So my little dudes were rippin it up at OWC. This is such a great place to practice for kids. The staff is great and most of the other boarders are always willing to give the groms a few pointers. They have a full wakeboard shop, snack bar and pavilion for checking out the action. My little dudes are working CWB boards and an "OLD SCHOOL" wood wakeskate...it's so cool.
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We all love wakeboarding, but we all know it can be quite expensive at the same time. With today's economy, not everyone has $400 to drop on a new board! Well have no fear... Liquid Force and Wakeboard Magazine are giving you a chance to win Shawn Watson's 2009 pro model board and boots. Watson recently re-signed his contract with liquid force and also earned 1st place at The Carnival, which takes place in Orlando. What do you have to do to win this sweet deal? All you have to do is grab your board and a friend (to take a photo or video) and submit a photo or video of yourself impersonating Watson. Send your photo or video to editor@wakeboardingmag.com and the most convincing impersonation will receive the free gear! For more information on Watson check out the Liquid Force site at liquidforce.com
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The Wakeboard World Championships will be taking place from Sept 5 through Sept 7 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. But, this isn't the same Wakeboard championships that was around in the past. For the first time, Fuel TV will air its first ever LIVE webcast. Not only will you be able to see the action live, you can email the commentators in real time in the announcers tower during the webcast. There will be boarders from 9 countries competing in these competitions. And fans will enjoy live music, athlete autograph signing, opportunities to win free stuff, and a lot more on land! For more information on times, ticket prices, or to see the live webcast visit King of wake
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Ever wonder where Wakeboarding ranks in the extreme sports fanbase? Just how popular is the sport compared to other extreme sports? Well, we did some research and found out. The Sun-Sentinel recently posted an article on the growing fanbase in extreme sports, and you would be surprised what was on the list. Everything from wakeboarding and inline skating to ultimate frisbee and cardio kickboxing. Although, I don't know that I would consider those extreme sports they are more popular than lacrosse, beach volleyball, fast-pitch softball, rugby, field hockey, ice hockey and roller hockey! Of the list of 14 extreme sports, wakeboarding ranked number 10, with a fan base of 3,521,000 in 2007 (meaning that many people above the age of 6 participated at least oncein 2007). The article blames the rising fuel costs for the lower ranking. While, inline skating got number one with 10,814,000. For the full article check it out here. Extreme Sports Growing fanbase
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The Wakeboard Camp, one of the leaders in wakeboard instruction has an amazing offer for the month of August. If you sign up for the month of August, you will receive 10% off of the normal rates, in addition to group and return camper discounts. The Wakeboard camp is located in Clermont, FL. If you sign up for the camp, you can expect to leave with more wakeboard knowledge and skill than you ever thought you could have. They will go over everything from the physics and science behind the sport, and everything that you can expect out on the lake, and then actually take you out on the lake. And, if you sign up for the mailing list at The Wakeboard Camp and be entered into a drawing to win a free week at the camp!
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When you start out any hobby, there are slews of questions that come up, and sometimes it's hard to find the answers. As a beginning wakeboarder, you begin to wonder everything from what board to pick, to what tow rope to buy. The internet is a huge place, and the amount of information that you get can sometimes be overwhelming and unecessary. But have no fear! the folks at about.com have put together a beginners guide to wakeboarding.
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If you’re a wakeboarder, then you know Cobe Mikachich. You also know of his insane skill and his generosity. He’s been known to travel the U.S. and Canada and hold teaching clinics during his Fantastic Voyage Tour, and he has his own wakeboarding company, Clutch Wakeboards (check out Clutch at evogear.com).

“I want to be for the rider. To take the sport to the next level for the riders.”

