The Wake9 Experience

Yesterday was a great day for wake9, a great day for the Garcias. First, Jesse is standing up on the board and she is so cute out there when she tries. She can stand for about 2 seconds before losing her balance and RJ has to jump out and get her. She is working for a 5 count. If she can stand up for 5 seconds wakesurfing, then Jessica will get her first American Girl doll. She wants it bad. She is always coming to my desk and showing me the catalog, and the accessories.

The other reason it was a great day is Jesse got to take off her splints, most likely FOREVER. If you don’t know about Jesse, you should read this post:

http://wake9.com/blogs/ragboy/2009/06/26/an-incredible-day-wakesurfing-on-lake-almanor/

We have always been told by the doctors and several therapists that Jessica will always wear those splints until she stops growing, around 18 years old. They are so painful, and smelly after a day of sweating. They really hurt her, and they are designed to force her legs to correct themselves. Here is a picture from last summer where you can see her in the splints.

Jesse in Her Splints

Well, no more splints. We celebrated yesterday and went straight to the mall and bought Jesse 3 pairs of regular shoes from the Vans store. Her first regular pair of shoes. So we made a video to memorialize the day and share it with all.

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

When swimming in open water away from a boat or shore, always have a flag handy.

The GROM board is fully tested, and now in production and shipping. This is not your normal “kids” board, it is not a toy. This is designed to perform, and allow your kids to compete in wakesurfing if they so desire. It is easy to learn on and grow with. It is designed to work best from about 60-120lbs. It is also good anyone in that weight range. http://wake9.com/grom

We finally got our own new production board. I have finished the photo shoot and a video, but haven’t had time yet to update the page on the site, will be done soon. So for now, I am going to update the info here. We still have 2 left from the original order. I know, we are just getting our own, and they are almost gone. I am ordering more, should be here in a couple of weeks after the 2 are gone. We will still be doing the 30 day guarantee, we are SO confident this will exceed your expectations. Place your order here:

http://wake9.com/grom

Here is the video we just did for the GROM.

Here is a shoot we did of the board for the site. These images will be on the product page soon.

And lastly, here are some images that are of the demo we did of the board when we shot the video.

Had a great time with Rich (gunz) and his 12 yr old daughter Katelyn. What a great time to test out the new GROM Here is a bunch of pictures.

Sean Cummings of Inland Surfer visits the wake9.com crew on Lake Oroville and shows us one of his signature moves, The Gun Show. This is the first of our wakesurfing 201 series where we show you some great tricks to learn for intermediate rider. This is a great trick, because its fun, makes great pictures, and is fairly easy to learn with practice. Send me the pics of your guns, and make it your own. Show us the variations!

Sean Cummings of Inland Surfer visits the wake9.com crew on Lake Oroville and helps explain what the difference is between Surf style wakesurfing and Skim style wakesurfing. Sean then rides a board from each style and shows us some of his great moves, like 360s and shuvits.

ragboy and the rest of the wake9.com crew show how we have weighted 2007 Tige 24Ve for wakesurfing. We also give you tips on how you can experiment with getting your v-drive boat weighted. So take a look at this before you buy that ballast system.

ragboy and the rest of the wake9.com crew give you several guidelines and tips on how to wakesurf safely. Part 2 covers boating techniques like how to pick up a rider, and how NOT to power turn.