise out of your old marine speakers. Kicker has found the golden ticket and the new HLCD Marine Tower Component System is it. Chew on this chocolate goodness.

What They Say:

KICKER® HLCD Marine Tower Component System is World’s First

STILLWATER, USA – The KICKER® KM6500.2 HLCD Tower Component System offers boaters and wakesports riders the ultimate musical experience as the world’s first horn-loaded, compression-driver component system.

The KM6500.2 consists of two 6.5-inch, high-efficiency midrange speakers with lightweight, dual neo-magnet technology and cast-aluminum baskets with heat-sinking properties, delivering maximum sound quality. Included is a pair of 2-inch, horn-loaded compression drivers (HLCD) with titanium diaphragms and phase plugs coupled to 60-degree-vertical-by-90-degree-horizontal, advanced tractrix horns to help push music out to the skier, wakeboarder or wakesurfer. Integrated crossovers complete the package.

KICKER KM6500.2 tower speakers are engineered with the highest design standards. They are built to fit standard 6.5-inch speaker cans, making it easy for practically any boater with an existing tower can to replace with little effort. What sets the KM6500.2 apart from the crowd are the tractrix horns, which also fits the same existing tower can with the same hole diameter and bolt pattern as the KM6500.2 midrange speakers.

UV treatments on the midranges’ injection-molded cones, Santoprene® surrounds, baskets, and grilles help them to last in freshwater or saltwater environments. These speakers endure most any weather conditions with UV-resistant treatments and splash- and spray-resisting, sealed midrange motors and cones.

Water-resistant, bolt-thru grilles offer added speaker protection, and all hardware is made from rustproof, 316L stainless steel. KICKER Marine Components meet or exceed industry standards for environmental humidity and corrosion* and for material degradation due to UV exposure.**

The midrange-driver pair is also available separately as the KICKER KM6500 Midrange Speaker System, providing another weapon for those seeking the superior musical quality and extreme performance of a six-driver system.

KICKER is a member of the American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC), a leader in education for the marine industry, and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), which supports the U.S. recreational boating industry.

KICKER performance audio systems, a division of Stillwater Designs and Audio, Inc.®, are available for the mobile and home audio aftermarket at authorized dealers worldwide, and also through selected Original Equipment Manufacturers. Consumers needing more information on KICKER or Livin’ Loud® may call the Consumer Information Line at 1-800-256-5425 or visit the brand Web site at www.kicker.com. Follow KICKER at facebook.com/kickeraudio and twitter.com/kickeraudio.

* ASTM B117 200 hr. Salt Fog Test

** ASTM G154 400 hr. Accelerated UV Test

KICKER KM6500.2 HLCD Tower Component System Specifications

Model                                                             KM6500.2

MSRP                                                                     $599.95

KICKER KM6500 Midrange System Specifications

Model                                                              KM6500

MSRP                                                                     $299.95

www.kicker.com

Related posts:

1. KICKER Marine Coaxial Speaker Systems
2. MTX NOW OFFERS THUNDER MARINE WAKEBOARD TOWER SPEAKERS IN GLOSS BLACK
3. KICKER KMT6 Long Range Tower System.

Source: Alliance Wake

Wakestock Abu Dhabi Kicks Off WWA Wakeboard World Series!
The UAE plays host as $50,000 in prize money goes out at Wakestock Abu Dhabi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 11th, 2010

Alliance UK and the WWA were proud to play host to the first ever Wakestock Abu Dhabi over the weekend. The first class event was held at Corniche Beach in Abu Dhabi, and $50,000 in prize money was passed out to the world’s top wakeboarders. During the three-day festival that included live performances by Maximo Park and De La Soul, the top riders competed in boat, system 2.0 and rail contests.

The rail jam kicked off on Thursday with 20 riders in the qualifying round, and most were just getting acclimated to the rails set up by the Alliance UK crew. The top 16 out of that qualifying round moved on to Friday, where the format then went to head-to-head battles. The crowd saw some of the best rail riding in the sport in the 8 head-to-head heats, with some stand out hits by Parks Bonifay, Aaron Rathy and JD Webb.

Due to heavy winds and a mild sand storm, the boat portion of the event on Friday was postponed until Saturday. Instead, everyone rode in a system 2.0 best trick contest. The boys went out and faired the conditions and had some of the most fun of the weekend. Three riders came away with the best tricks of the session, with JD Webb landing his first ever Pete Rose, Adam Errington landing a switch double s-bend to blind, and Padiwat Jaemjan of Thailand landing a massive tail grab front to blind.

Saturday was the most action packed day of the event, and the quarter final round behind the boat took twenty riders down to ten. The semi finals then knocked it down to the top 4 finalists. It was Harley Clifford that wound up on top of the podium on the main stage before De La Soul’s headline set. Rusty Malinoski, Phil Soven, and Aaron Rathy followed respectively. The finals for the Pro Women put Dallas Friday on top, Amber Wing in second place and Nicola Butler in third.

The Rail Jam on the System 2.0 pool gap was the round up for the entire event Saturday night. The head-to-head semi finals saw JD Webb battle it out with Aaron Rathy, and Parks Bonifay going against Marc Rossiter. In one of the closest heats of the event JD edged out Aaron Rathy, and the cinderella story Marc Rossiter took out legendary Parks Bonifay. The final saw the best trick of the entire weekend by Webb when he did a switch toeside 270 to back lip, gap to front board on the angle-to-angle rails.

The results and current WWA Wakeboard World Series ranking are now posted on www.thewwa.com . To check out all the videos from the three days of competition, check out www.alliancewake.co.uk/videos/wakestock-ad-videos .

Stay tuned for more information on the World Series, as the next stop visits the Ragga Wake World Series in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on May 14th – 16th.

The World Wakeboard Association (WWA) is a rider formed organization dedicated to promoting and growing wake sports worldwide. It is the leading source for riders, event organizers and competitive standards.

Related posts:

1. 2010 Wakestock WWA World Series Announcement
2. World’s Top Wakeboaders Confirmed For Wakestock Abu Dhabi 4th-6th March 2010
3. Abu Dhabi Adventures

Source: Alliance Wake

Megan Heitman was picked as the May/June WAKEBOARDING magazine Chicks contest winner! Check out her photos above and don’t forget to upload your July photos here! Check out the rest of the May/June competition here.
We caught up with Megan for a quick interview, check it out.
How long have you been riding? I’ve been riding [...]
Source: RideCWB.com Blog

Source: liquidforce.com blog