Malibu Boats First To Re-sign With INT for 2010 Season

Malibu Boats and The INT League are excited to announce that we are partnering for the next three seasons to host amateur and pro wakeboard, wakeskate, waterski and kneedboard events. Malibu has partnered with INT as an official tow boat sponsor for several years now and we were the first boat manufacturer to re-sign the 2010 agreement this year.

“It has been a tough year for everyone. We are thrilled to have dedicated partners like Malibu Boats on our team so that we can continue to promote the water sports industry and grow grassroots events,” said Rick Stocks, president of the INT League, when he met with Paul Singer, Malibu Boats VP of Sales and Marketing, to make the partnership official.

“INT gives us the amazing opportunity to support the water sports passions of individuals who are near and dear to us, the Malibu Boats Family. We are honored to be a part of their growth and their fun,” says Singer. “We’re proud to partner with INT for the 2010 season.”

By sponsoring INT, Malibu is able to join with the rest of the water sports industry to host several hundred grassroots events per year. The partnership also allows Malibu dealers to get involved at the local INT events in their state. The corporate partnership allows Malibu dealers to sponsor their local INT tour, provide boats for INT events, have a booth at INT events, and use INT’s marketing tools to promote Malibu products to INT’s demographic of water sports enthusiasts.

Look for Malibu Boats pulling INT competitions across the nation!

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Team Malibu's Dallas Friday Featured in Orlando Magazine

Dallas Friday article excerpt provided by Orlando Magazine. Dallas Friday, 23, has won more than 60 professional wakeboarding titles, making her the all-time leader among women in the sport.

“I started in wakeboarding at 12. I did gymnastics before, but I kind of got over it. I wanted to try something new and my brothers got me into wakeboarding. I tried it and I absolutely loved it. I was drawn to it.”

“My first year [2000, when she was 13] on the pro tour I won an event down in West Palm Beach. I went from never making it into the finals to winning a pro tour stop. Crazy, huh? Finally it clicked at that contest.” Friday has dominated her sport ever since, winning almost every event she has entered. She won an ESPY award for Best Female Action Sports Athlete for 2004, and in July she won the gold medal in the female wakeboarding competition at the World Games in Taiwan.

Visit Orlando Magazine to read the entire Dallas Friday article.

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Dallas Friday Wins Worlds & Queen of Wake Title

We were on the edge of our seat today, for the final day of competition at the WWA Wakeboard World Championships in Orlando, FL. We weren't there in person to witness the action, but thanks to the constant Twitter updates from @TheWWA we didn't have to be. @MalibuBoats followed the tweets all day until this one came across Tweet Deck.

@TheWWA: @thewwa Pro Women Finals: http://twitpic.com/fvqv0 (This link takes you to a picture of the final results. Team Malibu's Dallas Friday finished on top with 92.75 points.)

The WakeWorld.com recap reads "In the Pro Women division, Orlando's own Dallas Friday made a splash on her hometown waters today, winning her first world title since 2006 - the fourth of her career. England's Nicola Butler finished in second place, while Aussie Amber Wing took third."

What we didn't realize is not only did Malibu's star female pro rider become the World Champion again today, Dallas also earned her first Queen of Wake title. Wake Girls (@WakeGirls) Clued us in on this piece of info and got an immediate RT (retweet) from @MalibuBoats.

@WakeGirls: Dallas Friday wins the 2009 Queen of Wake title. Congrats!

The 2009 Worlds served as the final event in both the King of Wake and Queen of Wake series. With today's win, Dallas Friday was launched to the top of the series overall point standings, earning Dallas her first Queen of Wake crown. She also earned a cash bonus and a year's worth of bragging rights.

We are unbelievably proud of your Dallas! Way to get the win! Both of them...

Visit WakeWorld.com to read the entire WWA Wakeboard World Championships recap article.

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Malibu Boats Facebook Tips and Friend Suggestions

Facebook is a free social networking website. Users can join networks organized by city, workplace, school, and region to connect and interact with other people. People can also add friends and send them messages, and update their personal profile to notify friends about themselves. Members can also make friends with Malibu Boats on Facebook along with a number of other water sports athletes and companies.

Malibu Boats publishes events, status updates, news, images and videos to Facebook. You can also contact the Malibu Boats factory directly through Facebook. We monitor our Facebook page regularly to provide quick and accurate responses to any Malibu Boats inquiries. You are definitely in the "know" about Malibu Boats as a Malibu Facebook friend.

