WakeLife Returns December 2008 - Posted on 19 Sep 2008
Tune into WakeLife in December on Channel 31 in Melb, Briz, Syd and Adelaide as we bring you another action filled series including all the highlights from our recent Philippines Tour of the WWA Wake Park World Championships and footage from Australia's best wakeboarding events over the summer.

Volume Three of WakeLife VM will be released in November with Issue One available to online subscribers. Subscribe now and check out this season footage before it goes to air!


WakeLife returns to FUEL TV - Posted on 22 Apr 2008
Tune in to Foxtels FUEL TV, on Tuesdays at 8pm as WakeLife brings you all the highlights of Season 07/08. If you missed some of the action on Channel 31 here's your chance to catch up on a great summer of wakeboarding.

This Tuesday the 29th April, catch an up close and personal look at current Aussie Pro Tour Champ, Dean Smith in Windsor NSW. We head to Bonneys Ski Park in Perth for another Travis Osborne instructional as he catches up with local riders including young gun Ben Luckens. We also head to the Gold Coast to Logan Cable Park as Mick Watkins gives us the lowdown on whats new and who's ridin with steeze.

If you don't have Foxtel/Austar you can subcribe to our video mag WakeLife VM and receive FOUR DVD's and a WakeLife sticker for $40 plus p&h. Simply head to our website at www.wakelife.com.au.


WakeLife Episode 66 - Posted on 23 Feb 2008
This week on WakeLife we check out Queensland wakeskater Ryan Leary who chats about his time in Canada and the local wakeskating scene.

Our wakeboarders travel guide takes you to the Victorian town of Nagambie to check out the local waters, accomodation and other recreational facitilites on offer. We hang out with some local riders and check out some amazing cribs for those looking for the perfect hangout whilst spending time on the water.

We also travel to Phillip Island where the One By One crew held a New Years Eve bash down on the beach amongst a crowd of NYE party goers.

Channel 31 Airing times:

Sydney: Saturday 7pm, Wednesday 5pm
Melbourne: Thursday 8.30pm, Wednesday 4.00pm,
Brisbane: 8pm Thursday 7pm Saturdays
Perth: Tuesday 6pm and 10.30am
Adelaide: Tuesday 7pm and Friday 3.30pm


WakeLife Episode 62 - Posted on 28 Jan 2008
This week on WakeLife Mick Watkins heads to the Gold Coast to check out the awesome riding of Jarrod Askew and his amazing journey over the past year.

Brant Hirst lends some tips on the different types of board grabs.

Kristin Bower and Paul Cousins take us camping on the Murray River in Victoria to make your next wakeboarding trip a little more comfortable.

We check out the much talked about WAKEKITE. You be the judge by checking out some footage whilst road testing it at Lake Eildon.

And finally we chat with Wake.com.au forum user, Allan Turner, founder of the Rainbow Foundation.


WakeLife Episode 59 - Posted on 12 Jan 2008
This week on WakeLife its part two of our Philippines visit as we chat with Gov. Lray Villefuerte about the uprise of Camsur Watersports Complex and the benefits Wakeboarding has brought to the province of Camarines Sur. We also check out the 2nd Annual National Cable Wakeboard Championships over there and see how far riders have come after just almost two years since the cable park has been opened.

We also check out the party scene over there including the touring Miss Earth competition where 70 entrants of Miss Earth where in town for the semi finals and were kind enough to party on with the likes of Kieth Lidberg, Sam Collins, Brian Grubb and the rest of the touring group.

And thats not all, we also have our fourth buyers guide instalment.

Channel 31 Airing times:

Sydney: Saturday 7pm, Wednesday 5pm
Melbourne: Thursday 8.30pm, Wednesday 4.00pm,
Brisbane: 8pm Thursday 7pm Saturdays
Perth: Tuesday 6pm and 10.30am
Adelaide: Tuesday 7pm and Friday 3.30pm


Catch WakeLife daily on the net at www.bigpondsport.com broadcasting at the following timeslots......


Monday’s – 8pm
Tues’ – 9pm
Wed’s – 2pm
Thurs – 8pm
Fri – 10am
Sat – 11am
Sun – 2pm


WakeLife Episode 56 - Posted on 21 Dec 2007
This week on WakeLife we head to South Australia for an "Unforgettable" houseboat trip along the Murray River to visit young gun Sam Cowley and local competition rider Tom Hines. Visiting riders, Ants Collins, Sunni Anne Ball and Matty De Nittis join us as we experience riding by day and by night as we light up the cliffs of the Murray for some extraordinary vision.

We also take you to the Gold Coast where Mick Watkins joins us for a look into the wakeskating scene as Chris Kallas and Adam Monroe update us on their trip abroad and their latest tricks since visiting the U.S.

Our Buyers Guide is back again as we check out the latest in beginner and intermediate boards and even take some for a board test.

