WakeREGISTRY Nominations. COVERS (April, 2015)

 

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Here are the ten finalists for the WakeREGISTRY covers (in chronological order)

WakeREGISTRY Selection Panel: Vote for 3

 

1986: First U.S. Ski boarding Cover. Rider: Tony Finn. Photo: Tom King

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1991. First modern wakeboarding cover with 1st World Champ Eric Perez. Photo: Tom King

World Champion Eric Perez - Blender on the Hyperlite

 

1993. Premier Issue of WakeBoarding Magazine. Riders: Darin Shapiro & David Jennings. Photo: Tom King

WEB LINK: Wakeboarding Magazine “The Throwback,” Summer 1993 Issue

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1996. Premier issue of Launch Wakeboard Magazine. Rider: Randy Harris. Photo: Kelly Kingman.

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1996.  First board cam cover. Rider: Scott Byerly. Photo: Rick Doyle. another photo from this session went on to be chosen “Photo of the Century” by Wakeboarding Magazine.

scott byerly waekboarding magazine cover board cam rick doyle

 

1998: First fold out cover. One of earliest sequences of of a 720. Rider: Shaun Murray. Photos: Heather Lee.

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2003: Shaun Murray goes mainstream. Wakeboarding Unleashed

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shaun murray video game cover wakeboarding magazine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2006. JD Webb jumps Lake Eola fountain. Photo: Garrett Cortese

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2007: Amazing Athletes series book. Rider: Dallas Friday. Photo: Mike Isler.

Other superstar athletes in these series include Alex Rodriguez, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kobe Bryant, Michael Phelps, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Travis Pastrana, and many more.

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2007. Premier issue Standerd Quarterly

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LINKS:

WakeREGISTRY Intro

Selection Panel Application