On Monday, we got a glimpse of the beginnings of the massive structure Pat Panakos is assembling on Lake Eola in downtown Orlando for an event Red Bull is calling Wake Lab. It doesn't look like much now, but when it's finished Thursday, it will be arguably the most elaborate setup wakeboarding has ever seen...

Shawn Watson recently re-upped his contract with Liquid Force for another five years. To celebrate, Liquid Force and WBM are giving you a chance to win Watson's 2009 pro model board and boots...

Liquid Force announced that it has re-signed Shawn Watson to a long-term athlete contract, unfounding rumors of a possible switch. Liquid Force will continue to be the exclusive wakeboard, binding, vest, and rope/handle used by Shawn...

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Video coverage from Jono Boysen of the Amsterdam Winch Jam at the Toronto International Boat Show Jan. 12-20. The setup, one of the most elaborate in recent history, involved a flooded hockey rink and a 40-foot-high start pool...

Liquid Force Watson wakeboard ($399.99; liquidforce.com) Hands down, the best selling pro-model in the market this past year, the Watson is back with a whole new look, but the same smooth performance. Watson's boards have always had a smooth feel to them, and his new pro-model continues in this tradition...

(photo: letchworth) Press Release From Billabong Billabong is proud to announce Shawn Watson as the newest addition to the Billabong wake team. Watson, 21, is already a two-time WWA National Wakeboarding Champion, winning in 2000 and again in 2002, and continues to push his limits on the water...