At the Orlando Wakeboard Academy, we believe wakeboarding is a sport that should be based on having fun with friends and family while allowing each person to push themselves beyond their expectations. We offer instruction for wakeboarding, wakeskating, wakesurfing, and waterskiing to all ages and skill levels. We pride ourselves on being one of the most flexible and affordable wakeboard camps / schools in Orlando. Please explore our site to find out a little more about who we are and what we offer.

Here is a press release from what Derek has been working on.  For all of you who enjoyed jumping on our trampoline and were interested in getting one, they are now available.  Read on…

Air Fanatic Trampolines offers wakeboarders and wake skaters a better way to train… every day, all year long.

For wake sports, trampolines have evolved from a popular way to practice off-the-water, to a near necessity for anyone serious about wakeboard or wake skate training.  They provide a convenient, inexpensive way to get more repetition on aerial maneuvers, plus they’re a great workout, too.  “The key to learning new moves and developing air awareness is repetition and muscle memory,” says Derek Seaman, owner of Orlando Wakeboard Academy, “and it’s hard to beat the amount of practice you can get in one session on a trampoline.  We’ve been using them for our students for years.”

Yet no one has created a trampoline that’s designed for how wakeboarders and wake skaters actually use them – that is, until now.  Air Fanatic of Orlando, FL introduces the new Wake Series, a trampoline that’s specially designed for wake sports training.

What makes their Wake Series unique is that it incorporates the added protection of a safety cage, yet is still open in the front to allow complete freedom of movement of the rope. Safety cages are important for all levels of wake sports – from advanced riders attempting difficult tricks to beginners just learning the basics.  “The added confidence of being surrounded by the Air Fanatic’s cage allows all riders to train a little harder, without the fear of falling off the trampoline or into the springs,” says Seaman.

The Air Fanatic Wake Series tramp is a 16’ octagon, providing is ample room to perform all the tricks.  Plus the octagonal shape combines the bounce quality of a rectangular tramp, with the space efficiency of a circle.  It’s also designed to be far stronger than most – with a weight rating of 450 lbs., it’s double what standard trampolines offer.

“Trampolines eliminate much of the time and cost of training on the water,” claims Dave Young, owner of Air Fanatic.  “Once it’s set up, it’s free to use.  And you can be practicing in the time it takes to walk into your back yard.  No boat, no lake, no driver needed.”

“But the challenge for wakeboarders has been choosing between the protection of a safety cage and the freedom of movement of an open design.” Young says.  “Now they can have both – safety and usability in one package.”

To find out more about the Air Fanatic Wake Series trampoline, please visit www.AirFanatic.com.

Check out Sean riding his brand new pro model board, the O’Brien Paradigm.

Sean O’Brien taking a set in Tennessee from Sean O'Brien on Vimeo.

With over 200,000 people dead, another 1.2 million homeless, and Port-au-Prince in ruins, Haitians are suffering in ways that we can’t imagine. Personally, I feel a strong moral obligation to help these people who literally have lost everything except maybe hope. With the wakeboard industry being such a tightly knit and privileged community, I feel like it is time for us to come together and provide some relief to the suffering occurring in Haiti. Of course there are ways for us to help those in need and still have a great time while doing it.

With that being said, the Orlando Watersports Complex will be open to everybody from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on February 20th. You all can come out and ride the cable, hang out with the pros, enjoy some music, and help us raise money for a worthy cause. Make sure you bring everyone you know. The more people the better.

For those of you who are 21 and up, there will also be an after party in downtown Orlando at The Other Bar on Wall Street. With Ryan Davis and Kevin Little from Step Up Productions hosting the party and Bong Vodka contributing to the festivities, this will be an evening that you won’t want to miss.

To help ensure the success of this fundraiser, we are asking for a minimum donation of $20 per person for the entire evening. This will include your riding and entertainment at OWC, as well as the opportunity to attend the after party at The Other Bar (assuming you are 21 and up). This, however, will not cover your bar tab at the end of the night, but with Bong Vodka’s assistance it should be somewhat reduced.

All of the proceeds from Ride for Relief will be donated to Habitat for Humanity with the purpose of building homes in Haiti. These homes are being erected for $2500 and providing this type of long term relief is one of the most important things that we can do for these families in helping them restore their lives. As a community of riders and friends, lets see how many of these homes we can build.

For those of you who are unable to make it to Ride for Relief, but still would like to contribute, please click on the following link and help us raise money to build these homes.

Ride for Relief Donation Page

If you are interested, you can also join the Ride for Relief team, become an advocate for Habitat for Humanity, and help us raise more money by asking your friends and family for donations.

Ride for Relief Team Page

As a community, we are very powerful and have the ability to pool our resources to make this one of the most effective fundraisers that wakeboarding has ever seen. There are families that are relying on our assistance, so lets pull them from the rubble and help them get back on their feet.

(There are more and more developments everyday for this event, so if you have Facebook keep checking the event description on the Ride for Relief event page for the most up to date information on what’s going on.)

EVENT UPDATES

Special music performance by Erik Ruck

Chris Lacey, owner/executive chef of Jack’s Steakhouse in Baldwin Park, will be at OWC cooking up some food.

Rusty clothing is in the process of printing 200 Ride for Relief t-shirts.

HAITI UPDATES

On Monday, my dad flew down to Haiti to help out in the medical clinics. He just sent me a text message and I wanted to forward it on to you guys.
“Alive and well. Some sick people, but not too busy. Hot. Am working 6 overnights in the emergency department, which has limited everything. Lots of sadness. Tent cities with lots of hungry, desperate people, but from a medical standpoint, simply lots of chronic illness.”

Here is sick little video from Tyler Davis. Hope you like it.

Sean O’Brien [ 1 Set ] from Lockdown Media on Vimeo.

Chase Tydings reviewed our camp, along with five others in Florida, for www.DCWake.com. If you want to learn a little more about us from a customer’s point of view, click HERE . It’s a great source for learning about and comparing some of the wakeboard camps in the area. The review is very well written, almost totally unbiased (we tried to pay him), and very accurate. We have to say that because we were the only one in the class to get an A (on the 10 pt. scale, of course.)

Thanks to Chase for all of the kind words and converting to wakeskating! Nice Shuvit!!!

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