This year from the 8th – 10th July we went to Wakestock – and what a time we had!! We were guests of Cadbury and travelled up in a VW camper to the festival on the Friday, we were coming from Cornwall and it took a solid 8hrs driving to get there!
Abersoch is a stunning part of the world and if you were also there, we know you enjoyed it as we had a blast.

Cadbury were exhibiting their “Minute To Win It” game show in an arena at the festival, we went along and competed in the games. Here are our photos from the arena:

Radio 1 DJ and athelte Iwan Thomas having a go:

What is Minute To Win It?

Contestants take part in a series of 60-second challenges that use objects that you can normally find around the house. We played the “Triple Pong Plop” where you need to get 5 ping-pong balls into a fish bowl by bouncing them off 3 plates, lined up in front of the fish bowl. It’s one of those games that when you look at someone else playing it looks incredibly easy – though when you have a go it’s harder than you think!

The Music

Ellie Goulding on the west stage on Friday night, she was certainly enchanting with faultless vocals, with an awesome Elton John cover ‘Your Song’.

Whilst there we were lucky enough to see:

Example
The Wombats
Sub Focus
Nero
Beardyman
Biffy Clyro

- And there were loads more fantastic bands at the festival – bring on 2012!

Now to the wakeboarding, on Saturday at Pwllheli Marina the boat finals got underway, with the sun shining and a little wind the conditions were near perfect. As the contest progressed the tide was dropping and riders were under pressure to perform with the adjusting wake conditions. In the mens final were:
Dan Nott, Sam Carne, The Bomb, Shawn Watson, Danny Thollander, and David O’Caiomh.

In the womens event, Argentinian Robbie Rendo took her third win in the boat finals, and Steph Caller took the best overall rider on the poolgap and the mens boat finals went to Irish rider David O’Caoimh.

The Festival:

Here are some pics of the VIP area first and then the whole festival site:

Stunning weather for WAKESTOCK!!!

The campervan we had as guests of Cadbury – fun times!!!

For the official Wakestock website visit: www.wakestock.co.uk

3rd stop of the WWA Wake Park World Series August 5th – August 8th

Unleashed Magazine and the World Wakeboard Association (WWA) invite you to take part in the 2009 Protest Pro Am and WWA Wake Park World Series (WPWS) to be held from August 5th – 8th at LA RENA cable park, close to BOURG EN BRESSE, France.

The PPA competition is open to all international riders with 3 different categories: Cable Wakeboard, Cable Wakeskate and an Open Boat Session. There will be tons of action both on and off the water, including live music and parties each night, as well as special viewings of the new wakeboard films Hypnose and Out of the Pond to be shown on Thursday, August 6th.

In addition to being the 3rd stop of the 2009 WWA WPWS, the PPA will also kick off as the 1st stop of the new 2009 WWA Europe Wake Park Series (EWPS). Riders can earn ranking points for both the WWA Europe and World Series as well as the chance to win the overall cash prize bonuses and titles in Pro Men, Pro Women and Pro Wakeskate at the end of each tour.

Pre-registration is now open for all competitions and divisions. Please complete the registration form and send to both anais@unleashed.fr and philippe@unleashed.fr A confirmation will be sent to the email address provided to ensure that your pre-registration form was received.

The Entry Fee will be $115 for all contests and $75 for any additional divisions. Entry fee is inclusive of free riding on the cable, including the pre event day of August 5th, free meals and drinks, as well as access to all parties, concerts and events being held throughout the weekend. Competitors may compete in more than one discipline but an entry fee must be paid for each. For example, a rider can compete in one Wakeboard and one Wakeskate division if they choose.

All riders must be current WWA members to compete. Membership entitles you to compete in all WWA events anywhere in the world for the calendar year. European athletes can obtain their membership by contacting info@wwa-europe.comAll other competitors can download the membership form. You can also obtain membership onsite during registration and rider check in on Wednesday, August 5th.

Please visit thewwwa.com for the WWA Wake Park Rules and Format. The Protest Pro Am will also include the WWA French Cup. Registration for this competition will be done onsite on Wednesday August 5th.

