Thursday, April 28, 2011
There can be no branches without root.
SUMMER is just about here and soon I shall be back on the water doing what I do. With summer, comes the ever so intense competition season. Now for those who know me, competitions are just not my thing. For one, I'm not good at them and two, the parties always seem to get the better of me. Nevertheless, I just wanted to talk a little about the contest circuit that runs through Ontario: The Roots Wakeboard and Wakeskate series.
The Roots is entering its second season thanks to some very hard work put forth by a group of dedicated riders who want nothing more to grow and foster our beloved sport. Having gone through the competition circuit a few years back, I don't think I appreciated how crucial these contests are. Love them or hate them, they are a great venue to promote the sport, network yourself within the industry, meet some cool like-minded cats like yourself, and at the end of the day just party your face off. We, a.k.a the RTdub crew, will be there and so should you...
Boardsports Open
Saturday June 11th and Sunday June 12th 2011
Presented by Malibu and Gordon Bay Marine
Summerski Lake, Newmarket
Algonquin Outfitters Open
Saturday July 22nd and Sunday July 23rd 2011
Presented by Nautique and Pride of Muskoka
Huntsville, Ontario.
Sharpley Source for Sports Open
Saturday Aug. 20th and Sunday Aug. 21st 2011
Presented by Mastercraft and Buckeye Marine
Head Lake, Haliburton
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Stay Lucky!
yan remote trip from yan lecomte on Vimeo.
I remember a time when wakeboarders would look at wakeskaters and say "yeah, pretty cool tho." Well my friends times have changed, because it is the wakeskaters who can now say "yeah I know, jackass." All this to say that wakeskating has come a long way, and some of the tricks they are now capable of is absolutely ridiculous. 3 flips, bigspins, varial flips, blunts, tailé/nose slides, double flips, 3 shuvs...you name it, and they are doing it. Now understand this is nothing new as they have been stepping up their game for the last couple years now. I guess what is new is that wakeboarders can no longer deny how cool wakeskating actually is. So yeah, let's all just get along and enjoy my friend Yan "lucky" Lecomte demonstrate a little bit where wakeskating is at. Thanks to WakeQC and Yan for making this video readily available, and make sure to check out other sick videos on his Vimeo page...
Sunday, April 17, 2011
WakeCompound.net
Having nothing better to do, I stubbled upon this new website/video blog at thewakecompound.net. It's pretty straight forward and simple (they kill it) by showcasing some cool videos of a selected group of sick riders (i.e. Bob Soven, Oli Derome, Rathy, Errington, LaRiche) in Florida. To me it seems like an appropriate "passing of the torch" with a new generation of wake riders establishing themselves as the future, just as Pointless Productions did just over a decade ago. Obviously this has been going on for a few years now, but it just seems that it is finally safe to say that wakeboarding, and most definitely wakeskating, have witnessed significant change (for better AND worse) in the last 2 years, and enough to say that it's progressed considerably outside the strict confines of boat. And if you don't believe me, well maybe you just haven't been around as long as I have...
POINTLESS mixtape 2 (just some shots) from pointless on Vimeo.
But Pointless will always be the reason I started to ride, and still ride today...just saying.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Old snap, new trick: frontside rodeo 5
Thought I'd share some old video highlights of what was my third trip to the Phillies, back for the first time since breaking my ankle a year prior. Make sure to catch Kent's front rodeo sequence in this video as well...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
it's Christmas!!
Christmas came early this year for the Bonney bros! Thanks to my boy Nate Benson and Billabong Canada for hooking this up! Chyeah!!
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