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Wakeskate session with James and Matti in UK

Philippe — Tue, 12 May 2020 09:35:17 +0000

Wakeskate session with James Harrington & Matti Buys

This Wakeskate session is just epic , last year james harrington invite the South african wakeskater MAtti Buys to get some shoots at Hannam wake park in UK

Enjoy those smooth riding with this 2 guys shredding this park

James & Matti

filmed edited by James Harrington

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GOLD-medallist wakeskater James Harrington realised a childhood dream when he beat the world record for the highest number of stunts performed in a minute on the board last month.The 20-year-old from Haydon Wick, who only discovered wakeskating five years ago, swiftly made a name for himself on the watersport scene scooping the UK champion title in 2011 and 2013 and placing second at the European Championships in 2013.

But despite his impressive track record, James’s proudest achievement was breaking the Guinness World Record in his field last month, completing 13 shuvs in 60 seconds, which will see him feature in the book’s 2014 edition.

A shuv involves spinning the board 360 degrees before landing back on it.Flicking through the Guinness Book of Records as a child, Mini, as he is known in the wakeskating world, had day-dreamed of one day accomplishing a physical feat deserving of a mention in the iconic annals.

“I had the books when I was younger and it was my dream to get in,” said James, who will compete in the 2014 national championship in Thorpe Park tomorrow.

“I love it. I try to go every day if I can and in the winter I try to get away. Last year I went away to Thailand.

“My goal is to move to America and wakeskate out there. There is a big scene over there.”

James took up wakeboarding in South Cerney at the age of 14. Through trial and error and a heavy dose of natural talent, he was able to master the sport. Looking for a challenge, he was soon drawn to wakeskating.Unlike wakeboarding, the rider is not bound to the board in wakeskating. Instead, the top surface of the board is covered with griptape, in a similar way to a skateboard.He smashed the record on his fifth attempt, while filming Officially Amazing for CBBC at Festival Wakeboard Park in Basildon on June 18. The previous record stood at 12 shuvs in a minute. James performed 13 in 36 seconds before falling off the board but, despite this feat, he is not resting on his laurels.

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HANNAM’S WAKE

The wake park is located in farm land 15min North of Cambridge. There are a System 2.0 cable and a 5 tower Rixen, a straight line cable and a great range of UNIT obstacles, situated in a unique location within farmland in the fens. It is run by brothers Ben & Terry Hannam along with Ben’s wife Jess Hannam. Their facilities, which include toilets, changing rooms, cafe and car park.

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Explore More by OG | Keaton Bowlby

phil Sirech — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 06:57:13 +0000

Original wakeskates presents you exclusively “Explore More” the latest video of Keaton Bowlby.

A few tricks of Wake Island Water Park on Keaton Bowlby’s pro model BLCK ROSE wakeskate. A handmade bamboo wakeskate with a minimalist design as we love it !

A video by Ascending Works

Explore More by OG from Ascending Works on Vimeo.

Keaton Bowlby for Original Wakeskates

About Original Wakeskates

The brand was created in the United States by Rich Facciano, a wakeskate lover. Wakeskates are handmade from bamboo. His goal is to build strong wakeskates, which are easy to handle and have a lot of pop! The new collection by Keaton Bowlby is online on the website, after a lot of testing and prototyping.

Discover the collection right now here: http://www.originalwakeskates.com/

About Wake Island Water Park

Wake Island Water Park is a huge complex of sports and water activities. A large Wibit aquapark, a full size cable park, paddle rental and a zip line. Activities for the whole family, near Sacramento, California.

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NEW ZEALAND WINCH TRIP | KEN GILLET AND DEBORAH BODINI

phil Sirech — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:09:09 +0000

A New Zealand winch trip, the new project of Ken Gillet and his girlfriend Deborah Bodini. For Ken every waterhole can become a huge wakeskate spot! Earlier, we saw him in street sessions in the heart of Grenoble or in rivers along the edge of the forest this winter.

This year, the couple has chosen to take up a new challenge: to visit New Zealand and its gorgeous spots, with a Working Holiday VISA, they will fly to “Middle-earth”. Once there, the first mission will be to get a van to camp and a winch to discover idyllic spots for the two wakeskaters, in search of sensations !

As you might expect, this kind of adventure is expensive!

As Ken says: “We would really like to get a good drone to make a short film, credible, about our trip during the year. A short film of our adventures, based mainly on wakeskate, travel and landscapes. (…) We hope to bring back beautiful images and especially enjoy, discover and show our vision of wakeskate to those who are interested…”

Partners of the young DAB Wakeskate brand, but also helped by the city of Grenoble and their relatives, Ken and Deborah worked in France and then planned to find a job there. Less than 50 days before their departure, they call on the big water sports sports family! Indeed, they still need help to finance their drone, the Van and especially the equipment necessary to immortalize their adventures !

Photos : Florent Forestier and Maro Romain

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KEN GILLET AND DEBORAH BODINI

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WINCH TRIP EN NOUVELLE ZELANDE | KEN GILLET ET DEBORAH BODINI

phil Sirech — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 08:28:19 +0000

Un winch trip en Nouvelle Zelande, c’est le nouveau projet de Ken Gillet et sa copine Deborah Bodini.

