Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Wakeboarding News:

After a relaxed start to the Australian summer, Wing team riders Amber Wing and Hayley Smith have taken the chance to get a stack of time riding at the newly re-opened Cables Wake Park, Penrith and getting boat time in at Black Diamond Wakeboarding School.

So far we have seen both of our girls take one the Liquid Force Rail Jam at their home cable park and Wake Wars in Adelaide. In both events our girls rode strong with their individual styles, focusing on their strong points and analyzing their competition to put them both on the podium at each event.

Rail Jam:
1.Hayley Smith
2.Amber Wing
3.Sophie Hogben


Wake Wars:
1. Hayley Smith
2. Amber Wing
3. Bec Gange
Next up the girls will be attending the WWAA Pro Am held at Stoney Park, Telegraph Point. This is the first year the Pro Am has been run and has attracted riders from South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and Melbourne! No doubt Amber and Hayley will be strong contestants within the woman's division, with Mildura's Bec Gange hot on their heels.

From the Pro Am the girls are heading in separate directions, Amber will be traveling to Dubai for a trip with Alliance Magazine! This is such an amazing opportunity that Amber has been offered, we can't wait to see what presents she brings back for us all here at Wing! While Hayley will be heading up to Hervey Bay where she will be taking charge of an all girls event at Cody's Rail Park! A write up on the All Girls Camp Out will be run in Wake Magazine. Keep an eye out on for both magazines and on their websites to see the story's behind the ladies travels!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Wing Surf Team: The Latest addition & Great Results!

We are excited to announce a new addition to our growing surf team Cronulla local, Rhett Clark. Team manager, Luke Madden described Rhett as “a surfer that loves to compete and travel who is turning heads left right and centre”. Being the youngest male member to join our surfers, Rhett is the perfect addition to the well rounded team.
Keelan Veitch has had an awesome 2009 in the surfing world. Just recently Keelan took a strong 3rd place in the Jesus Pro Am held in Wollongong; not to mention taking out the last Sharks Board Riders event to finish within the top ten of the opens division. Veitch also finished overall 10th in NSW Series.
Receiving an invitation to the International Ocean & Earth Teenage Rampage throughout December, female shredder
April Charles could not have been happier. In the girls 16 and under division, April took on champions from around Australia with earning herself a 4th position in the final with Ellie-Jean Coffey of Crescent Head, NSW taking top honours.
Bringing to an end of the Christian Surfer series for 2009,
Jordan Windenstorm took out the open division in the overall point score series with Luke Madden in 3rd! While in the girls division Paris Whittaker also placed 4th overall. This was an awesome effort in an event that lasted six stops hosting over 120 competitors.
Luke Madden has also been fairly busy while getting the chance to surf with some of the world’s best in between his schedule running the World Junior Champions. Though things haven’t been too hectic for our team manager, who was able to take some time away and travel to Thailand to surf for a few weeks late 2009.