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CON TIN UIN G TO EVOLVE TH E SPORT W E LOVE T H O M A S | P R I E S T L E Y | R AT T R A Y | B Y E R LY | R AT H Y | D A N I E L S | L I T T L E | H E S S E | V A L D E Z G E T T O K N O W T H E B Y E R LY FA M I LY T H R O U G H O U T T H I S C ATA LO G . Q U I C K O N E O N O N E INTERVIEWS WITH A LITTLE G L I M P S E AT W H O T H E Y A R E AND WHERE THEY COME FROM.
Since the founding years of Wakeboarding and Wakeskating it’s been my dream to build a company that pushes the way people ride and look at the board sports we love. Combining Butch’s endless hours of hands on shaping and design with the team’s loyal and endless talents, we’ve once again been able to build a fresh new line that includes the most innovative construction methods and front line knowledge. We are friends and family driven by our passion to create quality, unique products that have been truly ridden, re-designed and ridden again in order to provide you with the finest tools to progress our sport. This is not our job, this is our life. Enjoy the finest Byerly collection ever assembled and thank you for your continued support. - Scott Byerly
SCOTT BYERLY SCOTT BYERLY///INTERVIEW 5-28-14
WHERE YOU FROM? SCOTT: Orlando, Florida. Now living in Windermere.
When did you get into Wake? SCOTT: When it had sandal strap bindings and the boards were one direction... back in skurfer days, whenever that was? The 80’s?
So...What inspires you nowdays? SCOTT: In Wake...where it is now, from where it was. Watching all these new guys wakeskating and stuff. It’s like all these tricks we dreamed of back in the day are like an every day occurrence now. And all these spots and all these kids and that’s all they do, that’s what inspires me a lot!
Hellz Yeah, the kids are killing it! Okay, Whiskey, Wine, Weed or water? SCOTT: Can I pick three? Or one i don’t like? i dont like whiskey.
What’s your favorite shred video of all time? SCOTT: Shred Video? Man......Road Kill.
Great Answer! Thats a great one. Boxers or Briefs? SCOTT: I prefer none.
What’s a Fad that really pisses you off? SCOTT: Um.... The Selfie Fad with these girls.
So, tell me about the first time you met Butch? SCOTT: Man, he had blue hair, and a nose ring all the way threw his nose, a bull ring. He was like this surfer from over at the beach and he wakeboarded. He would always come over with these new boards he would make himself and it started that way. I think he was a team manager for Arnette? Yeah that’s how I met him. And then he wakeboarded too, skateboarded, surfed and made boards. He wanted to make me a board and I think made me my first finless boards. He’s been shaping ever since, for a long time. Every Time I go surfing with him I forget my surfboard, so I always end up going home with a new one :)
So what’s up with Byerly Wakeboards, where do you want to see this go? SCOTT: Basically Butch and I wanted to start our own brand. We’re going on our 9th year now and it’s come leaps and bounds from where we started. With all the technology that Butch is putting in the boards and our team being some of the best riders out there, like all around. From contest to rail stuff to cable parks, they’re doing the craziest shit out there, I see it just continuing to do that. Just keep trying to stay in the forefront and trying to keep the sport cool, you know. Just kinda try to do something different and not the same old shit.
In your 21 years in wake, whats the coolest moment you’ve been a part of ? SCOTT: When Rathy and Mitch Langfield won the world championships in the same year on Byerly Boards.
BUTCH CUSTOMS
Every shape in the Byerly line is marked with Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard. Byerly and Butch’s longtime friendship and collaboration has produced some of the most popular shapes in the history of wake. Innovations like 3-Stage rockers and Molded-in fins have all come out of Mr. Bouchard’s shaping room. Each board featured in the Byerly line was created and shaped by hand from a single piece of foam, designed to the exact specifications of the team. Over the years Butch has not only shaped each board but also designed and perfected every construction and lay-up within the line. You can be assured that any Byerly board shaped by Butch is the most progressive product in the industry.
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BOARD COLLECTION 2015
THE 2015 BYERLY LINE UP FEATURES BOARDS DESIGNED FOR ALL RIDING STYLES AND ALL ASPECTS OF THE SPORT. INNOVATIVE SHAPES AND CONSTRUCTIONS MAKE THIS THE MOST TECHNICAL AND ADVANCED LINE TO DATE.
EVOLU TION OF GL ASS TECHNOLO GY At Byerly Boards we pride ourselves on pressing the limits of fiberglass technology and board construction. Our “Evolution of Glass Technology” refers to the different internal construction methods we use throughout the line. These technologies and construction methods took years of development and testing to ensure they were perfect before they were introduced.
