WHF: You’ve credited Chet Raley and Mike Ferraro as being instrumental coaches in your career. What was it that made your relationship with them so special and why do you think you were able to be so successful together?...
Twenty-seven years. Yep, you read that right! It’s been twenty-seven years since Darin Shapiro first strapped on a wakeboard, and never looked back. It was fun watching his return to the competitive stage a few years ago, even if just for a brief moment. But...
"Be WakeBoarding Magazine's obnoxious little brother. Be a smart ass that is cooler. You'll get it." And from that quote Launch Wakeboard Magazine was born. This editorial directive came in the offices of World Oceans Media, a Southern California based publishing group that focused on the...
Thank you to all the current supporters of the Wakeboarding Hall of Fame! We could not have done this without you. Shawn Watson has been generous enough to donate a SIGNED Liquid Force 2010 Watson Hybrid 143 for us to give away. And YES, he rode this...
RNR Surf & Ski Old Hawaiian magazine ad for RNR Surf & Ski Inspiration comes in many shapes and forms, but probably the most common comes from a person who makes a lasting impression in your life. Reid Shimabukuro recalls what led to his decision to start...
CHASING A DREAM For a young rider back in those days, the thought of leaving the islands to pursue a professional career in an obscure sport might have seemed crazy. But Reid Shimabukuro recalls the first time he saw Ryan Siebring ride a wakeboard and was...
THE FIRST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Back to 1990, it was Skurfer brand inventor Tony Finn that invited eight riders from the U.S., Canada and Japan who represented a variety of disciplines, such as snowboarding, three-event skiing and wakeboarding, to compete in the first World Championships, officially titled...
It’s no secret that for the better part of three decades, the mecca of the wakeboarding world has been based in Orlando, Florida. And while O-Town may still set the tone for what is current within the sport today, it was the Hawaiian Islands that...
1992 was a pivotal year for the new Sport of Wakeboarding. Up until then only a handful of contests had been held. A couple in Hawaii, and a few in Colorado. The Sport was pretty much unheard of in the rest of the country. Tommy's...
We'd like to give a BIG shout out to Wake Journal for adding our awards ceremony at Expo in their digital publication! If you'd like to subscribe to Wake Journal (and trust us, you do), simply go here. Screenshots from the issue: ...