New Jersey Riders 2007

Asbury Park Press coverage for the SOS Invitational
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What a great event for a good cause!

Thanks for the link Kevin Katrina was so happy she had a pic

Great pics of Katrina, KG, Michele and JB. Thanks for the link.

What, no seniors???

I am starting to get depressed with no riding in all this sun (well, not today.) I miss you guys~

TAKE THE DAY OFF FRIDAY 17TH!

Any NJ riders who want to take a road trip to Lake Mahopac, NY on the 17th. We'll be leaving my house at 6am with the X-star in tow, riding on the lake all day and returning back in the evening. It's an all day excursion so BYOB!

Lake Mahopac is located about 1 hr. north of NYC. We'll be riding with some locals who can show us around the lake.

I have room for 8 of us in the suburban, or you can drive yourself or take the train up. Those interested, please send me an e-mail.

-Dave

Dave... Count me in bro! I can drive myself, its probably much easier that way. email coming your way

There is a wakeboarding camp at Sterling Marina Thursday and Friday this week. Cost is $300 and includes lunch. Call them at (570) 689-4205 to sign up.

Congrats to all of the crew who walked away with a win in their category at such a great event:

Michele - Girls
Kevin - Advanced
JB - Outlaw
George - Senior
Alex - Senior
Dave - Senior

Doug, did you place? I wasn't sure. Someone correct me. Although water conditions sucked...everyone who rode did a great job!!

Awesome! Congrats on the win everyone! See Michele!?, you were considering not even entering! NIce job!

Nice job everyone.

JB cute shorts

Whats the plans for this weekend? Sunday is my birthday. I'll be 22 . I'm kinda thinking about riding on my b-day but I'm not sure yet.Anyone thinking of going out on Sunday?

I have to work this Saturday, but I'm thinking about going out SUPER early Sunday morning and then finish-up
around noon or 1:00pm. But as things stand right now I'd be totally alone, so I'd first have to piece together
a small, key crew. If I make it out Jim, we'll definitely raft-up for a birthday cold one.

Oh man. Who let these old farts into the SOS wakeboarding event?

Happy B-Day JIMBO!
Sweet Pic ALEX',"old farts"

Next Weekend JIMBO

Congrats to everyone that entered. It was a cool day thanks to SOS and the VT organizers. Heres a few pics I snapped...

it was tough to zoom in...

few more...

and finally...

Ok, that was just an attempt at some booty peeping humor above!

Let's not forget that last saturday wasn't just simply about a wakeboard contest. Several members of the Jersey riders crew hit the boardwalk for some beers and some amusement ride mayhem.



Please notice not one but 3 crashed Go carts! A job well done

Alex prepares to blast into space in the Orb of Death

Michelle looks calm, cool and collected while JB is quietly crapping himself in the seat next to her

forgot to add the photo

Oh man....the boardwalk was fun but there is a back story to the go-karts!

We got the guys operating the karts to add 3 more karts so that all 8 that were riding could go at the same time. While they were busy catering to our request we started conversing about how we were going to absolutely break every rule they had. Long story short we played bumper cars with those carts so much so they were yelling at us to stop by the end. The pic above of the crashed karts is only 1 of several "incidents" that unfolded. I could be wrong but I think all 8 of us slid out a least once during that 6 min period!

Nice pics!

I am in for the 17th

Anyone want a pull or need a third this weekend? Want to go Sat and Sunday.

As planned, after The SOS Invitational we hit the Seaside boardwalk. First stop was The Sawmill
http://www.sawmillcafe.com/home.html
for THREE giant pizzas and four pitchers of suds. You know, if I can't follow-up a meal of pizza and
beer with a cigar, it may as well be road rage go carting! Yes, the only rule was to break ALL the rules.
Look! Before we even got he green flag I was already pulling up and bumping the back of Doug's cart.


Here's Kevin just starting to get sideways and about to be plowed into by the rest of the field. Note
the intensity in Kevin's and Connor's faces. Road rage carting takes no prisoners.


The Orb of Death was insanely intense. I'd really like to go back and do it again.