DOUBLE LAP™ CONSTRUCTION This construction utilizes the additional strength created when the top and bottom fiberglass sheets overlap one another at the perimeter of the board. Once fused, the overlapped glass creates a stronger, more durable sidewall. The Double Lap is exclusive to Byerly boards and the first level of fiberglass technology.
CARBON COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION Carbon Composite Stringer construction is Scott Bouchard’s most advanced addition to the line. This industry exclusive construction utilizes the strength and lightweight properties of woven Carbon by fully wrapping two core segments. These stringers mirror the rocker line creating more energy and rebound than traditional boards. This construction offers true multi-flex zones providing soft tip and tail flex and a preloaded zone between your boots for explosive pop. Due to their tip to tail configuration, the Carbon Composite Stringers also fuse the top and bottom laminates in the most vital area, the rocker line creating the most durable and technical construction available today.
FIBERGLASS ROPE INLAYS™ This ultra strong material in found in the sidewalls of the Buck series. Once pressed the fiberglass perimeter fuses with the deck and base fiberglass to create a durable edge with no additional weight.
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CARBON ENERGY RING CONSTRUCTION This construction incorporates Carbon and Kevlar stands into a 360 degree rope perimeter. These two elements add strength, explosive pop and responsiveness.
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AEROCORE This aerospace grade layer of material is inlayed into the deck of the AR-1 to create a stronger more responsive feel by transferring a rider’s movements to the edges of the board quicker. It also provides a denser foundation for additional strength and durability.
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CROSS-LINK™ FIBERGLASS I-BEAM CONSTRUCTION Cross Link construction is the culmination of years of testing and design. It is the most advanced form of fiberglass technology to date. This innovative construction method utilizes the strength provided by linking the top and bottom laminates through woven fiberglass stringers. These stringers are threaded through reliefs in the core allowing them to make contact with both the top and base fiberglass laminates. When the board is laid up the resin fuses with the laminates to form a singular fiberglass structure.
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Available on: FELIX | BP
STRATA TRACK MOUNTING SYSTEM This revolutionary mounting system allows a rider to choose any point on the Strata’s 13-inch axis to secure their boot, allowing for the ultimate micro stance adjustment and customized set-ups.
FLEX Available on: AR-1
Available on: AR-1
Park Flex – The only choice for the cable park! These boards feature our most flexible feel and a durable construction.
Hybrid Flex – Can’t make up your mind where to ride? These boards are a great choice for riders looking for some flex at the park and great pop off the wake too.
Boat Flex – Taking it into the flats? These boards are designed to be responsive on edge and explosive off the wake.
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THE FELIX WITH A COMBINATION OF TEAM RIDER FEEDBACK AND BUTCH’S FOCUS ON HIGH PERFORMANCE, THIS TRULY IS THE NEXT LEVEL PARK FLEX CONSTRUCTION.
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SIZES: 51” 54” 56” | FINS: 4 - .8” SS BEAM The Felix was designed to be the perfect choice for any rider that calls a cable park home. Strategic flex zones and exclusive construction processes make this the ultimate park board.
51” YELLOW COLORWAY
FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + Continuous Rocker + Carbon Composite Construction + Full Perimeter Energy Ring Sidewall + Biolite 3 Core
+ Rounded Profile + Thinner Flex Specific Design + Subtle Center Landing Feature + Layered Bi-Ax Glass + Sintered Base + M6 Insert Pack
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BRENTON PRIESTLEY BRENTON PRIESTLEY///INTERVIEW 7-10-14
So... Where you from and how old? BRENTON: Melbourne Australia and I’m 25
When did you get into Wake? BRENTON: Been wakeboarding since I was 7 years old. Always hitting up the lake on family holiday. I guess ever since then I haven’t stopped.
What’s the coolest thing about Americans? What’s the worst thing about Americans? BRENTON: I find that a lot of Americans and the friends I have in America are very similar to Australians. And the worst thing? Probably when people flip out on my accent and try to fuckin’ repeat it. That’s pretty annoying.
What’s the coolest moment for you this year?? BRENTON: Um...Probably learning a Double Indy Tantrum over a set-up out in Germany. That was a pretty cool moment, to learn something new.
So... What kinda music you into? BRENTON: I like a lot of Rock n’ Roll. Old 80’s music and stuff.
What other sports you into? BRENTON: Skateboarding, skydiving and surfing.I used to snowboard. I kinda just like standing sideways.
So what you been working on? BRENTON: Right now I’ve been working on a video part and trying to winch a lot. Do some different shit and hitting a lot of urban spots. I’ve been filming since September and have only about 6 winch spots. Lot of fuckin’ hard work, a lot of building and lugging shit through the mud and hopping fences and shit. Definitely not going and getting a gas can and riding behind a boat for 30 minutes.
