Wakeskate Wednesday

Long time no hear friends, we are sorry we've been so quiet, we have alot of exciting projects on the go at the moment but we found some time to sit down with our good friend of the Podcast Leo to chat about life since we last spoke, The Wakeskate Cup and the plans for the next season. Enjoy

Taco sits down with Leo to chat about the Wakeskate Weekends passed and the next two coming up, aswell as all the details about The Wakeskate Cup coming up at the begining of September, whats gonna be happening at the event and who's gonna be there. Spots are going fast and there are only a handful left, and after listening to Leo you are definitely gonna wanna book you slot.

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@WakeskateWednesday

@LeoLabadens

@WakeskateWeekend

@TheWakeskateCup

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

To wrap up our Wakeskate Weekend series we sat down with Leo Labadens and Pierre Atruz to look back on the last stop and the 2022 season, we also get into their plans for next year, including the launch of The Wakeskate Cup, a European wakeskate only contest for riders run by riders. We also got deep into the lock-in discussion with the release of Leo's guest board on Fattitesi and more. 

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@WakeskateWednesday

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

@WakeskateWeekend

@TheWakeskateCup

@LeoLabadens

@PierreAtruz

We are joined by a special guest host, can you guess who? to discuss whats been going on in wakeskating the last couple of weeks, recapping the first stop of the PWL at the spills and our predictions for the upcoming stop at Black Water Junction. Be sure to head to The PWL's instagram page and get the link to the live stream, its going to be an epic event.

Social Links:

@WakeskateWednesday

@ThePWL

@DaleNieuwstad

@Mattibuys

Music by: Dave Hanson

Sat down with the crew from Wakeskate Weekend, Leo Labadens and Pierre Atruz to recap the session at South wakepark, as well as chatting about whats been happening recently in the world of wakeskating.

Music by Dave Hanson

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@WakeskateWednesday

@WakeskateWeekend

@Leolabadens

@PierreAtruz

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

We Catch up Bobby Sutherland ahead of the first stop of the 2022 Professional Wakeskate League's first stop at The Spills.

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@ThePWL

@WakeskateWednesday

@bsstl

@mattibuys

@dalenieuwstad 

We got another minisode coming at ya this week, catching up again with the boys from Wakeskate Weekend, Leo Labadens & Maxime Giry. They gave us a recap on the most recent event in Italy at Awake Sports Centre.

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@Wakeskatewednesday

@WakeskateWeekend

@LeoLabadens

@MaximeGiry

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

Music By Dave Hanson

In this minisode we sit down with the Wakeskate Weekend crew, Leo Labadens and Pierre Atruz and chat about the first event of 2022.

@WakeskateWednesday

@WakeskateWeekend

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

@LeoLabadens

@PierreAtruz

Music by Dave Hanson

Happy 2022! We are back! A day late so it's #lateskatewednesday! We have a bunch to cover this week in the news and we caught up with Leo again for another chat about the past year in wakeskating, ROTY, The PWL, Wakeskate Weekends, his brand he co-runs with his friend, Scab and Pus and his plans for 2022. We also have a good time chatting to Leo, he has a real deep passion for wakeskating and wants to pass his knowledge on to the next generation of riders. We hope you enjoy!

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@leolabadens

@wakeskatewednesday

@wakeskateweekend

@mattibuys

@dalenieuwstad  

Music by:

David Hanson

We finally got to sit down with French wakeskater Pierre Atruz, we spoke  about his start in wakeskating, winching, the up and coming French  talent, his involvement with Quantum wakeskates and more... 

We catch up with Bobby Sutherland AKA The Commish, and talk about the successful first season of The PWL, Wakeskate Trick of the Year partnership with The Wakeboarding Mag and the future plans for The PWL. The future for wakeskating is looking bright.

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@bsstl

@ThePWL

@WakeskateWednesday

@MattiBuys

@DaleNieuwstad

Music By: David Hanson

Taco and Matti share some tips on what to do when you can't wakeskate, whether it be during the off season or a global pandemic.

