Orlando, Fla. – Wakeboarding’s most prestigious rail contest wrapped up today at The Projects outside of Orlando, Florida, as five riders battled head-to-head for the title.



The Sea-Doo Wake Edition PWC delivered consistent pulls all day while Fox and Red Bull kept the party flowing with food, drinks, clowns, girls and DJ Ken Sherry. Shawn Watson, who had been riding strong all weekend, won his round against Kevin Henshaw and Aaron Rathy won a close match with Keith Lidberg.



Watson continued his streak against Rathy and faced returning champ Parks Bonifay for the final round. Dano the Mano set the stage for what has become Wakeboarding’s Heavy Weight title showdown. Watson again rode solid, landing a switch toeside 270 to back lip / 270 off the Fox Transfer (angle wall) and a nose press across the entire Hyperlite A-Frame. Bonifay had a respectable showing with several hammers, however Watson pulled a higher score. Tony Smith, who judged the event commented on Watson’s mastery of the entire course. “Watson has a solid, consistent run with a lot of variety.”
Watson joins an elite group of rail masters – only Bonifay and Scott Byerly have had ownership of the belt previously. “It’s an honor to win the belt. It’s not even about the money,” Watson said. “Endurance plays a big factor. The course is set up so well and it wears...

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