Hey, so is it true that wombat poop is cubed? Does this mean they have a square rectum? BRENTON: Hu?... I don’t know? Where you getting this information from? All I know is that Wombats are gnarly little things. They’re so solid, If you hit em with a boat trailer they’d almost flip the boat trailer.
One thing you live by? BRENTON: To live I guess! Living to work not working to live.
What’s your overall thoughts on the state of wakeboarding? BRENTON: It’s only fuckin’ going forward. I mean when I was younger I kinda had it in the back of my mind that all the other sports were going to look at wakeboarding like it’s going to be the next rollerblading. But now with all the bigger gaps and winching and all the shit we’re doing like doubles and inventing new tricks, it’s only going forward and getting crazier. I don’t think it’s going anywhere and it’s good to be a part of wakeboarding right now. It’s a lot of fun
JASON HAZLE
Jason Hazle makes his living in the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, a contemporary painter who also does commissioned drawings and freelance work for companies like RVCA and Top Shop. He runs a small company called AllusiveCollections.com with a group of artists creating clothing and running art exhibits exposing both underground and established artists. To see more of his work check out www.hazleart.blogspot.com.au
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SIZES: 54” 56” | FINS: 4 - .8” SS BEAM Brenton Priestley brought his creativity into the shaping room designing his BP to be super responsive & poppy behind the boat or at the cable. Utilizing Butch’s Carbon Composite Stringer Construction the BP can take a beating.
FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + Continuous Rocker + Carbon Composite Construction + Full Perimeter Energy Ring Sidewall + Biolite 3 Core
+ Reinforced, Elevated Footbed Area + Subtle Center Landing Feature + Layered Bi-Ax Glass + M6 Insert Pack
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AARON RATHY AARON RATHY///INTERVIEW 5-28-14
Where you from?
Who’s supported you along the way?
AARON: Vancouver Island, Canada - Nanaimo
Do you feel like you have to live in Florida to be a pro wake boarder?
AARON: All my sponsorships are really good. My parents. They were super cool with me pretty much dropping out of school and moving to Florida and pursuing my dreams. I know that it was really temporary and if it wouldn’t of worked right away they would have brought me back, but just to let your kid do that and have that freedom and go for that experience was really cool. And I mean fuck, they’ve helped me so much along the way. There’s no way I’d be doing it without them.
AARON: It was just so much easier. I know I would have never made it staying in Nanaimo. It was mainly boat riding back then and you had to go to Florida, for me anyways.
What’s your most memorable moment you don’t remember?
How old were you when you moved to Florida? AARON: Seventeen. That was pretty much right when I turned pro. It was within a year after that.
How’d you get in with Byerly? AARON: When I signed with Hyperlite. Everyone looks up to him when they’re coming up. He was like one of the main dudes even back then. He was always super cool and we didn’t really kick it that much, but he was always cool on trips and stuff like that. He is just a cool guy because of the things he does for kids in the industry. He’s not like all stuck up and stuff, he’s really humble and down with the sport. He just wants to see it grow. He realizes that the new kids are the ones that are going to grow it.
AARON: I’ve only blacked out twice in my life and once was my 17th birthday and once was my 21st. It sucks. I think people black out for a reason and I don’t black out and I feel like it’s a curse because I remember all the stupid shit that I do.
What’s on your walkman? AARON: Cage the Elephant is one of my favorite new bands. But I listen to a lot of Jose Gonzalez, a band called Junip. Mainly classic rock and I guess you’d call it alternative. I really like acoustic music. Oh yeah and Elliot Smith, always listening to him.
What other sports do you do?
Do you play any instruments?
AARON: I skate, surf as much as I can, I used to snowboard a lot but then living in Florida kind of put a hold on that.
AARON: I play the guitar. I haven’t been doing it very long but it’s pretty much taking over my life.
What’s your favorite moment this year?
Single Married or Other?
AARON: I guess it’s easy to say my favorite moment was winning rider of the year but that’s just like something that’s kind of a title. Man... I’ve had so many of them. It was cool cause like in the last few years I’ve got to see the younger generations progress. Like I got to see Dowdy’s double roll to blind in which he won trick of the year and I filmed it. There’s just all these cool little moments. It’s just fun to be a part of. I was like a part of the growth of the sport in my generation and it’s just cool to see those younger kids pushing it. So I had a lot of special moments this year that pushed me.
AARON: Uh... Other I guess? Definitely other.
What do you see for the future of wake? AARON: The kids obviously. More park events. I think there is a real cool movement going on in Europe right now. Boat riding is not dead, it’s just expensive. I think the future would be getting better in the park and better board control and then when you get the opportunity take it to the wake. Spend more time and not as much money at the park and when the time comes you’re better behind the boat.
