Although we don’t know much about Stephane Tranne and his enigmatic wakeboarding career, we certainly remember his small part in the vintage Hyperlite team flick HYPE. By 1998’s standards Stephane’s riding was extremely technical. Just watch this old contest footage that surfaced last year and you’ll see exactly what we mean. Stephane, if you’re out there, you have a beast of an OHH.
West Side Riders | Switch 22
Some throwbacks are too good to wait. In this gem, Ronn Seidenglanz takes us back to 1995 when Colin Wright, Randall Harris, and Ricky Gonzalez ran the We$t coast. In fact this whole part in Sidewayz Film‘s flick Switch 22 was shot in Canyon Lake, CA. When this was released, Sublime was recording their infamous self titled album and Metallica hadn’t cut their hair. Where does the time go…?
More classic wakeboard video parts
Parks Bonifay and Shawn Watson | My Side
To this day, BFY Production’s 2003 flick My Side is one of my favorite wake films. Maybe it’s the music, maybe it’s the line up, maybe it was the era – but for some reason this movie always resonated with me. It was my introduction to Ben Greenwood and Mike Ennen and a a lot of good underground West coast hiphop (thanks Kilgus). Take a second to travel back to an era when towable sliders were cutting edge and watch Parks Bonifay and Shawn Watson’s part in My Side.
“When this segment was filmed, both Parks and Shawn were on the true edge of progression. With towable sliders and unbelievable wake riding. My Side was a great success for us and turned out to be a great seller. I learned alot about editing and shooting new angles that year. I also got a chance to shoot with Ben Greenwood, Aaron Reid, Keith Lyman, and more. That was an amazing year.” Sean Kilgus
James Windsor & Graeme Burress in the Philippines
The Philippines lay claim to two of the best cable parks in the World: Camsur Watersports Complex and Republic Wakepark. Now sit back and watch Graeme Burress and James Windsor, two of the sports premier cable rippers, shred the two parks to pieces.
“James Windsor and Myself took a trip to the Phillipines to Visit Republic Wakepark along with Camsur Watersports Complex. Check out the video from the trip. Edited by Graeme Burress Filmed by Elisabeth Fuchs, Karl Herman, Boom Dayupay. Giant thanks to Gov Lray Villafuerte for building two of the best parks in the world.” – Graeme Burress
Tandem Wakesurf Marriage Proposal
As a man you have one opportunity to do the biggest surprise of your life, your proposal. Check out how Matthew Gencarella popped the question…via wakesurfing tandem .
Congrats guys, thanks for sharing!