Well, it is finally official. After 3+ years of working on the ultimate location for a wakeboarding event, Northwest Riders Clothing Company is happy to present the 1st annual Northwest Riders Wake Series. The event is set for a Friday-Saturday-Sunday, August 13-14-15 in Monroe, WA.

The Northwest Riders Wake Series will be held on Lake Tye just a short drive north of Seattle, WA. The venue has perfect viewing along the shoreline, ample space for driving and pulling riders, awesome water conditions (with no boats to compete against), great retailers and booths including local shop Grizzly-Sports, restaurants including our host on Friday Sockeye's, a small skate park, a full walking path around the lake, nice bathrooms, a concession stand, and plenty of parking.

If you are coming from Seattle, click here for directions.

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The Northwest Riders Wake Series:

Friday, August 13:

Double Up Competition -

The double up comp will feature an exclusive list of semi-pro/pro riders from all over the northwest. A full rider list will be released once finalized. Spectators will be able to watch from Sockeye's restaurant at the north end of the lake. Sockeye's has a wrap-around outdoor deck with seating and will also feature a special beer garden during the event for persons 21 and older. There will be plenty of space for families to view the event as well.

Up for grabs will be $500 in prize money and bragging rights as the first ever winner of the Northwest Riders Wake Series Double Up Competition.

Saturday, August 14:

Wakeboarding Competition -

The wakeboarding comp will feature riders of all-ages and varying skill levels. The event will be towed by Malibu Boats that will be set up according to the division and riding level of the participants. Entrants will be able to ride in a safe environment and fees will be minimal so that all that want to ride get the chance to. A $30 fee will get each rider a 4-minute set behind the boat along with an event T-Shirt. Northwest Riders Clothing Co. will be covering the insurance fee for all riders on Saturday.

Riders will be broken into divisions and heats with judges determining who places based on set scoring methods. The divisions are: Novice, Intermediate, Womens, Advanced, Open.

A $500 prize purse will be up for the Open division. Other divisions will receive prizes and giveaways for the top finishers in each classification.

Sunday, August 15:

Learn to Wakeboard (NWR Clinic) -

The final day of the weekend will be reserved for a Northwest Riders wakeboard clinic. This will be a much quieter, hands-on experience. Similar to past NWR clinics...this event will allow up to 12 people of all ages and abilities to come out on the boat for some one-on-one coaching from professional wakeboarder Brent Starr.

The times will be from 8am-10am, 10am-12pm, 1pm-3pm, and 3pm-5pm. Each time slot will take 3 people and a family member or friend out in the boat for coaching and learning anything from basic fundamentals to top tier wakeboarding tricks depending on the rider.

This portion of the event will be $100 per participant. To sign-up, please call Greg at 425-220-0675. Times fill up very fast, so please call soon if you are interested.

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Northwest Riders would like to thank our supporters for helping to make this happen including:

Wade Wagley and Slingshot Wakeboards, Bill Baker and Bake's Marine, Mark Gibbs and Malibu Boats, John Thorburn and the Northwest Marine Trade Association (NMTA), RV Palmer, Mike, Micah and Grizzly-Sports, Nick Aiken at Red Bull, Ryan Brien and The Rock Church, Mike and Ryan at Sockeye's, Robert King at NW Quality Remodel & Deck, Jac Stocks, Rick Knott and 3F2.org, Rhys Logan, Zeb from Billy's Yum Truck, and Quark from 8th Star Neutron.

A very BIG thank you goes to City of Monroe Mayor Robert Zimmerman, Denise Jacobsen, Mike Farrel, and the rest of the city staff that helped us along the way. All of you have gone out of your way to make sure this event had the chance to happen. We appreciate it and look forward to working more with all of you!

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