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Retention Wakeskate Jam - Day Session

EvanInstrument — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 20:41:30 GMT

Nike 6.0's wakeskate team has been hitting the streets non stop for the last few years filming natural drops and spillways all over the world. It was only a matter of time until we had to make an event out of it. Here's a look at the daytime qualifier session that lead up to the six man Super Final at "Retention" Nike 6.0's Pro/ Am invitational in Nahunta GA.

Retention

EvanInstrument — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:12:46 GMT

Nike 6.0's Wakeskate team has been hitting the streets non-stop for the last few years filming natural drops and spillways all over the world. It was only a matter of time until we had to make an event out of it. Here is the six-man Super Final at "Retention," Nike 6.0's Pro/ Am invitational in Nahunta, GA.

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Retention

Gronamo — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:40:54 GMT

We are counting down the days now. Retention is less then a week away. We welcome everyone to come watch the world's best wakeskaters battle it out for the biggest 1st-place prize in wakeskate history. The main event starts Saturday the 27th at 4pm; the finals are under the lights and end at 11pm. Here is the breakdown of professional riders and payouts: 1st $5000 2nd $2,500 3rd $1000 4th $500 5th $500 6th $500 Andrew Pastura Austin Pastura Ben Horan Bret Little Brian Grubb Tyler Mangus Josh Kirby Clint Tompkins Danny Hampson Dieter Humpsch George Daniels James Balzer Kyle Walton Leo Labadens Matt Hooker Matt Manzari Nick Taylor Stu Shinn Travis Doran Yan Lecomte Grant Roberts There are 26 spots open for qualifying, which starts Friday morning at 9am. The top three go through to the main event and get paid. Below is the list of riders that will battle for the three spots. The spots have been filled so if you didn't pre-register you are not on the list. You can still sign up for a spot in case one of following does not make it. Good luck to the following&hellip: Jen GilanFarr Daniel Robins Pierre Attruz Bobby Regan Russel Brightwell Frye Chris Mitchell Chris Zachary Clint Kainec Levi Dills David roehm Ryan Leary Logan Hursh Brian Ragsdale Lance Duffet Andrew Fortenberry Joe Dudzinski Steve campbell Josh Zentmeyer Reed Watson Dave Hanson Marcus Knox Matthew Merriman James McGuigan Yuri lima Alex Haney Hope to see you all there. !Retention_header.jpg! !Retention_tn.jpg!

Steel Pulls Move of the Year

nsw_rga — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:12:00 GMT

Steel Lafferty took home the Oakley Wakeboard Move of the Year at the TransWorld WAKEBOARDING’s 2010 Wake Awards. His toeside backside 900 off the double-up was dubbed the most innovative and progressive move pulled all year. Silas Thurman, Nike 6.0 wake mentor gives props to the ripper, “It's a big deal. People have been talking about landing that trick for about five years now and Steel was the first. It's really good for him on a lot of levels.”

As if that wasn’t enough, Steel also took home the Check Out award, which is given to the sport’s best up-and-coming young rider.

Want to see Steel's 900 for yourself? Check it here.

Steel Steals First at MasterCraft Pro

nsw_rga — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:27:30 GMT

Props to Steel Lafferty for killing it at the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour in downtown Knoxville, despite having a hairline fracture in his right forearm. Steel’s injury did not stop him from claiming the first-place finish in the Jr. Pro Men’s division finals- his first ever on Tour.

Steel’s win places him third overall in the Jr. Pro Tour standings.

Tune in to FUEL TV on Oct. 11 at 8 pm ET to catch a recap of the Knoxville Pro Tour stop.

Results
1. Steel Lafferty 96.25 
2. Ryleigh Pfitzner 84.25 
3. Nick Galotifore 82.75

Cranking in Curacao

Gronamo — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:44:41 GMT

Come along with the Nike 6.0 wake team as they search out the sickest winch spots in Curacao and do work in front of awe-struck tourists and locals alike. When your "work" crew consists of some of the world's most talented wakeskaters and wakeboarders, you know minds are going to be blown. And the guys did not disappoint as they laid nails and dropped hammers all day, while capturing banger shots and incredible footage.

