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Ride For Peace 2010

September 16, 2010

This year Windermere’s DEFIANTwake will be hosting the second organised wake event since the ban was imposed and with it the second consecutive Ride For Peace event on the Lake. Its all about getting as many boats and riders on the lake at one time over the weekend and having as much fun as possible! As most of you know, World Peace Day is on the 21 September every year and our Ride For Peace event will be on the weekend of the 18 & 19 September. Tell all your mates, join the group, find a ride and get over here!!

There’s no real format, more of a weekend-long jam session. There is a Facebook group dedicated to this, so if you’re keen check it out and join it.

Or go to Facebook and type in: RIDE FOR PEACE – LAKE WINDERMERE

We realise that being a boat-based crew on a lake it is significantly harder to hook up a ride than a cable-based event, but if you’re keen to be a part of it then hit up the Facebook group and we’ll try and organise you a ride over the weekend. And if you are a regular Windermere rider and you fancy joining in then feel free to get out there – this is as good a weekend as any and as good a cause as any!

Obviously, we would advise that all participants acknowledge the Lake Bylaws and the 10 nautical mph limit, we hold no responsibility for those of you who would wish to do otherwise…

Remember, we’re not asking you to break the law, we just ask that you have fun. It wouldn’t bother us if you all wakesurfed – it would just be nice to see a great turnout.

The forecast looks awesome so hopefully catch up with many of you out there,

Peace!

DEFIANTwake

To see what when on in 2009 CLICK HERE

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Rails or Raleys

August 18, 2010

Its been said before, two tower cables are the ideal place for beginners even if you have never wakeboarded before. Kiteboarders and existing cable riders have said it’s an awesome tool for getting you’re head round the air tricks such as mobes and S-bends.

But what about if you want to hit RAILS? If you’ve approached wakeboarding from skating or snowboarding background, spending most of your time hanging off a concrete ledge or flying down a skinny hand rail, the wakepark is for you.

We think its the most effective way to hit obstacles.. Ok Jet skis would be sweet and maybe not quite as expensive, but lets be honest you aint gonna find a fruity selection of sliders and kickers in your nearby canal. And why waste a perfectly good wake behind a boat if your mission is to solely session rails. Plus you’ve got the social aspect of the system 2.0 just like the boat everyone can chill in the sun, music on, good times.

Our aim back in June was to create a chilled out atmosphere at an affordable price. This, in my opinion is the most enjoyable time to ride. And also where you tend to go completly mad and try something new.

With the help and support of all the staff at Blackpool Wakepark we made it happen. Thursday Nights you can ride 3 sets of 7 minutes for just £20. (book to avoid disappointment)

Now Alliance Wake have stepped in and run rail nights on Tuesdays. They have sent local wake guru’s Tim & Chris Woodhead who provide expert coaching from beginner to pro level.

BEGINNERS CLICK HERE
EXISTING RIDERS CLICK HERE

James Buck
THE LWC

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Loch Stock 2

July 19, 2010

After yet another successful weekend of coaching, competing and partying the benchmark for riding is still escalating at an alarming rate. And for the first time, Live Bands and DJ’s rocked Loch Stock up to official Festival status.

Simon Shepherd 1st, Gordy Forsyth 2nd, Scottish Stu 3rd

Preston MasterCraft supplied the Limited edition X2, which threw up an even bigger, better wake than the last stop in Dumfries due to the deeper waters of Loch Earn.

Simon Shepherd took 1st Place, and with a 2nd place on the first Loch Stock last month he will take some beating off that overall podium position. We rode on Simons Nautique in 2008 and it’s awesome to see the shear progression in his riding in just two years.

The chicks showed no mercy in the chilly water, Lancashire lass Becky Hall stomped a huge Tantrum at the end of her run landing her in a well deserved 2nd place.

