WakeBoarding Mag just introduced its latest and greatest opportunity to get you down to Orlando and shredding with the best. It's called WakeHouse.

Wakehouse is this sic mansion with good food and serious wake dedication. Riders from around the World are invited to sign up to stay at the Wakehouse for one week in 2009. At the Wakehouse, the selected folks will have a chance to test new gear, ride behind the best wake, and be coached by the pros.
Not only will Wakehouse guests ride one of the most popular shredding lakes ever, they will also venture to wakeboard hubs like The Projects, OWC, Performance Ski and Surf, and some of the best places to party in downtown Orlando. What's not to love about the activity line up?

To become a guest at Wakehouse, head to wakeboardingmag.com. Guests will be filling the house based on their background. For best instruction the weeks are split into under 21, over 21, couples, girls only, and old guys. Go sign up and don't forget to send a postcard to all your jealous friends when you arrive at Wakehouse!

As spring approaches and the weather warms up a bit, the itch to shred grows great. Like many, you are probably checking out your stored '08 gear and discovering that maybe you do need to update your lineup a bit. May I suggest a little escape from the winter to your local board shop to stoke you on the '09 summer?

Now is definitely a good time to checkout '09 product from your local guy. The biggest recommendation I could make is updating your wake, your hull, and your engine...basically a new boat. MasterCraft has this rad deal going on right now, Fanfare 2009. Fanfare '09 gives you an opprotunity to meet your local MC dealer, head to the factory for a personal tour, test drive their entire line, shred their line, and be mellow with the management.
Not only will you be getting the V.I.P. treatment at the factory, you will be going V.I.P. on the price tag of your new MC (a.k.a. getting a good deal on an X-Series).

I am going to seriously encourage you to expand your horizon into the Tennessee sky to check out MasterCraft Boats. All you need to do is head to your local dealer to sign up or go to mastercraft.com or contact Dave at (423) 884-7730.

Just in case you missed Nautiques of Orlando's I-4 Throwdown, all the photos from the event are now up. Be sure to check them out for a little recap on what went down last weekend.

Heads up to all you bros, Liquid Force Brostock will be making a well received come back this year. If you've never been to brostock, you should be asking yourself, why not? Brostock is a beautiful mix of riding, drinking, girls, and pros. What's not to like?
And, if you've been in the past, don't feel like you can skip it this year. The first ever wakeskate rail jam will be going down with all of your favorite pros throwing down to earn some cash.

Make sure you get your crew together and reserve a boat because you do not want to miss this. Be there: Lake Powell, June 12-14!

The latest issue of Wakeboarding Magazine, the April issue, is out now. This issue is especially newsworthy because our favorite magazine, just got a makeover. I have seen the cover and let me tell you, it's like nothing you've seen on the mag before, and I LOVE it. The cover has an updated look with a new logo, a more artistic shot than usual, and a cover shot first for a very special rider.

The new logo looks sick. I remember talking to Mike Witt, the mag's art director, and him creating a more edgy and updated logo. This new logo works perfectly, it's easy to read, simple, modern, and doesn't look as lame as the past logo.

When it comes to magazines, I am a huge fan of Journals (i.e. The Surfer's Journal). When I read a mag I always page through it first and scope out all the photos, then on the second or third time around, I finally read the text. Wakeboading Mag went out on a limb with this month's shot and it worked. The cover shot was lit by car headlights and one, 2400-watt flash. Riders had a difficult time hitting the already-challenging 100-foot flat bar in the dark after emerging from the man-made cloud of industrial smoke. Brian Soderlind (or "Bear" to many) was behind the lens of this cover shot. When Bear is shooting, you can be pretty sure that the photos will be unique, creative, and innovative. Bear explains his cover shot best, ' I thought the fog machine would be a cool way to make wakeboarding look like a rock concert or a Hollywood movie,' says Soderlind. ' We had to stop shooting because the wind was just barely blowing west, and all that fog crept over to the Orlando Speedway, and they had to take everybody off the motocross track and shut down the whole place, there was no visibility at all. It was a good excuse to play with a cool ass fog machine."

Jeff McKee, a local boy, is featured on his first Wakeboarding Mag cover this issue. Jeff is a fitting rider to feature while rolling out a new look for the Mag. Jeff is always pushing the limits as both a freerider and a journalist. The eye catching new look of the magazine matches Jeff's personality perfectly.

I had a chance to talk to Kevco, the editor, about the new look that he's been working on for quite awhile now. He is beyond stoked on the new look, ' It was time for the mag to re-invent itself and now was the perfect time. All our photographers and riders are pushing it harder than ever so we were sitting on a bunch of solid content. Our art director, Mike Witt, has been working on this new logo for six months and this shot was the perfect image to help launch our brand of the future.'

This is big in the history of Wakeboarding Magazine, so make sure you grab the April issue to add to your library. I promise, it will not disapoint.