Channel 31 Airing times:

Sydney: Saturday 7pm, Wednesday 5pm
Melbourne: Thursday 8.30pm, Wednesday 4.30pm, Saturday 10.30am
Brisbane: 8pm Thursday 7pm Saturdays
Perth: Tuesday 6pm and 10.30am
Adelaide: Tuesday 7pm and Friday 3.30pm


Catch WakeLife daily on the net at www.bigpondsport.com broadcasting at the following timeslots......


Monday’s – 8pm
Tues’ – 9pm
Wed’s – 2pm
Thurs – 8pm
Fri – 10am
Sat – 11am
Sun – 2pm


WakeLife Episode 54 - Posted on 03 Dec 2007
This week WakeLife brings you the most fun on the water yet as we go extreme tubing! Yes this is certainly a part of our freshwater culture and deserves a few minutes on our show. Check it out coz its a lot of fun as we road test heaps of different styles of tubes plus some new ones that have just landed on our shores for 2008.

Not only that but we bring you some great wakeboard action as Mick Watkins pays local queensland pro tour rider Lee Stajonovic a visit to check out his latest ride!

And for anyone wishing to grab some tips on filming your wakeboarding whilst out on the water, DVD producer, Josh Robinson from Playback joins us to lend us some advice on filming your next vid!

Speaking of videos our Wakeboard Legends Unearthed competition is still looking for some fun videos of you and your mates having fun on the water. Send us some footage of up to 3 minutes and you'll be eligable to win some great prizes from Fluidcore, Trakker, KGB, Gold Coast Wake and Ski School, a year subscription to Wake mag and WakeLife VM plus some Fatsacks courtesy of Macs Waterski World.

Send your entries to Wakeboard Legends Unearthed , 390 Stkilda Rd Stkilda 3182 Victoria


WakeLife turns 50! - Posted on 04 Nov 2007
WakeLife this week turns 50! Yes 50 episodes of WakeLife and this week we deliver some more great action from around the country.

We kick it off with the Liquid Malisha Railjam with Ben Tolsen and his 2007/08 team riders gapping it big time on the new LM set up.

We head to Darling Harbour Sydney for the premier launch of the new Gator Boards movie Trangression and check out footage form this epic DVD.

Chief Photographer Marlon Platt joins us for some useful tips on taking that perfect Wakeboarding photo.

Channel 31 Airing times:

Melbourne: Thursday 8.30pm, NEW TIMES : Wednesday 4.30pm, Saturday 10.30am
Brisbane: Friday 7.30pm and Saturday 2pm
Sydney: Saturday 7pm
Perth: Tuesday 6pm and 10.30am
Adelaide: Tuesday 7pm and Friday 3.30pm

Don’t forget you can subscribe to WakeLife VM (video magazine) by clicking on the WakeLife banner here at Wake.com.au to purchase a yearly subscription (4 issues for $40 plus P&H) with the first issue delivered to your door in December along with your FREE Liquid Malisha Tshirt, NM Cap and WakeLife Sticker!


Episode 48 - Posted on 31 Oct 2007
This week on WakeLife we head to Lake Joyda, north of Brisbane, for the Winter Nationals held earlier this year. Check out the recent form of Mitch Langfield, Harley Clifford and Jarrod Askew as they battle it out for top honours.

Airing times:

Brisbane: NEW TIMES : Friday 7.30pm and Saturday 2pm
Melbourne: Thursday 8.30pm
Sydney: Saturday 7pm
Perth: Tuesday 6pm and 10.30am
Adelaide: Tuesday 7pm and Friday 3.30pm

Don’t forget you can subscribe to WakeLife VM (video magazine) by clicking on the WakeLife banner here at Wake.com.au to purchase a yearly subscription (4 issues for $40 plus P&H) with the first issue delivered to your door in December along with your FREE Liquid Malisha Tshirt, NM Cap and WakeLife Sticker!


WakeLife returning this week - Posted on 29 Sep 2007
Catch all the action from the winter season of wakeboarding with the return of WakeLife commencing this week!

Scheduled airing times on Channel 31 are:

Melbourne - Thursdays 7.30pm
Sydney - Saturdays 7pm
Brisbane - Fridays - 7.30pm Saturdays 2pm (R)
Perth - Tuesdays 6pm Saturdays 10.30am (R)
Adelaide - Tuesdays 7pm Fridays 3.30pm (R)

If you cant tune into WakeLife in your capital city you can subscribe to WakeLife VM (video mag) and catch up on all the action. Subscribe now and you'll recieve 4 issues of WakeLife VM throughout the series along with a bonus LIQUID MALISHA tshirt, Nautilus Marine CAP and WakeLife Sticker. Goto www.wakelife.com.au for further details.


