Name: michael schwenne (pronounced shvenn)
Nickname: Squaw, sqeeny, shawn, sunshine,
Date first strapped on a wakeboard: Lake Shasta, summer of 1992
Home Town: Santa Cruz, CA
Stance: Regular
Equipment Set Up: Tribute...proof bindings
Boat of Choice: Impossible to choose from...theres so many boats that have great wake; just different. Malibu, MB, NAUTIQUE, MASTER CRAFT, SUPRA...
Awards and Achievements: Getting hundreds of new riders stoked on wakeboarding every year. 2004 vans triple crown mens 1 world champ
Ride Spot: nor-cal; undisclosed locations.
Movie: Braveheart
Tunes: Dub-reggae, bands like the expendables whom I went to school with.
Ice Cream Flavor: Birthday cake Remix from Coldstone creamery. I'm a pretty big health nut, but ice cream is my major weakness.
Tricks: Any trick that looks new and different. Variations or existing tricks.
Websites:
- www.westcoastcamps.com
- www.shastawakeboardschool.com
- www.alliancewake.com
- www.wakeworld.com
- www.money.aol.com
- www.westcoastcamps.blogspot.com
Sports Team: Hyperlite
Favorite Part of wakeboarding? The relationships and the environment. Getting to meet and develope new relationships and hanging out under the sun on the water. I feel at home when I'm on the water...in the lake or on the ocean. If I'm away from water for too long, it feels like a part of me is missing.
What are your goals for 2010? Riding with the Twelkers in January. Moving to Florida with my wife Monica and Trever Maur for the rest of the winter and beginning of spring. Back to California when it warms up. In florida we're shooting for the new Hyperlite video, and I really want to represent the West Coast and California riders as best as I can. I've got some inverted variations on the tramp that I hope to transfer to the water as soon as I start feeling it.
What are you up to when your not riding? Working to make camp better, surfing, mountain biking, snowboarding, traveling with my wife Monica.
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