ACTIVE WATER SPORTS

Active Water Sports presents the Annual Fall Classic 2011

October is a month only the true dedicated Northwest rider’s dare to strap on their wake boards, zip up their neoprene suits, and brave the cold water. Active’s annual Fall Classic competition is a contest held at the end of the season to give those truly passionate about wakeboarding one final chance to prove that their Summer full of face plants, edge catches, and head slams to land that new trick, was worth it. Following a such great turnout from the Free Rider’s Ball, I was anxious to put on one last competition for the season and go out with a BANG! Once again the wake god’s smiled on us and helped me out by bringing dry weather for the weekend.

Friday, the day before the competition, I spent my morning unloading product from the Active Team box van that I brought up from our Oregon City store to stock up the pro shop in hopes to make sure every contestant had the gear they needed for the day of the competition. I also spent time setting up sponsor banners and flags. After a productive morning of set up, I then gassed up the boats and took a much needed rail set to relax and get me in the “shred state of mind.” I spent the rest of the evening until even past dark pulling riders who came early to practice their contest runs and camp out for the night. As always, the night before the contest Koppert hosted a campground full of riders and spectators for the event, but this time Koppert had the privilege to help celebrate one of Koppert’s regular shredders, Priscilla Stultz’s birthday! Priscilla is one of our favored women’s division riders known for throwing down huge backflips on her board and is no stranger to the top of the podium.

Saturday, the morning of the competition, I was more than excited to once again wake up to clear skies and fresh “warm” Fall air. We opened our pro shop and registration booth at 9am and by 9:05am I had a line out the door of rider’s anxious to sign up for the event. In all, 57 riders were signed up, matching our Free Rider’s event held in August! I was hugely stoked and surprised to seehow many dedicated riders showed up to our event even in the late season. By 10:15am our first rider left the dock being towed by Ned Baker’s 2011 Super Air Natique 210. Our contest held the same format as the Free Rider’s event, but with only one slight change. Rider’s were allowed only 2 falls, as opposed to the previously allowed 3 falls. This helped save time which we needed no thanks to Fall’s early sunset times. Riders were judged on the same format as Free Rider’s, focusing on amplitude, difficulty, variety, and most importantly, their style! Grabs always help score big and going bigger is always better!

The weather continued to stay dry with even breaks of sun in the sky throughout the day. Without a hiccup, the contest ran as smooth as I could’ve anticipated and was confident to expect to get everyone in the water before dark. As the contest came to a close, we finished the day with the Pro level division. Koppert was privileged for the second time of the weekend and we all got the chance to invite long time pro rider and Oregon original, Collin Wright, to shred with us in the competition. For those that don’t know their wake history, Collin was a long time Double-Up and Billabong team rider and also one of the first Slingshot team rider’s. He’s even been in a wakeboarding game, Shaun Murray’s Unleashed, and was featured in Alliance Magazine’s video “Innuendo” riding along side with some of the industry’s best like Danny Harf and Ben Greenwood. So needless to say, it was an absolute privilege to see what true style and smooth riding looks like. Collin placed on the podium third, Brenden Lieb landed second, and Kyler Green, once again looked down at the others from the top and took home $130 cash for first! Kyler had an unbelievable run stomping his whole set landing a backflip backside 3, toeside 720, roll to blind, front roll frontside 180 and I seriously can’t even remember the rest of his run because he threw down so hard. It’s a lot of fun to watch someone at the age of 17 progress so quickly and handle the competition like a pro. For our rail division, I was lucky enough to sneak in a first place podium spot, followed by second place winner Jake Southard, and third place was reserved for Brad Hess.

The competition finished with perfect timing. The sky had just turned to dark as I announced thelast of our podium placers and handed out the last of our prizes. Every first place rider from each division took home either a new wakeboard or pair of wakeboots, and second and third place winners took home a DVD and their choice of a clothing item donated from one of our event sponsors.

