Dubai, United Arab Emirates – December 4, 2023: Brian Grubb, the American Wakeskating pioneer and three-time world champion, has accomplished an unprecedented feat in an innovative project that merged drone Wakeskating and BASE jumping. Perched atop the sky bridge at Dubai’s Address Beach Resort, the Guinness World Record-holding infinity pool sits an astonishing 294 meters above sea level.

Grubb’s audacious journey commenced with a 94-meter wakeskating glide across the rooftop pool, towed by a drone, followed by a leap over the pool’s edge. This seamlessly transitioned into a thrilling 77-story BASE jump, culminating in a successful landing at the beach below. This groundbreaking achievement, known as “WakeBASE,” brought Grubb’s seven-year-old dream to fruition, marking a historic milestone. Here’s a comprehensive overview:

1. Unparalleled Challenge: The WakeBASE project presented an unparalleled challenge for Brian Grubb, renowned for wakeskating in unique locations worldwide, including Jordan’s Wadi al-Hidan canyon, Cape Cod’s icebergs, and Türkiye’s Cleopatra Pool. The combination of Wakeskating and BASE jumping had never been attempted before, and Grubb was determined to be the pioneer.
2. Seven-Year Dream: Grubb expressed his motivation, stating, “I wanted to be the first person to do a combination of Wakeskating switch into BASE jump and push myself to the highest level in my sports. I’ve had this idea for seven years, and not a day goes by when I’m not thinking about it.”
3. Meticulous Preparation: Grubb enlisted the expertise of Miles Daisher, a renowned BASE jump legend, to design a rigorous training program. With over 4,500 BASE jumps to his name, Daisher focused on building Grubb’s skills, recognizing the need for extensive training due to Grubb’s limited 26 BASE jumps by December 2022.
4. Training Locations: The duo trained at Daisher’s facility in Idaho, USA, mastering exit points ranging from 106m to 121m. Subsequently, they moved to Lauterbrunen, Switzerland, known for being a BASE jump haven, tackling exit points, including the challenging High Ultimate at 305m. Grubb accrued 106 BASE jumps under Daisher’s guidance.
5. Partnership with Prada: In collaboration with Prada, Grubb donned custom Prada Linea Rossa performance gear, specially optimized for both Wakeskating and BASE jumping. The gear included shoes designed for optimal grip on the custom Prada Linea Rossa Wake Skate.
6. Drone Development: Drone developer Sebastian Stare and his team custom-engineered a drone tailored for WakeBASE. Stare explained that the drone’s unique features, from hardware components to software, were designed to enhance flight behavior for Wakeskate moves, with insights from Brian himself.
7. Culmination of Passion: Grubb’s WakeBASE project represents the culmination of over 20 years of Wakeskating and 15 years of skydiving, blending his two greatest passions seamlessly.
8. Ideal Location: Grubb highlighted the significance of the chosen location, the Address Beach Resort in Dubai, with the world’s highest invisible edge pool. The building’s setup, pool curvature, and expansive beach landing area perfectly suited the unique requirements of the project.

– On the unique location, Grubb concluded: “When we got this idea we looked for high water and there’s not much out there. Then we saw the Address Beach Resort in Dubai with the highest invisible edge pool in the world and we had to come take a look at it. The building is set up for us, the way the pool curves is perfect for me as I’m right foot forward and the shape is what we needed for the ramp and then there’s this nice big landing area on the beach. As soon as we got eyes on it in person, we knew it was on and that’s when the real mission started.”

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Wakeskating Brazil’s Sea Of  Sand

Wakeskate’s best spots don’t come easy and riding the opal lakes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, in Brazil, is about as hard as they come. Red Bull wakeskaters Zuzana Vrablova and Brian Grubb get off the beaten track in Brazil’s sand sea to find the world’s most stunning wakeskate location.

Stretching out along the northeast coast of Brazil is a vast, sweltering sand sea of wind-etched dunes and opal lakes, known as the Lençóis Maranhenses. In the rainy season, fresh water pools in the slacks that dissect the dunes, trapped by the impervious rock below, and form a dichotomy of scorched desert and life giving water.

The Sea Of Sand !

