So RJ finishes all of the competition video and stuff, and so now he has a few videos under his belt and is editing podcasts quite nicely. It is fun watching him learn a skill, he has caught on very quick. He has watched me over the years, but he still has picked it up faster than I expected. So he asks me if he can make a recap video of the entire event with music, photos and video, putting together all he learned. Works well for me, we can put it on youtube, and use it to point people to the entire Festival Archive. So he does it, I don’t touch the computer, only give him verbal pointers. He did a great job, enjoy!
We had to combine the Women’s Open with the Amateur Women’s division, but we still had some great surfing. Bri Chmel takes first place with a great run, but HELLO, here comes Adriana Borelli with a second place and $350. This division saw the highest prize money.
Some great competition in this class. Kevin Riffle from Seattle took first, RJ took second, and watch out for Chris Wolter, he took third and was so stoked he signed up for worlds. Good luck, Chris!.
So we RJ, Dennis, Chase, Farrah, Dave and Maddie had a great time surfing the V226. It had a great wake on both sides. The pocket seemed a little shorter than the RZ2 but I didn’t hear any complaints, everyone enjoyed it. I heard the goofy wake may be a bit better than the regular, but both sides were good. Watch the video and check the photos section to see for yourself. I have to apologize in advance for our intro.
I found this video on the wall of one of the riders, Adriana Borrelli. It was done by Chrissy Davi. I really enjoyed watching it, gave me a different perspective on the event, and makes me pumped to work even harder to make next year that much better!
Thanks for sharing, and if there are any other videos out there, email me the links, would love to post them.
This was a great session with 3 great names in wakesurfing. Chase Hazen, James Walker and Johnny Stieg. This is the first division where James and Chase went head to head, James nailed his run, and Chase faltered a bit, but there is still the Open Surf division, and Chase came back hard for that one. It was great watching these guys battle.
