The Collegiate Wake Series is headed to Portland, OR on October 2, 2010. It looks like the teams are:

• Chico State
• Washington State
• Central Washington University
• University of Oregon
• Long Beach State

Head out and cheer on your local Northwest team!

More Information:

Collegiate Wake Series Web Site
Collegiate Wake Series Facebook Event Page (Portland, OR)

2010 Northwest Riders Wake Series :: 1st Annual Wakeboard Event

This event was fun…and I’m not just saying that because it was our event. I had a blast. Greg had a blast. Our volunteers had a great time. The riders enjoyed it. We also heard the same from Monroe locals (except for that one angry fisherman), the Monroe Parks Department, the City of Monroe Mayor and staff, and on and on. It was fun because all of these people made it just that. Thank you. Anyone that came out and supported us…you are appreciated.

We are sifting through tons of images which we will post here on the BLOG in the coming days. Rhys Logan (rhystomahawk.com) came out to snap photos and will have them for sale for those that were asking/interested. Until then have a look at this edited video Rhys put together and read on:

We started out with a Friday night Double Up contest sponsored by Mastercraft. The format was head-to-head and was a winner-take-all showdown. The night before, Greg, Chris Hudspeth, our buddy Jason, and myself ventured out to set up stadium style lighting. We knew the latter portion of the event would be in the dark so we wanted to make sure and keep the water lit. We partially succeeded. The first few rounds were solid as the Mastercraft X-25 provided by Darren and the boys at Mastercraft Seattle cranked out a mean wake for the riders. Our driver, Sean Kilgus (BFY Productions) drove by the crowd gathered at Sockeye’s Restaurant literally feet from shore. Lake Tye is man-made and perfect for a wakeboard competition with a good amount of depth more or less the entire area of the lake. The riders vying for the prize of $500 cash and the title of the first ever winner of the Northwest Riders Wake Series Double Up Showdown were: Dan Klopp, Alex Scagliotti, Travis Stewart, Rob Carter, Nick Cardoza, Scott Woods, Spencer Norris, and Thomas Olson. The riding got more difficult as the night wore on. As I mentioned earlier, we partially succeeded with the lighting. The crowd could see well, while Kilgus and the riders had a more difficult time. We had the lights set where they created a bit of a glare at water level. The semi-finals featured Alex Scagliotti, Dan Klopp, Rob Carter, and Scott Woods. Alex and Robby moved on to face each other in the finals…fitting as both are from the Bend, OR area and have been riding partners for years. The visibility on the water proved to be a test for the riders and in the end, Robby won on literally the last double up of the night with a big tweaked out Indy Glide. Congrats Rob!

FRIDAY NIGHT DOUBLE UP RESULTS
sponsored by Mastercraft

Winner Take All - Robby Carter

Finals:
Alex Scagliotti vs. Robby Carter

Semi-Finals:
Alex Scagliotti
Dan Klopp
Robby Carter
Scott Woods

Malibu Boats sponsored day two (Saturday) which was the meat of the Northwest Riders Wake Series. Saturday’s all-ages and abilities contest ran all day from roughly 8am to 6pm. We had 46 wakeboarders across the divisions: Novice, Womens, Intermediate, Advanced, and Open. There was plenty of entertainment for the crowd. Not only was there great wakeboarding to watch out on Lake Tye, but Grizzly-Sports brought out tubes and a water trampoline for the swimming area, and we had Jared Eygabroad on the microphone giving away gear and raffle prizes nearly the entire day. Jared also had some interesting and awkward contests such as: Cutest Kid Contest and Tackle Greg Young for a T-shirt. He also had a few fans convinced that Toby McGuire was on shore signing autographs in a Spider Man mask. Vitamin Water came out to make sure everyone stayed hydrated which was clutch as the temperature hovered in the 90’s. The featured Open division was a 3-man showdown. In the end, our own Eddie Roberts took 1st place and $300 with some solid riding. All-in-all, we saw some great wakeboarding, had some laughs, and learned some lessons for making this even bigger next season.

SATURDAY CONTEST RESULTS
sponsored by Malibu

NOVICE

1- Talon Sorensen
2- Eric Soler
3- (we lost our sheet … if you got 3rd please contact us)

WOMEN

1- Jaime Klontz
2- Priscilla Stultz
3- Megan Middleton
4- Olivia Kull

INTERMEDIATE

1- BJ Morgan
2- Joe Spry
3- Shawn Stohrer

ADVANCED

1- Kyle Havens
2- Trevor Lewis
3- Ren Waldron

OPEN

1- Eddie Roberts
2- Colin Spradlin
3- Mark Hunsinger

After clean up and tear-down on Saturday, we wrapped the whole event in a nice little package and put a shiny little bow on top in the form of a wakeboard clinic taught by none other that Washington wakeboard icon Brent Starr. Fourteen people came out to learn something new on a wakeboard and test out the Slingshot wakeboards and bindings. There were first-timers on up to riders that have been out there for years and all left with more confidence and a little bit bigger bag to carry around their tricks in.