What’s your favorite place on earth? AARON: It’s just home. I just want to go home. Vancouver island is so amazing. I didn’t really appreciate it growing up, like you know how it is but now I miss it so much.
Something you want people to know about you and your career? AARON: I don’t know... It’s been crazy, been a really weird roller coaster. It’s been fun for a long time and I’ve met a lot of great people. Hopefully it will go on for a lot longer and I want to move on to something else.
What do you think is next for AARON RATHY ? AARON: I like really enjoy what I’m doing right now and I realize that barely anyone retires off of action sports so I’m not really blinded by that. I’m not really sure yet I’m still thinking about it. But I’ve been thinking about it a lot for a long time. Definitely do something I enjoy over something for money.
S T RO NG ER & MO R E R ESPO NSIV E
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Scott Bouchard has always utilized innovative new materials in all of the products he creates. AeroCore is no exception. This aerospace composite material is sandwiched between layers of glass creating a composite deck platform with superior stiffness and strength. This platform provides a more responsive feel by transferring rider’s movements to the edges quicker. This reduced response time makes the AR-1 initiate an edge and release from the wake quicker than any other board in the line.
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SIZES: 53” 55” | FINS: 4 - .8” SS BEAM The AR-1 is Aaron Rathy’s board of choice and the first to feature Cross Link Construction. This series is fast and responsive with explosive pop, the perfect choice for hard charging boat riders.
FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + Continuous Rocker + Aero Core Construction + Cross Link Construction + Full Perimeter Energy Ring Sidewall + Biolite 3 Core
+ Reinforced, Elevated Footbed Area + Subtle Center Landing Feature + Layered Bi-Ax Glass + High Gloss UV Clear Finish + Strata Track Mounting System
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THE BUCK BUTCH’S NEWEST CREATION FOR WAKE TO WAKE ACTION! GREAT SPEED AND CONSISTENT POP MAKE THIS THE NEW TEAM FAVORITE.
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KYLE RATTRAY KYLE RATTRAY /// INTERVIEW 5-14-14
KYLE: Guelph, Ontario. Just turned 29
If you could be in any summer Olympic event which would that be?
How did you get into Wake?
KYLE: I really like basketball I wish I was taller and could play basketball.
KYLE: My family when we grew up, we had a cottage about four hours north of lake Toronto so in the summertime I’d go up all summer long so I grew up tubing and kneeboarding and water skiing and one day my dad rented me a wakeboard from this shop in town and ever since that day I never went back to skiing. I started wakeboarding with my family at the cottage I started taking lessons and went to a couple wakeboard camps and sort of one thing led to another and ended up taking a year off of school between high school and university and ended up moving down to Florida to kind of wakeboard for a year. I met the guys at O town and I met the guys at the boarding school and kind of the rest was history.
Was there some moment when you decided you were going to try to go pro?
Coolest place you’ve ever been? KYLE: Bacalar Mexico. It’s like a four hour drive from Cancun deep in the heart of Mexico. Me and J.D. actually went there for the Al Sur movie we had no idea where we’re going. It was super sketchy driving on the road for like four hours way in over our heads and we showed up in the middle of the night, no idea what it looked like. When we woke up it was this lake in the middle of no where, there isn’t one other boat on the lake and it’s 50 miles of 100 feet deep and crystal clear water. It was the sickest place ever.
If you had to get a tattoo of any Byerly team guy on your ass, who would that be? KYLE: That’s kind of a disrespectful place to get a tattoo and I really don’t think the person would think it was funny, but it’d have to be George. He’d probably get a kick out of it cause he’d think it was funny. He’d be honored, maybe?
What fad really pisses you off? KYLE: People wearing board shorts as shorts. Like if you see people walking in the mall wearing board shorts with socks and shoes and a button up shirt I’m not into that. It just really irks me.
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BUCK SIZES: 54.5” 56.5” | FINS: 4 - .8” SS BEAM The Buck’s Fiberglass Rope construction creates twice the strength of a traditional wakeboard layup allowing this series to be thinner while delivering the explosive pop Byerly riders have come to love off the wake.
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FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + Continuous Rocker + Full Perimeter CoEx Fiberglass Sidewall + Strategic Flex Pattern + Subtle Center Landing Feature + Biolite 3 Core
+ Layered Bi-Ax Glass + Double Lap Construction + M6 Insert Pack
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KYLE: The first time when I really thought I’d try to make a go of it was Travis Moye and Shaun Murray approached me from the boarding school and offered me a job there I could work at the camp and live on my own and ride and train and I had a few sponsors. It was kind of what gave me that opportunity for me to have time to coach and have time to train on my own and that was when I was like ok I’m going to try to stay down here for a little bit and give this a shot and see what happens. I was 19 at that time and I’m still fighting the fight today.
