8 or 85? (entry 2)

After riding at The Projects for a couple of days with the likes of Clay Fletcher, we hit OWC. BTW, the dog that chases Clay in Box of Fun doesn’t just do that for the camera. That dog is nuts! At OWC I did a coaching set with veteran pro Cobe Mikacich in the morning. That was very helpful. Then my dad and I rode the cable for a while. This was my first time back after breaking my collarbone at the cable a few months ago. Thankfully it wasn’t a repeat performance and I was able to see some progress. Man rails are tough. We are going to wrap up the week with another day of coaching and maybe some surf. Then it’s back to SNOmaha for a shock to the system. J. The pics are here.

8 or 85?

It is 8 degrees cold with blizzard conditions in Omaha and I am in Orlando where it is supposed to be 85 degrees HOT.

Needless to say, I am jumping for joy…into the nice WARM ocean!


Hello everyone back home. Enjoy the shoveling!


Now that you are all mad, I’d like to show you my pictures from the Projects Wake Park and the beach. Here are the rest of the pics.

WARMest wishes, Jonathan

World Championships of Wakeboarding 2009--1st place

It was a privilege to ride in the World Championships of wakeboarding held in Orlando. I was excited to qualify at the top of my division on Thursday and then take the overall win on Friday. My dad and I celebrated with riding the cable at OWC (video of my first 540 off the kicker is at the end of this post), surfing at Cocoa Beach, and eating sushi.

Saturday I snapped my collar bone at OWC while spinning on the "fun box." Then we spent the better part of the day in the ER where they even had to cut off my beloved Hyperlite jacket. That’s right, I said “cut off”!

The pain was excruciating, but I couldn’t pass up the awards ceremony Saturday night. The really cool thing was that Rusty Malinoski, whose pro model board I ride, helped me carry my board and HUGE first place trophy from the podium back to our table. BTW, when I say “our table,” I mean the table where Rusty and I had dinner. He was super encouraging and gave me great tips on some tricks I am working on right now. It didn’t bother me a bit when the announcer said I was Rusty’s protégé! I can’t wait to start riding his 2010 set up. It looks amazing and has the new track system for bindings to make the board even lighter. I am not sure how long the collar bone will take to heal, but am eager to get back on the water. Thanks for your support and prayers. Click here for more pics.