The Wake9 Experience

Had some fun testing the new RZ2 with some extra weight in the boat. We filled the in hull rear tank on goofy side, then added a 1000 lb sac in the locker stuffed up to the ice chest on the goofy side. When riding, we had the rub rail touching the water. 5 of us in the boat, no one up front so we filled up the front ballast on goofy side up with about 150 lbs to knock down the curl a bit, we normally ride with at least one person up front, but it was a bit chilly.

Sorry for the bad audio with the wind. When I am showing the camera, I am trying to explain that we have a new wide angle lens for the portable Aiptek HD cameras, so that we can now mount the camera in the back of the boat low, instead of up higher, by the tower. This allows for an unobstructed view of the surfer, and a flattering angle for the surfer and wake. Hope you enjoy!

Pay attention to the podcast, for extra giveaways for competitors. We will giving away at least 1 1000lb fly high vdrive sac with tsunami pump, and we have a basic FAE (Fresh Air Exhaust) system worth $440 also. Another reason to make sure you register to compete in the contest. Prize money, and great giveaways.

We will be posting map links and last minute registration information later tonight, so stay tuned.

Its a bit rainy now, but the weather looks like it is really shaping up for this weekend. Looks like you just lost your LAST excuse to not head down this weekend. Grab your board and register for the competition!

So we have been working through our equipment, computers, and the logistics of putting on a first class webcast, and also broadcasting to a station on the shore. It has been one my goals to help make wakesurfing competitions more fun to watch. Its great from the boat, but not quite so from the shore. We are going to give a boat’s eye view to those on the shore and to those at home watching the webcast.

Here is a short quick podcast that gives an idea of what we are planning.

We had a great opening day at Camp Far West Lake. We were there to prepare for our upcoming Spring Wakesurf Festival. Its a don’t miss event. Make sure you watch this podcast to the end, there is some sneak peek info about the new Ski Supreme V226.

We still have room to register for the competition, so please get your registration in soon. There is no guarantee if you wait til the event. At least email us and let us know you are planning to attend.

Finally got our season started, it was snowing 3 days ago, crazy weather this year. Plus we moved, that takes a whole lot out of you, you know?

We were at camp far west, Dennis was with us.

Jesse was the first in the water, and is always proud to the be the first in. 65 degrees.

TBone testing out a grom prototype from Lakewakes. Still needs a bit of work, but mark seems commited to creating a good board.

Back on the walker grom.

This is kind of a cool pic of maddie filming. These little cameras are durable, waterproof to 3 meters, and take great 1080P video.

Maddie throws a pose.

The water was nice.

Dennis was testing a new Bazooka Board. He said Walker needed a new spokesmodel for the board. I threw my hat in the ring.

Big D doing his stuff.

Either doing a 360, or taking aim.

I think this goes down as my favorite picture of Dennis.

RJ made it out for a session.

So whitney didn’t want to go out, thought it was too cold. She gave in to my whining, as soon as she got up, she started smiling and yelled in that she forgot how much fun it was, and thanked me. Gotta love that kid’s smile.

So then we headed over to California Marine Sports to shoot some video of the wakesurf shop, and talk about the festival ( http://wake9.com/festival ) and a bit about the new Ski Supreme v226. My interview with him will be on the podcast. It was a great day, but busy, and I am still tired.

Grant on left, RJ, me, then Mitch. 2 rows of surf boards, everything inland has, several walkers, some from the “other” guys, and he is building a new rack for more. Great shop.

He is stocked and ready to go for the festival, I love CMS commitment to wakesurfing. If Tige ever gets a NorCal dealer again, I hope its here. I would feel at home here.

Here is a slide show of all pics, you can view the set on flikr here:

Here is the final episode for the open male division. It is shown in the sequence as it happened. Enjoy!
For more info on this event, visit http://wake9.com/nwopen

 

In our effort to provide the highest quality wakesurf event coverage, we have created a single video/episode for the Masters division. Youtube only allows 10 min videos, and you can’t take them with you, but in this podcast, you can download to your mobile device or to your living room in HD with an Apple TV or XBox 360. You may watch the Masters video here, or click on the links to the right and check out our podcasts in either format to enjoy wherever you may be.
For more info on this event, visit http://wake9.com/nwopen

 

What a great time we had at this event. The NWWSA put on a well organized event, and the lake conditions were about perfect. We are in the process of uploading lots of videos from the event, and Whitney made a short intro video to explain how it will work.

 

Sean Cummings of Inland Surfer visits the wake9.com crew on Lake Oroville and shows us another great trick for our 201 series. This trick is a 180 shuvit and will really give you a sense of accomplishment if you land this. This was our last trick we did on his trip to wake9, thanks so much Sean. So get out there and practice this great wakesurfing trick. Make sure you watch all the way to the end.

 

Sean Cummings of Inland Surfer visits the wake9.com crew on Lake Oroville and shows us a great trick for our 201 series. This trick is a backside 180 to switch, and is not necessarily easy, but easy to practice. We show you how to practice and then put the trick together, plus I have a little fun with Sean. So get out there and practice this great wakesurfing trick.