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KYLE RATTRAY /// CONTINUED
KYLE: I’m kind of all over the map, I like hip hop I like dubstep I like electronic . It kind of just depends on the mood, if I’m in the boat or at the cross fit gym.
Have you ever ridden a unicycle?? KYLE: I’ve tried, at the cross fit gym. I’ve actually recently been working on my juggling skills and juggling and riding a unicycle is something I should be able to do or want to be able to do so I’ve recently been juggling I’ve yet to find a unicycle. I’ve conquered juggling, and next I’m going to try to conquer the unicycle and then link them together.
Speaking of the gym, Can you tell us a little bit about Cross Fit and it’s part in your life?
KYLE: I have this weird thing its kind of embarrassing I’m actually super scared of fish. When I was a kid I hated falling in the water I used to splash my hands so fish wouldn’t come near me and to this day I won’t fish cause I don’t want to take the fish off the hook . I’ve seen a ton of gaters, I’ve been super close. There’s no way in hell I’d want to touch it, jump on it.
What’s one thing you’ve learned in life you want to pass on? KYLE: I think just don’t take it super serious just sort of have fun and enjoy it. Once I sort of felt more comfortable where I was and where I fit in the wakeboard world I just kind of did my thing and when I started doing that things were a lot more fun and a lot less stressful and I started to ride better because I wasn’t worrying who was judging me. Just ride the way you want to ride. Especially these days, there’s all kinds of guys who are doing things that wouldn’t have happened 5 to 10 years ago that wouldn’t of been considered cool or wouldn’t have been accepted. I think wakeboarding’s ready for some kids to come in and shake things up a bit.
Who’s the hottest person you’ve ever rubbed suntan lotion on? KYLE: My Wife
Ha! good answer
MO NARC H SIZES: 52” 54” 56” | FINS: 2 - .8 INCH BLUNT The Monarch has become a staple in the Byerly line up and no other shape at this price can claim two World Titles!
FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + Biolite 3 Core + Reinforced Footbed Area + Molded-In Landing Feature
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Blended 3 Stage Rocker Double Lap Construction Layered Glass M6 Insert Pack
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KYLE: It’s a huge part in my life right now it’s really helped me, honestly, not feel old and not get beat up. I think it goes back to the level where wakeboarding’s at these days. I think the days of staying up late and partying on tour and showing up half there, that doesn’t happen anymore. To be able to compete and stick around as long as I have you kind of have to take care of yourself. I found cross fit like 2-3 years ago. It completely changed my body, it changed how I feel, how I feel on the water. It made wakeboarding easier, it made me not sore. It’s been a really fun secondary thing to have to wakeboarding. It translates back to our sport really well.
Have you ever caught a mature alligator with your bare hands?
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So, what you listening to?
CODY HESSE
JACOB VALDEZ
CODY HESSE///INTERVIEW 5-28-14
JACOB VALDEZ///INTERVIEW 5-30-14
Where you from, Age? CODY: Orange Virginia, Lake Anna, 20
What was the turning point when you decided you wanted to be a wakeboarder? CODY: I think I’ve always known. I had a good influence around the lake. It’s really all I’ve ever known.
What inspires you?
What’s the coolest trick you’re working on? CODY: I would really like to do the triple flip. Everyday I guess I try to think more towards that. I been working on it on the trampoline and shit but I’m going to go out soon and do it.
What’s worse, hairy armpits or hairy legs on a women?
CODY: Wakeboarding wise, Randall Harris - other than that Mohammed Ali. He’s the greatest of all time.
CODY: Hairy armpits. Yeah, that’s gross.
If you could be on any reality TV show, what would the TV show be?
CODY: I listen to a lot of rap, a lot of hip hop. I like zero, slim thug.
CODY: I don’t even know TV shows anymore man. Oh wipeout. I think I could do Wipeout. I always wonder if it’s as hard as the people make it look.
What’s up with the generation you’re a part of? CODY: T hey’re pushing it pretty hard. Everybody’s out throwing double flips and actually they’re getting really creative now with shredtown coming out with their winch and stuff. T he urban scene is really coming alive. T he cable scene is obviously taking over which is sick, it really allows you to get really creative and not just the typical boat stuff. Even though I love boat. Everybody is starting to build really big, cool shit.
What’s playing on your walkman?
Who has supported through your 20 years? CODY: My mother. She’s been there, just always putting her all in for me. And all my friends and sponsors, I hate leaving people out.