Sam Filsell 1st, Becky Hall 2nd, Suzi Lennox 3rd

Judging and coaching was supplied by Ultrasport rider David Ocaoimh. His friendly approach and commitment to wakeboarding was felt by all. And I can’t begin to describe the energy, style or consistency of this young Irish athlete.

David is currently coaching this week at Loch Lomond Wakeboard, which is the venue for the 3rd Loch Stock next month. (7th – 8th August) The LWC have something big brewing for the next event and no it isn’t Lancashire tea…

James Buck

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Beat the System

June 9, 2010

You’ll be delighted to know The LWC has teamed up with Blackpool WakePark to bring you a dedicated freestyle evening session at a long awaited affordable price.

Every Thursday evening between 6 and 9 (approx) you will be able rotate between friends and or other riders on the System 2.0. Each rider will be allocated three 7minute slots for just twenty quid. However there are limited places so booking in advance is advised to avoid any disappointment.

Our intentions are to adjust the sliders each session to make them more accessible, and or in some cases, more challenging. Also each week we intend to launch a new random floating jib obstacle that will be perfect to help dial those big spins or ollie back ones.

The system 2.0 is not only an effective way for hitting rails either, the pros have stated that it is the ideal learning tool for raleys and other air tricks that complement both boat and full cable riding.

This revolutionary piece of kit omits the need for any unnecessary swimming or walking. If your about to fall off, chances are the driver has already noticed and you’ll literally be up in a matter of seconds; therefore time on the water is super intense, and almost incomparable to any other means of riding.

If you have any suggestions or questions please do not hesitate to contact us at thelwc@live.com

This offer is aimed at existing wakeskaters and wakeboarders who already own there own kit. To Beat the System please call Garry Thompson on: 01253 836543
Spectators welcome.

See you there this Thursday
Love
The Lancashire Wakeboard Club

For Directions:
Ream Hills Farm
Mythop Road
Blackpool
PR43NB

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Ride For Peace

May 13, 2010

In 1999 Jeremy Gilley – the founder of Peace One Day – successfully completed his mission to create the first ever global cease fire day in the history of mankind. Even though the official day has been sanctioned by the UN many people have not heard about this day or don’t know how they can take part.

On the 21st of September 2007 the first annual Ride For Peace was held to coincide with World Peace Day. Every year since this cable parks, ski centres and individuals from all around the world acknowledge world peace day by Riding for Peace.

Australian Pro wakeboarder Kath Moore had a huge involvement with getting the event up and running and has been actively spreading the word and helping others to get involved ever since. Thanks to Kath, Eban and many other pros Ride for Peace is now a fairly big event on the UK wake calendar.

The Ride for Peace message is about having fun riding, skating, surfing, whatever. It’s a time for you to look beyond all the politics, violence and religion that surrounds us, there is no need to donate, no obligation to do anything other than what you love.
Everyone is capable of riding for peace as the event is not held at one set location; Just show your support by riding on the day or get yourself to a cable park where the riding is usually free, wear the t-shirt, take some pictures, spread the word.
(Surfdome have Ride for Peace clothing for sale)

Last year Windermere’s very own DEFIANTwake crew organised and held a Ride for Peace weekend on Lake Windermere, the first Wakeboard event since the introduction of the ban in 2005. It was a huge success with over 20 ski/wake boats involved! The DEFIANTwake crew have some big plans for twenty ten with rumours of sliders, chase boats, double ups and winches. If you want to get involved, register your boat, follow RIDE FOR PEACE LAKE WINDERMERE on Facebook and more importantly get all your friends involved.

This is your invite to Ride for Peace 2010, our aim is to inform as many people as we can that World Peace Day exists and to acknowledge the 21st September as that day by doing what we love.

Peace

The LWC

http://www.rideforpeace.tv/
http://www.peaceoneday.org/en/welcome

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Mayday

May 6, 2010

Summer is just around the corner, and you’ll be glad to know I’ve been riding and working my socks off the last couple of weeks.

