Hey everyone, Wake The Desert 2012 is NEXT weekend (July 20-22) at Middle Concho Park, Lake Nasworthy, San Angelo, TX and we have the biggest pay outs we’ve EVER had!! For OUTLAWS: $2,500 goes to FIRST PLACE!! $1250 for 2nd $625 for 3rd $300 for 4th and $150 for 5th!! There are also 3 divisions of surf that will get paid including Pro Women Open, Pro Men’s Skim, and Pro Men’s Surf! The payouts will be as follows for those [...]
The Women’s Pro division also saw a strong contingent of the best females frothing to launch off the XStar’s massive wake to claim victory. Nicola Butler produced a run that meshed big aerials perfectly with precise rail-riding to place her at the top of the field. Mellissa Marquardt and Raimi Merritt also put in stellar runs in the finals to round out the podium. Pro Women’s Finals 1. Nicola Butler 75.67 2. Mellissa Marquardt 66.67 3. Raimi Merritt 60.00 4. [...]
Nautique kicked off the Proving Grounds Tour today at Boater’s Choice in Brooklyn, MI and will continue the Proving Grounds Tour throughout the summer visiting a total of 22 Nautique dealerships for a day of on the water demos. The Proving Grounds Tour will run through the end of July featuring the ground-breaking Super Air Nautique G23 at a variety of locations throughout the Midwest and Northeast regions of the U.S. At each location, wakeboard pro Adam Wensink will provide [...]
Congratulations to Meagan Ethell, who won her first Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Branson last weekend. Hayley Smith and Dallas Friday rounded out the podium. 1. Meagan Ethell – 80.00 2. Hayley Smith – 70.00 3. Dallas Friday – 65.00 4. Melissa Marquardt – 60.00 5. Nicola Butler – 48.33 6. Amber Wing – 43.33
The Women’s pro division is shaping up to be a tight race this season. In a highly competitive final heat, Nicola Butler went just a little bigger than the rest of the field to claim victory. Solid runs also came from Meagan Ethell and Amber Wing who join Butler on the podium. Check out the WakeGirls Facebook Page for pictures from the event. Women’s Pro Finals 1. Nicola Butler 78.33 2. Meagan Ethell 73.33 3. Amber Wing 66.67 4. Raimi [...]
Showcasing some of the most progressive contest riding ever, the world’s best wakeboarders used the new MasterCraft XStar’s giant wake to keep the crowd of 8,000 fans in awe throughout the final day of competition at the first stop on the 2012 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. Not shying away from the XStar’s massive wake all weekend, the Pro Women showed they are looking to take their sector of the sport to unseen heights during the [...]
FIREBALL RUN is proud to announce Professional Wakeboard Champion Tarah Benzel Mikacich will be joining the 2012 Fireball Run Adventurally; Northern Exposure as a member of one of this year’s Celebrity Teams. FIREBALL RUN is an opportunity for strong role models and their supporting brands to engage fans at live events as well as through social media. Due to the signature cause, raising awareness for missing and exploited children, FIREBALL RUN and the Race to Recover America’s Missing Children has [...]
April 28, 2012 9:00 AM Start 2:00 PM Finals
JOBE announced today that they have officially signed female wakeboarder, Abby Delgoffe to their wakeboard team. This 25 year old pro-wakeboarder/chiropractor has been making major moves forward in the wakeboard scene over the past year. Along with recently adding a new bag of tricks to her repertoire, she has started an online blog about injury prevention and management for wakeboarders. (http://wakedr.com) Abby currently lives in Orlando, FL where she trains daily on Lake Holden with her Coach, Cathy Williams. “Abby [...]
