Ride Original

If the original t-shirt can be worn in everyday life, this one has been specially designed for wakeboarding. Indeed with its nylon material, it is very lightweight for wider gestures during your tricks. Moreover, this material does not retain water like cotton but allows it to run off ; thanks to the knitted micro polyester fabric. It improves the drying time, which is very usefull when you have to wait between two runs ! Finally, it should be noted that this tee is created with organic fibres to remain ever more respectful of nature.

Flocked with the original Unleashed logo, you can nowpromote your favorite magazine even during your practice. And it’s over here to order it!

Features

• Original Logo
• 100% Polyester knitted
• 135g/m2
• Small Sleves
• technical fabric and micro polyester for quick drying
• Facilitates evaporation and perspiration
• Bio-sourcing fiber

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WWA Legacy

Circling back to the very beginning of the WWA’s 30-year legacy takes us back to 1989, to the Texas State Kneeboard Championships at the Austin Aquaplex where the longest standing world record in kneeboard history set by none other than Shannon Starling himself.  The #1 seed in the Open Men’s division, Starling set the slightly controversial record running 1 ¼ at 39 off, which he held for about fifteen years.

Simultaneously, Jimmy Redmon alongside some of our industry’s greatest trail-blazers finagled a skiboarding competition to take place on the back lake of the Aquaplex that same weekend in Austin, Texas. At this point in time, Jimmy Redmon had made a pretty strong impact on the world of watersports. He was pushing Redline Design’s skiboards along with SANO traction pads and had a laundry of list of the top kneeboarders riding for the brand, Shannon Starling being one of them. Redmon, the pioneer behind the skiboard, was on a mission to bring to skiboarding into a competitive light. Alongside Redmon was Shannon Starling with equal determination and fire-burning in his spirit as the two brought about the very first open skiboard competition under what we know today to be The WWA.

Stole the show

Under the watch of a few margaritas, Redmon and Starling gathered a few competitors and developed the one-page rulebook the night before at one of Austin’s local favorites, El Mercado. The riders were allowed to ride whatever board they had, if anyone died, they automatically won, pulled by the MasterCraft Prostar 190 ski boat. Keep in mind the boat had no extra weight, no tower, nothing.

Riding his SANO board with three 5 ½ inch fins on a directional board with toe straps, Starling stole the show with fin releases and a textbook backscratcher. It was the biggest move by far, coming away with the win against the three other competitors. Chris Powell came up in second, followed by Greg Lawrence, and John Redmon (Jimmy’s brother and partner in SANO) brought up the pack in fourth. The cheers and reactions followed suit that day as they witnessed one of the coolest on water experiences they had ever seen.

This specific set of events back in the summer of 1989 set the initial mold for a sport that rapidly transpired into a worldwide phenomenon and one that has continued to evolve into what it is today. Stay tuned for the full 30-year history of The WWA coming out soon to WWA RIDELINE! #WWA30Years

After WWA Rocker tee, check another one else, the Inverted Tee !

About the WWA

It is the leading source for riders, events and competitive standards and the undisputed sanctioning and governing body for the sport. For 28 years the WWA has been the world’s premier provider of amateur and professional wakeboard events, sanctioning and rules; “developed by riders, for riders”. Since its inception in 1989, the WWA has empowered the sport of wakeboarding to progress and evolve naturally by providing various amateur and professional sanctioning programs, protecting its riders through extensive amateur and professional membership levels and allowing freedom and opportunities for organizers to grow the sport.

The WWA website.

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Shop the inverted tee

Before the performance style equipment, boats, and technology there was entrepreneurial energy at hand on Lake Austin one November morning back in 1987. Three high-spirited young men were looking to grab the first skiboard flip photo in Water Ski Magazine. Redmon had Redline Design’s first skiboard strapped to his feet, a design that once inverted he had to curl all of his toes back to hold on to the board – look closely you’ll see it.  Redmon’s brother and partner in Redline Design, John, was driving their dad’s 21 ft center console Mako. While Metyko sloshed around in ankle deep water capturing the visual essence of a sport that was soon to stampede anything in its path.

“I will lay claim to creating the first inboard ballast system. I’d pull the plug, letting the water flood in through the bait wells on my dad’s fishing boat, back the boat up until we were all ankle deep and you were set.” – Jimmy Redmon.

*In today’s world we are fortunate enough to have boats with built-in ballast systems. Don’t be like Jimmy and pull the plugs on your boats.

A monumental photo

What you see on this shirt is the black and white image of a monumental photo for our sport. The original photograph was shot in color. However, Redmon serving as Redline Design’s product designer, business manager, and marketer with no money had to improvise; and you bet a 2-color ad in Water Ski Magazine was cheaper than a 4-color ad. The photo was high-contrasted out, dropping all the jaws of the publication when a 25-year-old kid brought in this legit piece of photography, far beyond waterskiing.

*1987.  Always wear a USCG Approved Vest.

Stick around to hear the full 30-year reflection from the three strangers simultaneously attaching windsurf straps to surfboards in three separate areas of the country, to his first trip to China, to the boat show that spearheaded the formation of what we now know today to be the World Wake Association. Coming soon to WWA Rideline! #WWA30Years.

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About the WWA

It is the leading source for riders, events and competitive standards and the undisputed sanctioning and governing body for the sport. For 28 years the WWA has been the world’s premier provider of amateur and professional wakeboard events, sanctioning and rules; “developed by riders, for riders”. Since its inception in 1989, the WWA has empowered the sport of wakeboarding to progress and evolve naturally by providing various amateur and professional sanctioning programs, protecting its riders through extensive amateur and professional membership levels and allowing freedom and opportunities for organizers to grow the sport.

The WWA website.

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