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.

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 more tough to justify buying a boat these days, but the deals Centurion is 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!!!

After a great week of clinics and a successful tournament for the FixAKid foundation, Sean and Derek are back. Their auction ended up raising $3000 for FixAKid. Since the amount was over $2000, their new do’s were determined by the highest bidder, Capt. John Krystyniak. After giving the decision a good night’s sleep Friday night, John chose Derek to have the Cul-De-Sac and Sean to have a tri-hawk. He thought Derek would look good as Hulk Hogan and Sean needed a little punk rock in his life. The haircuts were given by a professional during the tournament on Saturday for everyone to see. Click HERE to see the pictures of the clinic, tournament, and haircuts. Make sure you go through all of them because the best pictures are on the last few pages.

We want to express our gratitude for everyone who donated to this auction. We never thought we’d reach our goal, much less get to $3000. All who donated are either kind and generous for donating to help the children or cruel and for paying to see us look ridiculous. Regardless, it was so great to be able to help such a great charity.

We want to thank the Koritko’s for creating such a great charity, working tirelessly to make it all happen, and inviting us to be a part of it. The blood, sweat, and tears they put into this event was nothing short of heroic. Thanks to the extended family, Dave Monte, Travis Keaney, Travis Propst, Brett and Brandon Lee, Josh Palma, Jimmy Trask, and Jeff Langley for all of their hard work.

In July, Derek and Sean are going to spend a week in Connecticut running wakeboard clinics and helping with a charity event called FixAKid which will raise money for a children’s hospital. They decided that what they were doing just wasn’t enough and they wanted to give a little more. After a lot of pondering over what they have to offer people and ways to raise money, complete self-humiliation seemed like the only answer. Honestly, what could be better than donating to help save children’s lives and at the same time make these guys look like fools?

Here is how this is going to work. Derek and Sean have been growing their hair out for months and they have decided to put their hair up for auction. The total amount of money donated by you guys will determine the devastatingly funny hairstyle that these guys will have to endure. Each of the predetermined hairstyles will fall into a certain price range and as the amount of money raised increases so does the intensity of the hairstyles. So the total value of all contributions will determine the unfortunate outcome of Sean and Derek’s hair.

There are probably some nice people out there that don’t want anything bad to happen to Sean or Derek and I’m sure they appreciate your concern, but seriously what have they ever done for you? So let’s give these guys what they deserve and save some kids at the same time.

The hairstyle and their values are as follows:
>$250 Buzz cut with #2 guard
>$500 Mohawk
>$750 Rat tail w/ Buzz cut
>$1000 Mullet (aka 10/90 or STLB)
>$1250 BICed (shaved with razor)
>$1500 Cul-De-Sac (top of head shaved as if balding)
>$1750 The Old Man (Cul-De-Sac with hair short on sides and some long hair left for comb over)
>$2000 If we reach our goal of $2000, the person with the single greatest donation will get to choose
how Sean and Derek will be cutting their hair.

Donations will be accepted until July 18th and at this time the hairstyle will be determined. The haircuts will be given on the morning of the 19th before the tournament by a “professional” so all may witness their new ‘do’s. To make sure that everyone feels like they are getting their money’s worth, pictures and a video will be posted on the Orlandowake website for your viewing pleasure.

The Donation Total so far is: $2741

Since we have reached the $2000 milestone, the haircut will be determined by our highest bidder. As of right now, that is Capt. John Krystyniak. Everyone has until midnight Friday to overtake John and control the outcome of our hair. We will post any changes that occur with the highest bidder status. Thank you all so much for being a part of this.

Happy Monday Evening!!!

Every Monday, we are going to post a Weekly Trivia question on the front page. The topics to these questions will be completely random; wakeboarding, music, animals, etc. The first person that emails us the correct answer to this question will win their choice of a free wakeboard lesson at the Orlando Wakeboard Academy, a free Orlandowake t-shirt, or $100 off a Week Session with Accommodations at our camp.

We just want to test your knowledge and give you an opportunity to win some stuff. Here are the Terms and Conditions.

Congratulations goes to Keene Hall for being the first person to correctly answer last week’s trivia question! See below for the answers to last week’s questions.

The Question for this week is:
What style haircut will Sean and Derek end up with? Please donate above to make a difference.

You can submit your answers HERE.

Last week’s question and answer are:
Which animal appears to have a dark violin on it’s back?

The answer is the Brown Recluse Spider! Congrats to Keene for getting the right answer. Thanks to Tom Kellerman for blowing up our emails, cheating, and having a 22nd birthday.

Some of our SPONSORS have changed, so please take some time to explore the great companies that are supporting us.

Make sure you check out our students pictures album. We updated our student photos for 2007 and added a 2008 album. And lastly, we’ve changed our 2008 prices and updated our 2008 application and you can find them both HERE.

Thanks to everyone for all the great memories in 2007! We can’t wait to have an even better year in 2008.