Finally, I've managed to piece together a small crew for Sunday morning. Jim, Ryan, we'll probably see
you out there.

anyone going out on friday? i have to inspect a house in morrisville around 3 and after week like this i am dying for a beer, which i will get tonight, and some riding.

anyone going out on friday? i have to inspect a house in morrisville around 3 and after a week like this i am dying for a beer, which i will get tonight, and some riding.

NJ Crew
Thanks to everyone for coming down the the SOS Wakeboard Invitational. I know the conditions weren't perfect but considering what we are used to at that site, it was awesome. We ended up raising over $5000 and had 46 riders compete. That was amazing considering we did all day of registration.We had 8 girls in the bikini contest(a little weak) and sold over 300 burgers and dogs. This whole thing was so successfull because of the NJ Crew and I thank you guys a ton for that. Ill be out riding for the rest of the year if anyone needs a pull in the area, let me know.

Jay
Ps. I have hundreds of pictures that we will be uploading to the website soon.

Jay, you (and Craig) did a great job with the event........I for one was very impressed!

Thanks for inviting the NJ Crew to come out and enjoy the day with you. It was the first comp for many of us (myself incl.) and it was a great experience.

Consider it an open invitation for you to ride in the fresh water at Bordentown sometime.

-Dave

I'm launching from Bordentown Sunday morning for an early morning B-Day ride then head home in the afternoon for dinner with the family. I'm launching about 7:45-8 am. Lokking for 3 people to ride with. Either call my cell or post up here if you want a pull.

hey guys, looks like you all have been having a lot of fun since i was up there for wakefest. wish i could have made it to lavalet. anyway, i'm gonna be in trenton for work the next two weeks, so if anyone needs a third or just more ballast definitely hit me up (732-778-6692).

also, someone told me that one of you guys may have a house up on lake wallenpaupack? i'm headed up there this weekend with some friends but the boat has to stay home, anyone know of people who ride up there?

Jim - I am good to ride Sun morning. We can use my boat if you like...it is stored in Boardentown.

Tim - I want to go out Sat and Sun morning 7 or 8 AM...need riders or jumping on someone elses boat

Alex - can I join you on Sat if I don't find riders?

Ryan: I'm going-out Sunday for a fast half day, and what began as managable three-rider rotation has bulged
to a five-rider rotaion. Thus, this Sunday's dance card is punched and full.

Saturday, sadly, I'll be behind a desk from 8:30 'til 4:00. Brother, the worst day of hanging-out
at the boat ramp, skimming rocks and just waiting for a pull is always better than the best Saturday
sitting behind a desk and staring at a computer.

Ryan, We'll see how many we have for Sunday and either take yours and mine or just one. We'll know by Saturday morning for sure.

yea nice meeting everyone Saturday. Glad it worked out so well and with how much money we ended up raising.

only thing I was mad about was missing the bikini contest......jay

that little kid in the hand stand picture is priceless.

Ryan, how many people do you have for Sunday? Call me tomorrow and we will set Sunday details. I email you my #.

Congrats to Chris for pulling off his first 2 wake to wake jumps last night. We had to move around a little last night to stay in good water but we had fun.

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Thanks Jim Took long enough didnt it!?! Next is those ts w2w's, hahah....

The water definitely wasnt very cooperative for us yesterday, but we managed And I cant believe none of us had energy for the last pull!

Definitely looking forward to the next session!

Tim, I have a house up at Wallenpaupack, actually just got back this morning (saturday). I should be back up next weeekend till Saturday evening.

So far it looks like it's me and Scott (jetpiolet) on my boat tomorrow morning for a 7:30 am launch. Looking for 1 or 2 more.

I'm so damn tempted to shoot down for a couple hours, its killin me!!

hows the arm feelin btw jim?

Jim - I will be there at 7:30 AM...didn't see an email from you (unless you are the bartcliffs).

Ryan thats me. How many do you have. I have just me and Scott. My boat, your boat, both?

this may not be wanted but...