If you are interested in setting up a Facebook account, here are some written instructions to help get you started:

1. Open your Internet browser.

2. Go to www.facebook.com

3. Enter your information into the “Sign up for Facebook” box.

4. Look for a confirmation email.

5. Click on the link to get back to Facebook.

6. Click “Profile” at the top of the page, fill out as much as you wish.

7. You are now signed up & can start searching for friends.

8. Click on “Friends” at the top of the page. Find friends by email address or name.

9. Type in "Malibu Boats" and friend us up! Or go directly to Malibu Boats Facebook and become a friend.

10. If you are looking for some other water sports-related friendships here are a few more friends requests you might want to make. Malibu Boats Pro Riders: Kevin Henshaw, Chad Sharpe, Brian Grubb, Phillip Soven, Dallas Friday, Matt Manzari. Malibu Boats Pro Skiers: Thomas Degasperi, Will Asher, June Fladborg, Drew Ross. Malibu Boats Dealers: Idaho Water Sports, Tinus Marine. Malibu Boats Partners: Axis Wake Research, Alliance Wakeboard Mag, Wakeboarding Magazine, Wakeboard Camp, Liquid Force, Hyperlite, Ronix, Radar Skis, WaterSki Magazine. There are more friends signing on all the time. We will keep you updated.

Here is a link to a quick Facebook instructional video to get you started/signed up.

Here is another helpful link from ehow.com will take you to a video that will help you sign up, it also takes you to a series of videos on “How to use Facebook”

See you on Facebook!

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June Saves the Prince

Received this scan today from International Malibu Boats Sales Manager, Bo Lassen. There is a story here...

Team Malibu Boats Jumper June Fladborg placed second in the EAME Waterski Championships in Denmark last weekend. Leave it to June to place second and get the most media coverage. You go girl!

Unless you speak Danish I'm sure you have no idea what is going on in this picture. We didn't either, at first...

According to Bo this headline says something like, "June is choking Frederik, Royal Crown Prince of Denmark, at the European Waterski Championships award ceremony."

That is what this looks like, but the weekly was just joshin'. Turns out Prince Frederick tripped on the way up to the Women's Jump podium to congratulate the winners and June saved him. She kept him from falling while at the same managing to keep her jump ski in frame with the "Malibu" logo turned toward the camera. Now there's a dedicated factory team member. She can do it all!

Way to go June! We're proud of you for your performance and the rescue. We also appreciate the laughs you brought us today!

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Team Malibu Phillip Soven's Moby 7 Video

Phillip Soven's Moby 7 Video from Chad Sharpe.

Here it is... Teammate Chad Sharpe (@chadesharpe) posted the video he captured of Malibu's Phillip Soven landing the first Moby Dick 7. Yesterday we reported this history-making move and this morning we're linking to the video posted on Chad Sharpe's blog.

Chad shot this video from Kevin Henshaw's Malibu Wakesetter VLX on Lake Haiwassiee in Florida.

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Soven Lands a Whale of a Move Behind Malibu VLX

Last night we received word that Team Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) Pro Rider Phillip Soven (@PhillipSoven) landed a Moby Dick 7 behind Kevin Henshaw's (@KevinHenshaw) Wakesetter VLX. Kevin also rides for the Malibu Boats team. Phillip was riding with him in Clermont, FL yesterday afternoon when he harpooned the big fish... a Moby Dick 7!

A typical Moby Dick is a wakeboard move that combines a Tantrum with a handle pass backside 360. This move was co-invented by former Malibu Boats pro rider Brannan Johnson. (explanation provided by StokeCity.ca) The Moby Dick 7 that Phillip was the first to land yesterday joined a typical Moby Dick with an additional handle pass backside 360! That is a Tantrum plus 720 degrees of rotation. You have get pretty high to do all that. Leave it to the Wakesetter VLX wake to help make it happen.

Phillip Tweeted this reaction after landing the monumental move.
@PhillipSoven: Woooh just hit the first moby dick 7 behind henshaws @malibuboats vlx there's a reason I ride for them can't beat that wake!

Kevin just returned to Florida from a 3-month road trip and yesterday was the first time he put his Wakesetter VLX on the water since leaving. What a way to get back at it! His newly launched VLX pulled the first Moby Dick 7.

The guys did capture video of Phillip sticking this never before landed move. It should be posted on http://WakeboardingMag.com soon and we will link to it from the Malibu Boats blog. Congratulations, Phillip! We're so proud of you and you too Kev!

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