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This surreal expanse of sand and water has been on wakeskaters Zuzana Vrablova and Brian Grubb bucket list for a long time: “We’ve talked about coming here for many years,” says Brian, “and to finally see it in person is pretty amazing.”

The crew was based in a camp outside the national park and to reach the lakes they must navigate a river, then off-road for two hours. When they got there, the conditions on the water were challenging with the riders having to battle stiff winds, searing heat and impossible winch lines. In Zuzana’s words, “its not easy.”

This was the first time that Zuzana and Brian have ridden together, but their combined experience and determination helped them forge a legitimate edit in what has to be one of the most stunning locations on the planet.

“I’m always searching for different locations and am always interested to find some epic spots to wakeskate,” says Zuzana. “This place is huge!”

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@briankgrubb

The two times world wakeskate champion always takes beautiful pictures of his trips. Wakeskating, wakesurfing, foiling are his three favourite sports and if you are interested in starting them, look at one of his pictures and you will no longer have doubts !
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@wakecarro

She just did the last Unleashed WAKE France cover with a monster feature grab… The Swedish always shares her wake trips by posting on Instagram. Be carefull, you could become jealous after watching her account.
Followrs : 33.500

@dave_av

No one his driving a drone like him ! His videos are always high qualited and a lot of professional riders have been followed by his drone. A must to see…
Followers : 13.600

@courtneyangus

A professional rider who is always pushing her limits ! She likes to try new tricks and share them with her followers. Recently she tried to land double flips and spent a couple of days at the hospital… Perfect account for crazy wakeboarders !
Followers : 45.000

@wakeboardfails

Nothing else to say, we love wake fails and wakeboard fails gathers all of them. So much fun every day !
Followers : 32.200

@meaganethell

The Redbull athlete has just taken the second place at the last WWA Nationals. Wakeboarding content but not only, we let you discover the whole thing on her account !
Followers : 30.500

@felixgeorgii

A perfect street wkeboarder with a lot of style, he never disapoints with his videos. He also never miss a chance to make laugh his followers.
Followers : 19.700

@sinafux

The rider that makes us smile the most. We don’t tell you more, let’s check her account !
Follower : 2.200

@victor.salmon

A belgian rider who lives the endless summer in Thailand ! He won the 2019 FISE in Montpellier and is a very creative rider. Last month he rided in an abandonned shopping centre in Bangkok. Globetrotter you said ?
Followers : 16.000

@claudia_pagnini

The best italian female wakeboarder ! Won the 2019 FISE Montpellier, she has a lot of potential, just look at what she can do !
Followers : 17.000

Our top 10 of instagrammers is finished, may be we will make more of this kind in the future !

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What is Adventure IO ?

Adventure IO offers Next Level experiences with Professional Athletes and Local experts through its proprietary mobile platform. Whether it’s mountain biking with a RedBull Rampage athlete, wakeboarding with a legendary pro rider, going to surf at a private point break with limited accessibility and much, much more, users are able to easily book guided adventures with their favorite athletes, brands, retailers and hotels. The Adventure IO app is currently available for iOS in the App Store. The Android version will be released in August 2019.

Who are the top riders ?

The roster of athletes and guides is rapidly expanding, with Adventures currently being led by some
of the most elite-level competitors in their respective disciplines, including:

● Parks Bonifay, Wakeboarding – Clermont, Florida : Multi-time X Games Gold Medalist and Pro Tour Champion Waterski and Wake Sports Hall of Fame Member
● Elliot Sloan, Skateboarding – Vista, California : Multi-time X Games Big Air Gold Medalist
● Darren Berrecloth – Mountain Bike – Parksville, British Columbia : Redbull Rampage Medalist and Freeride Pioneer
● Shaun Murray, Wakeboarding – Orlando, Florida : Pro Tour, National, and World Champion; American Ninja Warrior Competitor
● Sam Light, Kiteboarding – United Kingdom : 2x KPL Champion and 4x Triple-S winner
● Michal Kollbek, Mountain Biking – Santa Monica, California : 3x Polish National Downhill Champion
● Brian Grubb, Foil Boarding/Wakeskating/Wakesurfing – Orlando, Florida : Multi-time Wakeskate Pro Tour Champion and Red Bull Professional Athlete

A partnership with the WSIA

AIO has joined the Water Sports Industry Association (WSIA) in efforts to support the wake industry and its athletes.With deeply established roots in the wake industry, the AIO team recently decided to create a new strategic partnership with the Water Sports Industry Association (WSIA). In efforts to increase interest in water sports, AIO will provide current athletes with unique opportunities to boost their brand recognition and bring new eyes towards the industry. Elite athletes like, Waterski and Wake Sports Foundation Hall of Fame member, Parks Bonifay are already teamed up with AIO, offering users once-in-a-lifetime adventures, and forming new life-long fans in the process.

