Phase 5 Blog

Fresh off his 2024 World Championship, surf style shredder Sam “Sammy G” Gonclaves has made the switch to Phase 5! Not only are we stoked to bring on someone with so much talent, he brings fresh ideas and concepts to the table which helps us bring even better boards to you! We’ve already started work on a pro model for him so make sure to keep your eyes peeled for that…but in the meantime, help us welcome Sammy G to team Phase 5!

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If you’re into the ocean surfing world, you know that Tatianna Weston-Webb is a big deal. She recently got together with Phase 5 team rider Parker Payne to see what surfing behind the boat is all about! Check out the video above now!

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Another grom ripper from the great state of Florida, Phupa is our newest addition to the grom squad on Phase 5. He lives in Clermont, FL so he has the luxury of getting to ride and be coached by Jett and Sean. Does it get any better than that? Phupa has definitely shown us that he has a bright future ahead of him because he has already started to rack up podiums! We’re stoked to have him on for 2025. 

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Ryder Duczek’s mother sent us a message recently so we decided to take a stroll down memory lane! Ryder, along with his brother Dagan, were the first Canadians we brought onto team Phase 5, and for good reason. They rip! But early in his career, Ryder showed us that he had what it took to join the team. Check out what his mom, Loree, had to say about the video above! Yeah, Ryder!

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Victoria Moroski hasn’t been riding long but she has definitely made an impact this past season! Placing first in her division at both Nationals and Masters, Victoria spent a lot of time in Florida training with fellow team riders Sean Silveira and Whitley Stewart. If you’re going to be coached by anyone, it doesn’t get much better than those two! Victoria currently lives in Missouri and we’re excited to see what she has in store for 2025! Welcome to the team, Victoria! 

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Words that we live by…that’s how it is here at Phase 5! We don’t design and produce any board that we wouldn’t want to shred ourselves. Check out a little BTS of what goes into each and every board that comes through the factory in the video above! Boards handmade in the USA, since day 1!

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We’ve heard you and here is the answer! New for 2025, the Minnow is a grom-focused surf style board that’s here to help them take their riding to new heights. The Minnow is built just like our other surf style boards in the Performance Surf line so there’s no skimping on quality with it. It’s been glassed with our Flightlite V2™ Pro Select layup for ultimate strength and lightweight performance and comes equipped as a twin fin with two FCS fusion fin boxes. This keeps the board locked in and easy to keep speed on while also being easy for a smaller rider to break the fins free on slayshes and more. It comes with a pulled in nose design to keep the board from catching the lip while going up the wave and features an aggressive swallow tail so the groms can really attack the wave!
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We’re stoked to add another promising young talent to team Phase 5 with “Lil E”, aka Emma Proudfit! Emma has been training with team rider Ashley Inloes for the last couple seasons and it has really paid off. With a podium at World’s this past season, we’re excited to see what the future holds for this little ripper!

John Akerman’s surf blade of choice, the Ahi, has been one of our most popular boards in the surf line the last few years. We believe this is partly due to the fact that not only does this board rip, John rides it all season long really putting it to the test so when the off season comes, he’s right there in the shaping room trying to make it even better, year after year.

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Another young grom ripper that we’re adding to the Phase 5 roster this year is Declyn Van Der Riet! Hailing from Windermere, FL, Declyn is right in the heart of the wake surfing scene. And with plenty of other Phase 5 riders in the area, we’re stoked to see Declyn’s progression this coming year as he rides and trains with the best riders in the sport! Stoked to have you, Declyn!

The 2025 Snapper is a brand new skim style board for the 2025 season. If your grom has been struggling to keep the board under his or her feet, this is the board for you. The Snapper is a very forgiving board and easy to balance on with its wide outline that helps keep the rider in the wave. It comes equipped with a full deck traction pad so you can feel gripped to the board no matter where your feet are placed. It comes in two sizes – 36” and 43” – that have differing levels of thickness (⅜” core for the 36” version and ½” core for the 43” version) so even the youngest riders can sink the board under their feet with the smaller version and bigger kids have more float with the 43” version. Keep the 2” skim fin on for ultimate control in the wave or take it off for a nice, slick skim style feel!
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To start 2025, we’ve added some grom rippers to the team and we’ll be highlighting them over the next few weeks. We start with Heidi Jo Neal from Flower Mound, TX. Heidi joins her big sister Collins Neal on the P5 team and we’re stoked to have them! Her family is all about surfing, with mom and dad being avid surfers as well. You know what they say…a family that shreds together, stays together! 

