The Final competition for the INT League was held October 2nd-4th at Villa Lagos in Gerber, Ca. Invitations were issued to riders who competed in 50% of the INT events this past season from 5 states including Nor Cal, So Cal, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Utah. Norcal Hyperlite riders that participated were, Hayden Wirth, Tyler Higham, Steven Hallsworth, Nataly Conner, Colin Wirth & Trevor Maur. It was great to see everyone out there, including our very own HO Joe & Jon Haddox who came out to support their team riders. Jon was awesome on the microphone all weekend - he could take that show on the road!!!

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Our Girls Team gathered at the Conner residence this weekend for a photo shoot and free ride session on beautiful Lake Berryessa.  On the agenda: get to know each other better, get a few great riding shots, and push each other to take our riding to the next level. 

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Well, it's been a SUPER season for the NorCal Hyperlite team riders that participated in the INT League this summer. It was awesome to see these riders throwing down in their divisions and coming home at the end of the year with invitations to participate in the West Coast Regional event that will take place at Villa Lagos on October 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

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Picture this: two full days of non-stop wakeboarding with all of your good friends, getting pointers from a handful of well-known pros and jibbing some custom made rails. Sound familiar?  Think again...
 
On July 25th Camp Far West Lake in Northern California hosted the first all girls wake event on the west coast called "Girls Ride the Wake."  30 girls came from all over Nor Cal to see what this event was all about.  The girls arrived bright and early Saturday morning to register and sign up for clinics provided for all levels of wakeboarding and wakeskating.  Girls Ride the Wake had three boats full of girls getting lessons from pro wakeboarders such as Raequel and Shawna Hoffman, Shelby Kantar, Danni Petraitis, and Evelyn Zerr.  

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Starting my trip to OKC would turn out to be a journey. Andrew (my boyfriend) woke up early to make the 45 minute drive from Santa Clara to San Francisco with me. We arrived at the huge terminal and said our quick goodbyes. Now previously I had called the airlines and asked what the length limit was for carry on packages. It was 45 inches, I thought I was in the clear to go ahead and carry on my wakeskate, not quite. A security checkpoint man stopped me and asked me to go ahead and check my bag in. We got into a small argument and in the end I checked my bag in.

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Nor Cal riders Josh Wilson, Jeff Pearsall, Kathryn Medina, Brodie Chaboya, Al Marchiniak, Squirrel and Becky Carter kept the audience happy with some stylish slidin.  The winches were running all day long. There were three rails side by side. There was a flat bar, an A frame and giant up flat with a slight down angle. The rails were well built and a perfect playground for the riders.

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The NorCal team takes over the South end of Lake Berryessa June 28-30th. Thanks to the Conner family the first inaugural team trip was a huge success. There was an awesome turnout and a lot of fun. There was a lot of early morning riding followed by many shenanigans including horseshoes, dirt biking, goat chasing, bbq and water fights.Friday night was a good having the whole crew there for margaritas, wake videos and wii sports.

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Those of you who haven’t been to a Thursday video at the Liquid Playground Wake shop in San Jose need to get in the loop. The liguid playground is the bay areas newest shop. It sits off of highway 880 on 2144 O'toole Ave. This shop has a lot of character and a great family vibe. You can visit their website for up to date information. News got around about Hyperlite’s latest team video and Austin at liquid playground scheduled a showing.

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Chris Dykmans hit it hard over this last winter/spring practicing his tour pass/tricks 3 to 4 days a week and it paid off when he advanced to the 1/4 finals (top 20 out of 57 riders) at the second Protour stop in Wisconsin. The points he earned that day left him tied at 31st overall and he made the cut, which is capped at the top 40 riders after the
first 2 events, for the remaining 3 stops.

He's off to Nashville TN today to compete at stop 3 and will also be competing at Louisville, KY and Reno.

Nor Cal INT stop 2 is filled with Hyperlite success

Nataly Conner, Colin Wirth and Hayden Wirth all came home with podium finishes once again. Nataly took 1st place in Women's Intermediate, Colin Wirth took down 3rd place in the Expert Division and Hayden Wirth rounded out our group with a 2nd place in Junior Entro.

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1st INT event was a success for our NORCAL Hypelite team.

The riders that came and participated (Nataly Conner, Colin Wirth & Hayden Wirth) all came home with medals. All three bumped up this year to new divisions for them.

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Chris Kallas
At the request of Brian Grubb and Brandon Thomas, Catalyst by Hyperlite has just signed Chris Kallas to their Skate Team. Chris was born on the Gold Coast of Australia in 1990 and has been Skating for just over 5 years.

Raimi Merrit
Raimi took second place at the Wake Games in Orlando , the first event in the Queen of Wake series, riding the Hyperlite Syn board with Marek Boots. Hailing from Lantana, Florida she now calls Orlando home where she can visit The Projects, the OWC and any lake she chooses all in one day.

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37 riders ripped the glassy waters in the world’s most progressive rail park and the level of riding is progressing faster than ever. After a heated 16-man head-to-head battle, the final four consisted of Ben Horan vs. Reed Hansen and Nick Taylor vs. Brandon Thomas. All photos are courtesy of Rodrigo Donoso

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Hard to say without cracking up a little, huh?  This is the event that brings smiles to every one (except maybe Lizzie Williams this year, and Shane Wright last year).  It's so hard to keep a straight face when your talking to someone about the event, and they ask what the name of the event is and you HAVE TO say 'Spanky Beaver's wakeboarding Jib Jam'.