What they think

“The crew behind Adventure IO are a virtual dream team of industry professionals who understand how to deliver a first-class experience for wake sports enthusiasts and more,” said Kevin Michael, Executive Director, Water Sports Industry Association. “They reached out to WSIA to see how they could support the industry because they truly care about the sport and understand the influence pro athletes provide. With Adventure IO’s tight network amongst the sport’s most interesting athletes, the experiences are very enticing, even to a life long industry vet like myself. Truth be told, I just downloaded the app and am considering booking an experience for a friend’s birthday this summer!”

“We believe great companies are responsible for pushing their industry forward while providing consumers with the best product possible,” said Billy McKee, AIO Founder and Chairman. “By teaming up with the WSIA and a lineup of elite water sport athletes, we are not only exposing the wake industry to new eyes but also offering our users once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to experience
the outdoors with the world’s best professional guides.”

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@briankgrubb

Le double champion du monde wakeskate est un professionnel de la photographie. Il sait exactement ce qu’il veut et le rendu est à chaque fois exceptionnel. Wakeskate, wakesurf et foil sont ses sports favoris et si vous hésitiez à vous mettre au wake, ses photos vont effacer vos doutes.
Followers : 29.000

@wakecarro

Elle vient tout juste de faire la dernière cover de notre magazine Unleashed WAKE France avec un grab sur module complètement fou… La suédoise partage aussi ses trips dans les plus beaux spots du monde, donc attention, vous pourriez vite devenir jaloux de cette vie de rêve !
Followers : 33.500

@paul_bichet

Ce mec est taré. Wakeboarder et cascadeur de l’extrême, ses plats et autres défis devraient vous faire marrer, on n’est pas passé à côté de son saut en vélo dans la rivière du FISE à Montpellier en Mai dernier.
Followers : 3.000

@courtneyangus

Une rideuse professionnelle qui repousse toujours ses limites ! Dernièrement elle a tenté de poser un double back flip, ce qui lui a causé un petit séjour à l’hopital… Ce compte est parfait pour les amateurs à la recherche de tricks nouveau.
Followers : 45.000

@dave_av

Le meilleur conducteur de drone assurément.  Ses vidéos sont toujours d’excellente qualité et la plupart des riders professionnels sont passés devant son objectif. On vous conseille fortement !
Followers : 13.600

@meaganethell

Elle a récemment finit 2ème des WWA Nationals, Meagan Ethell rafle tout sur son passage et reste une figure emblématique du wakeboard international. On vous laisse découvrir ses vidéos de wake, mais pas que !
Followers : 30.500

@wakeboardfails

Vous connaissez bien leurs vidéos, wake fails possède un compte Insta qui regroupe tous les fails de wake, à consommer sans modération.
Followers : 32.200

@sinafux

La rideuse qui nous fait le plus rire. On vous en dit pas plus, allez checker son compte !
Follower : 2.200

@victor.salmon

Ce belge qui vit en Thailand a gagné en Mai dernier le FISE Montpellier… Vous l’aurez compris, ce garçon voyage beaucoup et souvent, il tourne des vidéos très underground. Dernièrement il a ridé dans un centre commercial désaffecté de Bangkok et ça vaut le coup d’oeil.
Followers : 16.000

@claudia_pagnini

La meilleuse wakeboardeuse d’Italie ! Elle a beaucoup de potentiel et son style n’est plus à prouver. On vous conseille de suivre cette fille qui risque de tout casser… En attendant, regardez de quoi elle est capable !
Followers : 17.000

Notre top 10 des instagrammeurs de wake est maintenant finit, on vous laisse découvrir tous ces comptes et peut-être que nous en ferons d’autres du même type dans le futur !

