12.11.2007

Board Paradise - I Think NOT!

Well I've felt compelled to inform you of a bad experience recently with an online store front called "Board Paradise". The level of disappointment and frustration in dealing with these people absolutely floored me, therefore I can only hope that warning others will repent the attitudes of those running such a poor online retail service!

I've been eying a new wakeskate lately which lead me to a division of the company above called Woody's Garage were I had tracked down what seemed to be a good deal on several wakeskates. The price was great, shipping was free, and the transaction seemed just like any other online retailer. That is until six days (Wed Nov 7) went buy and I did not receive a notice my order shipped even though I re-checked the items I ordered were in stock both on the website and on my invoice confirmation and they indicated delivery by 10 working days. So in anticipation of riding my new sticks before the weekend I called and requested a tracking number. Of course no one answered and I had to leave a message. Now it was time to check the credit card, yep they charged the full amount and my order confirmation indicated a ok. Now let's see on the 10th day I got a call that indicated they don't have my second board and I would need to choose another before they would ship the order, and they indicated twice they had it in stock but some one sold it out from under me!?!....ok I'll spare you the rest of the details because it's way to much for me to write!

Needless to say I finally received one of my original boards on Nov 14th (Day 14) and was forced to get a store credit for a board that was said to be in stock! ...this buy the way is what the issue really is..I just wanted my money back for the second wakeskate, but they insisted that's not policy and then added 20% to my credit to attempt to please the customer, well that's were things really got ridiculous! I got put on hold, no one answered the phone to re-order another board, the phone was hung up on me they tried to sell me into another board they had, played phone hold game , and the worst part was most of the items they indicate are in stock aren't! ..and they admitted it on the phone! I was on a wild goose chase getting no where with these people when I finally gave up and found a skate they would send, it turned out to be a demo board! ...errrrr!

IT'S A SALES TRAP...or should I say VERY bad sales tactics!!!

Online retailers exist and succeed because they have GREAT customer service!!!!

BUYER BEWARE!!! DO NOT SHOP WITH ANY BOARD PARADISE online retailers!!!!

woodysgarage_dot_com
sandalsuperstore_dot_com
ladyboarder_dot_com
tightboards_dot_com
boarddeals_dot_com
sportsshades_dot_com

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PRO SHOPS PEOPLE!!!!!

11.20.2007

The Polar Bear of 2008!

*** Attention!!! Event location is back to Bay Area Water Sports (BAWS) on Bell Lake just off US41 two miles north of SR54 ***

New Event Scheduled is as follows:

- Friday Night Social (Feb 1st)
Practice Runs Start at 3:30pm til Dark (First Come First Serve)
2008 Fully Stocked Pro Shop Sale!

- Saturday (Feb 2nd)
8:30am Rider Meeting
9:00am first Pull!
Order of Events are Wakeboarding, Wakesurfing, Wakeskating
(Awards Ceremony to follow each event)

Hot Dogs & Sodas for sale to support LOLWAKE.com!


More info Here

"the water's icy blue,

...the chill is in the air,

...and the wake will be epic"

...this year's second annual Polar Bear is going to be AWESOME!

8.07.2007

LOLWAKE's 1 Year Anniversary!


lolwake.com's 1 Year Anniversary!

Yep that's right we're just 1 yr old and 10,000+ hits later!
Wow it's been quite the time keeping up with this in my free time :)
...but never the less all the more rewarding for those that cease the day!

....for all that have supported us...
...THANK YOU!

Boman's Sick Pics


Well ol' Boman's been working hard
snapping up some sweeet pics lately
and now you can own a Poster or T-shirt of your own
from
...and here is a bonus sequence pic of Travis Pastrana
jumping his Rally Car at this years X-Games!

Land o Lakes Marine 2007 Board Bash!


Intermediate

Morgan Pederson - 3rd Place
(with his 1st Invert! Toe-Side Front Roll)

Morgan Crescent - 2nd Place
(taken podium in the boys division!)

Ben Hips - 1st Place


Advanced

Victoria Kulp - 2nd Place

(taken podium in the boys division!)


Grom

Clay Harvey - 1st Place!

8.03.2007

BAWS - GatorBait Wake Camp

July 30th thru August 3rd
Photos courtesy of LOLWAKE

7.13.2007

T-Day


...a day to celebrate Thomas's life!

Thursday July 12th 2007

7.07.2007

Thomas Kranendonk 1991 - 2007

Thomas Kranendonk 1991 - 2007

( Driver )


...well yesterday was a very tragic day here in Land o' Lakes, we lost one of our own to an unexpected tractor accident at Bay Area Water Sports. Thomas was very much a strong part of our Team, mainly a supporter and certainly a friend...
....our hearts go out to the Kranendonk Family, God Bless.

6.27.2007

2007 WWA Nationals Team Results

2007 WWA Nationals
Team Results

1st Place Jr. Women's - Victoria Kulp
6th Place Jr. Men - Ryan King
Semi Finals Girls - Morgan Crescent (6th)
Semi Finals Jr Men - Christopher Perrone
Qtr Finals Jr Men - Daniel Perrone
Qtr Finals Jr Men - Troy Wolfe
All 6 LOLWAKE Team Riders
Qualified for WWA Wakeboard World's!!!

check back soon for pics

1st Place Jr. Women's - WWA Nationals

Congratulations
to our Team Rider
Victoria Kulp
1st Place at Nationals
in Jr. Women's

This also qualifies her for WWA World's as Top Seed in Jr. Women's!

