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MasterCraft Introduces the Zero Flex Tower 4
Vonore, TN — In a move that continues to offer boat owners an unmatched choice of premium options, MasterCraft Boat Company now introduces its all-new Zero Flex Tower 4 (ZFT 4). The ZFT 4 not only has the signature MasterCraft styling but it comes with phenomenal functionality as well. With all new quick release handles, it takes just a simple pull of a lever and the tower will easily lower removing the headache of storage and traveling. And while the ZFT 4 has more curves than its ZFT 2 sibling, its form does not compromise the enduring strength and stability found in the ZFT 2 and ZFT 5p. And while it is difficult to find any system as easy the rotating clamping board racks introduced by MasterCraft nearly a decade ago, the ZFT 4 now offers a system even easier. The new MasterCraft ZFT 4 now comes with quick release clamps to swivel the board rack in meaning even less hassle to get boards in and out of their holding cells.
The ZFT 4 is now available for any new 2012 MasterCraft Boat orders.
MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Announces 2012 Schedule
The largest and most storied professional wakeboarding circuit in the world is gearing up for its 21stseason, as the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink unveiled today its 2012 schedule. The 2012 Pro Tour will visit five cities throughout the United States, including a brand new venue in the Midwest.
The 2012 season will kick off May 18 at Dallas Landing Park in Acworth, Ga. and wrap up on July 28 at Volunteer Landing in Knoxville, Tenn.
Between Acworth and Knoxville, the Pro Tour will make stops in Fort Worth, Tex., Monroe, Wash., and its newest venue inBranson, Mo.
The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink is a five-stop series points race for the Pro Tour title. Athletes accumulate points at every stop, based on placement in each contest. The highest total points-earner at the end of the five-event season will be crowned the Pro Tour champion.
Last year, Phillip Soven topped the 2011 standings, earning his fourth Pro Tour title in five years. Soven won the season-long points race after edging out teenage Australian phenom Harley Clifford 480 points to 445. As the defending titlist, Soven will enter the 2012 season as the top-ranked rider on the Pro Tour.
The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by ROCKSTAR is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla., and has the support of the following sponsors: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Overton’s, Indmar, Peavey, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Byerly, Oakley, Sayiwon’t, Epiphone and YOUR MOM.
About MasterCraft
MasterCraft is the exclusive towboat for the Pro Wakeboard Tour, as it has been since the tour’s wakeboarding events began in 1992.
About ROCKSTAR
ROCKSTAR is the world’s most powerful energy drink. Enhanced with the potent herbal blend of Guarana, Ginkgo, Ginseng and Milk Thistle, ROCKSTAR is formulated to provide an incredible energy boost for those who lead active and exhausting lifestyles – from athletes to rock stars. ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available in eighteen amazing flavors: Original, Sugar Free, Zero Carb, Juiced Mango Orange Passion Fruit, Juiced Guava, Juiced Pomegranate, Tropical Punched, Punched Citrus, Roasted Mocha, Roasted Latte, Roasted Light Vanilla, Cola, Recovery Lemonade, Recovery Orange, Recovery Grape, Pink, and 2X. ROCKSTAR ENERGY SHOTS are available in Wild Berry and Tropical Punch flavors. ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK is available at convenience and grocery retail outlets across the United States, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Japan, Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, The Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, Mexico, the Philippines and throughout the United Kingdom. Go to www.rockstar69.com or www.facebook.com/rockstar for athlete and event updates, videos, profiles, and product information.
About Indmar
Indmar is the world’s largest privately held manufacturer of gasoline powered inboard marine engines. Indmar Marine Engines have led the market on dependability, longevity, and performance for decades.
About King of Wake
The King of Wake is the world’s elite pro wakeboarding series, attracting the sport’s top athletes from throughout the globe. Over the course of a season, athletes compete for the ultimate wakeboarding crown in a series points race of eight events throughout the United States to see who rules the wake. The 2012 series consists of the Wake Games, the WWA National Championships, the WWA World Championships and all five stops on the Pro Wakeboard Tour. The King of Wake isorganized by World Sports & Marketing – the leading wake-events producer since 1988.
2012 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by ROCKSTAR Schedule:
City
Acworth, Ga. Dallas Landing Park/Lake Allatoona May 18 & 19
Fort Worth, Tex. Texas MasterCraft
Branson, Mo. Moonshine Beach/Table Rock Lake June 8 & 9
Monroe, Wash. Lake Tye
Knoxville, Tenn. Volunteer Landing
Wakesurfing with Dolphins
Have you ever gotten the chance to Wakesurf with Dolphins?? We haven't either, but all of us are pretty jealous of this young Wakesurfer shredding with a few dolphins. Check out the video below of this kid ripping it up on his Wakesurfer, while a few dolphins decided to join the surf session. If you're looking for a new Wakesurf board, or just need a few Wakesurf accessories, check out Wakeboards.com to full fill your needs!! As far as figuring out a way to Wakesurf with dolphins, you're on your own on that one, but if you figure out a way, let us know!
Wakeskating at its finest
Let's be honest, when there's snow on the ground, we all know that our riding days for the season are unfortunately about to end. For Wakeskater Aaron Tuerk, snow and ice do not seem to bother him. Check out the video below of this die hard rider making the trek thru the ice just to get a solid set in. If you're a die hard just like him, odds are you probably are going to need a dry-suit, a hood, gloves and socks. Check out our selection of dry gear needs as well boards, skates and other accessories we have to offer from Wakeboards.com!
Aaron Reed at Minneapolis Boat Show
Aaron Reed will be at the Minneapolis Boat Show this weekend! January 20-22 he’ll be hanging with the crew from Midwest Mastercraft… Come meet Aaron, see all the new 2012 LF and Obscura Wakeskates gear, and get ready for summer!
