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Battle of the Backyard
This years BOBY is over and as always it was such an amazing event. The weather made Sweden look like Dubai and with riders from all over the world, the event was a given success. I arrived in Uddevalla on wednesday and the first thing I did was to hit the Breddas cable which is now a brand new little bro from Rixen. Being at theis cable always gets me so pumped to ride and try and push the limits, which is what Breddas are so famous for so I’d barely had time to hit a few kickers before I decided to go for a Double. Unfortunatley I landen straight on my face but with the encouragement from the brothers and my newfound friend JB O’Neill I tried a few more times during the weekend. It doesn’t feel impossible but after a lot of slamming I decided to let my body rest for a bit and try again when I’ve got fresh muscles, maybe at Anthem in Thailand? 🙂
The level of Swedish wakeboarding always blows my mind and there are SO MANY amazing riders coming out of this country. Maybe it’s the cold and riding in our full wetsuits in the rain that makes us so determined and dedicated to progress or maybe it’s just pure talent but I can’t wait to see what will come out of riders like William Klang, Judith Hoppe and Ruben Snabb. Remember those names, you’ll be happy you did!
I was so pumped on taking the win in the end after a close finals against Judith who killed it with both a toe 7 and a backmobe. It’s contests like these that makes me stoked on pursuing my cable riding so I hope to be attending a lot more events like these in the future.
Thanks a lot Breddas and everyone who helped organizing! You are the best!!
Carro
NATIONALS
Last weekend the Swedish nationals took place in Tullboden, a beautiful place on the west coast. As always the organization was amazing, the weather was sunny and the atmosphere was the best! I had SO MUCH FUN behind the Centurion Enzo and this was my first contest as Head Judge as well so a lot of new experiences went down. This was the bardest contest I’ve ever judged when it came to the Open Men’s division as we have so many great riders in Sweden but in the end, Erik Axen Kruger ended up taking the first spot and I was pumped to get my 6th Open Womens gold as well!
After the official comp we had a Double Up contest which, to my thrill, I ended up winning too! All in all, such a good weekend and I am so pumped to see all the kids competing and starting to ride too! The Swedish wake-sceene is definitely growing again, and it warms my heart! 🙂
The Betsafe Gumball 3000 movie for 2014!
Check out all the craziness from this years rally! Being at the Opening in Miami was one of the highlights of the year, hopefully soon I’ll be driving it 😉
The Art of Living without a smartphone
A few days ago, my (apparently not so) waterproof phone decided to get wet and die on me. After panicking a bit, trying some house cures of bags of rice and drying it in the sun, I finally accepted that it was over: RIP Phone. Now, anyone who knows me know that this is occurs quite frequently in my life. That’s why I am now used to the “Phone-withdrawal” but here I’ve broken it down to you:
Phase 1: Denial
Before you’ve tried all the house cures, you are pretty sure that you will still be able to fix your phone and forget that this stupid incident ever happened, you are wrong.
Phase 2: Panic
While thinking about how much money you are going to spend on a new phone and how you now have to stop drinking Starbucks every day to afford this, your mind swirls off in a sense of sadness mixed with anger. It’s Similar to the feeling you get when you say open the fridge and a whole carton of milk falls out or when you back into something with your car (not that I’ve ever done the latter) This phase usually goes on for 24-48 hours.
Phase 3: Rational Thinking
You start making plans on how this actually should be covered by your phone- or insurance company and then start making plans for getting a new phone, researching deals and even feel a small sense of joy as you might be able to justify upgrading your phone now!
Phase 4: Social media withdrawal
These days, you are so used to knowing every little detail that happens in your friends life you start feeling a grave sense of emptiness when you no longer can view what they had for breakfast. You start reaching for your phone when you see that amazing sunset only to remember, you can’t share it and you no longer wake up to the snapchats of what your drunk friends did the night before so you actually have to TALK to them to find out.
Phase 5: Free
After a few days you start accepting that you can’t be reached by people. You realize how much time your friends spend on their phones since they whip them out every time you’re at dinner, in the boat, watching TV or driving. You start remembering life before the smartphone and how much it distracts our minds. I’m not saying that I don’t miss it (especially when I’m lost driving around Orlando and REALLY just want a map) but in another way it’s actually a small sense of freedom and uncertainty. You actually have to ASK people for directions, you force your friends to TALK to you and instead of worrying what filter to use on the sunset you find yourself actually enjoying the view.
Brad
Happy fourth of July!
Carro’s #WakeShotChallenge
Wakeworld Bikini guide
Nicola decided that it was time to bring some performance oriented bikini-guides into the Wakeboarding industry. Therefore instead of the normal supermodels posing in the smallest bikinis she put together a shoot with some of the worlds best female wakeboarders who all happen to be absolute babes as well. I feel so honored to be pictured next to these beautiful girls so if you’re looking for some tips for good apparel on and off the water, here’s some tips for you. Read the whole article on WakeWorld here: LINK
Photos by Nicola Butler
MyWake Global Challenge
The coolest contest-format ever must be the MyWake Challenge. Everyone knows that you ride best on your home lake, with the boat that you’re used to riding behind and with your own crew of people cheering you on. The Mywake Challenge is a contest which allows you to compete like that. By submitting a video of you, doing 3 tricks in a row online it makes it possible for you to compete agains people all around the world AND they have divisions for both Pro and Amateurs. This is such a great idea that I have to share it with you guys! Unfortunatley today is the last day to submit a video for this particular challenge but go on to their website and check out the rest of their challenges throughout the summer. Boath cable and boat, video and tricks, I’m so stoked for the people putting this on!
Oh and here are my 3 tricks 🙂