Drum Roll Please....
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(Message edited by scilost on August 05, 2007)

Doug, I'm right there with you!
<clapping>

And jumping up and down with my happy face yelling whooo hooo!

but what Doug...oh yea, I landed a 3 today. 4 of them infact! Was total sweetness!

Yup....jumping up and down with my happy face yelling whooo hooo!
Congrats Kev...I knew you could pull it off once you tried doing them!! Good for you, now you can start doing the 5's! Hehehe

hey guys, I had to post my latest purchase

just in time for the '08 product rollouts, i got my '07 stuff! Thanks to Alex for hooking me up with a great deal from Craig at SOS for the CWB Factions, and to Al Marchiniak for an awesome deal on a new 54" Byerly Legacy.

It's first outing should be on Thursday after work...

what's this, KG is trying 3's and sticking them? Congratulations, that's awesome! I always wondered when you were going to throw them, because I can remember back to the first posts I read between you and Alex right before Wild Bill's where you both talked about hucking 3's. I hadn't seen you do one, but glad to see you have a new trick in the bag.

SOMEONE PLEASE TEACH ME A BACKROLL!!!!! (hint hint Doug)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO YOU,HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU OLD F**K Happy birthday too you...

"Drum Roll Please....
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The board looks sweet sean!

Anyone goin out Tuesday or Fri?

SEAN AWESOME BOARD OWN ONE MYSELF THE ONLY THING BAD I GOT BOUT IT IS THAT I THOUGHT IT FELT KINDA HEAVY, BUT BESIDES THAT LOVE IT

thanks guys. I have read that they are a little heavy - the whole rig weighs 18 lbs but supposedly once on the water you dont feel the weight...

ZUKO, WHAT UP MAN? Thanks. How's everything up North?

KG, nice job on your 3's

Jimmy B. all is well here. It's been quite warm the past week and this week to boot. Been skien' two to three times a week and my knees are starting to get sore. Hope all is well, chat soon

Wow it's been hot and humid... Anyone been out this week?

Kev, it's official...Wakeboardnj.com has been introduced to the folks in Idaho! Ronn has a door in his house that has all kinds of stickers all over it so of course Alex could not pass up the opportunity to slapped one on it!!

Anyone want a ride this weekend? Would like to start at 8 am on sat and sun.

Greetings from Idaho and The Sidewayz corporate offices! The Boise Transgression premiere was last night and it
was pretty amazing. At the last minute the originally booked downtown Boise theater fell-through,
but Ronn was able to secure the use of a downtown Boise minor league hockey arena instead and it was SO cool.
Killer stuff was raffled, Transgression was even MORE amazing than the New Jersey 1.0 version, Randall was
there, Gator Boards super-talented wakeskater Matt Manzarri was there, six or seven local shops were there, probably
close to 800 people came, and ALL profits from the night went to a local six-year-old girl battling cancer.
It was an amazing thing to be a part of, and I ultimately ended the night with a couple of Coronas and
an OpusX. I'll be back on NJ ground around 6:00pm on Saturday, and on Sunday I'll be changing the prop on the
Super Air. See everyone soon!

Sounds like a killer trip Alex! Glad everything went well... lookin forward to seeing you back here

A Big thanks to KG for taking us out last Saturday on the Horseshoe. It was a great start to our shore vacation. Hope Dougs head is feeling better . You like to go big!! Now we are back and off to the old Delaware River.

Hey Guys,
I'm working down at Surf and Offshore all day today, Tuesday the 14th. I Just found out that the Oakley Pro-Wake Team is going to be heading to the shop later this afternoon around 3pm. Come by the shop, I'll Hook you up with the best deals any where and meet with Keith Lyman, George Daniels, Amber Wing and more as they shoot their newest movie right here in Jersey.
Give me a call at the shop if you have any questions 1.800.442.6754

Jay

KG, thanks so much for the pulls at the
shoe. Great times at the Jersey shore as always!

Where around New Jersey do people ride? My girlfriend lives in Bayville, near Tom's River. Are there lakes near here?

WOW! What a surprise! Went down to B-town to meet up with Woody and jetpilot Scott and who comes rolling in but Justin Stephens and his film crew, shooting the latest film "Push Process" sponsored by Oakley.

