Riders took to the water this past weekend at the Windermere Wake Fest presented by the Windermere Rotary. The event is held on Lake Down on the Butler Chain of Lakes, just outside of Orlando. It's always a huge success because it draws a lot of the local pros plus raises money for local charities. In total, the contest has raised over $500,000, which is no chump change. The success of years past carried through to 2009 as 24 shredders rode in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The crowd showed up for a beautiful Sunday of riding and raising funds while the semis and finals took place. In the end, Phil Soven, Andrew Adkison, Austin Hair, and Steel Lafferty battled it out in the finals. The final results landed Phil in first, Andrew in second, and Austin in third. All in all, the event was a rad way to raise money and enjoy some time outside, I'm stoked to have been apart of it.