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Red Bull’s Brian Grubb & Matti Buys Wakeskate Durban’s Beachfront

South Africa – 25 March 2019: Once described by CNN as the “coolest city in South Africa”, it’s no wonder that Durban is such a loved holiday destination. With its energetic beachfront, scenic water canals and uShaka Marine World, a more diverse and alluring backdrop for a wakeskating match-up you will struggle to find.

Wakeskating is a water sport that was adapted from wakeboarding, using a similar board but where the rider is not bound to the board. This offers the rider a level of freedom to accomplish an additional range of tricks that are similar to skateboarding.

Last summer, local wakeskate athlete, Matti Buys invited one of the most influential pioneers of the sport, Brian Grubb (USA) to South Africa to explore and session some of the most prominent spots around Durban. What transpired was an epic video short titled ‘Reflections’, which not only showcases Durban’s flair but some of the most imaginative trick lines and obstacles.

“Since my last first trip to South Africa back in 2006, I have always wanted to come back and see more. Durban was a perfect location to wakeskate and put this project together with Matti,” says Grubb, who has been dominating in the sport since his first pro tour in 2003.

In Red Bull’s ‘Reflections’, you will see a myriad of cables and high-powered winches taking Grubb and Buys from the Indian Ocean shoreline, to Durban Point Waterfront Canals, right through uShaka Marine World and onto Durban’s iconic beachfront pools. The duo creatively make use of their natural surroundings, adding obstacles like ramps or kickers to perform a host of tricks that one would normally expect to see on a lake or public cable park, yet this time in a much trickier and unique setting.

In South Africa, wakeskating is still very much a growing sport with a lot of potential and young talent continually raising through. “It is important for us as athletes who have spent a number of years building up the sport to continue to find creative ways to share our stories and to also put the sport of wakeskating in front of new, larger audiences,” concludes Buys.

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“Brian Grubb is always looking to innovate in wakeskating and the American took the sport to new territory with his drone tow ride down the Sava Bohinjka River in Slovenia. The New Hampshire native finally realised a dream he has had for years about taking wakeskating into the future with technology. He teamed up with Infineon Technologies to get an electric-powered quadcopter drone built that would be able to tow him down the idyllic crystal clear Alpine river, which flows deep in the mountains of Slovenia. The German company delivered a safe and reliable flying machine with a battery as powerful as 158 smartphones put together (1,5 kWh / 51,8 V / 30 Ah) and rotor blades stretching 80 centimetres in diameter. The impressive 24-kilogram machine could tow Grubb for 10 minutes straight and could even lift him in the air if needed with the 38-year-old completing a world first winch-to-drone handle pass as part of the project.”

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Wakeskater Brian Grubb has tackled snow streams in Sarajevo and Filipino rice fields during his amazing career on the water, however his latest adventure is the best yet after he travelled to Jordan to take on the mighty Wadi Al Hidan canyon. Here is all you need to know:

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– Jordan has five UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Grubb travelled there to water skateboard through the Wadi Al-Hidan canyon in the Valley of Hidan.
– Wadi Al-Hidan is a breathtaking black basaltic canyon with narrow gorges, fresh pools, mesmerising green vegetation and wildlife that feeds into the Dead Sea.
– The American needed help from the local Bedouin people to transport equipment in small boats or by person over the perilous rocks with evenings consisting of traditional Bedouin cuisine and music.
– When Grubb and his crew finally reached their ideal setting, they positioned themselves on top of one of the peaks of the valley where the long wire pulling machine that the 38-year-old athlete would hold on to was installed to launch him across the volcanic rocks.
– When he first hit the water it wasn’t plain sailing as he lost his balance occasionally, nevertheless he righted himself to master the unforgiving terrain of the valley.
– The hardest part was on the final day when the New Hampshire native needed to pass through a tight crack rapidly, which he accomplished brilliantly.
– After completing the extraordinary trip, the former world champion said: “It’s great to be here in Jordan. I never imagined that I could wakeskate right here.”
– Grubb has dominated the scene for years, along with fun projects such as Human Trailers, Urban Assault, Winch Masters, Capital Chaos and Project Blackout.

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