SLINGSHOT 2014

2014 Team Edit from Slingshot Sports Wake on Vimeo.

∆Follow Pat!

pic: Chris O'Shea @livesimple

Stoked to have stumbled upon this pic of my ozzy mate Pat Riordan! Met this cat on my last trip to the CWC back in 2009. Very nice to see he still ripping and riding Slingshot. (he was one the first riders I ever met riding Slingshot all those years ago). This pic comes from a recent road trip with the Follow wake team wherein they toured around Australia with the likes of Chris O'Shea, Oli Derome, Mitch Langfield, and countless other dope Australian riders. Peep the teaser...very good things coming from this crew.

Follow. Team Trip Teaser from |TheBlueCircle| on Vimeo.

THIS TIME AROUND

This Time Around from PATRICK WIELAND INC. on Vimeo.

It was back in 2006 that my brother and I planned our first trip to the CWC and the Philippines. I've been back four times since, and chances are I'll make it five soon enough; especially after watching This Time Around. 

Every visit to the CWC was unique, different, and amazing. In 2007 I was introduced to a whole new facet of wakeboarding, and discovered paradise. In 2008, my trip was cut short because of a broken ankle. In 2009, I filmed some of my best riding to date, and discovered Sesitec's System 2.0. In 2010, I returned with my brother and swam with whale sharks.

It was obvious that we all knew that the CWC was a very special place, and it's very cool to have been apart of the movement described in this film. This Time Around has given me an amazing feeling of nostalgia and inspiration to keep evolving as a rider. Salamate Po! and cheers to all my CWC homies all over the world!! One love.

Please enjoy...

"This Time Around" by Patrick Wieland

This Time Around Teaser from PATRICK WIELAND INC. on Vimeo.

I must say that I was very excited when I first discovered this teaser!! For me it's a trip down memory lane of my experiences and past trips to the Philippines when I visited every year from 2007-2010. Upon my last trip to the CWC in 2010 with my brother Justin, our worst fears were realized when we came to the conclusion that our beloved filipino riding sanctuary had been tainted and lost some of its magic.

Fortunately it seems as though the CWC is regaining its prominence as one of the best spots to ride in the world. Based on the videos and photos that have been coming out from the new Republic Wake Park in Manila and the O.G. CWC, it looks as though I'll be booking a return trip ASAP!!

2012 Canadian WAKE Championships

2012 Rockstar Canadian Wake Championships presented by Nautiques from Jono Boysen on Vimeo.

While I was at the Canadian Cable Championships, all the talk was about what had all went down just the day before at the Wake Championships. In this video make sure to check out Oli and Raph Derome battle it out on their home lake in St-Zotique for the 2012 canadian wake crown. Ultimately it was Oli that took the title, but Raph ended up wining the rail contest and so I guess everything worked out just fine.

Wake2wake - Episode 1 with Raph Derome!

My trip to Toronto last month was for the purpose of filming the third episode of Wake2wake's "D'une vague à l'autre" television series. That episode will be airing later this month. Until then check out the first episode of the that series as they follow Raph Derome on his way to winning one the year's biggest contests: Wake the Line in Cologne, Germany...

"Wolfpack has launched it’s new television series with Wake2Wake – “D’une vague à l’autre” (Wake to wake) presented by Sharks boutique and Mastercraft. Wakeboarders, surfers, and kite boarders alike will be able to follow this eight part series dedicated to everything that is water sports. The show will be aired all summer long on RDS as well as wake2wake.ca so stay tuned.

Produced by Guillaume Paré

Directed by Jonathan Ferguson

Wake2wake - D'une vague à l'autre - Saison 2012 Épisode 1 from WOLFPACK on Vimeo. 
Raphael Derome makes his comeback to professional competition after a near career ending injury to his elbow that kept him on the sidelines for almost all of 2011. In this first episode of Wake to Wake, we follow Raph as he prepares himself for the upcoming season. We go inside the weight room, travel to his home cable at WOW Plaza in St-Zotique, and then we’re off to Germany for Wake the Line, one of the biggest contests on the professional circuit."


(source: wake2wake.ca)

Derome's run Texas!

video: Pat Wieland - Allliance Wake

LIPSMACK OUT NOW!

This is the fourth and final trailer from Slingshot's first ever full feature film LIPSMACK by Patrick Wieland. It Is now available for purchase on iTunes following a successful world premiere in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend. The video vibes on the fun and creative side of wakeboarding, and I think it will serve as a great testament as to where the sport is and where it can go.

GO GET IT! http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/lipsmack/id524821405

Lipsmackin' Oli Derome!

Lipsmack: Olivier Derome Teaser from Slingshot Sports Wake on Vimeo.

Rumours with Oli Derome.

Rumour has it that Slingshot's poster boy Oli Derome will be in the Phillies while Yan Tibo, Benjamin Leclair, and myself will be in Thailand next week. Will he be joining the  Thai party!? We can only hope so.


In the meantime, check this video of Oli and Mike Ennen doing what they do best: riding, smiling, and straight killing.

Oli and Mike from Aacadia.com on Vimeo.

putting Canada back in The Projects!

Oli Derome, Raph Derome, and Yan Tibo killing back where they spent some time. For anybody who doesn't know what 'The Projects' is, well I suggest you look into it. As far as I'm concerned it's pretty much the holy grail of wakeboarding in a sense. And yo also notice Dylan Miller and Dustin O'Ferrall...that's my team!

Projects 1 hit session from Dustin O'Ferrall on Vimeo.

the Derome brothers, two for one!

(photo: Aleks Ignatowicz)

This is what you want to see: Raph Derome in 1st and his older bro Oli Derome in 2nd this past weekend at the WWA Monster Triple Crown Wake Park Stop #3 Pro Obstacle Only division at Hydrous Wake Park in Allen, Texas. That's my TEAM!

Teasing teasers!

Lipsmack-The First Look from Slingshot Sports Wake on Vimeo.

Slingshot has been hard at work this summer crisscrossing every which way to put together their first ever team video. I'm usually a bit wary of team videos, but I think this one could be good...

Defy trailer 2. The Danny Harf project from Sean Kilgus on Vimeo.

The DEFY movie project with Danny Harf has been taking forever it seems, at least a few years and counting now. However after viewing this latest teaser, I guess it will be well worth the wait...

Wake Cracker, circa 2007?

Might be old, but this has got to be one of my favourite contests of all time. Red Bull put together a very cool concept back in the summer of '07. Riders were brought into the Quebec wilderness (not knowing where they were going of course), basically in the middle of nowhere, got their heads shaved upon arrival, and then had to get creative in making their own rails and jibs with natural features. The highlight of the video is Oli Derome's tree bonk to frontside three. Probably one wakeboarding's most underrated stunts EVER, and that's real talk.

Oli Derome.

Oli Derome - Best Footy of 2010 from Wake2wake.ca on Vimeo.
Wake2wake made this edit available that features some of Oli's best stuff in 2010. Since then, Oli is now riding for Slingshot wakeboards and landed a wake to wake 1080 just a few months back. And that's whassup