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OLLIE MOORE
wakeskater SENDS SOME WAKE LOVE OUR WAY
EYE CAN DY
WE EMBRACE THE UK WEATHER
November 2011
ISSUE 3
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Eye candy at WMSKI
S te ve D yer
UK weather can be so unpred i c ta b l e. We thi nk i ts fai r to say you d o n’t need to travel the worl d to g et ‘ th a t shot ’. The gl oomi est day ca n b e th e per fect setti ng.
Steph Ca ll er
H a r r y E a m es
Ste ve D ye r
Ch r i s H ar r i n g to n
Solid Jim, Club Wake Park
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Every cable has its own personality, meet Boris, from Box End Park.
W P: Ollie Moore ! OM : WAKEPRESS! W P: How a re you? O M : Ye a h b r a a l l g o o d t h a n k s . H o w a re you? W P: Gre a t tha nk s, so a re you read y to a nswe r some que stions? OM : Sweet, ab solutely m an, let’s do it! W P: Is this the f irst inte rvie w yo u ’v e h ad toda y? OM : It is ind eed . W P: W ha t’s your w orst inte rview ex p er i e nc e ? OM : I d on’t think I’v e had a b ad on e ye t, and lets hop e I d on’t in the future h a h a ! W P: Ha ha , I’m sure this one w i l l b e f i n e. So how’s the English we a the r treati n g you? O M : I t ’s d o i n g o k . I d o n ’t t h i n k I ’ m t h e o n l y o n e t h a t ’s w a n t s t o b e s o m e w h e re h o t ! W P: True da t! This brings me on to wh at your W inte r pla ns a re ? Are you g o n n a bra ve the ic e ? OM: Well I’m back at college so its a little restricting to just go whenever I want, but I’m out at my parents pad near Orlando, FL, with my family and baby girl for just over 2 weeks from Christmas day! W P: Florida ? Sw e e t! Is Wa k ep res s i n vite d? OM : Of cour se Wakep ress is invite d, c om e hit it son! W P: We ’ll k e e p tha t in mind. Ok s o m o s t pe ople k now tha t you ha ve a Sy s tem 2.0 a t your ow n la k e , how long ha ve y o u h ad this sic k se tup? OM : We got the lake and land this tim e la st year and ev er since then we have ...
“ I’m out at my
parents pad near Orlando, FL, wit h my family an d b ab y g i r l .�
be en w o r k i n g o n t u r n in g it in t o a dream . It wont b e c o m p l e te fo r a cou ple of year s or so . We h a v e th e c aravan plu mmed in on it, a nd hav e g i v e n i t a Sys t em 2 .0 view for the l a s t co u pl e o f m on t h s . Alon g w it h all the other t oy s. W P: L i v in g th e d ream m an , h o w o ft en do y o u shre d th e s ys t em 2.0 ? OM : T ha t’s th e a i m! As o ft en as I can , when I ’ m ho m e a n d w h e n I h ave a driver. W P: W h o ’s th e wo rs t d river yo u ’ve ha d? OM : So r r y ‘ M i n i ’ bu t it s James Harrington h aha ki ds e h ! W P: Ha h a LA D . OM : LA D l e ts h o p e h e does n ’t fail h is d r iv i n g t es t th i s w e e k en d! W P: Go o d l u ck James H arrin g t o n ! If you we re s tu ck o n a d es ert is lan d wit h a c a ble , bu t t h is t im e all yo u r rid in g g ear wa s th e re , w h a t 3 o b ject s wo u ld yo u t a k e ? OM : Mm m m m m . . . 1 . My Mac lapt o p. 2. M y O’Nei l l sh o r t sh o rt s . 3. I am go in g to get so m uc h a n ti l a d s t ick fo r t h is bu t it would h av e t o be m y g i rl baby Soph . W P: A h h h y o u ’ re s u ch a lad ies ma n! Thi s i s a tricky o n e, Wakeb o ard in g vs. Wa k e sk a t in g , i f yo u were t o ch o o s e one or t he o t h er, w h ich wo u ld it b e an d why? OM : It ’s a l l a bo ut t h e TL C. Aft er g etting the q uo te “ Yo u ’ re s u ch a wakes kat er” from so me s o u th e r n e r s , it ’s go in g t o h ave to b e wa kes k a te da n c i ng becau s e I like t o wiggle wig g l e w i g g l e u p an d do wn t h e board... W P: W i g g le w ig gle wig g le? I s t h at wha t y o u c a ll it ? OM It h a s m a n y names s u ch as t h e ‘m oon da nce’ a n d th e ‘ su n s et w alk’. W P: We recen t ly d id a s h o o t wit h you moon d an cin g , talk u s t h ro u g h t h e da y? OM : O K , n i c e e a r ly s t art for bo t h o f u s p repa r i ng t o c a tc h that s u n ris e t o u s e as beauti ful l i g h ti n g a n d backgrou n d...
The backyard poked blind one, complete with scenery
wiggle wiggle wiggle up and down
effect for p hotos and film . This le d u s to continuously r id e, film , chill a n d c h e c k through the footage all d ay along. Oh .. a n d a jour ney to Tesco’s and an ente r ta in in g lunch to m ake a cr ib s sty le v id eo a n d a ba sic outlook of m y land for the vie we r s! WP: Sounds like a good day, we like that! Only a few more and we’re done…do you have riders that inspire you? If any? OM : It was a sick d ay! I’ve watche d loa ds of r id ing vid eos of som e insane skat e r s, a f e w that p ar ticular ly catch m y ey e are N ic k Ta ylor, Stu Shinn, Pastur as, Aaron Re e d a n d Danny H am p sons uniq ue style. W P: W ha t’s your be st mome nt i n wakeboa rding/w a k e sk a ting? OM : I d on’t think I have a b est m om e n t.. It’s m ore like the b ig sm ile y ou ge t on you r face without even exp ecting it a f te r la n ding a new tr ick! That feeling is th e be st in wakeskating for m e any way! W P: Fa vourite spot to ride a nd wh y ? OM : M ost likely m y hom e sp ot, b u t th e re ’s also anywhere hot, the p ad in Flor ida a n d I just lov e slid ing on flat water ! J u st th e feeling of cr uising b oard slid e a c ross th e sm oothest of water s… WP: Sweet man, OK I think we’re done here, good job! Have you got anything else you’d like to say to the Wakepress world? OM : Thanks m an, was good talkin g to you . Just thank you to all m y sp onsor s th a t su pp or t m e in a b ig way and m y fam i ly! W P: Sa y it wa s your f a vourite in ter v i ew? OM : M eb e. W P: Ye a h I think so... Anywa y m an , h o p e you ha ve f un in Florida , a nd catch u p with you soo n !
“ I like to the board...”
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OM : H aha che e r s br a ! Take it easy! Check o ut Olli e ’s shre d , alo ng wit h t he t our of his backyard c r i b , he re .
Tim Schweirtz, Langenfeld Wasserski, Germany Photo: Ben Howells
Sian Hurst, BOX END park
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