Team rider Cade Lybeck recently spent some time in Billings, MT for the grand opening of Montana Wake Co., a brand new dealership specializing in Nautique, Centurion, and Supreme boat sales. Of course they know what’s up and have a wide selection of Phase 5! We’re always stoked to get in with dealers who know what the people want! Cade got the invitation to come out to the grand opening recently to check out the shop and hang out with the crew.

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More events are starting to pop up and occupy our calendar as 2025 gets moving! Check out the upcoming tour stops  for the Centurion Boats World Series of Wakesurfing below! Will you be attending? There are sure to be more stops yet to be confirmed so make sure to check back here for any updates! 
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Boat show season is here! Make sure to catch some of your favorite P5 riders at your local show sometime this off-season. Check out who will be where below!
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Whitley Stewart’s 2024 season was something else. We stumbled across this video of her shredding with fellow Centurion teammate JB O’Neill and knew it needed another look! Check it out as she rides for his GoPro and answers a few questions mid-shred! Enjoy!
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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.

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With 2024 coming to a close soon, the event schedules for 2025 are starting to roll out! We’re always stoked to go to the events to not only see our riders shred but to talk with people who are stoked on surfing! Nautique has just published their 2025 Wakesurf Series schedule. Check it out below and make sure to mark your calendars for some events this season! We’ll see you there!
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Parker Payne is always making waves in the wakesurfing world, literally and figuratively. One of the most well-known names in surfing, Parker has been working with Volvo Penta and Cobalt boats to really dial in their surf wave. Let Parker break it down for you in the video now!
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If you live in the Michigan area, make sure to check out Action Water Sports in Hudsonville. A big name in Michigan, Action Water Sports has been keeping their customers stoked on Phase 5 for years now and we are lucky to have them in our corner! Check out some images of their showroom along with their crew practicing what they preach!
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Rob McClelland has been making a name for himself over the last couple of seasons but really seemed to turn the heat up this past year. Coming in second and third consistently at most contests, he was nipping at Jett’s heels all season long. Working on his technical game and getting his tricks dialed in, Rob showed major improvements and we’re stoked to see how 2025 treats him! He recent;y sat down for the “Groms For Groms” podcast and got to talk about all of it. Check it now!
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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!

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Team rider Allison Rain Hansen hosts her “Sorry for the Wake” podcast where she takes guests out for an interview on the water and then gets them surfing, of course! For episode 4, she connects with Tampa Bay area pastry chef Hogan Ramos to chat about his day-to-day life and where he sees his career heading! Check it out now!
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Local shops are the heart and soul of action sports and places like Action Watersports in Lewisville, TX do it right! Not only do they have an extensive pro shop with plenty of Phase 5 boards to choose from, they work with some of the best boat companies in the business to get you dialed in with the right ride! Make sure to check them out if you’re in the area!
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Sean Silveira’s name is synonymous with wakesurfing. He’s put down some of the most technical tricks, won almost every major event, and has traveled the world sharing the stoke over the years! Not to mention, his pro model board – the Key – is one of the most popular boards to ride out there! You can’t go to any surf contest out there without finding a rider or two on the Key. Recently, he caught up with the Groms for Groms for a fun interview. Check it out now!
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The IWWF World Wakesurf Championships just wrapped up in Hong Kong, China a few days ago and team Phase was there to represent! Making the long trek all the way to China, riders Jett Lambert, Bailey Rush, Sean Silveira, Whitley Stewart, Songkrod Jomboon, and Jolene Allen all ended up with some hardware to show for their efforts! Check out some of the highlights below and see the full results in the gallery now!
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The 2025 Gizmo is the OG Phase 5 foil board! It’s light, stiff, and delivers the right amount of float. Made with our FLEXtec V2™ construction, the Gizmo board takes every pump from the rider and transfers that energy effortlessly to the foil so you can ride farther and longer. Its extra wide rounded nose helps you recover after a foil breach and the pulled in bottom half keeps the Gizmo very maneuverable. You can ride it with or without straps so you always have the option! The track system runs 10.75” so you have plenty of options as to where you want to set up your foil. Push it forward for new riders who are just getting used to the lift that a foil produces and then push it back as you get more comfortable! 
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The IWWF Wakesurfing World Championship has kicked off in Hong Kong and they’re live streaming each day of the contest so make sure to tune in here! 
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Some of the most common questions we get at Phase 5 are “what wave settings and/or boat” does each rider ride! Well, luckily for you, we took the time to ask each of our pro riders so you can dial in your setup and settings just like your favorite rider! Check it out now!
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Bailey Rush hit the scene hard this last season, racking up wins in most of the contests she entered. Not only that, her free riding is stylish, technical, and intense whether she’s riding a skim style or surf! So when we approached her to design her very own pro model board, we weren’t sure which route she would want to go in but she jumped at the opportunity to create a fresh new surf style board that she could make her own!
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From November 2-10th, the IWWF is putting on their first World Wakesurf Championships and team Phase 5 will be in attendance! With a total of $30,000 up for grabs in the Open Men’s and Women's skim and surf categories, who’s going to take home the big prizes? Only time will tell! See below for a press release from the IWWF.
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At Phase 5, we’re always looking for new and exciting ways to make our boards even better. To spice things up for 2025, we’ve added a new version of three of our most popular surf style shapes known as the STEALTH line. What’s so special about these boards, you ask? Well, we’ve added basalt to the already strong and highly-durable innegra weave. The basalt not only strengthens the board even more but also gives it even more snap off the wave so you can boost as high as possible!

