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CLAY FLETCHER
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息 2011 Wake Journal & Meddock Photography, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Published weekly to iPad速, iPhone速 and iPod touch速 via Wake Journal app every Monday, and online at WakeJournal.com
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ON THE COVER CLAY FLETCHER CLEAR LAKE, FL MAY 26, 2011 CAMERA: NIKON D3 LENS: NIKKOR 16 MM ANGLE: RIDE ALONG
This issue of Wake
Journal lands on the celebration of
rails around Orlando in classic
wakeboard with a little red, white
America’s independence, July
Fletcher fashion. When we talked
and blue spray paint. “America…
4th. Cover boy and proud Ameri-
about an idea for the 4th of July
F-Yeah!” The land
can, Clay Fletcher, is a star in
cover, his patriotism was ex-
of the free and the
his own right, ripping up the
pressed on his customized CWB
freedom to ride!
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Nick Jones EAST CROOKED LAKE, FL VIDEO
In the spirit of honoring our flag, Nick grabbed some friends, the BBQ prongs, his board and some fireworks to celebrate.
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Shaun Murray LAKE WHIPPOORWILL, FL
Like a fine wine aged to perfection, photos of Murray doing a gigantic Raley will never get old.
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Brenton Priestley CLEAR LAKE, FL
Here’s another Aussie ripper invading Clear Lake, cracking off “postcard” moments left and right.
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Brian Reeder CLEAR LAKE, FL
It would appear that Reeder’s new SeaDoo purchase has been put to good use. He and Clay Fletcher have been logging endless hours, mastering the Clear Lake rails.
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Dylan Miller JOHNS LAKE, FL
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Experiment Gone Right LAKE GATLIN, FL
In photography, it’s natural to experiment with different shots and techniques. I attached my GoPro camera to the wing of my fathers RC floatplane for a quick fly around Lake Gatlin. I wasn’t expecting much. There was even the thought of the plane crashing and losing the camera all together. To my surprise, the flight was flawless and the images turned out insane. There’s more where this came from.
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Jimmy LaRiche LAKE WHIPPOORWILL, FL
If you got skills like LaRiche, you can ride with a broken hand in the cast and still hang on to the handle with the other. Not exactly doctor’s orders.
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Robert Sichel LAKE MINNEHAHA, FL
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Golden “Green Room” LAKE MINNEHAHA, FL
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Nick Taylor LAKE WINONA, FL
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Phil Soven BC, CANADA
Fearless (and headless) Phil, gliding over Lake Shawnigan at the 2011 Liquid Force summer shoot.
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Steel Lafferty LAKE MINNEHAHA, FL
Early morning, boned out, VIDEO
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Erik Ruck CLEAR LAKE, FL
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Shawn Watson LAKE SHAWNIGAN, BC CANADA
Watson squared.
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Trevor Hansen LAKE MINNEHAHA, FL
Wrapped Nose Grab BS 540 28
“The things that I think about when doing
That way I can get the grab really early and
the trick are to really focus on keeping my
hang onto it as long as possible. Then, I just
left hand close to my body so that I don’t
focus on finishing like a normal BS 540.”
get stretched out when I go for the grab.
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