What’s next for you? CODY: June is the first triple crown and I’ll be doing nationals, wake open. I’m going to try and do a lot of cable events. I think one of them is both boat and cable.
Who supports you? JACOB: I’m a father of two dogs. I do have a girlfriend, her names Courtney.
Where you from?
What’s in your CD Walkman?
JACOB: Canyon Lakes, California
JACOB: I listen to a lot of Rap. I don’t like bad rap. I like Dom Kennedy. Schoolboy Q. Nipsey Hustle.
How’d you get involved with Byerly? JACOB: I’ve always kind of looked up to Byerly as a legend growing up, even when he started the company. And then I worked things out in September and got a call from Butch and just talked everything out and jumped on boards and things just started flowing.
What inspires you? JACOB: Kind of style I guess. Like watching videos of people riding and doing different kind of things makes me inspired to go out there and kind of do my own kind of thing. You know you have guys going out and finding different spots or you have guys like Brenton who is a style master and everything is just so different than anyone else.
What’s the future of wake? Is it going to take over the X-Games or what’s going on? JACOB: I see system 2.0 blowing up! Events like the Wake Open so you’re doing different kinds of stuff like boat, cable. And then other stuff like photo shoots, video parts as well, social media is blowing up. Off the water doing stuff like clinics, going around and riding with different people and kind of just spreading your name.
What fad really pisses you off? JACOB: Aww dude, white boys trying to be black.
Would you consider Macklemore one of those kids? JACOB: Yeah, it’s like those pretty boy white boys that try to be black. They’re like “Aww yeah, ha ha ha.” But at the same time they try to be hardcore and they get knocked out.
Based in California, do you feel like you need to move to Orlando? JACOB: No. I mean living in California, at times you’re like damn dude I really need to move to Florida because I don’t have the same opportunities to ride as they do. At the same time, if I move to Orlando, I’m just going to be like every single person out there. That’s every other wakeboarders dream. But my dream, is to stay in California and do as best as I possibly can.
What about after wake? JACOB: After wakeboarding, I might join the Navy. Or Coastguard. Or become a Cop. I want to do something badass. I’ve thought about going into gang related police work, something like that.
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*Remember the System binding is designed to work exclusively with our System Boot line. Both components are needed for use.
SYSTEM BOOT Sizes: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
The Byerly team has designed a new boot tailored to their specific styles. This boot features a slightly lower cuff for maximum mobility but added reinforcement provides a supportive lateral feel.
FEATURES + 2-Part Construction + Fully Lasted Fit + EVA-Lite Outsole + EVA Heel Impact Inserts + Custom Memory Foam Insoles + Integrated Heel Hold System + Heat Moldable Hyper-Liner EVA
+ Flow Through Drain Panels and Outsole + Traditional Lacing System + Upper Cuff Lace Hooks + Second Color Lace Set + Mid-Range Flexion and Support
*Remember the System binding is designed to work exclusively with our System Boot line. Both components are needed for use.
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LowPro
PL AT E BO OT S TRADITIONAL COMFORT AND FEEL WITH THE BYERLY TEAM’S DESIGN AND INPUT.
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Sizes: 7/8, 9/10, 11/12
The Shift features a snug and supportive traditional boot feel. It offers everything a boot needs in a supportive lightweight package.
FEATURES + Dual Quick Cinch Lace Zones + Heel Hold Zone + Lasted Construction + New Dual Density EVA + Seamless Liner Construction
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New Dual Density Footbed Flow through drain panels Low Pro Plate System Aluminum Claw Inserts
STANDARD BOOT Sizes: 7-10.5, 10-14
The Standard is an easy-to-get-into adjustable boot making it a great choice for beginner to intermediate riders.
FEATURES + Hyperplush Rear Flex Zone + Adjustable / Fixed Floating Toe + Dual Quick Cinch Front Lace Zones + New Dual Density EVA
+ New Dual Density Footbed + Low Pro Plate System + Aluminum Claw Inserts
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SURF COLLECTION 2015
HAND SHAPED IN FLORIDA BY SURFERS FOR SURFERS. QUALITY TEAM RIDDEN DESIGNS.
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SIZES: 4.6 5.2 | Fins: 2 – 3.5 Torq 1 – 1.5 inch Fish The Buzz was created to bridge the gap between skim and surf style boards giving you the best of both worlds. The shape was crafted by Butch to be the fastest, most maneuverable board in the Byerly surf line-up.
FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + Dura-Shell Construction + EPS Core + Future Fin System + Single Concave Base Contour
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Mellow Tail Channels Machined EVA Traction Pad Monocoque Construction Layered Glass
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CONTINUING TO EVOLVE THE SPORT WE LOVE.
