Words by Kent James
Edited by R. Fisher
People have been wakeboarding in the UK for about 10 years and over that period we've seen many wakeboard films with the top American riders, phat boats & pickup trucks, sick music and epic locations. But has anyone seen a decent British movie? Well, NO.
So, it's winter and I wake from my hibernation as the phone rings. "Kent.blah blah blah.wakeboarding movie.blah blah.British riders.blah blah.Do you want to go to Florida and wakeboard for the film?" Err. F@(# Yeah!
So when I received a call telling me that a British company was working with British riders to produce the first British wakeboard training DVD, and asking if I was interested in flying out to America to be a part of this Neil Armstrong style step for UK wakeboarding, it would have been rude to say no. |
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Before I knew it, there I was 4.30 in the morning bags packed, plane tickets, passport, board - of course - as well as a toothbrush, cologne, deodorant and a razor, because you never know if you're going to meet a hottie or not!
The journey was relatively easy compared to some I've taken and I managed to get a few hours of rest before I landed in the sunny state where I was shipped straight to the hotel to meet the film crew.
I was at a loose end until the morning so I picked up the phone and gave a couple of old friends a call, one of which was Lancashire born and Speedo's very own Louise Moore who moved out here not so long ago. It was great to catch up and chew the crap, but unfortunately it was cut short as I had an early start the next morning as I was heading over to Zane Schwenk 's for my first day of filming.
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