I will staple this year’s Fall Classic as a huge success and will put it in contention with one of our best Fall events of all time. Thank you everyone who came out to shred and spectate. Huge thanks to Slingshot for the amazing prize donations and for bringing out the new 2012 Slingshot wake gear and awesome tent to hang out in! Thanks huge to Northwest Riders Clothing and O’neill for always hooking us up with the best of threads. Thanks to Liquid Force, Ronix, and Hyperlite as well for the sweet board and product hook ups. Thanks huge to the contest help, Ned Baker for bringing his boat down to shred behind and for representing Active’s newest boat line Super Air Natique. Thanks to the judge’s Brad Hess, Spencer Norris, Nick Korum and Brenden Leib. Thanks again to Spencer Norris for keeping us entertained on the microphone all day and thanks to the Ammon “A-Frame” Markstellar and Ian Markstellar for keeping us in line on the dock and in the pro shop. And without Jake Southard sitting in the captain’s chair of the boat all day, none of us would’ve been able to show off our skills on our boards. If there’s anyone that I missed, feel free to call me up at the Oregon City store and I’ll sign you up to be put on our mailing list and you can then write your complaint to me! Enjoy the slideshow pictures below provided by Garett Kopp and stay in touch over the winter to hear about our fun events such as the “Evening With the Stars” event held in our Oregon City store on November 18th.

Contest Podium Results

Grom Boys
1. Seth Mckeon
2. Tanner Higham

Grom Girls
1. Livia Molodyh
2. Madison Luell
3. Olivia Kull
4. Paige Storey

Women’s
1. Priscilla Stultz
2. Molly Hawken
3. Joan Campbell

Wakeskate
1. Sean Cebell
2. Grant Karstedt
3. Aaron Huntley

Novice
1. Lewis Griggs
2. Grant Karstedt
3. Craver Small

Intermediate
1. Darren Postforoosh
2. Sean Cebell
3. Mick Korum

Advanced
1. Ian Markstaller
2. Kolby Blew
3. Ammon Markstaller

Masters
1. Jeff Ward
2. Darren Halsey
3. Ray Durkee

Open
1. Kyler Green
2. Brenden Leib
3. Collin Wright

Rails
1. Zach Schneider
2. Jake Southard
3. Brad Hess

For a full gallery of pictures taken day of the event visit: www.portlandz.net

You won’t want to miss this SALE. It’s the product that everyone knows and love, GoPro. This affordable, compact, water proof, HD (video & photo), and seemingly bomb proof device has become a consumer hit! If you are an extreme sports enthusiast, or you just don’t want to miss you babies first steps, the GoPro is for you. And here at Active Water Sports we want everyone to enjoy this product just as much as we do. While supplies last, we are discounting the GoPro from $300 down to $239.95.

Check them out on our website: activewake.com

Brand new 2012 Slingshot product in stock now. Check it out at activewake.com or see them in our shop now, or at Evening with the Stars.

When new things come to the shop we normally like to get a digital camera out and snap a few pictures for our facebook page or use them on our boat board. When we heard that Malibu was coming out with a brand new wake boat for 2012 we knew we had to do something a little extra special. This video is a reflection of a day in the Northwest, shredding behind a new boat with friends.

Thanks Ioda Media for all the hard work and dedication to produce such an amazing video. Stay tuned for more 2012 product videos.

We are very proud to announce, here at Active Water Sports, that a new boat line has found it’s way into the loving hands of our shop. Nautique boats have over 85 years of quality and innovation under their belts. Active Water Sports is honored to be carrying another one of the greats in the boating industry.

Please come and see us at Evening with the Stars as we present, for the first time ever, Nautique boats.

If you have any questions about Nautique, or any of our other boat lines, feel free to call us at the shop.

When: 7-10 pm | November 18th, 2011
Where: Active Water Sports, Oregon City | 1224 McLoughlin Blvd
What: Active’s biggest event of the Year – Evening with the Stars!

You guys are not going to want to miss this! Enjoy free food, raffle drawings to win gear from all your favorite brands, and meet some of the top pros in the industry. For one night only, 2011 wake and waterski gear will be marked down to close-out prices, 2012 gear will be 10% off and we’ll be offering better-than-boat-show prices on all our Malibu, Axis, Moomba, Supra, and Nautique boats. Plus you get to hang out with all your favorite Active employees! Save the date and we’ll see you there.

As the days grow shorter and the nights get cooler, your time on the water is sadly coming to an end. It’s time to reward your boat for another summer of fun memories. Fall is the perfect time to bring in your boat for maintenance, repair, and winterization.

The Active Water Sports Service Center is the largest of its kind in the Northwest. Our AWS Service Technicians are master certified by Malibu, MB Sports, Moomba, Axis, and Supra and are unsurpassed in their experience with all tournament boats. Call 503.650.5991 to schedule an appointment before the first freeze and treat your boat to a little love. Thanks for another great summer!

Check out this video showing of the boys bringing in the new Malibu MXZ.