Meet Nike — one of Germany’s young riders to keep an eye on. From competitive dancing to representing Germany at international wakeboard events, her path into wakeboarding wasn’t exactly planned. What started just for fun quickly turned into more. Over the past few years, she has gained more and more experience at national contests, started competing internationally, and surprised even herself along the way — including an unexpected fourth place at LAO Open last year and a 3rd-place finish at...

Luke Carrick took on the heart project of filming a full Next Generation part in Thailand, featuring Bhraebhim Pipatsawaddhi. After weeks of work, he delivered a 4:28 minute banger last week. We caught up with the 14 year old Bhraebhim to get to know her better, and asked Luke a few questions about the vision, process, and story behind the film. 1. Hey Luke! How did you get into filmmaking, and what made you want to create a video with Bhraebhim specifically? I got into filmmaking at a young...

Hey Leocadie! We’re super hyped to get to know more about you and your love for wakeskating. When did you start wakeskating, and how did you fall in love with it? Hey! I started wakeskating in August 2021 when I was 21 years old. I’m actually a surfer, and I used to skateboard a lot. Wakeskating feels like the perfect mix between the cruising feeling of surfing and doing tricks like in skateboarding. I was over falling on concrete, and I love being in the water, so it just felt like the right...