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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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

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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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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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All nautical activities

A new version to geolocate all the spots in France and abroad, and to know everything about the sports and water rides on offer ! Created by Sophie Combettes-Sirech and Wakeboard World Champion Philippe Sirech, Spotyride is a sports solution designed to meet the needs of families and ride enthusiasts who are looking to find out what activities to enjoy this summer at their holiday spots. With Spotyride, you no longer have to run to the tourist office and stack a lot of brochures, this new application identify from your mobile all the sports activities (wake, kitesurfing, canoeing, paddle, sailing, hiking…) offered by the nearby water sports centres. The most ? This summer, the bases will enter their information directly into the application (sports, schedules, prices, reservations, specific promotions, etc.) to facilitate the arrival of practitioners in their centre. Everything is ready to enjoy a “sporty” summer.

One app to plan you sports holidays

Available free of charge on iOS and Android in French and English, the mobile application Spotyride or the website geolocate spots, identify different activities, consult offers and book within nautical structures. It is easy to search for different activities and organize them around your holiday destination thanks to the wide choice available nationally and internationally. New activities will be on offer this summer (parasailing, catamaran, rafting, canyoning) in addition to the mythical: kitesurfing, windsurfing, jet skiing, paddle, wakeboard… More than a dozen sports are currently available.

Today Spotyride refers more than 1,000 structures worldwide and plans to reach 4,000 by the end of the year. Spotyride’s ambition is to offer a more connected and free offer to users of the solution and to extend it to other leisure sports in France and around the world. With Spotyride, searching multiple websites is no longer necessary. It is now easy to book different activities around you with only one click. The new version of Spotyride has detailed technical data sheets on all structures (bases and water parks) as well as on all sports. Each sheet has been designed to make simple, fast and intuitive operation.

The solution for all nautical bases

Responding to a lack of digitisation on the part of leisure facilities, the Spotyride application allows all professionals in the leisure sector to reference their own nautical base, to offer rapid access to reservations, to gain visibility and to inform all practitioners and families in search of multi-activities and a wider discovery of the environment.
Spotyride offers leisure centres autonomous management of information that is updated directly on the mobile application. Structures thus have privileged access at their disposal, allowing them to update their information in real time and manage their communication very easily via their Spotyride backoffice. They can modify schedules, prices, courses, events and can add photos and videos to highlight their spots. A unique communication space to attract the entire Spotyrid community!

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Safety video

This video from the Rixen Cableark in Orlando shows all the rudimentals to have a safety practice at your cablepark. No sound needed, images say everything !

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If you respect these rules, you won’t finish like these riders !

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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.

Past story of Brian Grubb

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Under the words of NICK TAYLOR :In between all the van trips, the team shoots, The Wakeskate Tour stops, the foreign adventures, & the endless laps around Florida, I find myself lucky enough to be relaxing on the sunny little spit of Gulf Coast sand I grew up on: Anna Maria Island, FL. Shallow salty flats of grass & sand, mangrove bays, & the occasional bump of swell… During the “down time” from all of my adventures, me & my friends will inevitably find ourselves out on the water with my SeaDoo & some kind of HD camera, and so even after the team videos & travel features are done, I’m still left with a big folder full of mostly-unused footage from those magical island sessions. These specific kinds of edits of mine have taken many forms over the last decade & I’m stoked to present to you this year’s rendition…

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