Extra Free Giveaways - Posted on 10 Sep 2007
Subscribe to WakeLife VM now and recieve not only a FREE LIQUID MALISHA tshirt, but also a FREE Nautilus Marine CAP and WakeLife Sticker!
First Issue of Volume Two is due out in December 2007.


WakeLife Volume Two Subscriptions Now Available - Posted on 20 Aug 2007
WakeLife VM has just completed its first volume of four issues and are back in December for Volume Two Issue One. As an early bird offer WakeLife are giving away a FREE Liquid Malisha Tshirt with every subscription. The subscription costs $40 plus $8 P&H for all four issues, so get in early and score yourself a FREE LM tshirt for a limited time only.


We look forward to sending you all the highlights of the upcoming 2007/2008 wakeboarding season.



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wakelife vm issue three - Posted on 03 Jul 2007
This issue of WakeLife VM features all the action from the Australian Nationals including footage from the Junior Mens Division. Travis Osborne heads to Western Australia to visit Bonney Ski Park, Brant Hirst chats with Chief photographer from Wake Magazine Marlon Platt about some of his best work, we go golfing with Ants Collin and the full series of Pimp Your Boat is also included where you can check out the finished product.

To grab a copy subscribe at www.wakelife.com.au or head to the Melbourne or Sydney Boat Show commencing next week where we’ll be giving away heaps of free copies! See you there!



final episode on fuel tv - Posted on 03 Jul 2007
This week on WakeLife its an all original episode as we take to the SNOT festival at Stoney Park held only weeks ago. We also check out Sam "Bobo" Collins' historical toe blind 900 off the kicker to take out stop three of the tour.

All new action on WakeLife this week on Fuel TV. Check out WakeLife on Telstra Bigpond Sport Tv now streaming.


Season Three Episode 34 - Posted on 07 Mar 2007
This week on WakeLife, American wakeboarding legend, Kieth Lyman joins us to lend us top instructional tips on perfecting that front roll. We catch up with Canadian rider Sunni Anne Ball who recently spent some time touring Australia and New Zealand. We also hook up with two Victorian riders whom many wake.com.au forum users may already know, Sam Aiken and Aaron Bell. Not only are the two fellas riding buddies, but so are their sisters, making them two happy family campers!

All that and more including our regular Buyers Guide where we take a look at the Sky Ski and Wakesurfer, plus we check out another Wakeboard Legend Unearthed entrant.


WakeLife Season Three Episode 31 - Posted on 12 Feb 2007



This week on WakeLife we go free riding with Travis Osborne to find out what life after competition riding is like. We catch up with Dean Evans from XFI boats who lends us some boat upholstery tips in our Pimp Your Boat segment this week, and in our Buyers Guide segment we check out the latest in 07 vests.

Don’t forget you can subscribe to WakeLife VM (video magazine) for all the action you may have missed from WakeLife over the summer. For only $10 per copy plus P&H you can click on the WakeLife banner here at Wake.com.au and purchase a yearly subscription (4 issues for $40 plus P&H) with the first issue delivered to your door at the end of February (monthly).


WakeLife Season Three Episode 30 - Posted on 05 Feb 2007


This week on WakeLife we chat to Christian Fitzpatriick and check out an exclusive cut from the DVD “Deliberate” for WakeLife viewers. We travel to the Carribean Gardens in Melbourne for the second stop of the Aussie Pro Tour with a WakeLife wrap up of the all the fun and action that went down on the day. Its also part two of our Pimp Your Boat segment series were Skicraft joins in and lends us some tips on restoring your boat. There’s also our regular buyers guide brought to you by Wayne Ritchies Skiers Edge and Waterskiers Warehouse.

Don’t forget you can subscribe to WakeLife VM (video magazine) for all the action you may have missed from WakeLife over the summer. For only $10 per copy plus P&H you can click on the WakeLife banner here at Wake.com.au and purchase a yearly subscription (4 issues for $40 plus P&H) with the first issue delivered to your door at the end of February (monthly).


WakeLife Episode 29 Series Three - Posted on 29 Jan 2007


This week on WakeLife we check out young gun Victorian Matt Galvin in our free ride segment. We also introduce our new segment series entitled PIMP MY BOAT, where we set out to restore an old leisure cruiser to create an awesome customized wakeboard friendly boat. Lots of fun with a few tips along the way. We also have our regular Buyers Guide as this week we check out 07 Kids Boards and Daniel Watkins hosts another Trick Tip segment.

Airing Times: Channel 31

Melbourne : Thursdays --- 8.30pm Repeats 1pm Saturdays , 6.30pm Tuesdays and 4pm Wednesdays
Brisbane: Wednesdays --- 8.00pm Repeats 12.30 Saturdays
Sydney : Saturdays --- 7.30pm Repeats Saturdays 10am & Mondays 4.30pm
Perth : Saturdays --- 11.30 am
Adelaide : Tuesdays --- 7.30pm Repeats 11am Saturdays

Click on the WakeLife banner to subscribe to WakeLife VM for all the highlights of WakeLife plus some segments exclusive to WakeLife VM viewers.

