Wakeskate season starts in Germanytwo videos with some sick cable trix

Over two weeks now we have sunny weather here in good old germany. The water temperature in Magdeboogie is around 60°F, yeah. Here are two videos with sick cable riding. Steve Campbell destroys the box at OWC with sick flip on variations and Brett Little goes huge on a Byerly Blend bi level with flips.

Treeknowledge 2009concave wooden wakeskate made in Germany

The german wakeskate company Treeknowledge goes straight forward every year. In 2009 Treeknwoledge presents their first 3d concave wood wakeskate made in Germany, Berlin. The new model comes in two variants as a team and as a artist edition and is for the advanced wakeskater. The artist edition is strictly limited and handmade by art beaver Marok (Nike air force artist, Lowdown magazine) himself. The Team edition is designed by Eric Otto, San Fransisco, USA. Check out his other projects at Eric Otto's homepage. New this year is the WE edition a sligtly concave wakeskate based on the 2008 shape.

Here are the specs for the 3d concave model:
3D-concave core / variable-edge / wooden top and bottom layer / wood core / Length: S-M 1.00 m (< 80 kg) L-XL 1.04m (> 80kg) / Width: 36,0 cm (14.25") / 3 StageRocker/ Wood: Hardmaple / No Fins, concave size: 12mm (1/2")We Edition
Nearly flat deck - nose and tail slightly concave / Length: S-M 1.00 m (< 80 kg) L-XL 1.04m (> 80kg)/ Width: 36,0 cm/ 3 Stage Rocker / Wood: Hardmaple / No Fins
The skate is 100% wood! The concave is shaped with skateboarding in mind. For more information about the production process check this post at Wakeskate Bomb. All information are taken from the Treeknowledge homepage.

Red Bull - Wake the line 2009May 1th 2009, Müngersdorfer swimm stadium, Cologne, Germany

After the success of the last year contest - Wake The Line - Red Bull has announced a second edition of this event. Wake the Line is a contest for invited wakeboarder and wakeskater. Invited wakeskater are Leo Labadens (FRA), Andy Kolb (GER) for example. From April 28 until 29th you can win a wildcard for the event at the Warmup Session at the cable in Langenfeld. Registration is possible until April 27.th at the Wake The Line homepage.

The Red Bull Wake the Line contest takes place at the Müngersdorfer swimm stadium at May 1st 2009. Entrance starts 2.00pm, the first qualifying runs start at 2.30pm. Highlights are the Best Trick Contest and the finals in the early evening. The Red Bull Wake The Line-after-show party takes place in the Sensor club 10pm.

All information and pics are taken from funsporting.de and The Gap Magazine.

ThinkTank Wakeskate JamMai 28-31 2009, near Tamworth, UK

Here is the video from the ThinkTank wakeskate jam last year and second the announcement for ThinkTank wakeskate jam 2009. ThinkTank Wakeskate Jam

• 4-day jam (1 Qualifier day, 3-day main event)
• Jet Ski, Rails, and Poolgap formats
• Bump session - progressive skateboard rail tricks

For more information about the ThinkTank wakeskate jam check the Alliance Wakeskate UK website.

Videos from the World Wake Park Championships 2009

Here are the first video parts from the WWA World Park Championships at CWC. Check this post on Wakeskate Bomb for the results. Highlights are:

• 1st video: 1:24 three flip to backside bigflip!!!
• 2nd video: kickflip to backlip and noseslide to bs 270 shuv out

For more video footage check cwcwaketv at Youtube.com.

2009 Wake Park World ChampionshipsWakeskate Results from the Phillies

Here are the results from the Wake Park World Championships 2009 - cable wake park final, rail park final and Camsur riders cup final (Boat).

PROFESSIONAL WAKESKATE FINALS
1. Reed Hansen (USA) 75
2. Nick Taylor (USA) 56.67
3. Leo Labadens (FRA) 36.67
4. Jan Grabski (GER) 26.67PROFESSIONAL WAKESKATE - RAIL PARK FINALS
1. Andy Pastura (USA) 95
2. Reed Hansen (USA) 90
3. Nick Taylor (USA) 70
4. Nick Harlos (CAN) 50
MEN'S PROFESSIONAL WAKESKATE CAMSUR RIDERS CUP FINALS
1. Reed Hansen (USA) 92.33
2. Nick Taylor (USA) 73.33
3. Andy Pastura (USA) 56.33
4. Nic Harlos (CAN) 36.67

On Justin.TV you can see some video footage from the World Park Championships at the Camsur Water Complex. All pics and information are taken from the CWC homepage.

Australian WinchUrban Rider Winch

Sometimes some things need a little bit more time. Since some month the Wakeskate Bomb has a Winch links section at the right side (scroll down). Take a look for some more winches. Here is the part V winches from Australia - Urban Rider.

Here are the facts for the Urban Rider winch:
Frame: Aluminum frame
Motor: 9 hp Vanguard pull start engine
Accessories: Key Ignition, Tav-2 torque converter, inflatable Wheels, 300m spectra line, wake handle, pistol grip control with hydraulic brake, custom plastic cover, detachable tow-bar hitch

All information and pics are taken from the Urban Rider website.

CWC live streamWake Park World Championships 2009

Here is the link to the Camsur Watersports Complex live stream. Check the overall time schedule at CWC homepage or look at the wakeskate only time schedule here at Wakeskate Bomb.

Treeknowlegde Core Productionproduction and virtual prototype video

Here are the latest news from Treeknowledge. The revolutionary new wood wakeskate is in the production process. After a meeting with all the team rider the concave was changed a little bit to make a real flip wakeskate. The cores are shaped and the wakeskates are now in the press for the upper and lower beld. The date for delivery seems to be the beginning of April.

The first video shows the shaping of the core with a Sinumerik 840D controlled 5 axis CNC milling machine. The second one is a short view on the virtual wakeskate model. This model is the base for making everything you can imagine with a wakeskate.
All videos are links to the Treeknowlegde homepage.

Clint TompkinsWetSignature blog straight from texas

Clint Tompkins is one of the best wakeskater at the moment and can ride behind everything cable, pwc, boat and especially winch. Here are some selected video clips straight from his Wet Signature blog. If you stay in texas and search for a gap take a look at his Wet Signature blog. Clint writes about every gap he find in his area. Second video clip shows a nice switch bigspin indy.
All blogger videos are direct links to WetSignature blog by Clint Tompkins. And last but not least the high definition video from the ponds.