Chengdu, China – History was made last week at the brand-new Panda Wakepark cable, purpose-built for The World Games. Selected based on their world rankings and victories in major competitions, the planet’s top wakeboarders gathered for a long-awaited showdown — and it was Germany’s Julia Rick who stole the spotlight on the Open women division .

The Return of Cable Wakeboarding to The World Games

It had been twenty years since cable wakeboarding last featured at The World Games, with its only appearance in Duisburg, Germany, back in 2005. Known as a multi-sport event for disciplines outside the Olympic and Paralympic programs, The World Games first took place in 1981 in the United States, offering athletes from non-Olympic sports a global stage.

In 2005, four waterski and wakeboard disciplines were on the schedule: Barefoot, Boat Wakeboard, Cable Wakeboard, and Overall Waterski. Back then, Denise De Haan (NED) claimed gold in the women’s cable event, with Kirsten-Brigitte Leifel (GER) and Pauline Dyrschka (GER) rounding out the podium.

Julia Rick Reclaims Her Throne

Fast forward to 2025, and the sport has evolved into a high-powered spectacle, with athletes pushing the limits of what’s possible on a cable. In the women’s division, all eyes were on Julia Rick — the multiple-time world champion and global icon of women’s wakeboarding.

After narrowly missing gold at the World Championships in Paris last September, Rick came to Chengdu with one mission: to win. She delivered under pressure, combining flawless execution with her trademark technical mastery to secure the top step of the podium.

“I’ve been dreaming about this moment since Paris,” said Rick after her victory. “To win gold here, at The World Games, with the world watching, is just incredible.”

Italian rising star Vanessa Titarelli claimed silver, proving once again she’s a serious contender for the sport’s future. Bronze went to the Netherlands’ Sanne Meijer, the reigning Cable World Champion, who also competed in the boat wakeboard event earlier in the week.

Women’s Podium

1. Julia Rick – GER
2. Vanessa Titarelli – ITA
3. Sanne Meijer – NED

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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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Another one for the Boizzz :Toilet cleaner Rhys loses his job then goes on a spiteful yet life changing journey of self destructive behaviour. Together with his friends they go on a cosmic adventure of life appreciation taking them to the farthest corners of the earth. All whilst riding their wakeboards and drinking non alcoholic
beverages in the process. Director Jaxon Foale (“One for the Boizzz”)

Another one for the Boizzz , the wakeboard Movie

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YS4 Valdosta was  the  wakeboard Event to be , what can we said about the Valdosta Yardsale , Wakeboard and Wakeskate event  , Woodstock spirit , flower power and camper vans , Pro-rider from all over the world, the best filmmaker and photographer at the same time in the same place ….

Zeb Powell one of famous Redbull snowboarder come to meet the whole Space Mob team there , and to discover the spot to try to get  the same feeling on the setup than on snow in the mountains  when he ride there the new guns of Slingshot  ..

 YS4 Valdosta and Zeb Powell

News about the Winner of YS4 Valdosta : The Best Trick award this year  for men went to Quinn Silvernale, for the women to Anna Nikstad. Pedro Caldas delivered the Best Line, and Dary Znebel took Best Overall.

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A stylish goofy-footed snowboarder from North Carolina, Zeb Powell has a knack for melding classic style and modern amplitude.

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Australian Wakeboard  Talent series : JB Oneill brought out his  new friend and wakeboard talented  Ben Heatley  to Perth Cable Park in Australia . Juxtaposed runs and Interview  in this cool video !

Australian Wakeboard Talent, Ben Heatley

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Overview

Welcome to Perth Wake Park

Perth Wake Park is the only cable wake board park in Western Australia.

It is conveniently located 30 minutes south of Perth City at the Mundijong Rd, Freeway exit.

The Park has a full size main cable, two beginner specific cables, a NEW bar, a café, pro shop, hire shop and a large veranda overlooking the action.

Bookings are not required to ride at the park during general opening hours. We run cable wakeboarding introduction sessions on our specific beginner systems and we have a Main Lake filled with obstacles for the advanced riders to enjoy.

We offer a range of different tickets to suit you, from hourly and daily tickets to full memberships to maximise your time on the water. Bring your own gear or just bring your board shorts or bikini, all the gear can be hired at the park and basic equipment is included in your ticket price. Please see our tickets and prices page for further details.

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Roty Tripping :This is the insane story about a bunch of the best cablepark riders in the world how decide to get sme fun over there in Europe ,  the story of  their journey at 313 Cable park , just to explain how the rider life is an hard life 😉 !

Roty Tripping The Video

Riding: Dave AV, Gavin Stuckey, Trent Stuckey, Ryan Peacock, Liam Peacock, Joe Battleday, Konni Lehndorff
Park: 313 Cable park
Filming / Editing: /Nicklas Dorfer

Produced By: John Dreiling
Track:Figure it out by Royal Blood

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WE’VE BEEN SO INSPIRED BY THE TRAVELS THAT WE HAVE TO CREATE THE BEST PARK IN THE WORLD. HERE, IN LITHUANIA.

The freshest ideas, sports experience and visions of an ideal park – all this fit with us. This is not just another water park. This is a park created and constantly improved not only by the hands of this sports enthusiast, but also by the hearts.

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In the Park  :

• One Bar and a big terrace in front of the lake
• A playground for children with trampolines
• A Work out Place to train ;
• Tennis and badminton place ;
• A massage Station;
• A Big Skate ramp.

