Supra and Moomba Boats will be on display this weekend at the Melbourne International Boat show. The Supra SA is located in the Entry Foyer outside door 9 and the Moomba LSV is at Stand F8. For more information on the boats or attending the boat show, contact Justin on 0408603383
Hometown (where your family lives) - Brisbane Australia
Top Career Highlight - 2008 World Title in Korea
Your weight - 85kg
Your Height - 185cm
Stance - Regular
Stance width - All the way out
Angle - 12 x 12
Board - Liquid Force Harley
Board length - 139
Board Width - 40
Bindings - Liquid Force Harley Bindings
Rope length (including Handle) - 75 ft
Handle width - 30cm
Total Weight in Boat - 2000kgs ontop of stock ballast
Where is weight in boat ie front 0%, middle 0%, rear 0% including people. Most of the weight in our bout would be in the middle and rear so about 20% front 40% middle and 40% rear.
Wake plate setting (if relevant) - around 15% on the supra SA
Most common boat you ride behind - Supra
Boat Speed - 22.5
Hardest 5 tricks you can land right now. approaching port side of wake - Ts 7, Swithch hs 7, batwing bs 3, dum dum, ts 9
Hardest 5 tricks you can land right now. approaching Starboard side of wake - Hs 7, method bs 5, wirly 5, kgb, moby dick 5
Best 2 rail moves port side - ollie on bs lip backside 270 out , ollie on 90 to tailpress to 270 out
best 2 rail move starboard side - ollie on ts back lip to 270 to 90 out , ollie on switch 270 rewind 90 to 270 out.
Best kicker trick on port side - Hoochie bs 360
Best kicker trick on starboard side - ts bs 720
Coolest 2 port side moves where you grab the board (Can be inverts or not and already mentioned) - tailgrab batwing, mute halfcab roll
coolest 2 starboard side moves where you grab the board (Can be inverts or not and already mentioned) - Method , wake to wake stale glide
Normal Breakfast - 4 weetbix
Normal morning snack - bannana
Normal Lunch - Some tips of sandwich i always try to make something different.
Normal afternoon snack - cheese and bacon flavoured shapes are the best!!
Normal dinner - steak and salad
Normal desert - yogurt
Most common drink you drink ie, water, coke, Orange Juice, beer etc. - I drink a lot of water at least 3 liters a day but i love my red bull
How many times have you road in the last 30 days - at least once every two days so like 15.
other exercise you have done in last 7 days. List with Times - In the mornings i try to stretch and in the afternoons i do my push ups and sit ups when i can.
3 other riders who influence your style of riding (take moves from and try to be like) - each rider i look up to have different influences to how i want to wakeboard. The first is Harley Clifford, The amount of tricks Harley can do pushes me and my riding to learn as many tricks as i can to compete. Then there's Josh who has the best style ever in wakeboarding, there is not one trick he does that looks ugly so i love to watch his style and see how he makes his tricks look so stylish. and finally there's Rusty Malinoski, Rusty is a bigger than other usual and younger wakeboarders like Harley but he can still do all of the tricks to make finals and is always coming up with new tricks no one is doing which i think is really inspiring!
who will win the US pro tour next year men's? junior Pro? Women's? - In mens i think its going to be hard to knock Harley off his game but if anyone can do it i think Shota Tezuka can do it but Harley for sure. In Jrn Pro this year its going to be a huge contest with Me and my brother along with Noah Flegal, Massi Pifferettii, Parker Siegle and Tony Iacconi. But hopefully i can get m first tour stop win this year! And in womens I think Megan ethel is so far infront of everyone else and she is so young but i know how good Nicola butler can ride and the new girl this year Bec Gange i believe will do really well!!
Next questions are yes no answers
do you think grabbing the board is more important than being able to rotate the board? No
do you think a 1080 would score better than a mobe 720? No
do you think wakes will be bigger than they are now in 5 years time? Yes
do you think wakes will be wider than they are now in 5 years? Yes
do you think you will most likely ride the same length rope in 5 years time? Yes
do you think it is an advantage to be shorter to be a better wake boarder? No
Have you road behind the SA? Yes
Are you a fan of the supraboatsaus facebook page? Yes
Are you a fan of the supraboatsaus twitter page? No
Did you know we had a blog page blog.rideaustralia.com.au? Yes
Would you be willing to spend some days on the road for the Ride Australia tour this summer? Yes
Last question,
Best part about going wakeboarding is - When you are out on the lake on a hot summer day with a flat lake and your riding with your best friends that are killing it and everyones learning new tricks and thriving of each other, Nothing is better than that. I love wakeboarding because it pushes me to test my skills and be the best i can be.
Hometown (where your family lives): Brisbane Queensland Australia
Top Career Highlight: everyday is a highlight when Wakeboarding.
Your weight: 75kg
Board: Obrien Coda
Board length: 135cm
Bindings: Obrien GTC
Rope length (including Handle): 75ft
Total Weight in Boat: 2 tone plus ballast
Wake plate setting (if relevant): 60%
Most common boat you ride behind Supra: SA 550
Boat Speed 23km/hr
Hardest 5 tricks you can land right now. approaching port side of wake: sw hs 9, Pete rose, ts roll 2 blind, sw hs nose 7, sw hs mute backbobe
Hardest 5 tricks you can land right now. approaching Starboard side of wake: sw ts 9, crow mobe 5, hs bs 7, whirly 5, sw ts 7
Best kicker trick on port side: sw ts 9
Best kicker trick on starboard side: double mute halfcab roll
Coolest 2 port side moves where you grab the board (Can be inverts or not and already mentioned): stalefish back roll, hs method
coolest 2 starboard side moves where you grab the board (Can be inverts or not and already mentioned), mute halfcab roll, ts method bs 180
Normal Breakfast: piece of toast with a coffee
Normal morning snack: fruit
Normal Lunch: anything that is lying around
Normal afternoon snack: fruit
Normal dinner: burritos or roast chicken
Normal desert
Most common drink you drink ie, water, coke, Orange Juice, beer etc.: water, sprite or coke
How many times have you road in the last 30 days: lost count
other exercise you have done in last 7 days. List with Times: running, trampolining, skateboarding, anything really. I love to stay active and have to be doing something all the time.
