Recently, a few of the Ambush Board Co. and BuyWake.com Team Riders ran out of town to visit fellow team rider Blake Bishop at his private cable park. You may or may not have heard of this kid, but one thing is certain – you will remember his name. Blake is an amazing 16 year old kid with the seasoned skills of a veteran and is backed by Slingshot Wake. Cole Vanthof sat down with Blake and probed his brain with some random questions. Take a minute to get to know this up and coming Georgia Boy.
1.Who is Blake Bishop?
I’m a 17 year old wakeboarder from Atlanta, Georgia.
2. What are your thoughts on the new generation of wakeboarders?
The new generation is coming in hot. Everyone has new and creative rail hits these days so I can only imagine what’s in store for the future. Read More >
Cable parks are popping up everywhere these days and they are offering up a whole new way to ride for everyone…just one problem. You’ve never ridden at the cable before! No worries – I’ve got you covered before you take your first laps.
That’s what I was thinking when our local park (Terminus Wake Park) opened up here in Georgia earlier this spring. I’ve never ridden cable since the closest park was around 7 hours away. It’s not too easy to make a day trip for that.
Boat riding has been my forte ever since I started wakeboarding. In the back of my mind, I always wanted to see what it would take to emulate my favorite riders in all the free ride videos I would watch like 12 Honkies, Hype, Pointless, and several others I have stashed away in my collection where they were jibbing their faces off. Read More >
Danny Harf for Nautique Boats circa 2004/05Parks Bonifay for Hyperlite Wake MFG. circa 2005/06Emily Copeland-Durham for Ronix Wake circa 2006Ben Greenwood for Quiksilver circa 2007JD Webb for Hyperlite Wake MFG. circa 2007Eric Ruck for Billabong Wetsuits circa 2006Aaron Reed for Alliance Wake circa 2003Breanne Ashley for Monster Towers circa 2004Old Bro getting elevated for Alliance Wake circa 2004Zane Schwenk via The Standard mag circa ’93
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Radar Lake is the place that set the wheels in motion for what wakeboarding is today. It has been the genesis of some of the most influential board/boot designs in the industry and is consistently ground zero for the most progressive parts of modern-era wake videos. Typically, riders only dream about experiencing the aura and mysticism of Radar Lake first hand. But, recently we’ve teamed up with Ronix Wake to make this dream come true! We’re sending one lucky BuyWake fan on an all-expense paid trip to Radar Lake for three days and two nights where they will ride in the footsteps of wakeboarding’s giants. Sign up online here and who knows…maybe you’ll get put on the Radar. Read More >
What happens when you let one of the best wakeboarders in the world design his own board/binding colorway? Magic, that’s what. We’re proud to announce the official release of the BuyWake x Liquid Force limited edition Harley Clifford wakeboard and boot, available now exclusively at BuyWake.com.
