Table of contents for Aug-13 in WAKEBOARDING

The mid- to late '90s was a time when progression was happening every week. New tricks were going down, new technology was popping up, and wakeboarding as a whole was beginning to form into something closely resembling what we have going on today. A huge part of that early progression was riders spinning on an axis other than the traditional flat or vertical axis. Opening the doors to a form of spinning that is still advancing, the first movers in off-axis spinning may not have known the impact they would have by learning to get off kilter. Although it is nearly impossible to prove, because it happened in the age before Internet time stamps, the consensus among today's wake-history buffs is that California's Cordell Kraut and Australia's Marshall Harrington were…

Nestled between two size extremes, the midsize boat is by no means mediocre. Some of the best riders in the world train every day on boats in the midsize category, which tend to produce some of the best wakes of any size class. They have a just-right hull size that can take a lot of weight and carve out huge ramps while maintaining small-boat performance and ease of use. In other words, the midsize is a great compromise between huge wakes and manageability. THE MIDSIZE IS A GREAT COMPROMISE BETWEEN HUGE WAKES AND MANAGEABILITY. A hard-core, no-frills wakeboard and wakesurf boat, the A22 has everything you need to create a wake, listen to music and hang out with friends, all at a great price. Because Axis has Malibu DNA, you…

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour dropped in on a new location — Mooresville, North Carolina — for stop No. 2 and was greeted by thousands of open arms. The venue offered insane views of the action from the tree-shaded shoreline and the sun-soaked party flotilla lining the other side of the course. Choppy conditions mattered not at all to the North Carolinians eager to catch their first live MasterCraft PWT. A few days prior to the first day of competition, a few of wakeboarding's luckiest guys were invited to partake in an unforgettable crossover event. Robby Maschhaupt, who works for Earnhardt Ganassi's No. 1 car, never passes up an opportunity to combine his passion for wakeboarding with his passion for racing. The riders were challenged in a pit stop and…

The signature Centurion SV series deep-V hull has been at the forefront of wakesurfing since day one, so it's no surprise that the company's flagship wakesurf boat, the Enzo SV244, has also towed the World Wakesurfing Championships from 2007 through 2012. Here's how to upgrade and configure the SV244 in order to roll it on its side and get the exact same World Wakesurfing Championship wave. Factory ballast starts with 1,000 pounds of hull-flooding, quick-fill ballast and can be upgraded to an impressive 4,575 pounds that combines the Quick Fill Pro ballast and Plug N Play systems, all controlled through the Touch Vision system at the dash. The SV244 also comes standard with a trim tab, but we recommend upgrading to the Wing Plate, which mirrors the angle of the…

In 2003, Cassette Wakeskates released its second full-length team video, Sfumato. Viewers saw what was possible on a wakeskate, and they ate it up. Lip tricks were a mainstay, and the winch was there, though mostly as a sneak peek into what would be. The level of riding was far beyond what had been done before, yet it all seemed somewhat attainable. Watching Thomas Horrell pop into and out of the lip of the wake seemed effortless yet doable. And even though you may never have landed that front shuv out of a back lip, that didn't stop you from trying. Ten years later, watching the Retention finals, the moves seem a bit further from the realm of possibility. With backside 270 front lip back to switch and kickflip front…