“Curacao was an action-filled travel trip for the Nike 6.0 wake team," said Team Mentor, Silas Thurman. "The team - from all different parts of the US and Canada - made their way to Curacao, one of the ABC islands for their yearly action and lifestyle shoot. World-renowned photographer, Joey Meddock came along to capture all the traveling, action and tomfoolery the team got into.”

Suffice it to say, when your work travel brings you to places like Curacao you know you're doing something right. And after just one view of the above video, we think you'll agree - these guys are doing everything right.

Man of Steel

Gronamo — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:04:28 GMT

Big ups to Steel Lafferty who tested his mettle against the best of the US to be crowned the WWA Wakeboard National Jr. Pro Men's Champion.

Here's what Steel had to say, "To be a National Champ feels like a huge accomplishment in furthering my career in wakeboarding. It's an honor to be able to compete against the best and a dream come true to win!"

Taking home top honors means Steel just scored an invite to take on the best of the rest at the Wakeboard World Championships later this year.

For more on Steel's title run, click here.

TSR Cablestock Starts ... Today!

nsw_rga — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:59:43 GMT

Help us kick off another South Texas summer this weekend at Texas Ski Ranch for the 8th annual Cablestock. It starts—today! All weekend long, bear witness to incredible athletes—including the illustrious Nike wake team of Ben Horan, Nick Taylor, Matt Manzari, Andrew Pastura, James Balzer, and Kevin Henshaw—plus, live music performances, suntans, bikinis, and hot sandy beaches. Could be worse, eh? See you there!!

HENSHAW GETS COVERED

nsw_rga — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:38:34 GMT

Something to consider: Magazine covers make time stand still. Covers keep track of style, progression and that creative self-expression that flows through all we do. For many, the cover of our favorite mag inspires the faithful to reconsider what’s possible.

Wakeboard extraordinaire Kevin Henshaw froze the hands of Father Time to land himself the Cover Shot of SBC Wakeboard Magazine. From Canada to Clermont, FL, Kevin has been throwing it down with a style all his own. Here’s what the man had to say about his frozen moment:

"This is a tube shot that Jason Lee took of me doing a tail grab backside one eighty. He set up in a tube with a water housing about five feet back from where I would be crossing his lens. My goal was to cross in front of him doing the tail grab, imagining I was tapping his lens with the nose of my board and then take it to a backside one eighty. This shot is special to me because you can do 7s and different flips all day long, but it's moves like the backside one eighty with a good grab that will be everlasting."

Well said Kevin. Grab your copy of SBC to keep the legacy of the cover shot alive.

Which brings up our question for the day: Who’s cover shot blew your mind? Name your favorite in that little box below.

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Remote Board Up For Grabs

nsw_rga — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:33:13 GMT

It’s been a long wait for the Remote boards to come out. But, the boys won’t apologize. The team has been hard at work on every aspect of design to come up with the perfect board, not only for the team riders, but for the heart and soul of wakeskating. From the materials they use, exact rocker lines, concave, and even down to how they want the graphics to fit “Remote." They are only days from shipping their first batches out to your local shops, but as they finished the first batch they came up with this idea, which Nike 6.0 wake mentor and Remote's, Silas Thurman explains:

"The responses we’ve been getting from the public, emails, phone calls, online posts and word of mouth have kept us motivated and we want to give back our appreciation for that. We pulled our first board off the production line, put a limited one time only first graphic on it and it’s going to one of you. Use this board as you like, but remember this is literally Remote’s first production board and we hope you cherish it as much as we cherish giving it to you."

Here are the rules: Please write a short sentence about why you need Remote's first board. Send all emails to silas@remotewakeskates.com. The three partners in the Remote venture - Andrew Pastura, Ben Horan and Silas - will pick the winner on Monday the 29th and will personally be shipping you the board along with some other goodies.

"We love everyone’s support and appreciate you waiting for us," says Silas. "It took us this long for a reason and you will see that in all of our products."