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August Sessions

Brandon Judd — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 02:59:10 +0000

Here it is! The digital version of the Photo Sessions section from our August Issue aptly named “The Photo Issue” — Check ’em out! There’s some really good ones in here. And as always, a huge shout out to the riders and photographers who captured these moments. Enjoy!

Danny Harf – Method – Clermont, FL Rodrigo Donoso

Danny Hampson – Frontside 360 Bigspin – Clermont, FL Bryan Soderlind

Massi Piffaretti – Tuck Knee Tantrum to blind – Orlando, FL Rodrigo Donoso

Shane Bonifay – Nose Press – The Green Swamp, FL Bryan Soderlind

Josh Twelker – Method – Discovery Bay, CA Rodrigo Donoso

Rusty Malinoski – Melon – Clermont, FL Bryan Soderlind

Jimmy LaRiche – Switch Mute Frontside 360 – Orlando, FL Jason Lee

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Daniel Grant – Seven Eleven

Brandon Judd — Mon, 19 May 2014 21:29:58 +0000

Daniel Grant is on fire right now. This kid seems to have super human abilities at both wakeboarding and wakeskating. Take a peek at Daniel’s latest wakeskating edit by Andy Kolb. We’re excited to see more out of Daniel in the near future. Check it out!

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Danny Hampson and his Yamaha Ep. 3

Shawn P — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 00:14:52 +0000

In this next installment, Danny Hampson welcomes Californian Grant Roberts over to come take a quick set behind the beautiful Yamaha FX SHO machine. Danny has been trailering his Yamaha all over this summer, so this is a nice change of pace to watch him drop it into his home lake for a quick shred with his fellow Obscura team rider. Enjoy!

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Danny Hampson Nationals Winning Run

Shawn P — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 03:09:32 +0000

For the second year in a row Danny Hampson won the Nautique WWA National Championships this Sunday. Over the past year he has had some incredible boat performances including his big win to start the year at the Wake Games. Going against guys like Brian Grubb, Reed Hansen, and George Daniels is no easy task, so check out the run that Danny threw down to snag his second boat event title this year.

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Danny Hampson and his Yamaha Ep. 2

Shawn P — Tue, 02 Jul 2013 05:24:34 +0000

Ol’ Danny is at it again, bringing his trusty Yamaha all around the Central Florida area to ride with his buddies. Watch episode 2 of him cruising out to Lake Pickett in Bithlo, Florida to get a quick rail set in with Andrew Fortenberry and show you all the versatility of the Yamaha FX SHO!

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Danny Hampson and his Yamaha Ep. 1

Shawn P — Thu, 30 May 2013 04:04:37 +0000

We asked Danny Hampson to show us a little bit of the versatility of his Yamaha FX SHO in terms of transporting and what you can do behind it, and he jumped all over it. This summer, we’re going to be traveling around with Danny as he visits a few of his friends’ houses with his Yamaha in tow. He’ll be dropping it into several different bodies of water to rip it up, the first one being over in Groveland, Florida at Reed Hansen’s lake. Check them out as they threw the Yamaha in and took a quick doubles set.

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Andrew Fortenberry joins Obscura!

Shawn P — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:26:58 +0000

It’s official, we saw some things about Andrew Fortenberry hanging out with the Obscura crew over the past couple months and we just got the word and this quick vid that he’s on the team. Apparently they have been bonding! Congrats to both Obscura and Andrew on the merger. It’s all business from here on out. Here’s a couple tricks to keep your taste buds wet.

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Daniel Grant hits Thai Wake Park!

Shawn P — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 05:12:28 +0000

Not only did Daniel Grant have an excellent week stating the obvious on his social media outlets, he’s now dropping this web video to be sure to keep you entertained in a different way! Daniel is one of the most talented dudes to ride a board in the sport right now, so it will be interesting to see how he does at the World Championships coming up in Abu Dhabi in December. This song is pretty questionable, but we’re backing Daniel’s riding 100%. Have a good weekend everybody!

