Bridgewater Beaver Regatta Live Coverage
By · CommentsCheck this out. Starting tonight at 5pm, www.twitter.com/WakeboardPGH will be tweeting live coverage of the 2009 Bridgewater Beaver County River Regatta. Follow us and stay up to date with all of the action.
Also, make sure to find us at the event to get your picture/video taken. We will have Three Photographers and One Videographer on board for the weekend. All of the pictures will be posted here after the event.
Slingshot 2010 Wakeboards
By · CommentsSlingshot just posted up their 2010 wakeboards on thier website - Click this link to check it out.
Leave a comment below and tell us what you think!
Little Big Head Rides a Wakeboard
By · CommentsCheck out this video of Little Big Head riding with his Dad up on the Allegheny River.
Beaver County River Regatta
By · CommentsThe Wakeboard Pittsburgh Crew will be preforming in the Beaver County River Regatta for the third straight year on August 15th and 16th, 2009. We always are happy to participate in an event were we get to demonstrate the sport of wakeboarding in front of a large crowd. Not to mention that the area is a No Wake zone with pristine water and they let me do whatever I want. Last year I tried to jump wake to wake over a Jet Ski! Check out the other highlights from last years show in the photo gallery below.
If you have any antics or ideas for this years show, hit us up at www.wakeboardpittsburgh.com/contact-us. Also, make sure to stop by and say Hi. There will be 12 of us rocking out all weekend on the Malibu Wakesetter and I will be the guy with the Slingshot Wakeboard Gear.
The Beaver County River Regatta in Bridgewater, PA offers events for kids and adults of all ages: Children’s Fishing Derby, Ducky Derby Race, The Anything That Floats Contest , along with the Wing Eating Contest, Tons of Food Vendors, and live Entertainment by the Top Bands in the area. Extreme Drag Boat Racing, Water Sports, Water-Ski Shows, Children’s Activities, and Zambelli Fireworks are only some of the reasons to attend.
Random Antics in July
By · CommentsAfter traveling every weekend in June, I decided to take a little time off in July to ride and relax. Here are a couple of random videos from the summer.
Check out this video of a kid jumping off of a tower while we were towing a 31′ pleasure boat in because they ran out of gas. Did I mention that the 31′ boot was tubing all day right where the water was the best and then flagged us down right before I was about to take my first set of the day! Oh well, I guess you can’t will them all.
We saw these people jumping off of an old barge docking station, so we decided to watch!
Wake Milton
By · CommentsWake Milton is an grass roots wakeboard tournament hosted by the Waters Edge Boardshop in Lake Milton, OH on June 20th. The day started off with heavy rains and it ended up flooding the contest site. It is a good thing the Flyer said “Rain or Shine” because by 10am the skys cleared and masses of people showed up for a day of great competition.
About half way through the day Local Wakeboard Pro, Rob Struharik, showed up to woo the crowd and judge the Outlaw competition. I haven’t scene Rob since the US Open of Wakeboarding was in Pensacola, FL, which was about 10 years ago. At the time I was a little kid with only a few inverts and I was also riding his pro model board (the one with the snail). I remember it was a huge deal to meet him, and he was really nice to me and my father. I only said a couple of words to him at the contest, but you could still tell that he was a nice guy.
As far as the contest went, I spent most of my day walking around and talking to people, so I don’t have the results. When it was my turn to ride there was a huge dispute over the coolness of the “Fashion Air”, and somehow I got dared to throw one in my set. Luckly, Neil from Wake Nation and Liquidforce agreed to do one too so I did not knock down my points as much. I ended up falling on my elephant right before my pass was over and then again on a one wake raley (there was no time for the boat to reach full speed). It was the first time I have tried an inside-out raley in about five years, so I was just stoked that I landed on the board.
After the contest, we headed over to the Waters Edge Board Shop, which is the only wakeboard shop in the NorthEast Ohio area. If you are ever in town, it is a must see!
Check out the quick photo gallery below or check out all of my photos in the Wakeboardpittsburgh.com Photo Gallery
Gerry Nunn Wakeboard Clinics
By · CommentsOn Thurdsday, June 18th, the Wakeboard Pittsburgh crew traveled up to Conneaut Lake for the Navigation Company’s Gerry Nunn Demo Day. Gerry Nunn is a Professional Wakeboarder and an “As Seen On TV” Ab-Cruncher (If you are ever watching TV at 3am in the morning and see a guy doing the ab-lounge on a dock and then taking a wakeboarding set, that is Gerry). If you would like to see a video of how Gerry rides, check out his page on the Gator Boards Website: http://www.gatorboards.com/Wakeboard/Gerry-Nunn.
Even though we did not have great weather, about 15+ people showed up at Navigation Company’s headquarters to take lessons from Gerry. We all piled in the 2009 Malibu Wakesetter VLX with the new Maliview System (its a TV in a boat) and headed to the opposite side of Conneaut Lake to ride. Highlights of the day included Alex landing his first Whirlybird, Zach going huge and Gerry Nunn showing us all how it is done. Check out the photos below.
Wisp Wakeboard Rail Jam Series
By · CommentsWe are still waiting for feedback from Wisp resorts if we are going to have the Rail Jam on Saturday, July 25th. As soon as we find out it will be posted on this website.
Last summer, Wisp Mountain Resort held a Wakeboard and Wakeskate Rail Jam in their front pond. This year, Wisp is going to have a series of Wakeboard & Wakeskate Rail Jams.
Check out the Pictures from last years event:
Testing the Hyperlite Swell
By · CommentsThis past weekend, a bunch of us got to demo the brand new Hyperlite Swell wakesurf board. This “almost” symmetrical board is very short at 4′3″ and very wide at 21″. On the water, the Swell is a monster with its speed being its greatest attribute. Fairly loose with only one 1.1″ fin, proper edging is needed to get the board to turn, but it is extremely responsive when you put pressure on the rails. If you are an intermediate/advanced rider looking for a board that will test your skills and take you to the next level, then I highly recommend this board.
Check out the photos below.
New Jersey Wakefest
By · CommentsThe 2009 New Jersey Wakefest was this past Saturday. A little bit of rain did not stop over 200 people from showing up, making the festival one of the biggest wakeboard events in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Thanks to Kyle and Doug for taking me out on their X-Star for a set. Also thanks to the whole www.wakeboardnj.com crew for putting on one heck of an event.
See below for some of the pictures from the event. For all of the pictures, check out www.wakeboardpittsburgh.com/photo
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