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In 2024, it seemed like no matter where you turned, Whitley Stewart was standing on the top spot of a podium. One of the most technical riders out there, Whitley traveled around all season long shredding and sharing the stoke with tons of different riders. Not only that, she had a pro model release at the end of the season (the Stewart Pro) which really cemented her top status. We caught up with Whitley to chat about the season, her new board, and what the future holds for her.
To say Jett Lambert, aka @JettShreds, had a good 2024 season would be a bit of an understatement. Winning every contest he entered, besides one, traveling the world, dropping NBD’s like nobody else, and having a good attitude the whole time, 2024 treated Jett very well. We caught up with him to chat about it and see what he has in store for 2025. Check it out below!
The Centurion World Series of Wakesurfing World Championship went down in Fort Worth, TX this past weekend and team Phase 5 crushed it, like always! The event took place October 9-12th so there was plenty of surf action to go around! Some notable highlights for the weekend were Jett Lambert and Whiltey Stewart both taking 1st in Pro Men’s and Women’s Skim, which made for Jett’s second world title and Whitley’s third! Congrats! We also had Rob McClelland taking 3rd in Pro Men’s Skim, with Luke Hutcherson and Reed Cole-Tucker taking 5th and 6th, respectively. We also saw Ashley Inloes take 2nd in Pro Women’s Skim, with Evie Shropshire and Cailtin Wheeler taking 4th and 5th, respectively.
2025 is right around the corner. What are you most excited for? A new board? A redesign on a board that’s already in the line? All the fresh new graphics?
Well, you’re in luck because we have all of those things for 2025 and more! Without giving anything away, we’ve got some new pro model boards, new construction techniques, brand new shapes for you to try out, new materials being used that make our boards even lighter and stronger than ever before, and more!
The 2024 Wake Canada National Wakesurf Championships presented by SWS Marine Group were held in southeast British Columbia over the weekend with the Phase 5 team riders making several podium finishes. Bailey Rush took first in Pro Womens Skim, with team riders Caroline Villeneuve taking second and Jolene Allen taking third. Rush, a dominant dual rider, went on to take gold and the National Championship in Pro Women’s Surf. With Ontario’s Timmy McNamee capturing the silver medal and P5 team rider Jolene Allen taking bronze.
When you go out and spend your hard earned cash on a brand new board, you want to rest assured that the board you’re riding has the same specifications as the pro you saw riding it, right? Well at Phase 5, that’s what we’re all about. We like to live by the motto “what you see is what you get”. There’s no fluff added behind the scenes to our boards and the boards that we send out to your local shop are the exact same boards that you see your favorite riders tearing it up on! Not only that but we make each and every board by hand in our factory in Venice, FL so we can monitor quality at the highest level.
The season is slowly but surely coming to an end. Last week, we had the final event in the Pro Wakeboard Tour for the surfing division and it was a solid time for team Phase 5! In case you haven’t been paying attention, Phase 5 has been dominating the event circuit lately and it’s most apparent with the closing of the PWT season. Jett Lambert, known for his consistency and technical prowess, 3-peated the events this year with 3 back-to-back-to-back 1st place finishes that landed him in the top spot for the overall title! Congrats, Jett!
Around this time last year, we released Jett Lambert’s pro model version of the super-popular skim style board, the Key. To commemorate such an occasion, we made some calls and got the approval to come ride and shoot at the legendary “Blue Lake” spot. This lake is such a rad spot to shoot because the water is beautiful and it’s a private spot so you don’t have to worry about any boat traffic messing with the calm water. What made this shoot even better was the inclusion of a helicopter to get some aerial angles. What a good day! Check out some shots from that shoot now!
Team Phase 5 has been killing it all over the place lately! Last weekend it was Jett Lambert and Rob McClelland placing at the PWT in Utah while John Akerman and Lee Hite took podium spots at the Nautique European Wakesurf Championships in London! This weekend is no different with the 2024 Wake the Desert and Waves of Hungary contests going down in Texas and Hungary, respectively. Check out the podium pictures below for Team Phase 5!
Lee Hite is a young gun and new to the Phase 5 team for 2024. He rips on both surf and skim style and just placed 3rd in Pro Men’s Skim at the Nautique European Wakesurf Championships so we’d say things are looking pretty good for him! Get to know him a little better below.
Two major contests went down this weekend – Stop #2 of the Pro Wakeboard Tour in Park City, Utah & the Nautique European Wakesurf Championships at Liquid Leisure in London. Team Phase 5 had an impressive showing at both contests with team riders appearing on each podium!
Our FLEXtec V2 construction is made to keep our boards strong, durable, and most importantly, FUN on the water. We only use the highest quality materials to ensure that every board is the créme de la créme before they’re sent out to be enjoyed by riders like you! Starting in the shaping room, each board is sanded down and shaped to the right dimensions and design. From there, it goes through many more steps where it’s glassed, reinforced, and fine tuned into the awesome shape that you’re stoked to ride! We’d go into more detail but the mystery is part of the fun! Find out more about the boards that make up the FLEXtec V2 Collection below!
You may have already seen but bummer news from the Minnesota Wakesurf Championship competition that was supposed to go down this weekend! There are a lot of moving parts when it comes to putting on an event and sometimes the pieces don’t fit together. We’re bummed to see the MNWSC be canceled for 2024 but know they’ll come back even better in 2025! See below for a quote from the MNWSC about the situation:
The largest board in our line at 8’ long, the Kahuna is a longboard rider’s best friend! Whether you want to ride it by yourself or tandem with a friend, the Kahuna is a part of our “Fun Surf” line for a reason! But, have you ever tried a “pop up'' start like a traditional surfboard? If not, you should! Check out a few pointers below to help you nail it!
This past weekend, we cruised up to Lake Lanier for the 2024 Southern Surf Slam! This event was jammed full with vendors, food trucks, music, and good times! We started on 6/27 with a pro/am clinic where riders got to pair up with the pros to get coached and even simulate their contest run later in the day. Things like this really help young riders not only gain confidence and learn new tricks but get more acquainted with the contest scene so they’re not so nervous going into their first competition!
The season is in full swing and team Phase 5 is claiming podiums like it’s nobody’s business! This past weekend was a whirlwind of events and once the dust had settled, team Phase 5 showed why they’re considered some of the best in the world! Check out the pics below of the team holding up some hardware!
First off, you’re probably wondering what FlightLite V2 means, right? Well, it’s our fancy term for our latest board construction technique. Since every board that Phase 5 produces is made by hand, that means we have the ability to implement these new techniques right on our factory floor so we know exactly how they work. We also get to see each board go from a chunk of rough foam to a finished masterpiece so we’re checking to make sure it lives up to our standards every step of the way.
