Each Summer time the German Distributors for Slingshot hit the highway with their total fleet of Slingshot Wake product with 1 MISSION – to unfold the stoke for wakeboarding at each cable-park they’ll. Becoming a member of the tour is like changing into a member of the band. From lengthy hours on the highway to late nights by the campfire, organising boards for associates to strive, using a few of the greatest wake-parks on the planet, sharing tales, beers, and extra…This tour is tough work with a excessive reward. Over the Summer time of 2020 with the pandemic holding everybody nearer to house, we despatched group rider and grasp behind the lens – Steffen Vollert – out to seize the vibes of the German summer time with Slingshot Wake and associates. This video not solely offers us the nice and cozy and fuzzies, it reminds us of the camaraderie that comes with the game and the infinite good occasions that may be had when touring to pursue your ardour. Whether or not it’s regionally or globally, on the finish of the day these smiles and excessive fives are what we stay for … even when we are able to’t perceive what they’re saying and are fairly certain they’re speaking smack 😉.
Photos by Steffen Vollert
From Crew Rider Wes Jacobsen:
“I feel this tour has a big impact on Slingshot’s presence in Germany. It offers the chance for thus many parks and folks to not solely check out the brand new product but additionally work together with the riders and folks behind the model. Daniel Schöllhorn has been main the way in which on this tour for practically ten years and it’s nice to see some appreciation for all of his exhausting work. He’s really a Slingshot soldier and has achieved a lot for the game in Europe. I had the pleasure of attending a few of the tour’s stops this summer time and it was such a pleasure. It’s so sick to hyperlink up with all of the Slingshot Germany riders at so many various cables that you simply’ve by no means visited and simply vibe out with the squad, get some clips, beers, meals, and many others. It’s additionally such a blast serving to out with the setup and breakdown of all of the gear, screwing bindings on and off, and serving to folks discover the proper Slingy board for his or her using fashion. And hopefully changing some folks to Slingy within the course of! All in all it was such a fantastic expertise being part of this tour and it makes me much more proud to be a Slingshot Rider than I already am. Can’t wait to hit the highway once more subsequent 12 months with this superb crew!”
-WMJ