The 2010 Northwest Riders Wake Series was a success…hands down. We definitely have room for improvement and we are already planning for next year. We want to thank so many people that made this possible. It is hard to fit everyone in, but a few are:

Wade Wagley and Slingshot Wakeboards, Grizzly-Sports, Bakes Marine, Mark and Lani at Malibu Boats, Mayor Zimmerman - Denise Jacobsen - Mike Farrel - Oriville - and the City of Monroe, Darren and Mastercraft Seattle, Robert and NW Quality Remodel & Deck, Vitamin Water, Rhys Logan (rhystomahawk.com), Sockeye’s Restaurant, Sean Kilgus, Matt V, Jared Eygabroad, Dylan McGuire, Chris Hudspeth, Brent Starr, Eddie Roberts, AJ Koenig, Brandon Robins, Ryan Brien and The Rock Church, Nick at Red Bull, Ray Durkee, Gary and Carol Clinefelter, Caitlin Goetze, Muscle Milk, Spencer Norris, all of the riders, all of the families of the riders, all of the fans and people that came out in support, Phil Thomas Kat, Tommy Robinetti, and the one pissed off “Sportsman” … anyone we didn’t list we want to thank also with the classic: “you know who you are.”

Until next year…

Friday July 23rd – Wakeboard Clinics

We will have two Malibu’s on the water all day for clinics. This is a great chance to learn new tricks, work on your contest run or even the basics. Learn from the areas top riders. All abilities welcome. There are two sessions per day 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm. Register on-site at 8:30am and 12:30pm. $20 per session.

Saturday July 24th – Butter Stomp Wakeboard Contest

The fifth annual Butter Stomp Comp is back as part of the Down River Days Celebration. This grassroots event is free to the public. The competition is open to all ability levels from Beginner thru Pro. At registration competitors will be grouped into ability based divisions. This is a freeride event which means riders will get 4 minutes behind the Malibu to show off their skills and impress the judges. The top three riders in each division will take home some radical prizes from our sponsors. Register on-site at 9am. Contest to start at 10am. Rider entry fee is $40 and includes Butterstomp t-shirt. Division running order - Beginner, Intermediate, Women, Advanced, and Open.

Sunday July 25th – Selkirk Trailblazers Snowmobile Watercross Drag Races

Butter Stomp is proudly sponsored by: Hagadone Marine Group & Malibu, Seattle City Light, peak7adventures.org, O’Brien Wakeboards, Smith Optics, Northwest Riders Clothing, Rockstar Energy Drink, CDA Cycling, Pita Pit, Island Ski and Board Shop, CWB, Spinney Bent, Paradise Liquor, 3F2.org, and Pyramid Printing

Butter Stomp is brought to you by Three Fine Fellows (3F2). Three Fine Fellows, a not for profit organization, is devoted to bringing community awareness to action sports. Through the promotion of grassroots events we provide progressive methods to foster amateur competition within the region. Our passion is the sports we promote and our organization is the platform from which we speak. For additional info please check out www.3f2.org

All the event details can be found over on the Northwest Riders website.

REFRESH is an action-packed, fast-paced look at the wakeboard scene of the Northwest’s Inland Empire. Hailing from the Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho - Flying Robot Films brings you the lifestyle, skills and antics of a crew of shredders. REFRESH is a funtastic voyage of wakeboarding, bmx, moto, and snowboarding. Not for seriousness or artistic flare, REFRESH was created in the essence of fun, good times, high fives, and getting’ radical.

REFRESH captures the local talent including Chad Warren, Jeremy Deming, Gared Schneider, AJ Haynes, Rick Knott, Jason Jakober, DJ Reynolds, Steven Bafus, Josh VandeVanter, Chad Hecker, and Ronnie Watson.

Supported by – O’Brien, Pita Pit, Smith, Rockstar, Malibu, and 3F2.org

Check out photos and a recap article here.

Kids That Snowboard - Full Video

Nick recently landed a trick that has never been done. He dubbed it the “Big Perm,” which is a pretty funny play on the current trick named the “Big Worm” crossed with Nick’s signature curly hair that sits atop his head and has become a bit of an identifier for him.

A note from Nick:

“I’m pretty excited right now about a lot of things with wakeboarding. For starters, yesterday I landed a “big Perm”, which has possibly never been done before on a wakeboard. Some have speculated that Brandon Johnson landed it about 10 years ago, but never got it on footage. I asked some of the more respected guys in the industry, who have been in it since day one, and they’ve agreed that its only speculation that it was ever landed before. So, I’m pretty stoked on the whole thing, and stoked I got it on video! Quality isn’t all there, but good enough to see the trick. It’s a toeside frontflip 720, or like an ollay crow 7! On top of that, I’m sitting on a plane right now on my way to Brazil for the 2nd World Series stop! Last month I was able to spend a week in Manaus, Brazil, which is in the northern part of the country. Now, we’re traveling to Belo Horizonte, which is in the southern part, next to San Paulo. I’ve been told the water here is a little cold because the seasons are opposite those of the northern hemisphere, so they’re beginning winter as we begin summer. I’ll be updating with pics as frequent as I can get internet.”

The NFFTY Youth Film Festival is going on now here in Seattle, WA and is featuring a day of action sports flicks from some great local and national amateur filmers. If you are in Seattle go check it out. Wakeboard Northwest contributor Bryan Myss and Northwest Riders team waker Brandon Robins are judging the event.

Click Here for some more info.