11 Jan Darin Shapiro – A Perfect S-Bend
Check out this killer video of the one-and-only Darin Shapiro doing an S-Bend. There are many riders doing this trick but in our opinion, Darin does it best. Thoughts? ...
Author: Joe Ciaramella
03 Jan Letter from the President
Dear Wakeboarding enthusiast! I am so proud and excited to serve as President for this inaugural year of the Wakeboarding Hall of Fame! Since 1981 I have been active in this wonderful industry and bought my first wakeboard in 1983 from the Australians at IMTEC in Chicago. Little did...
30 Dec Andrea Gaytan Interview
The Andrea Gaytan Interview (by Dana Preble) (WHOF) Take us back to the beginning of your wakeboard career and where all of the magic started. (A.G.) Wakeboarding came to me as a huge blessing from the universe. I was one of those things when all the stars...
30 Dec Dana Preble Interview
Dana Preble Interview for the Wakeboarding Hall of Fame December, 2014 (WHOF) Dana, take us back to the beginning of your wake career and where you started? (DP) I started waterskiing on Klinger Lake in Michigan when I was 3 years old. From that time on, I spent...
06 Dec Shaun Moore – Executive Bio
Growing up a surfer in South Florida had its ups and downs. Warm water was always a plus but the amount of swell the area saw was far from good. So at the age of 16 he was introduced to Ski-Rixen in Boca Raton, Fl....
06 Dec Steven “Fish” Fisher – Executive Bio
Fish has been around the water all of his life, whether being towed on water skis or old surfboards behind his grandfather’s boat in the tidal rivers of Virginia or ocean surfing in Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks at the tender age of 8, his love and...
06 Dec Tony Klarich – Executive Bio
Tony Klarich has had a lifetime of involvement with all aspects of towed watersports at the highest levels. His breakthrough move was a front flip on a slalom ski in 1984, and in later years he invented more than a dozen new freestyle moves on...
06 Dec Jim Emmons – Executive Bio
Born in 1960, Jim Emmons was first introduced to boating in Tennessee as a young deck-mate on a 52’ houseboat learning marine fundamentals and boating safety from his grandfather. The early induction caused Jim to develop a passionate desire for water sports led by his...
06 Dec Jason Buffalow – Executive Bio
I started in my early years waterskiing, tubing, disking and hanging out with my family at Lake Berryessa in Northern California. I have been a water lover since learning to swim and being in water is one of my favorite things in life. In 1994 I was...
06 Dec Donald Shelbrick – Executive Bio
Name: Donald Shelbrick Age: 35 Home Spot: South Florida's Infamous Ski Rixen and Crystal Lake Years riding: 23 years Cable or Boat: I have competed in both and continue to enjoy riding both whenever possible. Favorites: Park: There are so many amazing places to ride around the world it is hard...