NOVEMBER 19, 2012
THE WAKESKATE ISSUE
BRET LITTLE GRANT ROBERTS / MATT MANZARI / BRIAN GRUBB
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ON THE COVER By Andy Lazarus Wakeskating has come so far D I G I TA L M AGA Z I N E www.WakeJournal.com Published every Monday.
and is now a legit sport. Or is it art? Call it what you want, but it isn’t going anywhere. It’s here to stay. Anyone can mess around with the skate… any age group.
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It can be low impact with soul turns for surfers, exercise or
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high impact, like ending up in a
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GENERAL INFO
Innovators? Definitely, Scott
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Byerly, Eric Schmaltz, Josh
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Smith, Thomas Horrell, just to name a few. Back in the day, there was serious experimenting. From crazy one-footed velcro gizmos that Eric Schmaltz came up with, to
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Astrodeck stuck on cut-down wakeboards. Byerly would pad up old blank wakeboards when bored or on down days. He would ride those with so
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much style. He could do Pop Shuvs, 3-Shuvs and wake-towake stuff. It was pretty much
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BRET LITTLE skateboarding on water. Byerly started the wakeskate push then Horrell busted out with the grip-tape, shoes and the kickflip. Horrell had a vision that paved the way wakeskating was approached and performed. Once this happened, we all realized this was big. They were up to something. This had serious potential. Such that it led some riders to ditch the straps forever and only participate in wakeskating. Pros nowadays have the privilege riding for huge names like Nike and Red Bull, further putting the sport on the
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map. From velcro to hooks,
introduction of the different pull
Even the tools we’re using are
hooks to pads, pads to blocks,
variations has had the biggest
evolving, continuing the upward
soft tops and thumbscrews, soft
effect on the sport as a whole.
progression of the sport. No
tops vs grip-tape, sneakers, cut
Each pull has its purpose.
longer shadowed by its big bro
wakeboards to real wakeskate
Some riders try to be the best
“The Straps,” wakeskating is a
shapes, compression molded
at all, while others stick to their
legit action sport that has quite
vs wood… The list goes on and
disciplines.
the following, with professionals
on. As far as it has come, we’re
To see a sport be invented
and industry to back it.
just now starting to realize what
and progress the way it has
Enjoy The Wakeskate Issue!”
works. Then there’s the boat, the
in 15 years or so is truly quite
cable, winches, and PWCs. The
amazing. And it keeps going.
—Andy Lazarus
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ON BOARD
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MATT MANZARI
GROVELAND, FL
“It’s not every day you can kickflip up a water
some of our favorite spots; all in
ramp… or can you? Every year we travel the
his back yard! Now we can think
globe seeking the best gaps to help push
of new tricks, ride all day without
wakeskating’s limits. We normally get kicked
the worry of a bust, and just sit
out in 20 minutes, sleep in some back alley
back with friends and watch our sport prog-
Filipino motel with a random priest and den-
ress. That’s just a tiny glimpse of what riding at
tist, get staph infection and lots more, but it’s
Battle Falls has done this year! The best part
all part of the journey.
of it all… Battle Falls is not the grand finale to
Reed Hansen building Battle Falls gave us an
backyard gap dreams; it’s a mile marker in the
opportunity to construct a culmination of
beginning of a new era in wakeskating!”
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Brian Grubb LAKE JESSAMINE, FL
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SEQUENCE
BRANDON THOMAS
Lake Butler, FL
Wake to wake 3 Shuv “Reed Hansen got me into wanting to try Three
wake to wake. It’s a trick that I really try to conquer
Shuvs. This is an entirely different trick when done
and keep consistent throughout the year. I feel like
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I’m in the matrix while in the air for those few
take my breath away every time.”
seconds. It’s one of those tricks that continues to
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ANGLE
PHOTO: ADAM ASLANIAN
ORLANDO, FL
“Winching is awesome, not just
Canon Speedlite, I was excited to
and make sure they were both
for the rider, but for the photog-
use the off-camera functions it
pointing directly at each other or
rapher as well. It is the one time
offered. Using the flash already
they wouldn’t fire. Needless to
you can really bust out all of your
mounted on my camera, I would
say, it wasn’t the most effective
equipment in order to get that
fire the second Speedlite that
way to capture the right angle, let
perfect shot. This was actually
was sitting on shore. However,
alone properly expose an image.
my first time ever using a flash
I quickly learned that this was a
Luckily, Dieter is a good sport
to shoot wakeskat-
process much easier said than
and was willing to do the trick a
ing. Having recently
done. In order for this to work, I
million times until I got a shot to
acquired another
had to be within 20 ft. of the flash, work.”