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Wakeboarder Jules Charraud took advantage of the return of sunny days to take his followers around France. On his wakeboard, he rides the most beautiful tricolor landscapes that he has compiled in 3 videos available on Redbull France Instagram Channel

The 21-year-old from Toulouse left to tour the most beautiful French landscapes, to make three videos, titled Tours and Detours, posted on social networks. Jules Charraud using his portable winch, went to discover French heritage, to ride on the Seine, to the Château de Chantilly via Mont-Saint-Michel. “I really wanted to do a big project with this concept of wakeboarding in somewhat unusual places,” explains the Toulouse resident. The goal is to show people around France in a different way. ”

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First Episode: Chantilly Castle

Second Episode : the Etretat Cliffs

Third Episode : the Mont Saint Michel !

Exceptional spots

From the foot of the Eiffel Tower in the middle of the salt marshes, the favorite spot of the French wakeboarder on his “Tour de France”, was the Château de Chantilly. “It was really magical, the setting is incredible,” says Jules Charraud. They spent the day there and they took pictures from right to left, they were never bored. A representative of the castle followed us and advised us on the site. Big thanks to him that I was able to ride in the moat. ”

The project required a lot of upstream work from the wakeboarder and his team, especially for the selection of places. For the spots, two criteria: visual and aesthetic spots and performance spots, but it is still necessary to succeed in obtaining all the authorizations. “It’s a must, it would be a shame to make pirate spots for the end not to be able to post the video,” explains Jules. But in general we didn’t have too many difficulties, for example in Romorantin, the mayor only asked us to “watch out for the ducks! “

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About Jules

French prodigy Jules Charraud is the future of wakeboarding. In 2019, he finished 2nd in FISE. He has a clear goal in mind: “I want to improve myself and become the best in my discipline one day.” Jules Charraud started wakeboarding in Cergy, in Val-d’Oise, when he was 10 years old.

A good idea according to James Windsor, triple World Champion and legend of the discipline: “Jules is one of the riders with the most potential on this planet. He has a super complete ride technique. “A dubbing that Jules Charraud was keen to comment on:” He’s my idol, and that makes me extremely happy.

I have had the opportunity to meet him several times. “The duo also have a common sponsor, which allowed the student to receive advice from the master:” even on a simple video shoot, he gives me tips and teaches me a lot. ” On the career side, Jules Charraud wants to take his time, but with a clear goal in mind: “I want to improve myself and become the best in my discipline one day. Which shouldn’t be long.

In 2019, the prodigy notably finished 2nd at the FISE in Montpellier. Passionate about design and tattooing, this amateur guitarist who lives in a caravan on his homespot at La Source, near Toulouse, perfectly embodies the wakeboard spirit.

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Mik & Max sounds way better, this was the order of riding that day. We took some laps at Wakebeach 257 and did a little bit of cutting. Big appreciation for the generosity Marc Drieduite!

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We have created our most complete line ever – there is something in here for everyone, wherever you ride, and however you have fun holding onto the handle. And if dropping the line is your thing, our new surfers are the best boards for all styles we’ve ever produced. We love what we do and we know you’ll have more fun this season because of the passion that has been put into creating this 2017 lineup. Go out and spread the stoke!”

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Filippo Salerno

I m Filippo Salerno , I m a boat rider in Italy. I really like ride with winch top. On wakeboarding I prefer the old school style , with landings on the flat, like Darin Shapiro or Randall the Vandall Harris

The offbeat interview

How did you start wakeboarding?

I am a surfer and do a lot of water sports , 10 years ago I decoder ti tey , so a went to the wakeboard club in my city and was early love.

Do you do any other boardsports? :

I do skateboard, snowboard, surf , windsurf and sup.

. What do you like the most about Wakeskating?

The moods that clubs and wake Life create

What do you dislike ?

Onestly nothing..

Name a trick you would like to do one day ?

Speedball.  Double frontflip

Wich do you prefer, rails or kickers ?

Rails !

If you could have a session with anyone, who would it be ?

Randall Harris … The Flying Man !

Tell us a bit about your home spot ?

La Baietta Wakeboard located in a Natural park, the lake Is almost Always flat and mesures about 1000m x 4000m

Do you always ride alone ?

I use ti ride with others Friends there

Any shout out ? 

I wanna thanks the old wakeboard Legends who  ispire us

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Dallas Friday is a Centurion Boats Water Sports Warrior. Dallas has been given this designation because of her tireless efforts to make lives better. As a Correct Craft company, we are called to the path of ‘Making Life Better’ and we strive to exemplify that phrase at every opportunity. We Wake Waves is Centurion’s new campaign which aims to encourage intentional positive actions on and around the lake. No matter how big or small the effort is we all have an opportunity to wake waves of positive change in the lives of those around us.

Both on the water and off Dallas is waking waves of change in her community, you can visit https://www.centurionboats.com/we-wake-waves to learn more about the we wake waves movement. What’s your wave of positive change? Wake it!

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About We Wake Waves: As a Correct Craft company, we are called to the path of ‘Making Life Better’ and we strive to exemplify that phrase at every opportunity. We want to wake waves of positive change in ourselves, our families, our communities, and our world with our boats on or near the water. It could be as simple and seemingly small as teaching your child to wake surf or showing your significant other how to trailer a boat or as big as hosting an event that honors our service men and women. What’s Your Wave? How are you using your Centurion on, near, or relating to water to wake waves of positive change? We wake waves. Do you? Share your wave with us on social media using the hashtag #WeWakeWaves and visit https://www.centurionboats.com/we-wake-waves to learn more.

About Centurion Boats: Creating the World’s best waves, wakes and ride since 1976, Centurion is a towed water sports boat manufacturer built on innovation and commitment to excellence. As a Correct Craft Company, we are charged with “Making Lives Better”. We embody this phrase with the boats we build along with the lives we live on and off the water. Centurion Boats is the perfect ride every time. To learn more about Centurion Boats, visit www.centurionboats.com.

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