Ultimate Wakeboarding Tips

Sean Murray Detention Wakeboard Tips DVD Vol. 2 Clip

biawayspagiam — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:53:29 +0000

Sean Murray Detention Wakeboard Tips DVD Vol. 2 Clip

Features scarecrow aka TS Frontroll to revert, Elephant aka TS Shifty Frontroll and Tantrum to Fakie

Sean Murray Detention Wakeboard Tips DVD Vol. 1 Clip

biawayspagiam — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:50:22 +0000

Sean Murray Detention Wakeboard Tips DVD Vol. 1 Clip

Features landing blind, HS 180 to blind, Heelside Backroll and Toeside Backroll

Sean Murray Detention Intro

biawayspagiam — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:46:42 +0000

Sean Murray Detention Intro - The intro to the video Dentention volume 1 and 2 - VERY COOL CLIP

2007 Tige’ Pro Am Championships Cancun, Mexico

biawayspagiam — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:57:39 +0000

Tige’ Boats certainly knows how to pick venues for wakeboarding competitions. Every couple years they have followed the tropical setting in places like Hawaii, Florida Keys and now this year Cancun, Mexico for the annual Tige Pro Am Championships. This event is different from all the other competitions throughout the year. It is set up in a “Skins” format. The winner of each heat or (skin) wins $500 and advances to the next heat. Rider with most “Skins” at the end wins overall. Team Hyperlite represented well this year at the Tige Pro Am with Brian Grubb taking 3rd in Wakeskate, Jimmy La Riche 3rd in Junior Men and AJ Racinelli clinching the 1st spot in Junior Men. This is also the final stop of the “King of Wake” series for the year, this series is accumulation of points from specific events that riders tally points and he who has most points at the end of the series is crowned “King of Wake”. Check out www.kingofwake.com for complete season results.

Wakeboarding Weather Tip

admin — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:59:35 +0000

Like most of you I’ve been in work this week checking the weather reports religiously hoping for some fine weather this weekend. I was especially hoping for low wind conditions as its been choppy the last couple of times I’ve been wakeboarding. The BBC’s weather report and the MET offices report where at times completely different. The MET office where quoting 6 mph wind on Saturday and clear conditions, mint I thought. Nevertheless, the good old BBC where quoting muggy and windy conditions for this Saturday with 16mph winds!! Anyway a good friend of mine who’s a surfing fanatic pointed me in the direction of this site called wind guru. I think its aimed at wind surfers and something people call kite surfing Anyway its got loads of detail about sea swell, wind direct and wind speed. Also its international and provides information for all over the world. I’ve know idea how useful it is for those lucky enough to live near little lakes though. So the wakeboarding tip for today is checkout http://www.windguru.cz for your pre wakeboarding weather.

There will be no more news, wakeboarding videos or wakeboarding tips until Tuesday as I’m off wakeboarding in 20minutes and taking Monday off!

Frozen Boating Fun!

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:41:55 +0000

Found these pictures of people trying to make to most out of there boat being frozen in the lake.

Boat frozen? Who cares!

Wakeboarding Glossary Video

admin — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:59:46 +0000

Wakeboarding glossary video “Trixionary” by Waketrix. Features explanations of progressive edge, leaning on the line, heal side, line tension, toe side and cutting in.

Progressive Edge – You edge in on your wakeboard and increase the amount of edge gradually, so that you reach your maximum edge at the top of the wake.

Leaning on the line – You lean against the boat on the tow rope. Keeping your chest behind your feet.

Heal Side – Travelling on the edge of the board closest to your heals.

Line Tension – The amount of slack in the tow rope, the tighter the better.

Toe Side – Travelling on the edge of the board closest to your toes, easier with one hand on the tow line.

Cutting In – Travelling from outside of the wake towards that wake.

Nasty Wakeboard Accident - Man Collides with Bridge

admin — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:35:36 +0000

This must have really hurt! This guy comes charging in and attempts what looks like a tantrum. But the boat is just going under a low bridge and he hits the bridge full force! That’s one full on face plant!

We’ve know idea who it is or where it happened. If you know anything, do tell us.

Wakeboarding on the Broads UK?

admin — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:00:05 +0000

A one-year trial of the controversial sport of “wakeboarding” on the Broads was approved without sufficient safety measures in place, it is being claimed.

Motor cruiser owner Marc Ollosson has raised concerns that a risk assessment carried out on the activity - which involves a person being towed standing sideways as on a snowboard - flagged up safety issues that have not been addressed.
The father of one, who lives and moors his 21ft boat in Norwich, said the need for a qualified first aider to be on hand had been demonstrated in the risk assessment carried out by British Water Ski, but this was clearly not being met in many of the Broads areas where wakeboarding was allowed.

The highlighted need for effective means of communication to raise emergency services in the case of an accident had also not been addressed, with water-skiers reliant on mobile phones with notoriously poor reception on many stretches of the Broads.

Mr Ollosson, 39, said he was not opposed to wakeboarding, which causes a larger wake than conventional water-skiing, but he believed all safety issues should have been tackled before the trial was given approval.

He said: “My concerns come from being sideswiped with the wash of water-skiers and thinking, ‘What on earth would the greater effect of wakeboarding be like?’. We have only got a small engine on our boat and we have been forced off course from the effects of water-skiers.”

Mr Ollosson, who works as an administrator for a government organisation in Norwich, said inexperienced holidaymakers on the Broads might find it even more difficult to cope.

Steve Birtles, head of waterways strategy and safety at the Broads Authority, said under the Port Marine Safety Code the authority was required to maintain a hazard log, and the risks of waterskiing were covered by this.

He said: “This was reviewed as required by suitably qualified people, including representatives of the Norfolk and Suffolk Boating Association and members of the navigation committee and they concluded that control measures in place were sufficient. Their one suggestion was that there could be a yearly test on the steering mechanism of water-ski tow boats.”

Mr Birtles said the subsequent risk assessment carried out by British Water Ski had been commissioned to help the Broads Authority determine whether wakeboarding should be allowed to carry on, and in what way, following the end of the trial next June.

He said any findings of the risk assessment could be taken on board at that time, but specifically responding to Mr Ollosson, he said mobile phone reception was always an issue in the Broads, but it was invariably restored within a minute or two. Concerning first aid, he said boats were required to carry first aid kits. “

Source http://new.edp24.co.uk/

Learning a Heelside 360 with Matt Crowh

admin — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:31:03 +0000

Learning a Heelside 360 with Matt Crowh

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