2009 Protest Pro Am WWA WPWS, WWA EWPS and WWA French Cup Divisions:

1. Pro Men (no age limit)

2. Pro Women (no age limit)

3. Pro Wakeskate (no age limit)

4. Obstacles Only Jam (no age limit)

5. Jr. Men (under 19)

6. Amateur Men (age 20-30)

7. Master’s Men (age 31 and over)

8. Open Boat Men (no age limit)

9. Open Boat Women (no age limit)

10. Open Boat Wakeskate (no age limit)

Prize Money Breakdown:

Pro Men Wakeboard

1st – $3,000

2nd- $2,000

3rd- $1,250

4th – $1,000

5th – $500

6th – $500

7th – $500

8th – $500

Pro Women

1st- $1,000

2nd- $750

3rd- $500

4th- $250

Pro Wakeskate

1st- $1,500

2nd- $1,000

3rd- $500

4th- $250

Boat Session and Obstacles Only Jam : Cash prize to be announced pending sponsorship support.

Daily Schedule :

* This schedule is tentative only and subject to change.

Traveling to La Rena:

La Rena , close to Bourg en Bresse is in the western part of France in the Rhones Alps Region. It’s located in the middle of the Bresse which is a lake country. International and domestic flights arrive directly into Lyon or Paris and also Geneva, Switzerland. Lyon is 1 & 1/2 hours from la Rena and Paris is 3 hours. All have direct train service to Bourg en Bresse.

Traveling to La Rena takes only about 10 minutes from the train station and center of town in Bourg en Bresse. Please contact us with your arrival times to make arrangements. Camping for riders is available close to the site. For those who require a room in Bourg en Bresse, you can book a hotel close to the cable. For inquiries about La Rena, please contact Laurent at: lbernard@exoloisirs.com

Hotel Info:

Hotel Ibis Bourg-en-Bresse

00 33 (0)4.74.22.52.66

Fax : 00 33 (0)4.74.23.09.58

Close to the site 70€/Night/room for 2 pers

Hotel du Prieuré

00 33 (0)4.74.22.44.60

Fax : 00 33 (0)4.74.22.71.07

hotel-du-prieure@wanadoo.fr

Classic Room: basic, near street 79€/Night, Privilege Room: near Parc and quiet 89€/Night

Superior Room: near Parc, bigger and more luxurious 99€/Night

Hotel Logis du Brou

00 33 (0)4.74.22.11.55

Fax : 00 33 (0)4.74.22.37.30

citotel@logisbrou.com

Room From 66€ to 83€ + Breakfast 9€/ people/ night

Hotel Terminus

00 33 (0)4.74.21.01.21

Fax : 00 33 (0)4.74.21.36.47

79 € Individual Room /Night, 85€ Double Room / Night

Hotel Best Western Hotel de France

00 33 (0)4.74.23.30.24

Fax : 04.74.23.69.90

hoteldefrance@freesurf.fr

100€ Double Room/night, 89€ Individual Room / night and 13€ Breakfast buffet

Hotel Kyriad

00 33 (0)4.74.45.34.34

Fax : 00 33 (0)4.74.23.62.46

64€ / night/ Double Room

Hotel Mercure Bourg en Bresse

00 33 (0)4.74.22.44.88

Fax : 00 33 (0)4.74.23.43.57

H1187@accor.com

108€/ 2 Night / Double Room and 13€ breakfast buffet

Hotel Ariane

00 33 (0)4.74.22.50.88

Fax : 00 33 (0)4.74.22.51.57

hotel.ariane@wanadoo.fr

Individual room : 75/78 €, Double Room: 79/83 €, Triple Room: 100 €

Breakfast buffet 10 € / pers

Hotel du Xxe

00 33 (0)4.74.22.18.15

Fax : 04.74.22.01.81

32 € Individual Room /night, 42 € Double Room/night, 6 € breakfast

CAMPING INFO:

Bourg en Bresse :

5,70€/One Tent site et 3,55€/pers (8 People max on the same tent site).

Tél. : 00 33 (0)4 74453721

Mail : camping-municipal-bourgenbresse@wanadoo.fr

Saint Paul de Varax :

11€ /one tent site 5% discount on internet booking

Rental Wood house on camping site possible .

Tél. : 00 33 (0)4/74/42/53/30

Fax : 00 33 (0)4/74/42/51/57

camping-etang-du-moulin.fr

The 2009 PPA is brought to you by PROTEST, NRJ Radio, DVS, Exoloisirs.com, Orange Mobil Phone, Unleashed Wakeboard Magazine, The World Wakeboard Association (WWA), WWA Europe (WWA-E) and WWA –France (WWA-F).

For general questions and assistance with accommodations and transportation, please contact: anais@unleashed.fr and philippe@unleashed.fr

For questions about the La Rena site, please  lbernard@exoloisirs.com

Hope to see you all there!

For more information, stay tuned to thewwa.com on continuing coverage of the WWA Wake Park World Series and follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/TheWWA)

The World Wakeboard Association is a rider formed organization dedicated to growing and promoting wake sports worldwide. It is the leading source for riders, organizers, and competitive standards.

