The 2010 WWA World Series started off with an impressive event — the first-ever Wakestock Abu Dhabi. Not just the riding, but the entire organization of the contest and trip. The laid-back atmosphere was a sharp contrast to the intense level of riding...

Eight riders just finished up one of the best vacations, uh, I mean double-up contests, of the year. The Oakley Riot was just held in Dubai and put on by Al Boom Marine. I’d heard about it for several months from some of the other guys, but my name was thrown into the hat only a week before the event...

It's seems slightly odd to me that I just flew halfway around the world to hit a couple of double-ups. It's even stranger that this time last week I didn't know I was going. The crew from Al Boom Marine Group has invited eight pro riders to Dubai for a one-day double-up contest that is sure to draw spectators and amateur riders from all over the United Arab Emirates and Europe...

It’s been a busy and productive few weeks for me. I came back from Panama City, Florida, two Sundays ago and was up early Monday morning to start shooting for the 2010 MasterCraft Rewind DVD...

With all that talk about busy schedules in my first blog, it seems ironic that I’m now writing about taking some downtime to ride in my hometown. When the tournaments slow down at the end of each season, I take a couple weeks to head back to ride in Panama City, Florida, where I grew up...

The only aversion I have to wakeboarding professionally is that the season, the travels and the experiences, go by so quickly. In fact, during the season I may visit three different continents in three different weekends with only a snapshot of what those places have to offer...