Sunday, January 9, 2011

Riding in South Africa


Luckily the Hippos weren't on the stretch of water I was riding!!!
Hi guys,

Having a phenomenal time here in South Africa. After spending five days on a cable in a place called Warmbaths (also called Bela Bela), about two hours north of Jo'burg, I packed my gear and went down to my friend and coach Kevin Dry in Port Edward. His school (Boardalign wakeboard school) is really great as he has a fully loaded X Star that kicks up an insane wake! He also has a sick rooftop rail that we hit a fair amount. I've been riding with Kevin for about 10 days now and am really having a great time and learning some new stuff.

Unfortunately the weather hasn't been the best as it is their rainy season! Although for the past two days it has been hot enough to give my fair Irish skin a nice burning! ha ha. All in all I'm having a fantastic time out here and I'm just hoping that the ice has melted on the lake by the time I get home in a couple of days. Thanks for reading. David

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Swedish O'Brien Rider Killing it at Thai Wake Park

Looks like Mattias Hoppe decided to pack his bags and head to Thailand to avoid the off-season in Sweden. He seems to be having fun on his new Paradigm.

Mattias gopro thailwake park from mattias hoppe on Vimeo.



sw bs 900 from mattias hoppe on Vimeo.