Mikachich recently joined forces with Jon Beemis and they opened a new wakeboarding camp on Lake Ivanhoe (Orlando, FL) out of Ski World. Here they lead classes in teaching kids and adults how to wakeboard on the newest and latest equipment. Well guess what, they’re offering a weekend for a lucky aspiring wakeboarder at their new camp! Send your best appeal to editor@wakeboardingmag.com. The most convincing argument wins an instruction from one of wake’s top coaches. Check out this post at wakeboardingmag.com.
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Wakestock kicked off on Friday with some of the top pros competing on some of the toughest courses in the sport. The event of the day that drew the biggest crowd, however was the debut of the Sesitec 2.0 portable wake cable system at the Oakley Wakeskate Pool Jam. The system pulls the wakeboarders out of the Oakley launch pool, down a four rail stair set, out into the wake course and then back into the pool. This new cable system could be a huge step forward for the wakeboarding sport, elevating it to a new level.
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Wakeboarding has a new home. Instead of California, which is the epicenter of most water sports, Orlando, has become a new home to wakeboarding according to a recent article from the Orlando Sentinel. Wakeboarders need lakes, not coasts, and Orlando can provide that, along with great weather and accessibility year round. Cobe Mikacich of Wakeboard Orlando (an instructor, and previous professional wakeboarder) says "once your in Orlando, you're already a better rider... if you're a top competitor you spend most of your time here." So, in the near future, Orlando may not be full of Mickey-crazed tourists, but instead of lake-searching wakeboarders craving the weather and accessibility of Florida's 544 lakes.
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Filmmaker Christian Gruener brings us a refreshing feature-length film on wakeboarding with the world's most impressive cast of riders. "Impact - The Final Answer" is no 'YouTube' amateurish post-em-up film, Gruener has given us killer slow motion shots of groundbreaking wakeboarding tricks and styles along with a bonus DVD that houses rider interviews and additional footage. Shot in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia, the film promises amazing cinematography (utilizing high speed cameras, camera cranes and HD equipment) of your favorite sport.




Check out the trailer below.






Featured Riders:

Bernhard Hinterberger (GER)
Nick Davis (UK)
Keith Lidberg (USA)
Sam Collins (AUS)
Tom Fooshee (USA)
Peter Pascal Schmidt (GER)

and many more.

Purchase "Impact - The Final Answer"
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"You shouldn't call yourself
a wakeboarder unless you
know your roots"

Sort of the stepchild of surfing and skiing, wakeboarding has evolved from the daring experiments of bored water skiers and surfers. We can back track our sport as early as the mid eighties when the "Skurfer" (a hybrid of the ski and surf board) was thought up but there was so much more involved. The Mastercraft Pro Wakeboard Tour website does a well-researched job on the history of wakeboarding. So much has changed since the 20 some-odd years of wakeboarding evolution, with better board upgrades and a wide age range of followers, I wonder what the next couple of years will bring.

The History of Wakeboarding
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A 28 year old woman died last Saturday after falling off her wakeboard in a Central Florida Lake. Apparently, after she fell, a separate boat came by and chopped her up with it's propellers! That sucks dude. Now granted, the water was a bit choppy because there was a storm on the horizon but damn, if you're operating a motor boat on a lake full of other motor boats and skiers and wakeboarders, you'd think to have a look out for others in the water. You can't tell me that the props happen to 'strike' the wakeboarder. Last time I checked they were BEHIND the boat, so the dumb bastard must have ran her over first.

Is this sport becoming more of a liability? I guess that's why they call it an extreme sport. It's stories like this that will give a negative conotation to the sport. I can just see it, parents will be taking their kids out of wakeboard camps and what-not. I sympathize for this woman, but maybe the moron behind the wheel of the boat should be charged for SOMETHING.
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Hey all,



Welcome to Wakeboardstuff.com…! Wakeboarding is everything to most of you hardcore boarders out there but to some it is becoming a new way of life.

Take me for instance; I have three little kids 11, 9 and 6…two boys and a girl. They have been wakeboarding, wakeskating, snowboarding and doing pretty much everything in the water and on boards since they were 3-4 years old. But now that they are getting older wakeboarding has become more of an obsession for them and a way of life for our family.

There's a lot more to it than just hopping on a boat and going, that's why (by popular demand) a group of guys from Florida decided to get together and bring you this website. We will try to bring you the most up to date info on wakeboarding, wakeboard boats, wakeboard gear, towers, ropes and other cool industry stuff.

We are not pro’s by any means and actually I drive the boat 10x better than I wakeboard, but we have learned a few cool things along the way. We would also like for you to share your experiences with us and help provide some useful content for the new comers to the sport, knowledge is power brother.

So, jump in the water, its always great in Florida. If you've been trying to find the latest on wakeboard designs, towers, bindings, brands, apparel or just wakeboard life in general… then chill, you've found the right place.

Wakeboardstuff.com

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Take Air,

M.Fromberg and Wakeboardstuff.com Staff
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