Forward Wakeboard Magazine Edition 5 | Page 10

12 Island 20 North Champs. The North Island Champs, one of the highest regarded competitions of the year, and more often than not (especially seeing as there was no South Island Champs last year, and looking like that will be repeated this year) a good insight to the Nationals results. The weather did its job and shone on Lake Mangakino. The competition boat this time around was the huge (24ft) Centurion Enzo SV240. Riders took to the water, and clearly have been on the water a decent amount this season. Nearly every rider is clearly riding at their peak, with Brad Smeele evidently back on form - edging the win over last years Champ, and current Nationals title holder Nik Gibson. . Incase you missed it, FOUR (TV) were there on the day to cover the event, available for re-run on their On Demand website. Results over page...