2007 WWA Wakeboard Nationals

6.05.2007

2007 WWA Nationals are coming fast!

Prairie Springs Park Kenosha, Wisconsin

...this year will be our biggest spread yet,
with 7 riders heading to Wisconsin
we're bound to spread it on thick...

Jr Men's

Christopher Perrone

Daniel Perrone

Troy Wolfe

Ryan King

Boys

Morgan Pederson



Jr. Womens

Victoria Kulp

Girls

Morgan Crescent

We also would like to wish Chris Harvey, Josh Chabator, and Julian Cohen their best!

5.21.2007

2007 Mastercraft Pro Wakeboard Tour



"The Jr. men's division finished up today as well with A.J. Racinelli upsetting Georgia native Rhett Whatley to clinch the top spot in Acworth. Today was Racinelli's first big win of his young career and claimed the Rip It JX award. Ryan King finished behind Whatley for third place and James Feid finished fourth."


Way to go Ryan, keep your eye out for this young "King" of the wake!

We also would like to note the friends of LOLWAKE for their accomplishments on the Pro Tour!

Chris Harvey - Pro Men's ...just shy of the cut for the qualifying round with a score of 70.50!

Julian Cohen - Jr Men's ...Semi Finals

Joshua Chabator - Jr Men's

5.14.2007

Gator Boards - 2007 Grass Roots Tour Finals!

Christopher P (Chuck W representing), Morgan P, Victoria K, Morgan C, & Troy W.

Congratulations to the LOLWAKE team
for spreading it on thick at the

4th Tour Stop Results
1st Intermediate - Troy Wolfe
1st Women's - Victoria Kulp
1st Girls - Morgan Crescent
1st - Boys Morgan Pederson

Final Overall Tour Standings
2nd Advanced - Christopher Perrone
2nd Boys - Morgan Pederson
1st Women's - Victoria Kulp
1st Girls - Morgan Crescent
1st Intermediate - Troy Wolfe

5.03.2007

OWC - Performance Gravel Tour #1

Once again big props go out to those riders that are
keeping it real and managing to make it to all the events!!!

LOLWAKE represented with...

3rd Place Girls - Morgan Crescent
3rd Place Womens - Victoria Kulp
3rd Place Boys - Morgan Pederson

...and the diehard wakeaholic's Troy Wolfe, Ryan King

Gatorboards Grassroots Tour #3 - Team Results

Stop #3 "The Projects"
Check back soon for more pics!
Well once again LOLWAKE dominated the GB Grass Roots Tour and stuck podium finishes for stop #3! Keep up the good work and see y'all at the final stop next weekend, that's the day before Mother's Day ;)
2nd Palce Girls - Morgan Crescent
1st Palce Womens - Victoria Kulp
1st Palce Intermediate - Troy Wolfe
2nd Place Advanced / Outlaw - Dustin White
If you have any pics or additions please email me!

5.01.2007

Wake Games - Team Results

2007 Wake Games
Congratulations to the LOLWAKE Chicks!


2nd Place Women's - Victoria Kulp (1st w/ Shaun Murray's team)
3rd Place Women's - Kayla Chojnacki
3rd Place Girls - Morgan Crescent (3rd w/ JD Webb's Team)


...we also want to thank Ryan King, Troy Wolfe, and Dustin White for representing!

4.16.2007

Boman's Sic Pic of the Month - April 2007

...ok...ok...so we skipped a few months ;)
...but here are a few extras to make up for it!


4.09.2007

2007 Gator Joe's - Transition Watersports Pro-Am










One of the events LOLWAKE represented this past weekend was this years 2007 Gator Joe's - Transition Watersports Pro-Am, certainly one of the best tourney spots to experience!


...be sure to visit www.transitionwatersports.com for more info...


Our new rider Ryan King helped spread the love by snagging 2nd in Advanced/Outlaw! Keep your eye on this guy, he's sure to make an impression on the future of wakeboarding!

Advanced/Outlaw

1st Place - Juilian Cohen

2nd Place- Ryan King

3rd Place - Josh Chabator


..we also want to note Christopher and Daniel Perrone for there representation here at Gator Joe's!

...and a few other friends such as Josh Chabator and Chris Harvey!


...check back soon for our Gatorboard #3 results...

4.06.2007

1st LOLWAKE Desktop Image

1st LOLWAKE Desktop Image



Image Size - 1600 x 1200

Quiz: Who? What? Where?

Who = Rider / What = Boat Brand / Where = Which Lake
(first one to reply under comments with the correct three answers will win a prize)

4.04.2007

2007 LOLWAKE.com Team T-Shirts

2007 LOLWAKE.com Team Shirts!
Wow only $10 bucks!
Help support our team!
(Sizes: Adult S,M,L,XL only)
...email me for more info lol_butter_effect@verizon.net

Lake Placid, FL - Skinoee Ski Team Kneeboarders Rock!

Road Trip to
Lake Francis of Lake Placid, FL
Much love to the Skinoee Ski Team of Lake Placid Florida! Our trip down on Lake Francis to test the waters for a potiental tourney was welcomed buy some pretty cool kneeboarders, check for pics soon! That's right kneeboarding! ...you should see it for yourself chic's and all!


The sessions of wakesurfing were tight, including the old guys shreading a few 360's like the "Big Dog" Todd and Steve taking turns hashing out the phat wake dished up on Lake Francis! ...sure wish we had the 750's in the v-lockers though :(

...and of corse the Perrone boys showing off to the locals ;)
Look out for LOLWAKE Team to hit Lake Placid, FL like a Cat 5 Hurricane this fall!
....even some kiteboarding action?