3 other riders who influence your style of riding (take moves from and try to be like): pretty much everyone. I like to watch a lot of different riders and try and add little things to my riding.
who will win the US pro tour next year men’s? junior Pro? Women’s?: pro: I definitely have my money on Harley Clifford. His riding is insane! Jr pro: everyone in juniors are killing it! They are all riding as good as each other. It will be a good contest and can't wait to be apart of it. Woman's: Megan Ethel
Next questions are yes no answers
do you think grabbing the board is more important than being able to rotate the board? No
do you think a 1080 would score better than a mobe 720? No
do you think wakes will be bigger than they are now in 5 years time? Yes
do you think wakes will be wider than they are now in 5 years? No
do you think you will most likely ride the same length rope in 5 years time? Yes
do you think it is an advantage to be shorter to be a better wake boarder? Yes
Have you road behind the SA? Yes
Are you a fan of the supraboatsaus facebook page? Yes
Are you a fan of the supraboatsaus twitter page? Don't have twitter
Did you know we had a blog page blog.rideaustralia.com.au? Yes
Would you be willing to spend some days on the road for the Ride Australia tour this summer? Yes
Last question,
Best part about going wakeboarding is: just being able to wakeboard everyday. Wakeboarding is my passion, and I am lucky to be able to wakeboard everyday behind a sick boat!
Josh Sanders is one of Australia's wakeboarding living legends. With two decades with Obrien Wakeboards, over a decade with Supra Boats and 14 years as a Redbull Athlete, Josh has been an integral part of teaching people how to wakeboard and growing wake boarding in Australia. Josh has done projects from surfing on his wakeboard in Tahiti to hitting Red Bull rails in Egypt. In 2005 Josh Sanders wake boarder was USA Pro Wakeboard Tour champion and King of Wake Champion competing against his friends, Philip Soven, Parks Bonifay, Danny Harf and Australian Daniel Watkins. Josh Sanders and his brother Justin Sanders run the Australian Wake Boat Manufacturing plant for Supra Boats and Moomba Boats and have been a big part of the New Supra SA 550. If you have a couple minutes, watch Josh, riding in his back yard over the 2012/13 Australian Summer. visit www.rideaustralia.com.au for more info
Top career highlight so far.... 6 times Aussie Nationals and AAO Champion... 3rd in World cup.
Weight: 61kgs
Height: 171cm
Stance: Regular
Binding Width: One in
Binding angle: at 12degree
Board: Liquid Force Wing
Board Length: 138
Rope Length: 75ft rope
Handle width and diameter: 15" handle with a 25mm diameter
Weight in Boat: 1.7 ton
Weight Positioning in Boat: 20% front 30% middle and 50% back
Speed: 37kmh/23mph
Hardest trick from;
Port side: Tootsie roll, ts 540, dum dum, indy ts bs 180, melon scarecrow
Starboard side: Whirly, hs roll to blind, Tantrum to blind, hs 540, indy hs bs 180
Hardest Rail Move
Rail moves I don't know what they are called haha...
Port side: trasnfer to backlip to back 3 out.....
Starboard side: switch 270 to back 3 out...
Kicker port: hs 540
Kicker starboard: mute half cab roll
Grab port: Indy ts bs 180, melon scarecrow
Grab starboard: Melon hs backroll, indy hs bs 180
What do you usually eat?
Breakfast: Muesli and fruit
Morning snack: fruit and nuts.. maybe some sneaky savoury food
Lunch: Sandwich or left over dinner
Afternoon snack: Smoothie
Dinner: usually vegetable based dishes... most of the time pasta or rice
Desert: Orange
Drink: Just water and beer
How much do you ride?
Rode in the last 30 days: 20 times maybe
What other trainning do you do?
Usually do pilates, or yoga and strengthening. Yesterday I done 8 chin ups 10 push ups and 30 squats for 20mins straight. Bit limited with my legs at the moment.
Favourite riders to ride with?
Ben Greenwood, Chris O'shae and my brother.
Who will win the pro tour this year?
Umm probably Harley will win... Jnr men: Tony ... Womens: me haha jks probably Meegan
Next questions are yes no answers
Do you think grabbing the board is more important than being able to rotate the board? yes
Do you think a 1080 would score better than a mobe 720? no
Do you think wakes will be bigger than they are now in 5 years time? yes
Do you think wakes will be wider than they are now in 5 years? no
Do you think you will most likely ride the same length rope in 5 years time? no
Do you think it is an advantage to be shorter to be a better wake boarder? shorter
Have you road behind the SA? Yes, loved it.... did you watch this video? :)
Are you a fan of the supraboatsaus facebook page? hell yeah
Are you a fan of the supraboatsaus twitter page? don't go on twitter
Did you know we had a blog page blog.rideaustralia.com.au? yes
Will you be spending days on the road for the Ride Australia tour this summer? have to check my diary haha jks of corse!
Best part of wakeboarding is going in the boat and having some fun! Learning something new and hang out with a cool crew. Getting to travel the world is pretty awesome.. see parts of the world I never would have got to see if it wasn't for wakeboarding.