Welcome Deano!

Axis Wake Research (@AxisWake) in the USA and Australia are welcoming Dean Smith to their Factory Pro Team with this new little intro video.

Deano joined the Axis Wake Team back in April and just finished spending a few days with the Axis Factory Crew on the lake shreddin' behind the A22. Meet Dean Smith, his style of riding and his A22. He's good people and we're happy to have him on a board with Axis!

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Axis USA & Australia Team Up to Sign Wakeboarder Dean Smith

Axis Wake Research (@AxisWake) welcomes the free-riding, massive air professional Australian wakeboarder Dean Smith (@DeanwSmith) to the team. Check out the video Alliance Wake Magazine put together of Dean shreddin behind the A22.

Axis Wake Research in the USA and Australia are welcoming Dean Smith to their Factory Pro Team because just like Axis wake boats, he is all about charging hard and doing it with style. Smith wanted a boat that would allow him to take his “go big or go home,” attitude into every riding session as well as every competition. It’s this approach that earned the Australian Pro the 2010 WWA Men’s Wakeboard World Championship title. A fun, unassuming guy, Smith has the heart of a lion and conducts himself with true professionalism. Together with his massive tricks and free-riding style, Smith’s character makes him a perfect fit for Axis Wake Research. Smith rides and lives each day to the fullest and that’s how these boats perform; like today is your best day on the water. Axis is proud to call Deano, as he is affectionately known, a member of the family.

When asked about his new team, this is how Smith responded, "I couldn't be happier on joining the Axis team! It is a company that shares that same passion about wakeboarding as I do, and is moving in a positive direction in the process.” Smith continued, “Having Randall and Keith as team mates is also a huge factor for me. Having 2 of the most innovative riders in world on the same team is a huge honor, and will only push me with my own riding. I'm looking forward to the 2011 season!”

On the pro wakeboard scene since 2004, Smith is no stranger to the podium. He has inflicted years of domination on the Australian Pro Wakeboard Tour. In 2010 he won the hearts of wake fans around the world by becoming the WWA Men’s Wakeboard World Champ. This underdog’s success is proof that if you want it bad enough and train hard enough victory is always within reach.

“I have so much respect for Dean’s riding, versatility and professionalism,” says David Thorpe, National Marketing Manager of Axis Wake Research Australia.

Smith is the first native Australian to earn the title of Wakeboard World Champ. He was born in Sydney in 1984 and still lives there for half of the year. He splits time between his birth place and Orlando, FL wakeboarding as much as he can on both sides of the globe. Together Axis Wake Research USA and Australia are keeping Smith in an Axis wakeboard boat whether he is Stateside or Down Under. This way Smith’s rigorous training schedule can remain just as intense no matter his location.

“Sticking to the Axis roots for pro athlete consideration, it is such a logical fit. Just like our boats, the rider’s attitude, style, and skill level must find balance. Deano has that,” explained Adam McCall, Managing Director for Axis Wake Research. “We at Axis look forward to working with Dean and seeing mutual benefit to the brand and to his riding career.”

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New Axis A22 Vandall Edition Package

The new Vandall Edition package from Axis Wake Research contains the options pro rider Randall “The Vandall” Harris runs on his A22 wakeboard boat. From signature Bonez hull graphics to the Plug N’ Play ballast system a Vandall Edition Axis A22 is everything you need to look and perform like a pro without a professional-level price tag.

The Vandall Edition package includes the Bonez wrap and comes complete with every option that Vandall himself chooses to have on his Axis A22. The Vandall package includes the altitude prop, pop up cleats, flip-up driver’s bolster, swivel driver’s seat, the battery isolator switch, the ChillAX seat, docking lights, under-seat lighting with your choice of three color options, a bimini top, a custom cover, swivel wakeboard racks, the new snap-out Tatami Mat, Deck-Trac non-skid pads, an Axis-Sony sound system, the Plug N’ Play Ballast upgrade, the AutoSet Wedge, a depth finder, 2-outlet heater, and a tricked-out BoatMate trailer. This list of options is in addition to the A22’s boatload of standard features and is offered at a discounted price when purchased as a package.

Vandall is known through out the wakeboard industry for his powerful story about an amazing comeback with respect to his career and his life. Vandall is unlike any other pro rider competing today. He has a distinct West Coast style on and off the water; he is shrouded in signature skeleton ink and his big air riding style boarders on insane. Axis Wake Research has captured the spirit of Randall Harris in the new Vandall Edition Package, which is available exclusively on the 2010 Axis A22.

Randall the Vandall Harris was inducted to the Axis Wake family, not for his impressive professional wakeboarding status, but because of his core riding and wakeboard boat ideals. He has always been in search of a ride that is about big wakes and functionality with solid style and a price tag that core riders like he and his friends can afford. This is what brought him to Axis. And this is why he believes the A22, Axis Wake Research, and he are a perfect fit.

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