Yeah, we know. You’ve got options. But there are some rules about buying new gear that you should follow, and some common misconceptions you should avoid. If used correctly, these should put you in your best ride ever...

In 2010, the new Watson shape has a lot to live up to. After all, it’s known as the best selling wakeboard in Liquid Force’s lineup. Why is that exactly? We figured it was worth asking a couple questions to Liquid Force's Director of Marketing, Matt Gleason as well as Shawn Watson himself...

Byerly Wakeboards Conspiracy wakeboard ($480; byerlyboards.com) Aaron Rathy’s new wakeboard from Byerly Boards is exactly what you’d expect from a guy diverse enough to have just won the King of Wake crown and the Oakley Wakeboarding Move of the Year for wakeboarding's first backside 1080...

In the most Wally-filled session we've seen to date, Sean O'Brien of the Orlando Wakeboard Academy still managed to pull out plenty of hammers.  O'Brien has always had a unique style with plenty of one-of-a-kind tricks, and he still made an impressive session, despite having to slalom between pontoon boats full of pale, flabby tourists, the high school crew team, pissed-off bass fishermen, and a host of powerboaters...

Jeff McKee?  Nope.  Presenting Goffrey McGee from the back room of the Slingshot accounting offices. Slingshot says it's McGee’s third year working without pay, so they decided to throw him a bone and put him on "the internet"...

On the cover: Brian Grubb Shifty nose bone Orlando, Florida Photo: Aaron Katen Contents: 26 Airtime “I wound up getting second due to that fact that I didn’t actually land anything off the double-up, but we all know who had the most style...

Boat Review Moomba's flagship wakeboard boat, the Moomba Mobius XLV, is big enough - 23 feet long with seating for 16 - and decked out with plenty of wake features - standard tower and 1,450 pounds of factory ballast - to satisfy any core rider...

Boat Review With a wealth of standard features plus quality wake performance and a base price well under $40,000, the Moomba LSV packs serious value into a 21'6" package. We found plenty to like inside and out, with wakes that can be fine-tuned with little effort and a wraparound lounge with stainless-steel accents...

Boat Review Moomba Boats completely rethought the Moomba Outback V for 2009, shaving 8 inches from its length to bring this wakeboard boat under the 20-foot size restriction of some of the country's smaller waterways...

OVERVIEW Centurion Boats is perhaps wakesurfing's biggest champion. That commitment radiates from the Centurion Enzo SV240, the company's flagship and the official tow boat of the World Wakesurfing Championships...

Words Darin Shapiro Photo Bryan Soderlind Riding with power, intense edging, going big off the wake — they all require strength and a higher level of fitness than regular riding. Taking your riding to the next level, beyond the second wake, puts far more stress on your body than wake-to-wake riding...

Overview Think of the MasterCraft X-2 as the little brother to the X-Star, MasterCraft’s premier wake ride. The two boats share an identical seating configuration in their main cabins and, thanks to their pickle-fork bows and standard ZeroFlex towers, they share a similar profile as well...

Overview The MasterCraft X-1 is about as close to classic as wakeboard boats get. The original X-Star, the MasterCraft X-1 earned its legendary status towing the X Games and the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour and boosting Parks Bonifay to the sport’s first 1080...

WAKEBOARDING magazine brings you a sneak peek at Defy, the new Danny Harf documentary. This video of Harf's wrapped nose grab backside 900 is the first footage from the new wakeboarding video, which is a collaboration between Harf and producer Sean Kilgus...

Just got off the water on the new 2010 Tigé RZ2. As you can see, the conditions weren't too bad. Check out the new "Tigé Touch" command system. This thing is insane! Works just like an iPhone and is super easy to operate...