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VOLT SIZES: 4.10 | Fins: 2 – 2.4” Fish 2 – 1.5” Fish The Volt’s compression molded construction provides superior durability without the hefty price tag of epoxy boards.
FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + Compression Molded + Biolite 3 Core + Five Fin Placement Options
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Layered Glass Dual Concave Base Optional Tip Fin Die Cut EVA Pad
BRANDON THOMAS BRANDON THOMAS///INTERVIEW 7-7-14
What are your thoughts on wakeskating today?
BRANDON: When I was around 16-17 I started going to the OWC. Saw a few others on wakeskates, like Grubb, so grabbed a wakeskate and was always skating around the cable. I was just getting out of high school, or just getting into wakeskating at the end of high school.
BRANDON: I think wakeskate today is way different then when Grubb and I started or when Scott got into it. This is an awesome generation of kids. I see everyone who cant afford to always go wake board or wakeskate just go winch or to the cable parks. Or if your buddies got a boat just getting behind that and it doesn’t matter what kinda boat it is really. Kids going to the ditches and finding stuff on Google. It’s just neat to see it progress. Now its just more skateboard oriented and you see a rider who can ride the boat, and the cable and the winch.
Tell me about your DJ gig?
Who’s your favorite female pop star?
WHERE YOU FROM? BRANDON: Orlando, Florida
How did you get into Wake?
BRANDON: Pretty much been DJing as long as I’ve been wakeskating. I do a lot of the wake events and I also DJ downtown at a chill little bar called Magnolia. Just kinda freelance with it and get stuff here and there when I can.
Okay... so what’s your favorite artist or genre? BRANDON: Oh man, I knew you were going to ask that question. Dude there’s so many genres of music, I can’t even tell you what genre, let alone, my favorite artist. When I DJ I like to spin, you know, hip hop, newer music like Trap, dance music. My Favorite DJ right now is DJ A Trak. Oh yeah and DJ AM to this day still has some of my Favorite shit.
So.. three words to describe Byerly Wakeskate team? BRANDON: Family, Friends, Fun?
So how long have you had those Dreads? BRANDON: Oh man, seven years. Just started trimming them here and there. Scott cut one the other day, couple of my friends cut a couple. They’re starting to hurt my neck. When they get wet it feels like I’ve got two heads.
BRANDON: I’m going to go with.. Iggy Azalea
Whiskey, Weed, Wine or Water? BRANDON: Where’s this going to get posted? I’ll go with whiskey.
What’s Next for you? BRANDON: Right now Ijust want to keep riding. I’m also really into shooting and filming right now and music. I like to bring that into our sport. I ride for some great companies that I can always support in some other ways too. I’m really freakin’ out on this drone stuff. Yeah that’s my new passion or something. I’ve had a drone for like a year and loving filming wakeskating and now I’m filming stuff like real estate and I’m filming a music video. Super pumped about the drone. Just flying it around wakeskating has got me really good with it.
MIKE SHINE Blending influences of lost carnivals, Nordic mythology and hazy nostalgia, Mike Shine’s eerie yet often light-hearted art has been included in exhibitions with SFMOMA, Laguna Art Museum and The Museum of Craft and Folk Art. His mixed media pieces are typically composed of house paint on found objects like driftwood, buoys, carnival bottles and ephemera. The artist’s sinister characters are made ironically inviting to the viewer with mechanized interactive
components that recall classic carnival attractions. The art “opera” is based on the carnival ringleader, Flotsam, who Shine considers to be his personal version of Mephistopheles. The artist cites dark, enigmatic figures such as Stanley Kubrick, Friedrich Nietzsche and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as his inspiration. The artist’s work has been featured in Juxtapoz Magazine, Hi-Fructose Magazine, SF Chronicle, Readymade, ArtLtd. and Spread Art/Culture Magazine.
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H ER ITAGE SIZES: 40” 42” | Fins: 2 - .8 inch Blunt The Heritage series is built specifically for the well-rounded wakeskater that sessions features at the cable, their favorite winch spot or even behind the boat.
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FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + 12 Ply Epoxy Wood Construction + Concave Top + Sintered Enduro Base + New Sidewall Profile + ABS Sidewall
+ Blended 3 Stage Rocker + Variable Edge Bevel + Griptape Top
GEORGE DANIELS GEORGE DANIELS///INTERVIEW 6-20-14
Where you from? GEORGE: Orlando, Florida
How’d you get involved with the Byerly team?? GEORGE: Ever since the first TOE JAM I met Scott and he’s like, “Hey, you wanna ride for hyperlite?” So I start riding for Hyperlite and going over to his house like every day and hanging out learning new tricks, yada yada yada. Scott and Hyperlite formed his new brand and I have been a part of that since the beginning.
