Scotty G has been at the front of NZ wake for a good few years now and with his twin bro Andy they have this new project show casing the riding from the Sunny Coast cable. Just the Right Amount of Dirty. This is one of the first edit’s they have out and includes one of the rare N-bombs a nuclear half cab to revert 3, which just happens to be one of my favourite tricks to watch Scotty do.

Plain and simple.
Open Men

1. Brad Smeele
2. Nik Gibson
3. Brendan Ellis

Open Women

1. Sophie schollum

Junior Men

1. Talor Walters
2. Regan Carlyon
3. Theo Robinson

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The first time Cam Stenning and myself have ventured back into Christchurch since the whole place down here changed, we used to skate together all the time, usually just out in the rivers or estuary. This time it was a week or winching, some old spots and some new with at least a few more we want to go hit next time. Flipbook by Riley Bathurst.

One set to cut down to less than one minute, Brad Smeele demo at the Mastercraft Boards n BBQ’s grom comp event in Mangakino. Song: Active Child – Johnny Belinda (White Arrow Remix), shot and edited Riley Bathurst.

Entry forms Here, WNZ forms here (You must be a WNZ 2012 member to ride). Facebook event here.

Waking up early when it’s far too cold and still getting it done.

Around a dusty corner of a farm road and I have to stop the car, looking down into the valley and I’m standing above a monster about to wake up and start destroying more than a few people conception of what wakeboarding in New Zealand is. Three pools with a fairly ridiculous drop between and large amount of ways things can go wrong for anyone riding the set up.

There are still a few tractors pulling the final pieces around and a bunch of on hand friends to get the work done, I’m there as a photographer but as soon as I see this place I know that I’m interested in riding it as much as can, it’s almost a playstation level, the Wakepark two point cable hangs above silently, we spend most of the first day just helping out and putting the final touches on before anyone takes to the water.

Brad Smeele, step up transfer.

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The Mastercraft Boards n’BBQ’s Groms Wakeboard Competition 2012 was a really good comp to happen down in Magakino yesterday, all about pushing the sport and the level of riding to the younger slayers out there. With the divisions divided up by riding ability it keeps the competition close, Regan “Reggie” Carlyon absolutely killed it and took out the open division with one of the most impressive double stand up passes I have seen from some one young. After the 3/4 bouy on the second pass, competitors were encouraged to try something new or recently learnt, something not normally encouraged in a comp where Reggie stomped his first ever scarecrow, not just in comp but ever, check his face right after, the same feat that earned Jonny Weatherly Wild Card best trick.
A massive thanks to everyone that helped with the event and progressing the sport.
Words and photos, Riley Bathurst.

Regan stoking after winning the open division

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13/14 April 2012 Lake Karapiro at Pairere.
More details will come soon, but if you need flights and accom they can be booked in as this is confirmed.
See you there.

The first in a series of three wakeboard clips to be shown on TVNZ’s U, that plays every Monday night at 9:25 and features a host of New Zealand’s top action sports athletes across a number of disciplines, The NZwakeboard.com crew got down to Wanaka to hit up the rail gardens for this one.