Dave has posted a humorous article about the year in wakeboarding:
http://www.wakeworld.com/articles/2003/2003review.asp But what are the real top stories of this year? Here is my list (not necessarily in order):
1. Liquid Force bankruptcy and resurgence
2. Cassette/LF split, creation of Linear Distribution
3. The Mastercraft X-Star - overhyped, expensive, but a very good boat
4. Shaun Murray winning Worlds and announcing he won't be competing next year
5. Shaun Murray Wakeboarding Unleashed - Wakeboarding hits the big time in a video game
6. Wakeskating on the Pro Tour - wakeskating finally gets some respect, prize money and exposure
7. The X Games - Wakeboarding has been included in the X Games for several years, but the crowd this year may have been the largest ever to see a wakeboard event with at least 8,000 watching the finals
8. Danny Harf and Shane Bonifay coming back from knee surgery. Danny's wins at the big comps near the end of the season showed he isn't suffering any effects from the surgery
9. Sfumato - the wakeskating video from Cassette, showing just how far this sport has come
10. Wakesurfing - everyone's doing it. Just look at the number of boards available now
11. The rise in popularity of wakeboarding. I know my lake sure is a lot more crowded with wakeboarders these days
12. Ricky Gonzales - Riding for Gator and having a signature board has Ricky excited about wakeboarding again, and it shows in his riding
What did I miss?
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