Committee
Chair - Benoit Rissone
Name: Benoit Rissone
Age: 21
Uni: Southampton Uni
Likes: Wakeboarding, Snowboarding, Organising events, Jagermeister
Dislikes: Sitting still
Best trick: Fashion Air
About yourself: Got into wakeboarding in my second year of Uni when me and two other guys started the Southampton club. Its pretty much been my life ever since. I totally live for organising some sort of extreme sport event so thats pretty much all i do with a little bit of my Physics degree on the side.
Took over from big Al as Uniwake chair this year and i'm massively excited for the coming years events, its going to be even bigger and better than before!
Chair@Uniwake.com
Development and events- chris carroll
Name : Chris Carroll
Age : 19
Uni : Southampton!
Likes : Spontaneity
Dislikes : The idea that people enjoy cheese and jam sandwiches
Best Trick : Switch krypt / 3 shuv
About yourself : Started wakeboarding when the cable at cirencester opened and have been an addict ever since!. Some joker showed me the joys of wakeskating and havent really looked back.... I ride at thorpe whenever i can convince someone to drive me there (my car broke :(, or at ciren when im home.
I love to ski, snowboard, surf and skateboard and am occasionly known to dabble in my Environmental Sciences course at the Uni of Southampton. In my second year now and am Vice Pres for the club here which rocks!
Basically helping Uniwake to get as massive as possible! peace x
chris.events@Uniwake.com
Development and events- Laura pedersen
Name : Laura Pedersen
Age : 22
Uni : Bangor Uni
Likes: learning to play my ukelale, summer and my yellow car
Dislikes : Peas! nasty filthy little things!
Best Trick : double butt checking the aframe and box on the hyperlite bastard, and riding away from it....or stopping on top of the box...debatable (360 off kicker if you need a serious one)
About yourself: I'm new to wakeboarding this season and currently work at princes cable. I recently set up and am captain of the wakeboard club at Bangor and am keen to branch out into the wakeboarding world.
I have 4 chickens in my garden in london called tikka, masala, biriyani and korma and am now being forced to eat egg based meals 3 times a day.
Im in my third year of my sports science degree and worry that my love for wakeboarding may just interfere with me passing, but am pretty excited about how big we can push the student wakeboard scene this year.
laura.events@Uniwake.com
Media - James "jd" davey
Name: James 'Jd' Davey
Age: 20
Uni: Portsmouth
Likes: Film and anything to do with, www.leefest.org.uk, pompey wake, carbonara, Wakeboarding (evidently), snowboarding, skating, Fancy dress, Jogging, Skating, Leefest!, My sugar lumps, Mario Kart, Pirates, The colour green, Hangovers (The sign of a good night) Photos, Waves, The sun, The Snow, The Rain, Life!
Dislikes: Cloudy days, sitting down, doing nothing, frost on a car windshield, Hangovers (not a nice feeling).
Best Trick: Sliders
About yourself: I'm also the media sec on pompey wake and i absolutely love it, i love filming, editing and everything about it, you will rarely see me on the water because i am always filming, but rest assured i do wakeboard in my own time, studying film at ui and hopefully going to get into event videography, I run a festival with my friends called Leefest (www.leefest.org.uk) we just won an award and next year is going to be huge so you should come!!! love you all and see you at the next event.
Media@Uniwake.com
Sponsorship and promotions - Rory Campbell
Name : Rory Campbell
Age : 22
Uni : ex oxford brookes now london centre of contemporary music
Likes: drumming, being lazy, those nights where you intend on having a
quiet one but turn into an awesome night of not remembering much.
Dislikes : mushrooms, smelly people, hurting myself.
Best Trick : wake to wake mute 180
About yourself: started off wakeboarding on a mark warner holiday after being a (don't judge me) skiier and instantly fell in love with it, came back to the uk and started riding boat as much as i could. Then i busted my knee and decided to switch to wakeskating and haven't looked back since, i ride mostly cable at boxend or thorpe but whenever i have the chance i ride boat, (every summer at xtreme-gene spain).
Graduated from oxford brookes and now doing a masters in drumming trying to prolong my student life for as long as possible.
love snowboarding, surfing and skating and have been involved with uniwake for 2 years now and still keen to push the sport and get as many people involved as possible!
Sponsorship@Uniwake.com
and these guys will be sticking around....
Liu Batchelor - old skool
Name : Liu Batchelor
Age : 23
Uni : Loughborough uni (graduated last yr)
Likes: painting, my nikeID trainers and avocados!
Dislikes : injury and physio exercises :-(
Best Trick : Blind judge
About yourself: i started wakeboardin when i started at lboro, and been addicted to it ever since. Ive been really involved in encouraging more girls into wakeboarding and competing. Last year i was the Elite officer for Uniwake - and enjoyed working to get Wakeboarding more recognition as part of BUCS, and making the Students Nationals the biggest and best ever!
Since getting injured shortly after finishing uni at Wakestock, ive been working on my extreme sports paintings (www.liubatchelor.co.uk) and knee rehab - and hoping to be back in time for next season (fingers crossed)
see you all at the lake soon!
Cameron Holmes - old skool
Name : Cameron holmes
Age : 23
Uni : Loughborough (just graduated)
Likes: David Hasslehoff, Jeremy Kyle, a spot of wakeboarding
Dislikes : switch and toeside (both are overated)
Best Trick : Raley
About yourself: I used to be a wakeskater but saw the light and came crawling back to the bindings. Having graduated from uni I am now working as an instuctor at WakeMK and living the dream. One day I may venture out and find myself a real job but until then this is where the party is at for me.
Last year I was the development officer for Uniwake and stepped in for Al when he left for Oz. Having seen Uniwake grow so much over the last year or so has been sick, especially with securing Relentless sponsoship and when everyone hits the Nationals. Already amped for this year! x
Photo: Louis James Parker - topfotos.co.uk
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