Defy Has Finally Arrived!
After 3 years in the making, Danny Harf and his crew have finally finished the much anticipated movie, Defy! Help make winter go by faster by grabbing yourself a copy of it today from Wakeboards.com, along with all of your other wakeboarding needs! For those of who have not heard about all the hype behind this film, check out the trailer below!!
Defy trailer 2. The Danny Harf project from Sean Kilgus on Vimeo.
Josh Palma Rips It Up Using His Go Pro
We are right in the middle of winter here at Wakeboards.com, and are already for the 2012 season to get going. If you want to impress your friends with the new moves you have in your bag of tricks, show them with your very own Go Pro! Check out this Go Pro Session below of Pro Wakeboarder Josh Palma tearing it up! If you already have a Go Pro but need a few extras items to go with it, we have all your Go Pro Accessories! For any other Wakeboarding and Wakeskating needs, check out Wakeboards.com to get ready for the 2012 season...it's never too early to be ready!!!
Josh Palma Gorpo from Patrick Wieland on Vimeo.
Parks Bonifay Toasted to Premiere on FUEL TV Monday December, 12th – 10 PM Eastern and Pacific
Parks Bonifay gets roasted and toasted by his fellow athletes and professional comedians for his successes and idiosyncrasies in Toasted – The Roast of Parks Bonifay. If you have ever thought that Parks Bonifay was worthy of a little heckling, do not miss this show. Parks’ friends and fellow athletes leave no stories untold and take some quality shots at him and each other in this show on FUEL TV.
The Wakeboarding industry had one of the biggest nights it has ever seen on September 9th 2012 at Hard Rock Live at Universal in Orlando
Florida when Red Bull put on Toasted – The Roast of Parks Bonifay. Parks Bonifay is the biggest names and icons in wakeboarding and that has made him a perfect target. This party is both a toast and a roast for Parks, but the roasting dominated the night. Whether it was rosters roasting each other or roasting Parks, the night was full of really funny jabs, uppercuts and straight kicks to the junk.
The roasters: fellow athletes; Shane Bonifay, Eric Ruck, Danny Harf, Adam Errington, Zane Schwenk, with guest athletes; Ronnie Renner and Ryan Scheckler and guest comedians; Dan Levy and Tammy Pescatelli along with host Sal Masekela took the gloves off and let the heckling fly.
Top 16 Teams in College Wakeboarding Part 1
The collegiate season is finally wrapped up and 50 teams have stated their case on who is the top. It is based on a few criteria such as preseason rank, points, number of events competed, and how good the upper level riders are. The teams this year really came out swinging.
Tampa Florida was the final stop to the 2011 Collegiate Wake Series and it did not disappoint. Two of the top three teams attended. One was the defending national champs University of South Florida. The other is the current number 1, Arizona State Wakedevils.
Showing why they are number 1, Arizona rolled 13 deep all the way across the country. They aren’t stacked up top, but are solid across the middle. They finished 2nd behind USF, but that was enough to bump them to the top spot.
South Florida took home the win that weekend, showing strong on the top end of the riders. Lewis Link(1) and Ryan Hedstrom(3) both took a podium spot to secure the win over ASU.
The weekend was a perfect ending to the 2011 Collegiate Wake Series, with many thanks to MarineMax, Nautique, Tower Lake Ski Team, and all our sponsors.
With the event being over, the final standings are in place. The top 16 teams of 2011 certainly deserve it. Almost every team competed at 2 events; that is a big jump from the first 2 years.
So let’s get into it and break it down!
#16 Central Washington – Eddie Roberts and company decided to show up last minute and throw a wrench in CWS Chico. Even though they had a small team, they finished strong.
#15 Kentucky – Ryan Gillen has done a great job with this club. It is their first year with the Collegiate Wake Series and helped us push into an all new region. They won the CWS Louisville event and are going to keep getting better.
#14 Georgia – They brought a good team to Atlanta and have shown tremendous growth since they began 2 years ago.
#13 Sam Houston St. – There is a good chance Cole Clements is the top rider in the country. We are hoping we get to see how he stacks up at the Championships against some of the other top riders. The team rode in 2 events this year and did well behind Cole and the top wakeskater Quinn Kaufmann.
#12 Florida State – This team took a big hit this year. They seemed to have lost their swagger that they have had the past 2 years. They have been top 3 but now dropped to 12. They still have a deep team and if they can get it together by April might be the upset story for a few teams.
#11 Baylor – The Bears lost a few riders since last year, but still sitting right in the mix. Pat Hamner is still around and when he is having a good day, he will make yours tough. They are a tight team and always pull it together for the Championships.
#10 Texas – This team seems to be missing it’s top riders from last year. Witt Finely graduated and Steven Cahil was nowhere to be found. Holland Finley and Brandon Kee are going to have to hold the Longhorns together. If I had to guess, I would say expect to see some new faces in Las Vegas.
That wraps up number 10 – 16. We wanted to leave you hanging on how the rest of the teams stack up.
Check back next week for 1-9.
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Parks Bonifay Gets Roasted!
Back in September at Surf Expo, Red Bull did a Roast for Pro Wakeboarder Parks Bonifay at the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, Florida. Finally the taping is coming for your viewing pleasure! Friends of Bonifay, such as Danny Harf, Adam Errington, Shaun Murray, and many others came out to, well, err "support" Parks, but at the end of the night, everyone had a good laugh. The full show will be airing on Fuel TV, but for now, check out the teaser below to see for yourself. If you want to be like Parks, and are looking for all the new Ronix gear, or any other wakeboard accessories, check out Wakeboards.com, to get your set up!