VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK

For Immediate Release

Ocean Rodeo Announces New Team Rider Bryan Lake, Creation of a Custom Surf and Race Series Directional Board Line-up

Victoria, BC Canada. April 15, 2009. Ocean Rodeo Sports Inc, a world leader in the production and design of innovative, high quality kiteboarding and surf related equipment is today proud to announce the addition of Bryan Lake as its newest team rider. Additionally, Ocean Rodeo today announces the introduction of its custom Surf and Race Series directional board line up.

Bryan Lake brings solid wave riding and course racing experience to Ocean Rodeo’s top ranks. Having grown up in Southern California and now living in Hawaii Bryan brings a lifetime of sailing, surfing and water skiing experience to his kiteboarding. In addition to riding for Ocean Rodeo as their newest team rider Bryan is training for an Olympic campaign on the US Olympic Sailing team. Bryan is an aggressive and dedicated wave sailor and will bring both credibility and insight to Ocean Rodeo’s wave and race specific product line ups.

Bryan’s addition to the Ocean Rodeo team coincides with Ocean Rodeo’s launch of a custom surf and race directional board program. Soon to be available to consumers through the Ocean Rodeo website and dealer network Ocean Rodeo customers will be able to customize their board’s length when ordering hand shaped polyester Surf or Race Series directional boards. Built in the USA out of CNC’d high density polyurethane the new Surf and Race Series directional boards from Ocean Rodeo are designed to offer Ocean Rodeo riders the benefits of team rider influenced design personalized to rider specific preferences.

Riders interested in ordering a custom Surf or Race directional board are asked to contact their dealers immediately for more information and pricing. Photos and video of Bryan in action on Ocean Rodeo’s exciting line up of kites and new Race and Surf Series boards will also be forthcoming.

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Bryan off the lip


Bryan Sunset Session


Bryan and his gear


2009 Surf Series


2009 Race Series

I saw one of those boards ripping it up on Monday in some decent surf--looked interesting.

Penguin I loved the board. Super easy to ride- totally different animal than the old Mako surf. I found it very fast when you wanted it to be- never been that fast on surfboards, or surf-kite boards- and handles the chop way better than any surf shape, or surf board I have tried. Its goes up wind really well, and love riding it toeside- was amazed at how high I could point. The real highlights were unreal carving bottom turns and off the top snaps and carves on the wave face. I would ve expected the modifications made to the rail shape and tail rocker that make it a great kite board( fast, glides through chop and bump, upwind edging) would sacrifce the surfiness on the wave- but not so. I rode a couple of small hollow waves and it was loose rail to rail, and top turn slashes. The squash tail was great for digging in hard on the lip.
For the 'bump and jump' and on shore wave conditions we get here- I think its perfect, though I am going to get one a few inches bigger for light airs. You gotta try it out. Rode it lit up and also I got going in 13-15 knots on a 10 m rise with it, and I am 205lbs without suit/harness.

Super sweet ride, thanks for the loaner Ocean Rodeo...[/i]