That’s right it’s true DG is back anbd killing it..yesterday I watched him rip down some 7s whirly 5s BS 5s roll to blind he is coming back strong…the shot about was professionally taken by me today while driving the slammed X Star that’s him on a whirly 5….any way I am happy my good friend is getting his stees back.  Today Robbie Carter knocked down a nice grabbed crow 5 too then I watched him stomp a few 7s and 9s…..  Will is here in the USA as well finally got her green card sorted so she;s been over helping me ride some.  We’ve all been shredding our faces off at the house, JD has been over the past few days…speaking of did anyone her about the Redbull B-Day party they threw him in Orlando….I seriously have to give them and JD credit for the raddest Birthday party ever!!  Couple of hundered friends on top of some sick building in downtown catered and open bar…it was out of control (see pic of CB napping as a result from JD’s event).  Any way back to business there’s been some serious hours going down on the X Star the past few days, gotta get those skills dialed for the upcoming PWT in ATL next week!  Speaking of ATL I was up there this past week and the crew from Ambush/BuyWake seriously knows how to have a good time in ATL!!  Any way next up I am off to the Royer Rumble in CA….should be good will try to get some more pics….ZS

Once again hello fellow wakers. On this entry I am going to talk about our friendly road trip that me and a couple of your favorite wakeboarders and filmmakers are on. And also touch on a topic that has been on my mind for a couple days now.
To start off I am on a road trip. This road trip consists of four riders and a filmer all in one 2007 Honda Odyssey. The crew is Andrew Adkison, Jimmy Trask, Jeff House, W.I.T. Productions filmmaker Spencer Norris, and myself. We started off the trip the Monday after Wake Games in Orlando. We all got into our trucks and caravanned to Panama City, FL where Andrew owns a house on an incredible lake called Lucas Lake. We stayed there for two nights just hanging out, doing some riding and shooting and just having a good time. We actually went and rode on the lake that Andrew learned to wakeboard on and got to meet Delbert who is one of the raddest person I have ever met. He is around 50 years old or so and rips it so hard you could not believe it. He started out with a huge 180 into the flats and from there on out throwing a huge variation of rolls and spins. We also got to meet up with and ride with our old friend Devin Rogers who we all haven’t seen in too long. So for it being the first leg of the trip it was better than I could have even imagined. I mean we got to shoot guns and I picked up a new hobby all in one day. Photography is my new hobby by the way. I am in love. I just need to get a camera.
On Wednesday morning we got up around 6 a.m. got into the van and got on the road to Hammond, LA. This is the only place where we actually have to do something that was planned out before. We are stopping in Louisiana to take photos for WBM’s My Scene. Where they pick peoples local spots and feature them each month in their magazine. THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!!! I have been alot of places through wakeboarding and this is on my top 3 favorite. Not only is it perfect conditions no matter what every day. They have a fully loaded Mastercraft X-Star, a pond with three rails radass rails to hit behind the four-wheeler, and also a step down pool gap with a banked rail on one side and step down A-Frame on the other. I mean its a full winch park and wakeboarding paradise. Ok I was excited and kind of got ahead of myself and forgot the most awesome part. And that is Chip Smith. He is the owner of Rukus boardshop in Hammond, LA. IF it wasn’t for him this would not be possible. He hooked us up so hard with everything from a place to stay, two brand new sea-doos to shoot video and photos, a brand new X-Star, and he even got some of his crew to build us two of the sickest rails just for us to hit and session as much as we want. As I am writing this it is 10 o clock at night and I am watching Jeff House and Andrew sessioning a rail under stadium lighting. Remember that song about the skatepark in heaven. I hope there is a heaven for wakeboarders because this would be it. We got to ride twice each day and session the rails as much as we could handle. And tomorrow to our disappointment we are leaving and going to the TSR for Cablestock. I shouldn’t be so bummed though because the the TSR is another one of the sickest places to wakeboard. It’s literally a compound dedicated to action sports and its awesome. And the people who run it have the right vision and want the right thing for our wonderful sport. And not to mention they are great people. So as we reach our halfway mark of the road trip it is obvious that this is the funnest trip I have been on in my career. I am surrounded by good friends (I wish a couple more could have fit but thats how the cookies crumbles), incredible riding conditions, and lots of laughs. I will fill you in with more in the next couple days about the rest of our trip.
Now to the point I wanted to get across thats been weighing on brain for the past couple days. Traveling around and meeting new people is awesome. Especially when everywhere you go you are surrounded by amazing people who share the same interests. It is like everywhere we go we are surrounded by good friends. Even if we have just met the people we are with because of wakeboarding we instantly have a common bond that brings us closer than so many things. Its amazing that everyone we meet we instantly get along with and can have an amazing time. I love this sport and the way it brings everyone together. Thank you and adios amigos.
DG