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SHOPS
Candlewood East Marina
Sporting Edge Ski & Marine
204 Candlewood Lake Rd
2005 Somersville Rd.
Active Water Sports
Brookfield, CT 06804
Antioch, CA 94509
12050 SW Canyon Road
(203) 775-2253
(925) 754-8800
Beaverton, OR 97005
www.candlewoodeast.com
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CBK Watersports
Tommy’s
Active Water Sports
5075 Hwy 11W
3740 N Sheridan Blvd
1224 McLoughlin Blvd
Kingsport TN 37660
Denver, CO 80212
Oregon City, OR 97045
(423) 224-2135
(800) 592-7547
www.activeh2o.com
www.cbkwatersports.com
www.gettommys.com
Bakes Marine
KC Watersports
Wakeside Marine
6424 E. Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE
25825 Edgemore Rd.
51305 State Road 19 North
Issaquah, WA 98029
Paola, KS 66071
Elckhart, IN 46514
(866) 993-BAKE
(913) 783-4300
(574) 264-2874
www.bakesonline.com
www.kcwatersports.com
www.wakesidemarine.com
The Board Shop
Riptank Boardshop
Wakesports Unlimited
269 Broad St
2400 Glenna Goodacre Blvd. Ste. #106B
8199 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite G
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Lubbock, TX 79401
San Diego, CA 92111
(262) 248-1703
(806) 799-8265
(858) 277-5757
www.bswake.com
www.riptank.com
www.wakesports.com
California Marine Sports
Sail & Ski Center
Wakesports Unlimited
1240 Kellogg St.
12971 Research blvd
4215 Harrsion St.
Suisun City, CA 94585
Austin, TX 78750
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(707) 864-4007
(512) 258-0733
(760) 434-5750
www.calmarinesports.com
www.sailandski.com
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California Watersports
Sail & Ski Center-Lakeway
Wakesports Unlimited
4215 Harrison St.
1106 RR 620N
350 South Tustin Ave
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Lakeway, TX 78734
Orange, CA 92866
(888) 5- LAGOON
(512) 266-1515
(714) 363-WAKE
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www.sailandski.com
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Carolina Inboard
Sail & Ski Center-San Antonio
Wake Nation
1225 Bickley Road
141 Balcones North
201 Joe Nuxhall Way
Irmo, SC 29063
San Antonio, TX 78201
Fairfield, OH 45014
(803) 781-1024
(210) 734-8199
(513) 887-9253
www.carolinainboard.com
www.sailandski.com
www.wakenation.com
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Wiley’s Water Sports
The Projects
Scotia Sessions Wakeboard Park
1417 S. Trenton St. Seattle, WA 98108-4849 (206) 762-1300
19504 East Colonial Drive
824 Renfrew Rd
Orlando, FL 32820
Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia, Canada
(407) 491-7312
(902) 877-5477
www.wileyski.com
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The Wakeboard Camp
Shred Candlewood
848 W. Osceola St.
7 Candlewood Hts
Clermont, FL. 34711
New Milford, CT 06776
(352) 394-8899
(203) 648-6392
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CAMPS / SCHOOLS Adam Fields Wakeboard School
Texas Ski Ranch
292 Northern Cove Drive
6700 North IH 35
Littleton, NC. 27850
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(252) 536-9063
(830) 627-2843
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CABLE PARKS
AF Wake
Hydrous Wake Park
Wake Nation
580 North Cedar Drive
4411 County Road 418
Allen, TX 75002
Rosharon, TX 77583
(214) 755-9905
(281) 431-4444
www.hydrouswakeparks.com
www.wakenation.com
1557 Hwy 903 Littleton, NC 27850 (252) 536-9063 www.afwake.com
The Boarding School 19504 East Colonial Drive Orlando, FL 32820 (407) 273-5920
McCormick’s Cable Park 2020 McCormick Lakes Way Seffner, FL 33584 (813) 681-4441
www.theboardingschool.com
www.skimccormick.com
Hansen’s World Wakeboard Center
Orlando Watersports Complex
19022 Orange Ave Groveland, FL 34736 (352) 429-3574 www.worldwakeboardcenter.com
Pine Lake Ski School Action Water Sports at PLM 3599 Orchard Lake Rd. West Bloomfield, MI 48324 (248) 682-0095
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PO Box 771539 Orlando, FL 32877 (407) 251-3100 www.orlandowatersports.com
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