Articles
by James Bowler
23 / 07 / 2010
On 17th July 2010 history was made at Loch Earn as Loch
Stock officially became the first Scottish wakeboard festival! After a
busy but chilled day of riding on Saturday under the expert supervision
of David O'Caoimh the Loch Stock tent came to life as Blitz hit the
stage to warm up the crowd. Headliners The Raw Kings kept things going
as darkness fell and the tent filled, and by the end of their set the
party was in full swing. Battlemode DJ’s hit the stage to round off the
evening and by the end of the night it was standing room only, with the
structural integrity of the tent being put to the test!
by Tim Woodhead
16 / 07 / 2010
The Relentless Leviathan is barely a year old but is already a very well travelled sea monster. Constructed originally for Relentless Wakestock 2009, the Greek Sea Monster has since travelled to Princess Club in London for a month spell in their Wake Park and as part of the King of Cable event. After that she went back to North Wales and took a dip in Abersoch Bay for Glass Butter Beach. Over winter she spent 8 weeks in a container travelling to the Middle East and back for Wakestock Abu Dhabi. Then the Wakestock build crew bolted her back together and she again took her position in front of the band stand at Pwllheli Marina for Relentless Wakestock 2010, where she was graced by the touch of Randal Harris, Phil Soven, Aaron Rathy and many other international names.
by Matt Crowhurst
12 / 07 / 2010
Rail riding is most definitely the new ‘cool’ in
wakeboarding. Well, I say new but it’s been on the exponential rise for a
good number of years now and here in the UK it has most definitely been
inspired and helped that bit more through Alliance’s Pool Gap at
Relentless Wakestock. This year saw the most riders ever in the event
and that is without a complete inundation from the wakeboarding world
wanting to get involved in the awesome festival site set up. Strict
entry requirements were therefore put in place, reserving spots in the
event for those riding in the boat contest and those who’d ridden the
Wakestock pools before.
by Sim Bradley
08 / 07 / 2010
Over winter we ran a contest online to find the best
riding spot in the UK, and asked you guys to send in your favourite
places to get your slaysh on. We there were some predictable entries
like cable parks, Windermere, Loch Lomond and the south coast, and then a
few places that we had never heard of before, so our roving
investigator Tim Woodhead happily went around to scope them out.
After deliberating which was our favourite we agreed on the winner, a
spot entered by Tim Foster and Ollie Akid. Unfortunately for you guys,
they want to keep this spot a secret so we can't tell you the name or
location, but I can tell you it's one of the best places I've ever been
to ride. Last week we went to the lake to get some shots for the
upcoming feature in Alliance, and took along Sam Carne, Charlotte
Bryant, Matty C, Scotty Broome, Nicola Butler and Jorge Gill. We were
also joined by Mike Hardicker of MasterCraft UK who bought along their
sweet new wrapped X2 for us to play with.
by Sim Bradley
05 / 07 / 2010
As the dust settles on another year of madness, Wakestock
2010 is finished. Sunday morning started off very different to the
previous two days with 36mph winds and showers that swept up tents from
all over the campsite. On Pwlheli Marina the conditions were less than
favourable, in fact it was outright horrendous, but with $7,000 up for
1st place there was still all to play for. The format for the second
stop of the WWA World Series involved four 4-man heats with the top
placing rider from each heat making it through to the 4-man final
showdown.
by Sim Bradley
04 / 07 / 2010
Saturday morning in North Wales was another scorcher,
with the sun blessing us with another appearance, and a significant drop
in the wind. It all kicked off with the Pro Women's final where some
riders had upset and others flourished, and if I had to make an early
call on the result I would pick between a certain UK export and an
Aussie to take the Wakestock 2010 title.
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