alliancewake.co.uk

As most of you already know about alliancewakeskate.com you migth be interested in its british offset www.alliancewake.co.uk.

 Yes... there are wakeskater in Great Britan.. not too unusual since it is an island.

If you wanna see how the english guys are riding you can check this video and this travel report form a trip to germany / Blaichach.

For all of you plannig a trip to germany in 2009: the cable in Blaichach is changing the owner / operator and the obstacle-park will be seriously cut. There are rumors that most of the sesitec-obstacles will be moved to new cable near freiburg.

But since germany has more cables than any other place thre are many substitutes. We can recoment the schwandorf - cable (see some pictures here) and of course the cable in Magdeburg. 

see you at the lake

Enric Dosta at CWCGap Winching and WWA Wake Park World Championships

Here is a short video from Enric Dosta (Spain) in the winch park at Camsur Water Complex. Don't forget to check CWC Wake TV on March 24th - 29th for the WWA Wake Park World Championships. Here is the time schedule:

Wednesday, March 25th
Semi Finals: Amateur Wakeskate (no age limit), Women’s Wakeskate (no age limit)

Thursday, March 26th
Quarter Finals: Pro Wakeskate (no age limit)

Friday, March 27th
Semi Finals: Amateur Wakeskate (no age limit), Women’s Wakeskate (no age limit)
Quailfying Round: CamSur Rider’s Cup – Pro Men and Pro Wakeskate (Boat)

Saturday, March 28th
Semi Finals: Pro Wakeskate (no age limit),
Final Round: CamSur Rider’s Cup – Pro Men and Pro Wakeskate (Boat)

Sunday, March 29th
Finals: Pro Wakeskate (no ages limit) TOP 6

All information and pic are taken from Camsur Water Complex website.

Online MagazinesDope and Blast Magazine

There are two new wakeskate related online magazines in the web. First is Dope Magazines by Joey Arcisz. He has released a new website The Dope Magazine and a new issue of the magazine (check this post for the older issues). Video on top is also by Dope magazine and shows some nice tricks like a switch boardslide fs flip out by Clint Tompkins.The second magazine is Blast Magazine. Here a short quote from the Blast Magazine website:

BLAST Wakeskate Magazine is a publication produced bi-monthly and distributed throughout the United States to dealers, board shops, cable parks, events, and instructional camps free of charge. Each issue is also viewable and archived here on our website as they are published. We feel strong about supporting "rider owned and/or operated" entities and understand that the incentive to do so will innovate and push the sport as we know it with no boundaries.

They are open for every wakeskate related input. Don't forget to check the video section.First picture is taken out of the Dope magazine. Second picture is taken from the Blast magazine website.

Last Hurrah in TexasWakeskating In The Lonestar State

Here is a beautiful wakeskate video filmed by Bryan Soderlind and edited by Zachary Scheffer (song Bon Iver - Flume). Thanks Wakeboarding Magazine for the support for the video. Check the Liquid Force Obscura blog for a little context.

Boredom?We Know Ledge and Ben Kaiser

The lake in Magdeboogie is still ice covered. A good moment to see some new video footage. Here are some videos and some links with videos for the days til summer. On top (link) you can see a nice weekend meeting from the Treeknowledge young guns Mumpitz, Franzl, and Tarik. The winch spot at the end is a real urban spot (hit and run) in the middle of Berlin, Germany (check Google maps: Metro Station Rathaus Schöneberg).
The second one shows Ben Kaiser. He destroys OWC (fs 360 big spin over the kicker, shuv on the box to 360 big off, ...).

For more video footage check the Byerly Sommer Tour or Scallywags at Griptape Magazine, Clint Tompkins by Michael, Dirty Cracker's Rock,Paper,Scissors, S.K.A.T.E by Evan Molina, or Clip of the Week (vimeo) from Alliance Wakeskate Magazine.

Treeknowlegde Core DesignPro Engineer digital mock up in Rhino

Here are the latest screenshots from the CAM building process of the Treeknowledge wakeskate core. The screenshots are out of the 3d model building process and not complete finished. You can see a little bit the variable edge design and the unique bottom design of a Treeknowledge. The core will be manufactured with a 5 axis CNC milling maschine. Don't forget that this is only the core. The core will be pressed with wooden top and bottom belt in a second run. The Treeknowledge product line for 2009 includes:

• Flat edition (like last year model, slightly concave)
• Team edition (concave)
  
• Artist edition (concave, limited)

All information gotten from Treeknowledge.

Unleashed Magazine #28 Online

Unleashed released the no. 28 of the Unleashed Magazine named One More. The mag includes some really good black&white wakeskate pics. The pic above is taken out of the Unleashed magazine. The topics are:

• News
• Should I
• Wake the Line - 2008
• Photo Expo
• Tom Fooshee - Men of the Year
• Ferry Assault
• New Schnitzel Never Die
• Unleashed Trip to Phillipine
• Trick Tip

All information from Unleashed. Click here for the pdf online version of Unleashed.

Canceled!Wakeskate Indoor EventWinch Indoor Event, Berlin, Europasportpark (SSE)

CANCELED! Here is the first event 2009 in Germany! At the 22 of March take place a indoor winch battle in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg - Europasportpark (SSE). The Europasportpark is one of the biggest and state of the art indoor swimming pools in Berlin with a tribune with 2000 seats. There will be a wakeboard and a wakeskate division. Start is at 7pm.For more information contact the team behind waketown.de. All information are taken from the Stadtkind magazine. Wakeskate picture is from Magix Winch Battle in Postdam, 2007 (Treeknowledge gallery).

Reef European Website launched

Right at the beginning of the new year Reef has launched there new European website. Check out the latest news about the Byerly III wakeskate shoe and some facts about the european wakeskate team with Enric Dosta Vidal, Pierre Atruz and Ludovico Vanoli. If you want read some stuff then check the Reef classic mag (less wakeskating more surfing) and for sure check the Reef girls (video and pics).

Treeknowlegde goes with HighTech

Here are a lot of great news from the Treeknowlegde crew. At first Treeknowledge goes HighTech next year. As to see on the picture above the 2009 skates will have more concave, a variable edge, and some additional secrets. The skates are shaped with a 3D CNC milling maschine and will be pressed with top and bottom belt in a second run. Every used tree trunk is handpicked and cut in layers regarding to the special Treeknowledge requirements. The result is an indestructible wooden wakeskate which easily resists a whole season. The graphics for the team edition are designed by a famous international artist. And as every year there will be a special limited edition for collectors. The word is that the first skates will be finished in March.
If you want more news check the Treeknowlegde homepage or the Wakeskate Bomb in the next days.