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NIC RAPA AND MEAGAN ETHELL WIN THE 2020 NAUTIQUE WWA WAKEBOARD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GM MARINE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY

WACO, TX (August 9, 2020) – The 2020 Nautique WWA …
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CONNOR BURNS AND ASHLEY KIDD EARN NATIONAL TITLES AT THE 2020 NAUTIQUE USA NATIONAL WAKESURF CHAMPIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY GM MARINE ENGINE TECHNOLOGY

WACO, TX (August 9, 2020) – The 2020 Read More

NIC RAPA AND SEAN SILVEIRA TAKE HOME THE WINS IN THE FIRST EVER SUPRA BOATS PRO WAKE TOUR DIGITAL EVENT

Orlando, FL  (June 22nd 2020)  – The Supra Boats PWT has …
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Jodi Grassman

Where did you grow up and how long have you been wakesurfing? Growing up, my family had a weekend lake house in Lake Placid, Florida. We …
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Media release: 2 March 2020 Event Dates:    Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 March 2020 Location: Koombana Bay, Bunbury Western Australia

CURRENT WORLD SERIES CHAMPION CORY TEUNISSEN WINS THE ACTION …
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Photo: Paul Smyth (Hotdiggity Dog Photography)

Event Dates: Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 March 2020 Location: Bunbury Skate Park and Koombana Bay (North), Bunbury Western Australia   The Action Sports Games presented …
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Editor’s Note: In the May issue of Alliance we featured a handful of short, to-the-point interviews titled “No Filter.” We wanted to reach out to riders currently going through interesting …
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The Alliance Wake Surfboard Review has proudly established itself as wakesurfing’s most extensive and accurate product test, bringing you honest and relatable opinions from real surfers. With the overwhelming amount of boards and gear to choose from, it’s not getting any easier to know where to spend your hard-earned money when everything is marketed as “the next great innovation in performance and technology.” That’s why we’ve stepped in to help navigate because, like everyone, we get bummed when something does not measure up to the hype.

The boards submitted for this year’s board review run the gamut from beginner-friendly cruisers to high performance shred sticks. With about half surf-style and half skim-style.

The ultimate asset and upgrade to this test came at the hands of the crew at Nautique. We were fortunate enough to have them offer us the much-ballyhooed new Super Air Nautique G23 Paragon as our test boat. Talk about the perfect wave to put new wake surfboards to the test. This is far and away the best and most fun wake surfboard test we have ever done. Thank you Nautique!

HOW WE REVIEW THE BOARDS:
We begin the board review process by reaching out to brands with credible products and ask them to submit their new 2020 board or boards that have undergone changes from the previous season. We then round-up up qualified testers to review the boards across an array of categories and styles. Keeping in mind that some people may want a more user-friendly board, we don’t count any score as a negative, this is truly a review.

WHY WE DO THE REVIEW: Ultimately we love new gear and new boards, so this gives us a chance to surf almost every one. We put these reviews together to give you, the reader/shredder, the most insightful look into each board so that you can seek out the ones that you’re curious about. We always suggest that you go give them a try and decide for yourself, but this review will send you in the right direction.

WHERE WE REVIEWED: Correct Craft World Headquarters – Orlando, FL

SUPER AIR NAUTIQUE G23 PARAGON:
Wave setting 3*, speed 11.6 mph, full factory ballast plus two 400-lb. bags, one in each rear compartment.
*Note – this wave can go to 10, but we opted to use it on the most logical setting for most surfers.

REVIEW CATEGORIES:
On the wave
1. Speed/Drive – how fast it drives towards the swimstep (1 = turtle, 10 = cheetah)
2. Pop – explosiveness off the wave (1 = elephant, 10 = kangaroo)
3. Slash – how it turns on the wave (1 = locked in, 10 = loose)
4. Stays In Wave – how easily it stays in the wave (1 = leg burner, 10 = no effort)
5. Overall Fun Factor – 1 = have ridden better, 10 = now that’s a board!)

SCORES: For each individual category, we added each score given by our reviewers and averaged them out to give a score out of 10, while the overall scores were all added up to be out of 30. The closer a board got to that top score, the better it performed overall. Questions? No? Great! Let’s dive in.

Check out the detailed board review here.

BOARDS:
Liquid Force
Bonzer Bat 4’6″ BUY NOW
Keen 52″ BUY NOW

Lib Tech
Crak’n 4’4″ BUY NOW

Mission
Charlie 42″ BUY NOW
Alpha 52″ BUY NOW
Kappa 48″ BUY NOW

Jet Pilot
Dylan Ayala Signature Pro 4’4″ BUY NOW

Jobe
Sonic 53″

Phase 5
Wahoo 56″ BUY NOW
Hammerhead 53″ BUY NOW

Ronix
The Conductor 4’3″ BUY NOW

Rusty
Safety Pin 4’4″

Slingshot
Cobra Cat XR 4’8″ BUY NOW

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CORRECT CRAFT CELEBRATES 95 YEARS OF MAKING LIFE BETTER!

ORLANDO, FL (January 20, 2020) – In 2020 Correct Craft began celebrating 95 years of “Making Life Better”. Since 1925, Correct …
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Nautique The rich heritage of the Super Air Nautique has taken wake sports to new levels over the past two decades. From countless industry-firsts to never before seen tricks, …
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THE NEXT-LEVEL AMPLIFIED – NAUTIQUE INTRODUCES THE G25 PARAGON

ORLANDO, FL (December 19, 2019) – Nautique is proud to release the 2020 Super Air Nautique G25 Paragon. The next-level in …
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2020 Alliance Wake Gear Guide: Tokyo is probably the first place that comes to mind when thinking of Japan. Busy streets, seas of people coming and going, and neon signs …
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NAUTIQUE CARES TEAM HELPS BUILD A HOME IN PUERTO RICO

ORLANDO, FL (November 25, 2019) – The Nautique Cares volunteers were in Puerto Rico last month to build a …
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On Friday, November 22, from 6-10 p.m. Active Water Sports will host the 33rd annual Evening with the Stars. The event will showcase the Malibu M240 and Nautiques Paragon …
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Mayan Water Complex Hosts Stand Out Performances on Day Two of the 2019 Nautique WWA Wakeboard and Wake Park World Championships presented by Rockstar Energy

Playa del …
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