+++ 40 Wakeboard Boats are expected to attend the event +++

+++ Freistett / Rheinau will be the place to be for wakeboarders these days +++

+++ Up to 60 riders are expected to compete in the contest +++

Juechen, July 6th, 2009

Between August 20th and 23rd, the Chill and Ride powered by Nissan celebrates its fifth anniversary. The largest wakeboard-boat event will take place in southwest Germany and invites wakeboarders and especially wakeboard boat owners to join the event, compete in the contest and meet like-minded people.

While the number of riders at the contest of the Chill and Ride increased significantly by 20% during the last years, the number of boats remained steady at twenty-five. These numbers may not seem to be impressive at first view. At second view however, it becomes clear that such a boat, manufactured by Correctcraft, Mastercraft, Supra, Moomba or Seadoo, requires an investment between 40.000 and 100.000 EUR. This may illustrate the elitist conditions behind the sport and the financial requirements for participation.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – On Saturday November 1^st the Orlando Watersports Complex held its 6^th Annual Slider Spectacular. The event was an obstacles-only competition for both wake boarders and wake skaters of all skill levels. Competition started at 11AM and lasted all the way up till 5PM, with a short rain delay before the finals.

The event brought out over 50 riders and everyone delivered their best tricks out to the cable. Alex Phinney, Yonel Cohen and Anna Hajek dominated the wakeboard divisions. Jonathan Sundstrom, Lacey Menkin and Patrick Mulvaney finished first in our wake skate divisions. The wakeboard and wake skate Pro-Outlaw division awarded cash prizes to those who could throw their best tricks from our sliders and kickers. Julian Cohen won overall Pro Outlaw in the wakeboard division, whereas Kyle Hyams did so in our Pro Outlaw wake skate division.

The Pro Outlaw divisions were basically set up as best trick competitions. Julian Cohen definitely came through as defending champ by taking home 2 out of 3 best tricks. He stuck a switch backboard to switch nose press to switch front board out of the A-frame. Of our Big White kicker he stomped a big switch back 5. Our very own featured rider Adam Errington took home the other check by sticking a sick switch 270 on to front 270 of our favorite slider “Nessy”.

Our Pro Outlaw wake skaters definitely threw down this year as well. Overall winner Kyle Hyams landed a 270 shove on to front board backside big spin out of the picnic table. Ben Kaiser came through with a sweet side Ollie 270 to shove off of the flat bar. To top things off, Dieter Humpsch stomped a huge front side Indy big spin.

The Orlando Watersports Complex would like to thank Performance Ski&Surf, Ronix, RedBull, Nautique Correct Craft & IndoBoards for always being here for us and coming through with their generous donations! Homevest Realty, Hyperlite, Voda, 925Never, Monavie, Seasons52, the Grand Bohemian Hotel & last but not least Stigmata for their very much appreciated donations and help to make this annual event yet another great success!

We hope to see everyone out at OWC again next year for the 7^th Annual Slider Spectacular.

The World Wakeboard Association (WWA) along with Governor LRay Villafuerte Jr. and the Camsur Watersports Complex (CWC) have again partnered to bring you the 2009 WWA Wake Park Worlds to be held on March 25^th – 29^th, 2009 in the beautiful province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.

Alongside the 2009 WWA Wake Park World Championships pulled behind the cable, CWC will again host the first stop of the WWA Wakeboard World Series during the same week. The CamSur Rider’s Cup will kick off the World Series behind the boat, with all of the world’s top riders competing for a chance to become the WWA Wakeboard World Series champion at the end of the season.

The WWA and CWC are proud to bring you largest collective wakeboarding event to date. The combination of a WWA Wake Park World Championships, the CamSur Rider’s Cup, and the recently completed winch park will allow for this event to be the first contest to crown an overall winner for all disciplines in the sport. The overall champion will be determined based on 4 separate divisions behind the cable, boat and winch throughout the week.

In July of 2008, the CamSur Watersports Complex set the stage and crowned the WWA World Championship titles for 15 divisions for the first ever WWA Wake Park World Championships held outside the United States . 256 riders from 19 countries all across the globe came to enjoy all of the riding, festivities, day trips, and all that the Philippines has to offer.

Stay tuned to www.thewwa.com for more information regarding divisions, prize money breakdown, accommodations, and registration information for the 2009 WWA Wake Park World Championships and the 2009 CamSur Rider’s Cup.

For any inquiries, please contact the World Wakeboard Association at (407) 362-7841 or EventOrganizer@thewwa.com

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