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Boardstock was held on 24-26 Jan 2006



Last weekend Liquid Force had their third annual Boardstock Festival, which again was a huge success. We had riders coming from as far as Natal and the Cape, as well as a group of UK riders who also competed for the Boardstock Crown. Boardstock is a two-day cross over festival. This means that all riders have to compete behind the Mastercraft X-star as well as the cable to see who the most complete riders in the country are. Saturday was they day for the boatriders to dominate as everyone was riding behind the 22ft X-Star loaned to us by Daytona Marine.

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So there we seven disciplines taking place over the two days with over 70 riders competing. The riding over the two days was very competitive. Not only would the winners receive the title of Boardstock Champ 06, but would also win some of the R60 000 in Liquid Force prizes that was distributed over the various categories. We had riders competing as young as 6 yrs of age with our oldest being around 45.

Of the seventy riders, 40 were predominately boatriders, with the remaining 30 more comfortable riding behind the cable. So the difference in the two sports also added to the competitive nature of the weekend. Generally, wakeboarders who normally ride behind the boat feel their sport is “wake” boarding in the true sense of the word, as you have to hit the wake to begin your trick. The cable riders say they prefer the cable cause you don’t need a boat, car to tow the boat, storage etc., and that they go bigger and perform more intense tricks behind the cable therefore they are superior riders. Since us at Liquid Force feel that wakeboarding is all about having fun on the water, hanging with your mates and a general good time, whether it is behind the cable or the boat, we wanted all to share and gain from the experience of competing in both worlds.

The proceedings started off with the Under12’s at 9am, Saturday morning. Even though the ballast tanks were empty, the wake was pretty sizey and the youngsters did well and were all happy with their runs. This is a new category we added giving the juniors a chance to do well against similar aged riders. Asher Nassif once again dominated showing he is comfortable behind the wake even though he can just see over it.

By then it was midmorning and time for the novice division to hit it. New to the competition scene was Shaun Meredith who rode well to take first in the boat division. Since he was a boat rider he did well but people wondered how he would fair in the cable event to be held the next day.

Amateur and Ladies division followed after lunch.  Sinjon Phillips is an up and coming junior who rides cable during the week and boat on the weekend. He was expected to do well but was up against Vaal River local Nick Bensch. This was our largest category so competition was stiff. In the Ladies, it would always be between Gina Faccio, Deidre Van Niekerk and Bryerly Nassif. Deidre finished first on Saturday but the other girls close behind, and with Bryerly 4x SA cable champ you could never count her out.

Then it was chance for the 15 pros to show us their stuff. On the starting dock we had a 3x world champ, a European champ and about 10 riders who had competed for South Africa over the years. This was going to be interesting. The guys who predominantly ride cable put up a valiant effort to position high in the standings, but its always going to be super tough if you up against riders like Clay and Morgs Krause, Matt Lammers, Shaun Faccio and Fritz Beumer. Highest placed cable riders after round one were David Smith, the flying Dutchman and Devon Nassif.

How the disciplines were combined is as follows: a rider would get a certain amount of points allocated depending on where he placed in the boat division. The rider then competes on Sunday behind the cable and again gets allocated point for placement. Those points are added together to determine overall results.

So Sunday was cable day. The weather was not the best but we were greatful it was not raining. To add to the excitement a 12m long slider and 5ft high kicker were added to the run.

The u12 got the show on the road with Asher Nassif again looking super comfortable on the water. Base 3 is an excellent facility. Not only is it a prime cable park, there is a freestyle MotoX track, quad park and pitbike track.

The ladies were up next and although Deidre did not with the section, she placed well enough to see her take overall honours. It was then time for Novice and Amateur riders. The pressure was on and the top guys knew exactly what was to be done to take overall honours. Sinjon Phillips killed it on his pass to take an unassailable lead in the Amateurs.

It all lead to a grand finale. Would the boatriders be able to place high enough in the rankings to maintain their overall lead? Or would the experience of cable riders David Smith, Arno theron and Devon Nassif pull through to get them the overall results to walk away with the crown and prizes??

Well this was the year of the boatriders who placed first (Clay Krause) and second (Shaun faccio) overall, with Arno Theron who is predominantly a cable guy finishing in third position.

It was a great event enjoyed by all who spectated and participated. A tradition was also born this year. Once a year, at Boardstock, a new rider will be added to the Liquid Force team. It will not always be the winner or the best looking female rider. Its all about guts, determination and representing the sport wholeheartedly. This year the sponsorship was awarded to Devon Nassif who not only rides with style and goes huge, but is always willing to give a hand in helping grow the sport which will ultimately help us to mature and dominate on a world wide scale.

Thanks to Liquid Force, Daytona Marine, Body Glove, Arnette, Fox and Snowscape. These were our sponsors for the event and it would not have been a success without their support. See you guys next year.