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I had a chance over the weekend to check out one or Nor Cal's coolest shops during their annual sale. Nor Cal Mastercraft in Dublin houses a hidden gem overlooked by the general public. Wakeroots board shop resides inside the gates of Nor Cal Mastercraft and is loaded to the brim with the latest gear from Hyperlite, Byerly, CWB, Liquid Force, and just about every other product in the industry. They also carry the latest ski equipment and boating necessities. Over the weekend Wakeroots put on a giant sale complete with Wakeboarding’s top vendors, team riders, BBQ's and local water sports foundations. Make sure to check out the pictures I got while I was there to see the shop and the sale in action.

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Every single Toe Jam has brought out the highest level of riding and today’s action did not disappoint. Thirty two riders challenged in the qualifiers today, allowing six riders to compete in the final.. The finalists consisted of Clint Tompkins, Andrew Fortenberry, Brian Grubb, Danny Hampson, Ben Horan and Bret Little.

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The 2009 WWA World Championships of wakeboarding took place at CWC wakeboarding complex, just outside of Naga City in the Philippines. Two NorCal Hyperlite team riders traveled to the other side of the world to enjoy and compete. Riley Bangerter & me Al Marchiniak took the long journey (almost 15 hours in plane rides) to find out just what this whole "CWC" thing was all about. We were accompanied by Riley's wife, Cassie, and our good friend Dr. Phil Caruso (also know as DP or Doctor Phil).

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After a blistering week of sunshine and preparation the RedBull Wakelab qualifier event went down in Marysville under relentless clouds, wind and the occasional shower.

Red Bull Wake Labs Qualifier Video  

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The King of Wake series, the world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, is set to kick off a brand-new season of high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action as World Sports & Marketing, the series organizer, today announces the complete schedule for the 2009 season.

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Spanky Beaver Rail Jams

Spanky Beavers Rail Jam is the first wakeboarding/wakeskate event that has been taking place in Olympic sized swimming pools over the past three years. We are stepping it up for 2009 and it will be bigger and better than ever before with a variety of live musical performances ranging from punk rock to reggae. This event is free to the public and all ages are welcome. There are many more plans to come.

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Brodie Chaboya

Nor Cal Team Meeting
March 7th 2009

This years team meeting was a huge success. A barbeque, Drinks, all of the 2009 gear and the entire Nor Cal Hyperlite team all in one place. Website ideas and general info was presented followed by the first annual Freehill 5000. It was stiff competion as the Nor Cal Hyperlite team members battled for the title as the fastest rider. Bumps bruises and crashes were inevidable. Check out the photo gallery of this priceless event and check out behind the scenes of the Nor Cal Hyperlite Team.

Jeff

Phoenix Rail Jam 1/21/09 – 1/25/09
With Brodie Chaboya

I was fortunate enough to go down to the Arizona Boat Show this past January and it was a great time. The rail set up was a lot of fun and everyone was riding really well. There were about 3-4 shows a day from Wednesday through Sunday and we had a great crowd each and every time. Here are some photos from the rail jam.

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Brodie

The IT girls hit the Delta for a day of non stop butter. Team manager Evelyn Nelson and team riders Kathryn Medina and Nataly Conner throw down behind the slammed Hyperlite X-star (RIP). They each took two sets and then surfed untill the sun wen't down.

August 23rd and 24th 2008 the top Regional and Legion Team Riders for Hyperlite will battle it out for bragging rights of who is better Nor Cal riders or So Cal Riders. There is some stiff competition at both ends of the California Hyperlite Team. Nor Cal is bringing style with Dan Bright, Al Marchiniak, Brodie Chaboya, Brady Sammons, and a few others that will be bringing heat! So Cal will be trying to beat us Nor Cal riders with Heavy Hitter Chris Williams, Jacob and Eddie Valdez, and a few others. If the event is anything like the competing websites, Nor Cal has nothing to worry about! If you want to see for yourself you can check out them out at www.socalhyperlite.com

Check Out The Nor Cal vs. So Cal Video

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July 19th and 20th! $1000 is up for grabs!

Summer is definitely here and Northern California is expected to have a couple days over 100 degrees this week. This means the water temps are rising and Memorial Day will be a blast. Here’s a recap of what’s gone down and what’s going to go down in the near future. 

Spring Ride went down and thanks to you Hyperlite had a strong presence at an event that historically has been ruled by CWB.  Shaun Murray made a guest appearance which definitely made an impact, he stayed in the booth for most of the event and his focus was promoting Hyperlite. Shaun even took it upon himself to go up and down the dock and apply Hyperlite stickers to people’s boats, Sick!

At the 1st event of the season and Team Hyperlite was in full effect.  Congrats to Open Division Riders; Brady Sammons (2nd) & Chris Dykmans (5th), Advanced Division Rider Colin Wirth (1st) and Intermediate Division Rider Natalie Conner (1st).

Brady Sammons was asked about the event and he said it was a great time and that Hyperlite was in full force.  Brady had only ridden twice this season after coming off a long and drawn out ankle injury. He wasn’t expecting much from himself but ended up without a crash and was able to pull off some of his bigger moves.  Great to have you back on the water Brady.