Yea, so yesterday the Alliance multimedia crew put together a “see who can ollie the highest over a wall without killing yourself” contest. The contest was at the famous projects wakeboard camp in east Orlando. There were a bunch of people that showed up, uh Trevor Hanson was there, Andrew Adkison, Mr. House, J.D., Shane, Watson, Clay Fletcher, Jimmy Trask among many others. JD went first and he set the bar by clearing 45 inched I think and I unfortuneately was not able to clear that. However if you give me a basketball I will dunk all in your face without a question. So im gonna skip a few hours of detail and cut to the chase, Andrew does infact have ups, I was a little surprised even though I shouldnt be, but that white boy CAN jump. Andrew ended up winning the ollie title for 08. Who knows when they will hold this prestigeous event again, but one things for sure, Corey Bradley will not be your winner cause this White Boy cant jump. Im gonna go ahead and blame it on my height, “Im too tall.”

Someone should check the spelling of this post.

Corey

Have you ever watched a tv show so many times that even though extremely funny the first few times you saw it, by the 30th time it becomes dull and just doesn’t have that same effect it once had. Well NBC’s The Office is not that show. Since Club 506 owns every season of this show out on DVD it seems that not a day goes by with out it gracing our tv screens. I love it and you should too, which I am sure you do.
And that leads me to my next point. Wakeboarding is fun. And Zane did give himself a swollen eye by hitting himself in the face with a handle. Although near certain death also certainly funny. I guess that when the limits get pushed someone is bound to get taken down. Next time around it will probably be me. Until then.
DG

Whats up everyone, this is my first post and i’m pretty pumped about it. I signed up awhile ago, but was to lazy to get around to submiting a post. All that changed acouple days ago when i became a coffee drinker. My roommate, riders Anthony Hollick and Kyle Alberts, always enjoyed waking up with a warm cup of coffee. I’d always been agianst it, figuring i wasn’t the coffee type, but yesterday I figured “why not try”. There are qualifications to be a coffee drinker; not everyone can pull it off. First, you have to wake up early. Second, while drinking you have to talk about important/intelligent things, or pretend to. Third, there has to be a place to drink it, somewhere you can sit down and enjoy your surroundings. So, i woke up earlier than i had in months, and enjoyed my first cup of coffee on the back porch overlooking the lake. Wow, i don’t drink soda or anything with caffiene, so the coffee hit me hard. I swear i did more that day than i ever have in a week. Now i’m on day two, and look at this, i’m submiting a blog. I already painted my room, visited with our 80 yr old neighbor, owned it on Rockband for Xbox 360, rode, and cleaned the boat! Speaking of our older neighbor, we just moved into a retirement neighborhood, with us being the only ones under 75, but i’ll fill you in on that at a later time. Back to the topic, coffee. I recomend anyone who doesn’t drink it, try it. And those of you that do, if you want to enjoy a cup with myself and my roommates, let us know! I’m off to get another cup, who knows what else i’ll get done today.

Mom jokes will never die.
Also, whoever invented the word blog needs to be choked out.
Moving on..

When you see the 2008 team poster, I want you to think about how ridiculous it is. After that, think about how hard it had to be to get nine severely intellectually challenged riders to come together and build an aquatic masterpiece. Some funny stuff went down. All of it captured on video.

Tune into CWB_TV to catch up on all things weird.

The Proline Synthesis Wakeboard Handle has been given an overhaul for 2008. It still sports the triangle shape that fits perfectly in the anatomical grooves of the rider’s hands, which makes it a favorite of riders who tried it.

For 2008 we softened the durometer of the EVA foam grip and rounded each corner adding increased comfort. We also added a die-cut logo to the grip, so you will be looking good whenever you pull this handle out.

Try the new and improved Synthesis Handle.

-          15” lightweight 6061 T6 aircraft aluminum core bar
-          Soft durometer, sanded EVA grip
-          Die-cut logo
-          1/8” Dyneema PRT coated line
-          Optional Pistol grip

Available at CWB Dealers. For more information visit www.ridecwb.com.

