South Florida Wakeboarding Association
“Pros and Joes” Wake Event

Event Overview for Potential Sponsors
Saturday, November 17th, 2007

The South Florida Wakeboarding Association (SFWA) is excited to announce the “Pros and Joes” wakeboarding/wakeskating event to be held on November 17, 2007 at Okeeheelee Park located in Palm Beach County at 7715 Forest Hill Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33413.

Event Overview

The event is designed to give amateur riders in South Florida the opportunity to not only meet pro-level wakeboarders and wakeskaters but to rider with them as well.  It is also a “coming out” event so to speak that will be the first step in making Palm Beach County relevant in wake related sports.   The SFWA is dedicated to this purpose and our intention is to make this a family event that will attract both the hard core wake enthusiast and the casual observer.  It will be an all day event starting at 10:00am and lasting until roughly 6:00pm.  We will be marketing the event aggressively and expect a large crowd that will filter throughout the day.  The SFWA members will man the event with our membership of approximately 100 people. 

Description of the Wake Event

The event is a unique concept in the world of competitive wakeboarding. As of right now, we have a commitment for participation from several professional riders (names include Scott Byerly, Keith Lidberg, Aaron Reed, Keith Lyman, and Shawn Watson) some of which are wakeboarders, some of which are wakeskaters.  For each pro rider there will be two local amateurs allowed into the tournament.  So as of right now there will be twenty seven (27) local riders plus nine (9) professional riders giving a total of thirty six (36) riders.  At the beginning of the day (approximately 9:00am) the pro riders will select three amateur riders at random, this will be the pro riders “team”.  The teams will compete behind the boats against each other through out the day with a winning team emerging at the end of the day.  There will be judges and a tournament MC hosting the event and describing the tricks to the masses. Again, it will give amateur riders the opportunity to do something they may never get another chance to do-ride with the professionals that they look up to in this sport.

Description of the Land Events

Obviously, a whole day can not be made from just the water activities; there must be “land” events also to keep people interested during the down times of the wake related activities.  As for the dry land portion of the event, the park will be host to a number of events.  Most importantly it will be a showcase for the many events sponsors. It will be host to vendor products and will give the event participates the opportunity to get a hands on look at some of the newest and most interesting products on the market. There will be food vendors and activities such as “carnival style” games. There will be giveaways, raffles and other events (autograph booths, etc.) for those not riding behind or enjoying the pro demos.  In addition, there will be a DJ throughout the day. 

Event Sponsors

Event sponsors include:

Coastal Surf and Ski, JR Watersports, Liquid Force Board Company, Billabong, O’Neill, Palm Beach Motorcycles, Everglades Farm Equipment, Onlyinboards.com, DNA Energy Drinks.
 
For more information on the event and to register please visit www.sfwake.com or call Jimmy Beno at 561-312-0701.