Shaun Murray

Hyperlite Team At Lake Shasta

Ronix Wakeboarding

Hyperlite Wakeboarding

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.

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.

Danny Harf

Danny Harf is a 25 year old American currently living in Clermont Florida. He has been riding for 14 years and is a part of Team Nautique and rides behind a Super Air 230. He is sponsored by Nautique,Ronix,Monster,Fox,Reef,Spy and Billabong.At about five years old he moved to Orlando, Florida he saw a wakeboard in Sports Authority and decided to give it a try. He’s been hooked ever since.

His Career Highlights include: 4 X games Champion
3 X Masters Champion
Pro Tour Champion

He has also landed the first heelside 1080 and the first 1260

Wakeskating

Wakeskating is a water sport and an adaptation of wakeboarding that employs a similar design of board manufactured from maple or from fibreglass. Unlike wakeboarding, the rider is not bound to the board in any way, which gives the sport its own unique challenges. Instead, the top surface of the board is covered with griptape, (in a similar fashion to a skateboard) or a soft, high-traction, foam covering that is kinder to riders in the inevitable crashes. Riders usually wear shoes while riding to afford themselves extra purchases on the board, similar to skateboarding.

Wakeboarding Eruption

Wakeboarding had its humble beginnings in the late 80's by a couple of water sports enthusiasts in Orlando, Florida. Since then, the sport has taken off wildly and wakeboarding is now an official sport and part of many action sport festivals and competitions. The boarder can be seen thrashing the waters from the Philippines to Canada to Germany to New Zealand. With International interest, televised events, major corporate sponsorship and stars of the sport competing in these events, wakeboarding has become a mainstay in the action-sports genre with millions of people all over the world participating. The sport now has competitions and events for men, women and young adults who participate to win coveted trophies, prize money and corporate sponsorship.