Riders on hand were George Daniels, Amber Wing and Keith Lyman! It was wild to see a wakeboard film being shot right here in Bordentown! Got to chat with Amber and Keith a little bit too, very cool people!

Can't wait to get this film which will be out sometime in November. Look for their big ad in the new Alliance Wakeboard magazine.

Woody had his camera, so I'm sure he'll be posting some pics soon.

BTW, we just returned from Brostock on monday, great time there as well. Even got Shawn Watson to sign my board!

Anyone hitting the river friday after work?

Bummer!! When I got home from work today I thought it was a good day to go out. No wind.

Hey Mikey: I have a house a little south of your girlfriend, in Manahawkin. As far as I know there are
no ridable lakes in the area. I used to ride in the bay, but now I tow to The Delaware River. If you're in the
area and looking for a pull, there are usually people right here on this thread (myself included)
looking to fatten the crew. Just post when you're looking to go out.

Hey Jason: Thanks for the heads-up on the Oakley crew. I heard they filmed on The Navasink on Monday and on
The Delaware on Tuesday. Hopefully it all went well.

Here are a couple of my pictures from a day on the a water in Idaho.




To get to this lake we had to tow up a narrow dirt mountain road with no guard rail a sheer cliff drop.
It was pretty intense.}

George, thanks for the invite, NJ is a long haul from MA and since she'll be back in RI soon for school I won't have the need to drive down there, but I'll keep it in mind.

Damn, Jim and I were just talking about them filming too! Pretty cool. I'm sure a bunch of people would've been there had they known.

Dave, still shootin for ny fri?

Alex, that place looks pretty sick! When you goin out on the delaware again?

Chris, change in plans for friday. I'm going to ride at Bordentown instead so more people can come along. I'll let you know what time.

We'll have to hit Mahopac some other day.

The family and I went out on the river today. The water was horrible so we pulled into the cove and threw the anchor. The kids swam for a couple hours and went ashore to explore for a little while. After the water calmed down we went out and did some tubing then some boarding.

We were about to leave then we saw the film crew that Dave spoke of yesterday coming out again today. We pulled out of the channel and watched for a little bit. They came over and thanked us for hanging back and not screwing up the water. My daughter likes Amber Wing and got to see her in person and say hi. We watched Amber Wing and Keith Lyman ride and they were awesome to see in person.

Here's a pic from tuesday. I only had my cell phone, so not the best quality.

Looking for a pull any time. I live in bordentown and can bring gas.

You can reach me at hclbi0262@gmail.com if you need a third!

-ej

MAN I WISH I WOULD OF KNOWN BOUT THE FILMING GOING ON!

Cool picture Dave. I wonder though, how team Oakley found its way to Park Street and the Bordentown ramp.
Here's a general question (I think I know your response Michele): Is it cool that more and more wakeboarders
are "discovering" Bordentown or does this cause a loss of its specialness? Are we spreading the word too much?

Chris N: Thanks for following my Idaho posts. To answer you question, I'll be back on the river super early
this Saturday. If you'd like a pull behind the Super Air let me know.

I can remember the days of MAYBE seeing one other wake boat on the river and I could put money on it the it was usually George or Woody.

Recreational water sports have defiantly picked up in the last couple of years and there is also a noticeable increase in Wakeboard and Fake-board boats (thanks for that one Connor).

I don’t think it has lost any of its charm. If anything it has become something more special to me, considering some of the great friends we have made there and being able to see the community grow right before our eyes.

Not quite sure if the place is on the map or not but considering the success of the Wakefests, positive feed back from visitors, and now a film crew showing up, you cant help but get the feeling that it may not be far off.

PS – awesome looking spot in those photos Alex.

It was definitely a cool place Eustace. If you're familiar with the Sidewayz video HYPE, the "Parks in Idaho"
section was filmed at this lake. It's called Arrow Rock.

Here's some of the pictures from Tuesday night. We missed Keiths set, so I just have Amber going huge off double ups in front of the power plant.Keith was a great guy and was more than happy to show off and talk about his new board thats not even out yet.