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...
Adaptive: 1. Relating to or exhibiting adaption. 2. Readily capable of adapting or being adapted. I had never heard of Adaptive wakeboarding. I was just a guy from the midwest who loved to wakeboard. But after a tragic jet-ski accident and the loss of my left...