So I guess I’ll start by giving a brief overview of what’s been going on with me lately. Right now I am at home in Chico, California. There are two big new toys in my garage; one of them is an Epic boat with a spiderweb wrap and the other is a pink winch I just bought! I can’t play with them right now, but I’ll get into that later. First I’ll start from the end of winter. After a rad snowboarding season I packed up and left the mountains for Florida. Being a cook at The Wakeboard Camp allowed me to have some ideal Florida weather and training! In addition to learning new stuff on a wakeboard, I also got to learn how to curve a strike in bowling (Thanks Benny G). I found some swamps to run by, played HORSE on the trampoline with co-workers, and went to the beach. Oh, and I got 3rd place and 10 bucks in a karaoke competition at the bar across the street from the camp! I wanted the 75 dollar 1st place prize, but I had fun anyway because Rhiannon is fun to sing. There was a day when some other c-dub riders came out to film for learnwake.com that included Trevor, Bryan and Nick. My Mom and Shawna also came to visit me for a week. One of the best things about working at a camp is getting familiar with all the different kinds of accents of the world. I have fun practicing them every time I know a telemarketer is calling. One time I practiced my Aussie accent when an unavailable call was coming from my phone and it actually turned out to be my soon-to-be-roommate Amber Wing!

It’s too bad I didn’t get to spend more time in our lakefront house, but having my shoulder dislocated for a whole hour got in the way of that (hence why I came home early). My welcoming family, friends and boyfriend are helping me to feel super again and I’m sure I’ll be back riding in no time. I’ve been camping, roller-blading, disk golfing and getting caught up with school. I think I’m going to build a C-rail while I’m out too. Well thanks for reading this and have a wonderful day!

-Raequel

It’s been a busy weke down here, there are photo shoots happening for MasterCraft and the guys are riding a lot too. Went up to Wakeboard Mag the other day and did some stuff you’ll see in the upcoming issues and then got to bro down with Kevco, who I have know since like 1992-3 we go way back and he showed me some video of Steve Bates (CWB Team Mgr) and I riding back in the day….Dec 94 to be exact..any way he is convinced that this sort of relic belongs on their site, so please be sure to look for it I am talking vintage directional board stuff here…it’s so damn funny!

OK so they fellas, House, Derek, Jimmy Trask and Spencer Norris have been filming a ton at my house….and they put up this fun little rail to session right off the dock here…it’s pretty mellow but fun nonetheless…so of course I was taunted into hitting it and it was fun unitl I switch 270 on and tried to 3 out only to land going out the front at that point sticking my face into the handle and it caught my right eyebrow…now rocking ice packs as I will have a black eye and I’ll be sure to post that too.

Last but certainly not the least I was challenged in Edmonton by the CWB sub rep Jared, to man up and grow a “stache” I think I have actually one upped him with this beauty!

Holla from Texas. Spring is here. The sun has been out, and the water is warm and flat. lots of new stuff going on out here. Biggest news is that Aaron reed has moved out to Texas, just a few minutes from my house. He found him a Texas girl that he wants to marry, plus he just loves to ride and kick it out here. he is heavy into photography these days. Should have some quality shots coming out of this area by reed. its gonna be a good season. My friends and I are planning a trip to Port Aransas soon. 4wheeler + wakeboard/skate + shore break = lots of fun. Also Austin, TX rail jam event going down on Sunday April 6th. I will be there competing. If you are interested in coming out to watch search “the grind” online. it will be a party. Live music, food, bikinis, and riding from top locals. Thats all I got for now.

So, Ive got some pretty good news from good ol Windermere, Florida, we just got a new boat out at the house and it is BA. Ill let Andrew talk more about it if he wants cause it is his boat. Best X-Star ever. Anyhow, the event where I got auctioned off last weekend was pretty unorganized, however, I did go for $775,000, which was a record for the night. I was bought by a woman that has a husband, so I assumed that they were swingers. Anyhow, it was for a good cause and the charity ended up raising $775,350, so overall it was a good night.

I know my last post was about parts of my spring break but I just couldnt get enough. So, last weekend, I went down to Ft. Lauderdale and South Beach in Miami. Ft. Lauderdale was good, but Miami sucks unless your in to Techno and long lines to get into bars and guy that wear their sunglasses at night.

I only have three more weeks of being a college student and I am very thrilled about that, its only taken me six years, thats normal right. Anyhow, Ill keep you posted on the graduation celebration festivities that are going to take place soon.