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Pro Playlist: Aaron Reed

Benny G — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:53:42 +0000

Aaron Reed Pro Playlist September 2012 | Photo: Ian Reid

Top 3 country classics

1. “Amarillo by Morning” — George Strait

2. “Luckenbach Texas” — Waylon Jennings

3. “The Road Goes on Forever” — Robert Earl Keen

Top 3 facial-hair growers in wake

1. Pat Panakos

2. Matt Crowhurst

3. Ben Horan

Top 3 things you love about your wife

1. She is my best friend.

2. Our family

3. Playing golf every weekend

Top 3 firsts from Cassette that people tend to forget

1. Grip tape, wood boards, concave boards, bi-level boards, wakeskate videos, pink box, asymmetrical boards … shall I continue?

2. Winching and pool gaps

3. Locking in

Top 3 things to do before 7 a.m.

1. 3 m’s

2. E-mails

3. Wake everyone else up

Top 3 lessons learned from Texas livin’

1. You can’t bottle lightning, and you can’t fence a river.

2. A boat isn’t always just for shredding.

3. They raise ’em right here.

Top 3 air-travel accessories

1. My iPad

2. Sky Club. Is that an accessory?

3. The freshest issue of TransWorld Wakeboarding, of course

Top 3 golf phrases

1. “Get this one up and down.”

2. “Just tap it in.”

3. “Doing the bull dance, feeling the flow.”

Top 3 things to look for in a home

1. Privacy

2. Proximity to water

3. A big kitchen

Top 3 culinary tools

1. Immersion blender

2. Good paring knife

3. Oil spritzer

Top 3 songs to cry your eyes out to

1. “Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh”

2. “Lila”

3. “Lovers Turn into Monsters”

P.S. If you don’t know who sings any of these songs then you probably don’t want to listen to them.

Top 3 ways to cure a hangover

1. Get off your ass and do something.

2. Day party. Fall asleep early and you will feel much better the next day.

3. Water and food

Top 3 bangers in Washed Up Before We Were Has Beens

1. Dan’s back big at River Pub when it was huge

2. Travis’ back big flip at the Obscura Championship pool

3. Grant’s 3 shove at Dunlap when it too was huge

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The Obscura Championships Results

Benny G — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:50:48 +0000

-Press Release

The Wakeskate Tour

Stop #4 – The Obscura Championship

Texas Ski Ranch, New Braunfels, TX

The Texas Ski Ranch & Obscura Wakeskates hosted Stop #4 of The Wakeskate Tour this past weekend. The Texas heat was turned way up and so was the wakeskating at TSR. Fourty-five competitors showed up to The Obscura Championship to battle it out for the 10K cash purse. Matt Manzari is back in perfect health and back in action after one of the worst wrecks in our sport’s competitive history, working his way into the semi-finals in an incredible comeback. Texas brought out the crowd and was especially showing the love for Texans Brett Little and Collin Gee who both made it all the way through to the two-hour six man Finals. When the dust & clay settled, it was Andrew Pastura on top of the podium. Andrew has been on a rampage this season and taking this win puts him in the #1 position, knocking out the previous leader Ben Horan. Andrew was followed up by Nick Taylor in 2nd place and Nick Robinson in 3rd. The points race is coming down to the wire, Andrew holding a commanding lead. The upper end of the pack has their work cut out for them to take the top spot.

The Wakeskate Tour would like to thank Aaron Reed & Danny Hampson at Obscura Wakeskates for an amazing weekend, Rockstar Energy Drink, Nike, Yamaha, TSR, and Wahoos. Stop #5 and the conclusion to the first year of The Wakeskate Tour is coming up soon in Live Oak, Florida. This stop will be one you don’t want to miss. For more information, check out www.thewakeskatetour.com

Nick Taylor

Matt Manzari

Winners

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