With over 200,000 people dead, another 1.2 million homeless, and Port-au-Prince in ruins, Haitians are suffering in ways that we can’t imagine. Personally, I feel a strong moral obligation to help these people who literally have lost everything except maybe hope. With the wakeboard industry being such a tightly knit and privileged community, I feel like it is time for us to come together and provide some relief to the suffering occurring in Haiti. Of course there are ways for us to help those in need and still have a great time while doing it.

With that being said, the Orlando Watersports Complex will be open to everybody from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on February 20th. You all can come out and ride the cable, hang out with the pros, enjoy some music, and help us raise money for a worthy cause. Make sure you bring everyone you know. The more people the better.

For those of you who are 21 and up, there will also be an after party in downtown Orlando at The Other Bar on Wall Street. With Ryan Davis and Kevin Little from Step Up Productions hosting the party and Bong Vodka contributing to the festivities, this will be an evening that you won’t want to miss.

To help ensure the success of this fundraiser, we are asking for a minimum donation of $20 per person for the entire evening. This will include your riding and entertainment at OWC, as well as the opportunity to attend the after party at The Other Bar (assuming you are 21 and up). This, however, will not cover your bar tab at the end of the night, but with Bong Vodka’s assistance it should be somewhat reduced.

All of the proceeds from Ride for Relief will be donated to Habitat for Humanity with the purpose of building homes in Haiti. These homes are being erected for $2500 and providing this type of long term relief is one of the most important things that we can do for these families in helping them restore their lives. As a community of riders and friends, lets see how many of these homes we can build.

For those of you who are unable to make it to Ride for Relief, but still would like to contribute, please click on the following link and help us raise money to build these homes.

Ride for Relief Donation Page

If you are interested, you can also join the Ride for Relief team, become an advocate for Habitat for Humanity, and help us raise more money by asking your friends and family for donations.

Ride for Relief Team Page

As a community, we are very powerful and have the ability to pool our resources to make this one of the most effective fundraisers that wakeboarding has ever seen. There are families that are relying on our assistance, so lets pull them from the rubble and help them get back on their feet.

(There are more and more developments everyday for this event, so if you have Facebook keep checking the event description on the Ride for Relief event page for the most up to date information on what’s going on.)

EVENT UPDATES

Special music performance by Erik Ruck

Chris Lacey, owner/executive chef of Jack’s Steakhouse in Baldwin Park, will be at OWC cooking up some food.

Rusty clothing is in the process of printing 200 Ride for Relief t-shirts.

HAITI UPDATES

On Monday, my dad flew down to Haiti to help out in the medical clinics. He just sent me a text message and I wanted to forward it on to you guys.
“Alive and well. Some sick people, but not too busy. Hot. Am working 6 overnights in the emergency department, which has limited everything. Lots of sadness. Tent cities with lots of hungry, desperate people, but from a medical standpoint, simply lots of chronic illness.”

We are selling our 2007 Centurion Typhoon. Our 2007 red Typhoon and is for sale at a ridiculously cheap price. We know its a little tough to justify buying a boat these days, but the deal we are giving would be hard to pass up. The boat is in perfect condition so its like getting a new boat at a used price. If anyone is interested, please let us know and we’ll make sure you get a killer deal!

Thanks to Chase for all of the kind words and converting to wakeskating! Nice Shuvit!!!

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Actually, the better half of Orlandowake realized the potential for a week of only wakeskating and asked Nick Taylor to be a part of it. It is going to be a great week of boat, pwc, rail, and pool gap riding. We will also be skating the mini-ramp, taking trips to Adrenalina, and surfing; All of the wonderful activities of freedom.

Click HERE to see the full article on www.wakeskating.com.

Space is VERY limited, so contact us soon for details.

So what do you do when you find out that overnight the temp is going to drop down to 28°F ( -2°C)? Throw all of your gear in a couple of trees, hook up a couple of hoses to some sprinkler heads, and create a magical wakeboard winter wonderland.At least that’s what we did. We woke up this morning to majestically icicle laden trees (and gear) as well as a frozen tundra of a backyard. Not to mention, the dock was covered with a sheet of ice that almost took us out on numerous occasions. So after being thoroughly impressed by our abilities to create the unimaginable for Florida, it was time to tear the boards out of the trees, suit up, and go ride. Derek was on the water when it was approx. 30°F ( -1°C) and rode like a champ. Sean on the other hand, was smart and waited a couple of hours until it got up to about 45°F ( 7°C) and then had a great set, aside from his fingers being on the verge of frost bite. Enjoy the shots! Hopefully this will never happen again. Click HERE to see the pics.