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Ride behind the best wake boat in the industry, with the latest and greatest in gear available to use.

Only $100 gets you:

- Two 20 minute sets behind our all new 2008 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV
- Professional instruction from Brent Starr and other Northwest Riders
- Free Lunch & T-Shirt
- Prizes and Giveaways
- Tons of demo gear available from: Slingshot, Straight Line, and others

Titan Wake is the industry leader in innovative Wakeboard Towers, Wakeboard Racks, Tower Speakers, and Tower Accessories. To give you, the everyday rider and consumer, a better overview of their products offered they’ve recently launched their NEW website. The NEW Titan site truly gives us all a wealth of information about the Titan Product line up. As you search specific products throughout the Titan website you’ll get info on those individual products that showcase key features, dealer locator options, product support, and a “submit a question” link for direct communication with Titan Wake Accessories.

Take a look at the products offered by Titan and check out the NEW Titan Website :

WWW.TITANWAKE.COM

Boat Manufacturers that Titan Wake Partners with include :

MalibuBoats.com - - - Nautiques.com - - - Chaparralboats.com

Titan Supports and Sponsors many Northwest Wakeboarders including Brandon Robins and others with their products, Film maker Sean Kilgus & BFY Productions, and the Northwest Riders Summer Tour.

Hunter Graham and Brandon Robins (Northwest Riders)

The Northwest Riders have been busy with their ‘08 Summer Clinic Tour around the NW region and still found the time to release NEW T-Shirt designs. They also have a line of NWR stickers for sale in a variety of colors. Take a look and place your order soon while they have inventory.

Above are the most recent T-Shirts released by Northwest Riders Clothing

* DIRECT LINKS TO ORDER THESE NEW T-SHIRTS ARE POSTED AFTER THE JUMP.

We’ve posted 3 photo galleries from the 2008 BAKES Northwest Wakeboard Invitational. Check out the photo galleries and official recap if you haven’t read it already after the jump.

Thanks to all the riders, sponsors, and spectators that showed up and made this the best BAKES NWI thus far….

Yesterday afternoon, at Coulon Park in Renton on the shores of Lake Washington, Thomas Olson landed a toeside 900 in the finals to WIN his first BAKES NWI title against defending 2 time Champion Bret V. Everyone who showed up to watch the NWI witnessed a passing of the torch between these long time friends from Gig Harbor. Many folks know that Bret V has been a mentor and significant influence in Thomas Olson’s wake career to this point. The 4th Annual BAKES NWI had the teacher give way to the protege’ in the closest finals decision the event has ever seen…

Congratulations Thomas Olson… we are proud of you bro ! And thanks to all the other invited riders who threw down with style and showmanship. This had to be one of the best wake comps I’ve been to locally.

* Check back this week for a full recap and photo galleries from this weekends BAKES NWI.

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1st - Thomas Olson (Gig Harbor, Washington)
Sponsors : BAKES Marine, Northwest Riders Clothing, OBrien Wakeboards

2nd - Bret V (Gig Harbor, Washington)

Sponsors : BAKES Marine, Malibu Boats, OBrien Wakeboards, Straight Line

3rd - Sam Cole (Oregon)

Sponsors : Active Water Sports, Slingshot Wakeboards

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* Biggest Air - Bret V (Heelside Indy Front)

* Best Trick - Thomas Olson (Toeside 900 in the Finals)

2008 BAKES NWI Rider List :

Bret V (Washington)
Brandon Robins (Washington)
Nick Jones (Washington)
Sam Cole (Oregon)
Nick Cardoza (SW Washington)
Nick Haisch (Washington)
Jeff Fabiani (Washington)
Rob Carter (Central Oregon)
Hunter Graham (Idaho)
Zach Schneider (Oregon)
Thomas Olson (Washington)
Chris Craig (Washington)

* Come out and root on riders from all over the Northwest region this Saturday at Coulon Park in Renton @ 10am.

We posted a link to last years recap and photo galleries, as well as a link to the video that aired last night on King5 Evening Magazine featuring Thomas Olson. Check them out.

Do you want to learn how to wakeboard or wakesurf this summer ? Do you live in the Inland Northwest (Spokane / Coeur D’Alene Area) ? If so, we strongly recommend you check out the Hayden Board School Coached by Hunter Graham.

Last year I first met Hunter Graham during a Slingshot Demo with area youth. Justin Meyer, the Slingshot Tech Rep, had told me about this up and coming rider who’s positive attitude for the sport of Wake was contagious. Hunter is going to be a Northwest Rider you will hear about in the years ahead. WakeboardNorthwest will continue to support Hunter and regional riders that have a common goal to grow the sport throughout the Northwest and beyond.

All the details for the Hayden Board School, coached by Hunter Graham, are posted after the jump.

The Northwest Riders 2008 Summer Wake Tour is almost here! With stops in Idaho only a handful of days away, sign-ups are open. Head over the NorthwestRiders.com and reserve your spot while you can.

Going on year four, the Northwest Riders Summer Clinic Tour blankets the Northwest bringing world class professional instruction to riders all over the region. Malibu pro team rider Brent Starr serves as head coach with the all new 2008 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV wake machine churning out the best wake in the business.

For info on the 2008 tour including dates and links to sign-up read more … after the jump.

A few weeks ago, a group of nine brave souls embarked on a quest to pull off the unthinkable…five boardsports in a single day. The Northwest is one of the only places I could think of that would even cater to the idea of this many boardsports in one outing. The group consisted of NWR skater Jake Waldrop, NWR Skimboarders Bryce Hermansen and Richard Docter, NWR owners Greg Young and Myself (Zack Clark), and friends Kyle Klube, Ray Durkee, AJ Koenig, and Chris Hudspith.

The event took 21 hours to complete and luckily fell on a day that topped 75 degrees plus giving perfect weather and conditions for each sport. In the end, everyone was exhausted and extremely stoked to have been a part of something so unique and so unheard of.

Read a recap of the day from the mind of Greg Young of Northwest Riders Clothing Company … after the jump.

Do you hear that? That is the sound of yet another fantastic Northwest Summer approaching. Okay…so last Summer was a bit off in terms of the perfect weather, but we all managed to have a blast nonetheless. This season is shaping up to be a great one and with it comes the kickoff of the 2008 Northwest Riders Clothing Company Summer Tour presented with Malibu Boats. The gang has a sweet new Wakesetter 23 LSV and plenty of other new additions to the NWR family.

Check out the press release for a look at the upcoming year for Northwest Riders Clothing Company … after the jump.