Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Hyperlite Wake
Hyperlite is a wakeboarding company that has been around since the sport was first invented. Hyperlite is frequently cited as the 'best' wakeboard manufacturer. Hyperlite sponsors many professional wakeboarders and wakeskaters, such as Shaun Murray, Aaron Rathy, Chris O'Shea, Rusty Malinoski, Erik Ruck, Denise de Haan, Heather Johnson, Jd Webb, Jenacee Jackson, Josh Palma, Maeghan Mckenzie, Mike Schwene, Brian Grubb, Brandon Thomas, and hyperlites newest addition Jimmy Lariche.
Hyperlite wakeboards were not only amongst the first wakeboards on the scene but founder Herb O'Brien was one of the founding members of this now nationally known X-Game. Herb - who owned the water ski company, H.O. Sports hooked up with some of the best surfboard shapers in Hawaii to design and build the first compression-molded neutral-buoyancy wakeboard, the Hyperlite. This innovation sparked the massive growth of what today is known as wakeboarding. Some of the first names of this new sport were skiboarding, and even skurfing, but those only lasted for a few years; Ultimately wakeboarding became the official name of this sport. The Hyperlite's new features such as: neutral buoyancy and better bindings gave riding behind a boat a new feel that was comfortable and accessible.
Hyperlite wakeboards have come a long way in the past several years. Now featuring top of the line technology that professionals and novices alike can appreciate and enjoy. This famous sport now has dozens of wakeboard manufacturers and Hyperlite has branched out specializing in only top of the line wakeboard gear, from ropes and specialized handles to boots and apparel. Hyperlite has even started to manufacture the Wakeskate.
JD Webb
Jd Webb is a 22 year old wakeboarder born in Anna Maria Island Florida and currently residing in Auburndale Florida. Jd Webb is currently sponsored by Nautique, Hyperlite, Reef, Red Bull, Dragon, Rockwell watches and Performance Ski & Surf. His Career highlights include Biggest gap on a wakeboard
2008 Wakeboarder of the Year for Alliance 2x Rail Rider of the Year
4th Place 2008 King of Wake Pro Men's 2nd Place 2008 World Series 2nd Overall Pro Wakeboard Tour 2004 Kelowna Pro Wakeboard Tour Champion 2004 Rookie of the Year.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Parks Bonifay
Parks Bonifay was born in Winter Haven, Florida on September 30, 1981. Bonifay is considered one of world's greatest wakeboarders.
His present hometown is Clermont, FL. He became a professional wakeboarder in 1994. Parks took the wakeboarding world by storm as a 14-year-old, winning the X-Games in his first visit. He has held many major titles including the PWT titles in 1999 and 2001. When his dad put him on skis at a young age, he became according to Guinness book of world records the youngest water skier in the world at just 6 months, 29 days old.
Parks became the first documented wakeboarder to land the 1080 (a switch toeside 1080), doing so at a Bill Doster photoshoot in 1999. Brandon Bell, Mark Kenney, Rusty Malinoski, Danny Harf, Brad Smeele, Aaron Rathy, Jimmy Lariche, Tino Santori, Bob Soven, and Steele Lafferty have recently landed multiple variations of the 1080
Bonifay is currently a recurring star on MTV's extreme action sports show Nitro Circus.
Bonifay is sponsored by Ronix, Fox, Red Bull, Spy, MasterCraft, and Performance Ski & Surf.
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