I am very excited to be a member of the Wake NZ team and the New Zealand wakeboarding community.
Wakeboarding is more than a sport to me, it’s my passion. Since the age of nine I have had many memorable achievements on the water and podium moments. I still remember the amazing feeling of landing my very first backroll while competing in a groms comp and it’s that feeling that keeps me motivated to keep riding.
My love for the sport has given me the courage and determination to push my own boundaries allowing me to go bigger with my spins and inverts and expand my selection of tricks.
Over the past few years I have had the opportunity to train with some of the world’s best coaches and wakeboarders. My goal is to one day to compete as a professional wakeboarder against the world’s best as well as coach other kiwi wakeboarders and grow this sport.
Most weekends you will find me either wakeboarding on Lake Atiamuri or skateboarding in various locations around Tauranga.
Age: 16
Home Town: Mount Maunganui, Tauranga
Years riding: 7 years
Boat: I ride and train behind a Malibu Wakesetter.
Favourites:
Lake: Lake Atiamuri or Lake Ohakuri
Setup: Connelly Reverb wakeboard with JT bindings
Cable: My preferred cable park is Backpaddock Lakes.
Sponsors:
Aquamotion
Connelly
Achievements:
2019: 1st NZ Wake Nationals Junior boys
Selected to represent NZ at the 2019 IWWF World Wakeboard Championships
2020: 1St NZ Wake North Island Junior Men
3rd Wake NZ Nationals Junior Men
2021: 2nd Wake NZ South Island Championship
2nd Backpaddock lakes Wake Comp
1st Backpaddock lakes Cable Comp
Most promising Cable RIder Backpaddock lakes cable comp
3rd Wake NZ Nationals Junior Men