What other sports do you do? GEORGE: I do a little bit of surfing when the swells up and a I’ll do a little bit of skateboarding when it’s nice and cool and a little bit of bass fishin in the evening time. Little bit of Mountain Biking too.
If you could be on any reality show which one would that be? GEORGE: Duck Dynasty. For sure man that’d be dope..
Have you ever caught an alligator with your bare hands and if so does that make you more of a man?
BRET LITTLE///INTERVIEW 6-18-14
GEORGE: Yeah I’ve caught a couple gators, I just think it puts hair on your balls when you grab one. It definitely separates the men from the boys.
Where you from?
What fad really pisses you off?
How long you been into wake?
GEORGE: When everyone started wearing the shit they slide over? The wakeboarders would put these like compression sleeves on. Like all the Basketball players wear them.
BRET: I was after about
If you had to get a tattoo of any Byerly team guys face on your ass, who would it be?
So, did you ever do wakeboarding professionally?
GEORGE: Um...I’d say Kyle Rattray
What’s on your CD walkman? What’re you listening to? GEORGE: I got a lot of a Hank III, Alan Jackson, Tim Mcgraw and George Straight.
Whats the Number one thing you’ve learned from life? GEORGE: I’d say appreciate what you’ve got, don’t take it for granted cause it can be swept away real easy.
HA HA, yeah that’s a good one??
What are you going to do after you’re done wake skating?
Who’s your biggest supporter?
GEORGE: Right now I’m actually cutting down trees and shit, a lumberjack so I’d probably say that.
GEORGE: I’d say Scott. Scott’s had my back a lot through everything.
BRET LITTLE BRET: Austin, Texas
Um...man, first learned to wakeboard when about 12, but didn’t really get into until high school when I re-found wakeskating, so 11 years.
BRET: Yeah,I wakeboarded for a little bit when I got back into it, but they built a cable park out here and I ended up getting a job out there. So when I went out there I’d heard of wakeskating,but didn’t really think it was something I could do. Then when I started going to the park I started gravitating towards it, I got an older brother that skateboards and I grew up around Skateboarding. It appeals a little more to me.
What’s the future of wakeskate? Not being the biggest selling category in wake and all? BRET: Hopefully it sticks around, I think the doors are real open on it. There’s so many areas left to explore. With lock-in tricks and flip kicks that we know are possible through skateboarding but hasn’t necessarily been done with the wakeskates yet, so I hope it sticks around long enough to grow to it’s full potential.
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten? BRET: Probably Shark? I wouldn’t say I’m a super adventurous eater. Haven’t really had that many opportunities?
Have you ever caught an alligator with your bare hands and if so does that make you more of a man? BRET: Yes, yes I have, and yes it does, but it was small, so I don’t really want to claim that one too hard.
What other sports do you do?
What’s the newest trick you’ve been working on?
BRET: Uh, I play Soccer, Skate, try to Snowboard when I can.
BRET: Um... Probably switch heel flips.
What’s the biggest difference between wakeboarding and wakeskating?
What’s the coolest trick you’ve seen in person?
BRET: You know we’re just a little more free from our boards. More skate influenced. Loose and a little more forgiving some times. I was kinda into snowboarding before I got into wake and stuff, so I like rails and stuff. I never really wakeboard behind a boat or anything.
BRET: That’s tough, I’ve been lucky enough to see a couple things, but I’d probably say Danny Hampson’s first late front big spin. I think that was the first time someone’s done that off the wake.
Who’s your favorite female pop star? BRET: Taylor Swift
What’s worse, hairy armpits or legs on a woman? BRET: Uh......Legs? You come in more contact with them I guess.
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H AND LE & L IN E S Byerly handles and lines are innovative and durable connection options for wakeboarders and skaters alike. BRET L I T T L E
SIZES: 39” 41” | Fins: 2 - .8 inch Blunt Sixteen Ply Epoxy Wood construction and a team influenced shape make up this durable wakeskate series.
FEATURES + Shaped by Scott “Butch” Bouchard + 12 Ply Epoxy Wood Construction + Concave Top
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BYERLY CHAMOIS HANDLE + Tacky Chamois Grip + EVA Under Padding + Double Sewn Construction
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Byerly Boards is going on Year 9, everything is looking solid and our line for 2015 is purely amazing. Getting here isn’t easy and you can’t do it alone. I have many thanks to give but the list is too long to list here and I’m afraid I’d miss someone. You know who you are – Byerly Boards wouldn’t be what it is today without you, thank you for your continued support, I love this journey! –Scott Byerly DEALER INFO //
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