Our culture at Nautique includes not only building the world’s best boats but also working to make our world better. Our employees regularly volunteer time and resources not only here in Central Florida but also around the world through service trips we take as a team. These service trips have taken us twice to Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and most recently to the Apache reservation in Arizona. Later this year we have a group of employees traveling to Ethiopia to serve there.

After the fifth stop in the King of Wake series (PWT #4), the top ten riders are separated from the rest of the pack and are assigned a new point value that depends on their rank and does not necessarily reflect their performance relative to the other riders up to that point. The top ranked rider (Phillip Soven) is assigned 965 points. The rest of the riders are assigned 955, 945, 940, 935, 930, 925, 920, 916 and 912 respectively. This eliminates the chances of winning King of Wake for any riders that are not in the top ten after PWT #4. It also tightens up the points so that nobody in the top ten carries a big lead into the final three events of the series. As you can see from the rankings below, this system favors riders in the top ten that do well in the last three events of the series. This is similar to NASCAR and is called "The Chase."

Pros Clifford, Wing and Roberts Win at 2011 Nautique WWA Nationals

Minneapolis, Minn. – Fans lined the shores of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis today to catch the final rounds of action at the 2011 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. Throughout the day riders in five different divisions hit the water to compete for national titles and invitations to represent the United States at this year’s WWA Wakeboard World Championships next month.

Pro Divisions Takeover the 2011 Nautique WWA Nationals

Minneapolis, Minn. – The largest water-sport contest in the United States continued today in downtown Minneapolis, as the 2011 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink hosted preliminary rounds for its pro divisions. Riders in the Pro Men, Pro Women and Pro Wakeskate categories spent the day battling it out on the Mississippi River for the few remaining spots in tomorrow’s final rounds of action.

Strong Current Challenges Wakeboarders to Adapt at Nautique WWA Nationals

Minneapolis, Minn. – The top wakeboarders in the United States took to the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis today to continue vying for national titles at the 2011 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. While all of today’s five skill-level divisions competed on the same body of water, the Jr. Pro Men category was forced to alter their traditional competition format, due to the strong current of the mighty Mississippi.

McCullough Captures Fourth Consecutive Title as Nautique WWA Nationals Wrap Up 11 Divisions

Minneapolis, Minn. – The quest to become the best wakeboarder in the United States ended for some today, as the 2011 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink wrapped up 11 of its 23 divisions. The top wakeboarding talent in the country gathered today on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis to vie for their respective division’s national title.

2011 Nautique WWA Nationals Opens in Minneapolis with New Adaptive Division

Minneapolis, Minn. – The top wakeboarding talent in the United States gathered today on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis to kick off the 22nd annual Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. The five-day event, which concludes on Sunday, July 31, opened with semifinal rounds for 11 of its 23 divisions, as riders from around the country began their quest to claim the 2011 national title.

Minneapolis, Minn. – Can’t make it to Minneapolis to watch the country’s best riders compete in the 2011 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink? No problem! The 22nd annual event, held on the Mississippi River on July 27-31, will be streamed LIVE each day on the King of Wake’s Facebook page.

With the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently announcing its shortlist of sports vying for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics, SportsPro is conducting a poll asking its readers which one of the eight contenders will be added to the program for the 32nd Olympiad?

The International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) held the largest Wakeboard World Championships ever staged at the impressive man-made lake at Idroscalo on the outskirts of Milan, Italy. The competition took place from July 13th to 17th.

ORLANDO, FLA - Nautique, the world's premier wakeboard boat manufacturer, and Wakestock, the world's largest wakeboard festival and leading WWA World Series event, are pleased to announce a three year agreement through 2013. This new agreement is commencing with this summer's upcoming Wakestock, August 5-7, 2011 in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.

Minneapolis, Minn. – The largest wakeboarding event in the United States is set to make a splash in the Land of 10,000 Lakes when the 2011 Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink arrives in Minneapolis, Minn., on July 27-31. The 22nd annual event will take place on the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis off of West River Parkway, in between Plymouth and Broadway Avenue.

ORLANDO, FLA - Earlier this week, 24 Nautique employees traveled from their homes in Central Florida to San Carlos, Arizona to spend a portion of their vacation building homes for needy families on the Apache Reservation.

Orlando, Fla. – Catch all the action of the 2011 King of Wake series on the VERSUS television network, this Tuesday, July 19 at 6 p.m. ET for the premier of episode #3, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth, Tex. Watch all the exciting action on and off the water, as the top pro riders compete for the ultimate wakeboarding crown in an eight-stop series points race to see who rules the wake.

Scott Byerly's Toe Jam will again push the limits of wakeskate competition! Set to take place in Orlando between August 31st and September 3rd, the Toe Jam will again be the marquee gathering for the worlds best skaters. Stay tuned to ByerlyToeJam.com for more info as we approach August.
  
Event Schedule

• August 31 – Wake Qualifying & Finals
• September 1 – Cable Qualifying & Finals
• September 2 – Winch Qualifying & finals
• September 3 – Rail Qualifying & finals

King of Wake Starts 2011 Chase for the Crown

Orlando, Fla. – Professional wakeboarding’s elite competition series, the King of Wake, is officially in playoff mode, with the start of the 2011 Chase for the Crown. The Chase is a three-stop stretch, in which just 10 riders will try to top each other in the point standings for most prestigious crown in wakeboarding.

Pro Men
(after 1 of 3 events)

Winnipeg, Canada – It was an eventful day on the water for the final rounds of the first stop of the Wake Park Triple Crown here in Winnipeg, Canada. In usual fashion, the “little big man” Tom Fooshee dominated the waters all day long riding several head to head rounds before taking the Pro Men AND Pro Men Obstacle-Only titles. Israeli Lior Sofer also turned heads throughout the day, but was eventually eliminated by Tom in one of the most exciting semi-final rounds of the afternoon.