Socials

@WakeskateWednesday

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

Music By: David Hanson

We are back from a short break due to many unforeseen circumstances to discuss and recap the last event of The Professional Wakeskate League at Valdosta Wake Compound. Bobby and the team at the PWL and VWC really put together an epic event!

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@WakeskateWednesday

@ThePWL

@ValdostaWakeCompound

@MattiBuys

@DaleNieuwstad

We sit down with Andrew Roehm, the man behind, Istudiomo, Typical Supply, Project Wakeskates and now his new project, Water Child which launches today. We spoke about everything from his first board, traveling the world filming for Istudiomo, his new water adventure products brand, and more, we could easily have gone for another two hours, we will definitely have to get him back on. Hope you enjoy.

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@andrewroehm

@waterchild.co

@istudiomo

@typicalsupply

@projectco

@wakeskatewednesday

@mattibuys

@dalenieuwstad

Music by: Dave Hanson

We did things a little different this week, we decided to record this podcast as an Instagram live video with Marcus Knox so we could get live feedback and have a discussion about the latest stop of the PWL which we think turned out pretty rad. We were also joined by TJ Giesey for a quick chat. While you can still find the video on our IGTV, we decided to make an audio podcast out of it aswell so you can listen on the go. Enjoy

We sit down and have a look at the riders list for the 2nd stop of the Professional Wakeskate League at Black Water Junction and discuss our predictions for the event.   

This week, we sit down with Tom Doran fresh off his AM division win at the first stop of the PWL, to talk about how him and his brother Trav got their start in wakeskating, the AMI crew, his travels, and his plans to host his own wakeskate event later this year. Tom is easily one of the most stoked people we have had the pleasure to talk to, and you can tell ho much he loves wakeskating by the incredible enthusiasm in his voice. We can't wait to to see more of Tom shredding this year and bringing the stoke wherever he goes. 

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@ptd3

@WakeskateWednesday

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

We  sit down with event co-announcer Marcus Knox and recap all the  highlights of the first stop of the 2021 Professional Wakeskate League  held at Bobby Sutherland's wakeskate paradise, "The Spills" in St.  Louis, Missouri.

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@WakeskateWednesday

@ThePWL

@TheSpills

@MarcusKnox

@MattiBuys

@DaleNieuwstad

It's the event we have been waiting all year and more for, the first stop of The Professional Wakeskate League, hosted by The Spills. We decided to bring T.J. Giesey in to talk about the run up to the event and predictions on who's gonna make the podium. We are then joined by Bobby Sutherland, The PWL commissioner himself and catch up on the event details. Be sure to follow The PWL on Instagram and their vimeo account for all the action this weekend, we'll be back next time with an event recap!

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@ThePWL

@WakeskateWednesday

@tjgiesey

@bsstl

@mattibuys

@dalenieuwstad  

We wanted to try something new and do a discussion or reaction episode if you will and what better topic to do it on than the new Watermonsters video that just dropped called, "Six at Seven". We almost go through it trick for trick and just talk about it as you would with your friends watching a new video part. Let us know what you think and if you would like to hear more episodes like this in the future. Along with that we also bring you up to date with whats going on in the world of wakeskating with "Whats hot with Taco" brought to you by Don Bosco.

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@WakeskateWednesday

@Watermonsters

@MattiBuys

@DaleNieuwstad

@DonBosco.gp

We catch up with Jake Ramsdell and talk about how he got into wakeskating, his move to Florida, his riding career so far and more. 

Music by: David Hanson 

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@Jake_from_.state._farm
@WakeskateWednesday
@MattiBuys
@DaleNieuwstad 

We sit down with Marcus Knox and catch up on what he has been up to, living on lake Holden, riding everyday with his roommate Jake Ramsdell, future video collabs and more.

