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.” — an excerpt from this issue’s letter of the month, In Box, p. 30¬¬¬¬
The Pulse
34 Startup
40 The Jumpoff
44 On Point: Phil Aslinger
46 Media
47 Reviews
48 How to: Learn Raleys
50 The Crown Room
52 Proving Grounds
Aaron Rathy and Harley Clifford surge ahead and Phillip Soven gets back in the game as the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stops in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
56 Full of Firsts
The 2009 Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships played host to a number of breakthroughs on the water.
The Photo Album: Best of Summer 2009, p. 61
62 Recreational Vehicling
64 2009 Byerly Bus Tour
66 Touring Texas
68 BROstock Goes Big
70 Far Flung
Photographer Josh Letchworth documents Nike 6.0’s journey through the Philippines to gather footage for its first-ever video, Aqua Frolics.¬¬¬¬
78 Sessions
86 Next Year’s Gear Now
A sneak peek at what to expect from 2010.
How to:
Ride Strong, p. 90
Rule Re-entries, p. 92
Front-Hand Grab, p. 94
96 My Scene: Phoenix, Arizona
106 Last Blast