Ken est un wakeskater pour qui chaque point d’eau peut devenir un énorme spot de wakeskate ! Plus tôt, on l’a vu dans des sessions street en plein coeur de Grenoble ou encore dans des rivières en bordure de forêt cet hiver.

Alors cette année, c’est un nouveau défi que le couple a choisi de relever : partir visiter la Nouvelle Zélande et ses spots magnifiques.

C’est avec un VISA Working Holiday qu’ils vont s’envoler direction la “Terre du Milieu”. Une fois sur place la première mission sera de se procurer un Van pour camper et un winch pour partir à la recherche de spots idyllique pour les deux wakeskaters, à la recherche de sensations !

Comme vous vous doutez, ce genre d’aventure a un prix !

Comme le dit Ken : “On aimerait vraiment arriver à se procurer un bon drône pour arriver à rendre un court métrage, crédible, sur notre trip pendant l’année. Un mini film de nos aventures, basé essentiellement sur le wakeskate, le voyage et les paysages. (…) On espère ramener de belles images et surtout profiter, découvrir et montrer notre vision du wakeskate à ceux que ça intéresse…”

Partenaires de la jeune marque DAB Wakeskate, mais aussi aidés par la ville de Grenoble et leurs proches, Ken et Deborah ont travaillé en France puis prévu de trouver un job sur place. Moins de 50 jours avant leur départ, ils font appel à la grande famille de la glisse ! En effet, ils ont encore besoin d’un coup de main pour financer leur drône, le Van et surtout du matériel nécessaire pour immortaliser leurs aventures !

Photos : Florent Forestier and Maro Romain

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WINCH TRIP EN NOUVELLE ZELANDE
KEN GILLET ET DEBORAH BODINI

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Brian Grubb & Matti Buys Wakeskate Durban’s Beachfront

Philippe — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:22:42 +0000

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.

Credit Photo: Wayne Reiche / Red Bull Content Pool

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BRIAN GRUBB and the Wadi Al Hiddan CANYON

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ANDY KOLB | GOOD BYE

phil Sirech — Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:49:16 +0000

Andy, our German friend new topics !

“These are some of my last laps for a couple of years. Due to a wakeskate injury in 2003 I will have to undergo a few surgeries to correct the length of my leg and the angles of my knee. For the past 18 years I have left everything on the water and I’m extremely thankful for what wakeskating gave me. Hopefully one day I will be back out there.” Andy …

The Wakeskate community will miss you Andy, see you soon!

ANDYKOLB – GOOD BYE UNCUT from AndyKolb on Vimeo.

Filmed by Juan Luis Alfocea Martinez

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ANDY KOLB
GOOD BYE

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Daniel Grant | One Battery Wakeskate

phil Sirech — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 16:47:24 +0000

After Wesley Mark Jacobsen, it’s Daniel Grant ‘s turn to exhaust Dave Av’s drone battery on the Thai Wake Park setup !

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“One battery wakeskate edition with Daniel Grant! What a machine…”

Daniel Grant
One Battery Wakeskate

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“Our goal at TWP Lumlukka is to offer you an escape from the hectic city life with a nice laid back vibe. Customers are welcome to participate in the great sports of wakeboarding and wakeskating with their close ones.”

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James Harrington | Hannams Wake Hub 2018

phil Sirech — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 15:44:55 +0000

A summer with James Harrington and his Aesthetic Wakeskates on his homespot, Hannams Wake Hub, is always a good time and a lot of shredding !

“Thanks to Terry and Ben Hannam, Vikki and also Chris Harrington for help driving and filming!”

Check out the video of his entry into the Aesthetic wakeskate team on #unleashedwakemag

James Harrington
Hannams Wake Hub 2018

HANNAM’S WAKE

The wake park is located in farm land 15min North of Cambridge. There are a System 2.0 cable and a 5 tower Rixen, a straight line cable and a great range of UNIT obstacles, situated in a unique location within farmland in the fens. It is run by brothers Ben & Terry Hannam along with Ben’s wife Jess Hannam. Their facilities, which include toilets, changing rooms, cafe and car park.

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Do A Fliiiiiip | Thomas Anton Freitag Jensen

phil Sirech — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 12:52:40 +0000

When you are passionate you also need a lot of perseverance, it is not Thomas Anton Freitag Jensen who will tell you otherwise. We meet him at his second home, Surf City og Tønsberg for a wakeskate video !

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Do A Fliiiiiip
Thomas Anton Freitag Jensen

Surf City

The cable park is located in the town of Tonsberg, 100 km from Oslo, capital of Norway.
2 winches with System 2.0 Sesitec of 120 meters.
The first cable is for beginners, without modules. The second is for riders with two UNIT modules: 1 kikers-spine and 1 Andy Kolb.
The lake is small and well protected by the forest.

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WINTER WINCH | KEN GILLET

phil Sirech — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:11:06 +0000

Ken Gillet faces winter with his winch and wakeskate ! A big suit, socks, a hood and let’s go for a wakeskate session in the winter cold.

Check out his last edit winching from nature to the street on his wakeskate on #unleashedwakemag