On another note, I also just recently signed with the best boat company in the world, MasterCraft. I am really stoked to be apart of that company and to join my other fellow team mates Zane, Andrew, Derek, and B-Hutt. Its gonna be a good year.

Be easy

Corey

Hello wakers,
My name is Derek Grasman and this is my fist blog on ridecwb.com. I am in Winter Haven, FL on the grand chain of lakes. Anyways the weather is finally warming up and it feels like spring is among us. This is good because I hate wearing wetsuits. Unless it’s a fullsuit because for some reason I really enjoy wearing a fullsuit. As long as I don’t have shorts over it. It makes me feel like a surfer and I am just shredding the wakes of Babylon.

As this is my first blog with CWB I want to address that after being injured for the past six months 2008 looks like it is going to be one of the better years. From being able to ride again to being able to ride the best product in the business to being able to travel and spend time with some of my best friends with the exception of one. It’s awesome to be involved with the best company in the business and thanks to all you guys for supporting CWB for all these years. And thank you all for just wakeboarding period. Alright I am outie like a belly button.

DG

Zane rips.

Some thought we would sit back and rest on our industry shattering idea brought to fruition tabbed Hinge Tech (patent # 7,134,928 B1). It was the biggest and best innovation to hit the sport. Period. The biggest downside to wakeboarding has always been getting in and out of your boots. Hinge Tech has changed that.

Now, not only is getting in and out of your boots far easier, but boot wear and tear is almost non-existent. Gone are the days of fighting your boots on and off, and heel lift. Now most of you know what the Hinge Tech is all about. Feet in, hinge up, high fives. For 2008, we continued with the beginner friendly Hinge Tech on the low end and introduce Switch Hinge on the high end, for zero heel lift. Push the lever down on the high end instead of pulling it up.

The new 6 plate features a smaller footprint on the board, drastically reducing the weight of the boot. Taking 25% of the footprint out of the baseplate allowed for a far stiffer plate while trimming the weight. Going from an eight-inch pattern to a six also allows for the new boots to still fit on older boards. The 6 plates also feature a thinned out and completely covered heel cup for a far cleaner appearance.

We also eliminated the middle man by making the heel piece one solid unit rather than the traditional heel rubber covered by a wrap, which adds comfort, performance and trims more weight. To provide the cleanest look possible, we created three closed toe boots for those who are into looking right. The closed toe phenomena can now be looked at from a Hinge Tech point of view. The Zeus, Answer and Tiffany are all using Switch Hinge and the 6 plate for 08.

Now you can rock the closed toe boots for those chilly winter sesh’s. You have heard the buzz. Now try Hinge and see how it makes your ride effortless.

08 CWB Answer shown in attached photo’s: a pound lighter, stiffer base plate, new Switch Hinge shown in rear view, and cleaner look.

For more information visit www.ridecwb.com.

So Derek did pick me up and he is pumped he got to work out 2 times today and is now back doing whirlys, backside 3s and slew of stuff he had to re-learn….if you didn’t know he had broken his leg….pretty bad but I think he’s just complaining cause I did it a long time ago and I don’t remember being such a baby, but nonetheless he is STOKED to be back charging it! We have a St. Patties Day celebration to attend tonight where hopefully I will partake in some green beverages HAPPY St Patricks to ALL!!

Pretty new to blogs so bear with me I really did not do well in creative writing in school so this might suck…if so sorry and for that matter too bad who expects me to be a writer anyway.

OK so I just am in Minneapolis returning from my second venture to Ocean Sports in Edmonton Canada, to hang, sell and freeze with my bro Jeff Heer (Canadian CWB Rep and one of the best riders ever to grace water). Last time I went up there for the boat show it was insane and they proved to make it insane once again, it was -18 C Sunday morning…and get this people were scrambling to get new boards, surfers and boats…really weird to me that they’d even care about it right now but Canada is stoked on riding….it’s amazing!! I really want to thanks Ryan & Megan for having me up, even though it was the coldest I have ever been in my life it was fun! Andrew was there for MasterCraft so it was good to see him, but if you read this blog you’d know we just did some insane filming for the new poster, the team is TIGHT this year!! I had everyone at my house for a few days and they pulled everything out of the shed and had a blast, just wait and see you’ll laugh your a$$ off!!

Any way I will blog again got to catch my flight to Tampa as it’s snowing here and I am cold…hopefully Derek picks me up!