WakeLife will also be airing in New Zealand in the near future so check your local Triangle TV guide for more info or watch this space!


Season Three Episode 27 - Posted on 13 Jan 2007
This week on WakeLife we continue on with Part Two of the
Clarion Marine Audio Team Rider Cup. It includes Australia’s
top wakeboarders representing their board sponsors with a
line up that made for an awesome display of riding held at
Lake Joyda, north of Brisbane. The line up consisted of:

HYPERLITE : Chris O Shea, Troy and Scott Mackey
JSTAR: Brett ‘Ike’ Eisenhauer, Jeff Weatherall, Dean Smith
LIQUID FORCE: Mitch Langfield, Harley Clifford, Matt Wilkings
OBRIEN : Daniel Watkins, Jarrod Askew, Aaron Bullock

Each team is going go head to head with eachother with the
final two teams playing off in the final to find out which team
will win the first annual Clarion Marine Audio Team Rider Cup.
Stay tuned to see some of the best riding Australia has on offer.


WakeLife Video Magazine now available Online - Posted on 10 Jan 2007
WakeLife has just made available footage from the show plus all new segments and exclusive interviews to be included in its new video magazine, WakeLifeVM.

Subscribe right here at wake.com.au by clicking on the WakeLife banner. For only $40 plus P+ H you will receive 4 issues delivered to your door monthly commencing in February. That’s over 6 hours of Wakeboarding action.

For a limited time only, WakeLife will be giving away a FREE Jetpilot TShirt with every subscription, so be quick or miss out!


WakeLife Season Three Episode 26 - Posted on 10 Jan 2007
Just a few weeks ago WakeLife held the very first Clarion Marine Audio Team Rider Cup to be held in Australia. It included Australia’s top wakeboarders representing their board sponsors with a line up that made for an awesome display of riding held at Lake Joyda, north of Brisbane. The line up consisted of:

HYPERLITE : Chris O Shea, Troy and Scott Mackey
JSTAR: Brett ‘Ike’ Eisenhauer, Jeff Weatherall, Dean Smith
LIQUID FORCE: Mitch Langfield, Harley Clifford, Matt Wilkings
OBRIEN : Daniel Watkins, Jarrod Askew, Aaron Bullock (replacing Josh Sanders)

The competition starts this week on WakeLife as each team go head to head with eachother with the final two teams playing off in the final to find out which team will win the first annual Clarion Marine Audio Team Rider Cup. Stay tuned over the next three weeks to see some of the best riding Australia has on offer.


WakeLife Season Two – Episode Thirteen - Posted on 10 Jan 2007
This week on WakeLife we are taken on an exclusive tour of the Malibu Boat factory in Albury to discover how a quality wakeboard boat is built. We also announce the winners of the Wakeboard Legends Unearthed competition for season two and Daniel Watkins demonstrates the front roll and more in our weekly tip trick segment.

Hosted by Brant Hirst with guest host for the week, Mitch Langfield.

Airing Times: Channel 31

Adelaide : Tuesdays --- 7.30pm Repeats 11am Saturdays
Melbourne : Thursdays --- 8.30pm Repeats 1pm Saturdays & 4pm Wednesdays
Brisbane: Wednesdays --- 8.00pm Repeats 12.30 Saturdays
Perth : Saturdays --- 11.30 am
Sydney : Saturdays --- 7.30pm Repeats Saturdays 10am & Mondays 4.30pm


WakeLife Season Two – Episode Twelve - Posted on 28 Dec 2006
This week on WakeLife, Australia’s first 100% wakeboarding TV program, we check out the final round of the first WakeLife sponsored event at the Victorian Championships where Chris O’Shea, Troy Mackey, Scott Mackey and a host of riders who travelled down for the $5000 prize money, battle it out for top honours. We also talk to the Liquid Malisha team riders about the Immunity DVD and check out some preview footage as well. Not forgetting our usual Tips and Tricks segment with Daniel Watkins plus our regular Buyers Guide which checks out some of the freshest clothing to hit the wakeboarding scene for 06/07.
Hosted by Brant Hirst with guest host for the week, Johnny Henson.

Airing Times: Channel 31

Adelaide : Tuesdays --- 7.30pm Repeats 11am Saturdays
Melbourne : Thursdays --- 8.30pm Repeats 1pm Saturdays & 4pm Wednesdays
Brisbane: Wednesdays --- 8.00pm Repeats 12.30 Saturdays
Perth : Saturdays --- 11.30 am
Sydney : Saturdays --- 7.30pm Repeats Saturdays 10am & Mondays 4.30pm