Music by: David Hanson

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@MarcusKnox
@WakeskateWednesday
@MattiBuys
@DaleNieuwstad 

No Episode this week, we are going to take a little break for the end of the year holidays, thanks everyone for tuning in, we will see you again next Wakeskate Wednesday

Brian Grubb joins us again to chat about what he's been up to since we last spoke and his latest project, "Unfinished Business" which saw him tackle a ridiculous backyard rail that they recreated from the Pointless: "Incomplete" shoot 20 years ago, which landed him the fist cover of Alliance Wake. 

It's always a pleasure and a huge honor to talk to Grubb, and hear his stories from all of his wakeskate adventures over the years.

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@BrianKGrubb

@WakeskateWednesday

@MattiBuys

@DaleNieuwstad

Music by: David Hanson

We sit down with Clark Davis, to talk about his Space Tapes 2020 win with the Cosmic Cahoots, his unique approach to wakeskating and more. Full disclosure, we lost about 10 minutes of audio because we forgot to hit record, its been a long week.

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@Clarkdontgram

@Cosmic_Cahoots

@WakeskateWednesday

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

Music by: Dave Hanson

In this episode we discuss the results of the 2020 Space Tapes video competition before we dig into the archives to bring you one of or live chats with Mitchell Reed Cobb, known for his work on some of wakeskating's biggest films and video projects.

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@Forthegator

@wakeskatewednesday

@mattibuys

@dalenieuwstad

As things start to wind down in the wakeskate world we go back into the archives and pull up our chat with, as some may say, the voice of wakeskating, T.J. Giesey.

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@tjgiesey

@wakeskatewednesday

@dalenieuwstad

@mattibuys

Music by : David Hanson

We sit down and talk with Josh Zentmeyer about his love for wakeskating, how he got into the sport, his travels on the road, his family life and much more, we couldve easily talked for hours! 

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@wakeskatewednesday

@joshzentmeyer

@remotewakeskates

@mattbuys

@dalenieuwstad

Music by: Dave Hansen

We sit down to speak with Alex Ambs about his win in the Amateur division at The Junction Function, his wakeskate beginnings and getting onto the Original wakeskates team.

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@WakeskateWednesday

@Alex.ambs

@originalwakeskates

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

Music by Dave Hanson

Bonus Episode: We sit down and talk about the past weeks events in wakeskating, answer some questions and get Mini on the phone to have a short discussion about his new pro-model and stances.

We sit down talk with Norwegian wakeskater, Thomas Jensen about life, holding on to a stupid stick and being a viking wakeskater from the oldest town in Norway.

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@WakeskateWednesday

@Thomasjskate

@heca_wakeskates

@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

No episode this week but, Dale checks in and gives us the lowdown on The Wakeskate Message #3 happening this weekend in Poland.

We'll be back to our usual show next week

We sit down with the man behind the scenes of the Junction Function Live Stream, Bobby Sutherland, to find out how it all came about. If you missed it over the weekend you can go check out a few snippets from the event on his Twitch channel, twitch.tv/getfunkymedia

Social Links

@bsstl

@thespills

@wakeskatewednesday

@mattibuys

@dalenieuwstad

Cover Photo by @frames_by_james

Into Tune by @hounds_van_zandt

We sit down with the UK's Ollie Moore, taking it easy overlooking Moore lake to talk about his wakeskate career and reminisce on some crazy travel stories.

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@MooreOllie

@WakeskateWednesday

@MattiBuys

@DaleNieuwstad

Check out @BlackwaterJunction for all the details and times on the Junction Function Stream this weekend.  

Thanks to David Hanson for the intro tune!

No guest this week, so we sat down to talk about some upcoming events, our predictions for Junction Function 2020 as well as answering some of our listener questions.

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@DaleNieuwstad

@MattiBuys

@WakeskateWednesday

@atlas_supplyco

@BlackWaterJunction

Intro by: Dave Hanson @hounds_van_zandt

Since we got cut off last week, we decided to catch up with David again and talk a bit more about our thoughts on wakeskating.

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@droehm

@mattibuys

@dalenieuwstad

@wakeskatewednesday