Last weekend we got ourselves up to Loch Lomond Wakeboard’s new site for the Loch Stock opening party. We arrived quite late on the Friday night due to a standstill traffic jam caused by a car fire on the M6. The majority headed off for an early night, while Mike Bibby and Lomax caught up on 6months of lost wake, winch and cable talk until the early hours.

The return of Mike Bibby

James Hooper was up bright and early for a morning shred which ended quite abruptly due to knee brace issues however he powered through, with a full day of coaching and a promo video for Liquid Force which is now online.

Our evening was spent hitting the incline rail, driving and coaching provided by Dave Knight.

Wise words by Dk

As night drew in wetsuits where hung up to dry and everyone gathered round the fire with a beer and a burger (that’s a 60-40% meat to bread ratio). Hooper hooked everyone up with pro smoothies made from fresh fruit, vodka and Relentless.

We headed back Sunday morning and left Lomax to his digger and Ray to his hangover, Hooper is also still up their this week, and if you fancy some one on one coaching Loch Lomond Wakeboard have some bargain deals with loch-side accommodation, just give them a call on 07545561360 for more information.

With any Loch Stock Event you’ll be sure to have a cracking time, meet fantastic people and find an abundance of free relentless and Liquid Force demo equipment. We urge you to attend the next stop which is weekend 19th – 20th June in Dumfries. We assume Alliance will have some better words and photos to follow The LS tour in their next issues so keep an eye out for that.

On the way down from Scotland we meandered towards the west coast in search of more wake. The refreshing diversion through Cumbria past miles of untouched natural water was almost spoilt with suit wearing propaganda plastered along the beautiful countryside.

We arrived in Haverigg for a boat set on the super air and then proceeded to watch Matt Royle stomp some rather large grabed spins before making our way to the pub. On a sadder note, if you hadn’t heard already Si Powell who featured in the last post is currently out of action with a broken leg after a wakeskating accident up at PHW a few weeks back. Unfortunately this means he will not be able to ride at Think Tank 2010 which is at Princes Club in three weeks time. Get well soon lad!

James Buck
The LWC

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Breaking the Ice

March 23, 2010

Last Friday we set the somewhat ludicrous competition to any rider listening, Our challenge was to ride anywhere in the UK without a wetsuit… winners would receive FREE LWC goodies.
With most weather forecasts across the country predicting a “feels like” temperature of 0ºc I didn’t expect anyone would take us on.

“Just Board shorts or Speedos!”

However one extremely keen yet insane group travelled up to Loch Lomond at the weekend, probably the most Northerly Lake in the UK which has finally returned to its liquid state.

With their ball sacks fully retracted they heckled from their boards with a scrap of paper proving the date. (I don’t think I’d of believed them otherwise.)

WINNERS: Leigh Mathieson & Jason White from Rochdale, Lancashire

They both did deepwater starts and a 2 mile pull in nothing more than shorts and a life vest, with the water temperature just above freezing! We awarded the two riders with LWC hoodies to keep them warm, and boat driver and photographer with LWC tees for their very brave/stupid efforts convincing the others it was a good idea.

Leigh Mathieson: “would have done it anyway just for a laugh, but hoodies sealed it. It was the best riding all day, with no restriction of wetsuit, and top hangover cure, same again next weekend, thanks Lancashire Wakeboard Club!”

If you fancy heading up to Scotland yourself for some coaching or just a fantastic weekend on the water be sure to check out Loch Lomond Wakeboard, where they run two Malibu Wakesetters and stunning lakeside accommodation with hot tubs!

With the launch of their new 2010 location and to celebrate the start of this season, they are hosting a SUPER SECRET EASTER EVENT. Its all going off between 2nd – 5th April and £75 gets you 3 Boat sets and 1 nights accommodation. Now that’s value.
Apparently Saturday night is where the party’s at.

We will be there for sure.
James Buck
THE LWC

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