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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.

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The CWSA World Championships just went down in Switzerland and team Phase 5 was there to represent. From the North America team, riders Bailey Rush Afton Bank made the trek out to the beautiful site in Geneva to put on a show for the crowd. We also had European riders Tatiana Ryhzak and Maja Smietana riding in the event.
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John Akerman has one of the best airs in the game. There’s no denying that! Whether it’s surf or skim, John is always going above the lip. So get a few tips from the man himself on how to add pop to your airs! Check out his tips now.
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Prepare yourself for an electrifying journey at the eagerly awaited 2024 Centurion World Wake Surfing Championship hosted by Action Water Sports, 4 day event scheduled from October 9th - 12th, held at Marine Creek Lake. This exclusive event is reserved for invited athletes and represents the pinnacle of the wake surf community. Witness the ultimate showdown as the world's most exceptional wake surfers compete fiercely for the prestigious crown.
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Over the years, we get so much content from our photoshoots that it’s difficult to show off everything! For that reason, we wanted to send it back to our 2022 team shoot and focus on the sick foiling photos from that shoot! This was such an epic couple of sessions with the conditions being on point and the whole team shredding. 
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Check out this awesome video of team rider Stacia Bank from her boat sponsor, Malibu Boats! It really highlights Stacia’s love and passion for surfing and being on the water with family and friends. 
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Parker Payne has been a part of the Phase 5 crew for quite some time. He’s always trying to push the boundaries of what’s possible on the water, whether it be on a skim or surf style board. He obviously kills it on both styles of board so that’s why he has a pro model in each category – the Phase 5 Phantom and Phase 5 Matrix Pro! But what gets him stoked about them? Well, you’d have to ask him! Check out a few of the reasons why below!
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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! 

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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. 

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John Akerman is without a doubt one of the most talented riders on the water today. Whether he’s riding his Ahi, MVP, or foil, he’s constantly turning heads with his high-intensity riding. He recently made the move away from southern FL and into a spot a little closer to Orlando so we thought it would be a good idea to dig up some photos from his south Florida crib! 
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Is there anything better than a full day on the water? We don’t think so…and neither does team rider Afton Bank! Check out his newest video where he shreds from sun up to sun down on his home lake in Minnesota! 
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The BC Games is the only competition in British Columbia (Canada) that brings athletes from both the Waterski and Wake sports together to compete at the same venue. Waterski consisted of Slalom, Trick and Jump while Wake events included Wakesurf, Wake Board, and Wake Skate.  Athletes compete in their primary sport but are given the opportunity to compete in other disciples to a maximum of 3 total.
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The '24 Nautique Masters Wakesurf Championships, presented by GM Marine, went down this past weekend and it was another huge result for team Phase 5! The Masters is always one of our favorite events of the year because Callaway Gardens is such a magical place. The venue is amazing, the people are friendly, the wave is kicking, and the lake is glass! What more could you ask for? 
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Summer might be winding down but that doesn’t mean the good times have to end! Our friends over at MarineMax Texas Mastercraft are having an “End of Summer” bash to say thanks to all their awesome customers. Check out some of the deals they’ll be having below!
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The 2024 BC / Alberta Provincial Wakesurf Championships were held on Lake Koocanusa in southeast BC and Canadian Phase 5 team riders Jolene Allen, Caroline Villeneuve, Ryder and Dagen Duczek all capped off a successful weekend on the podium. Allen took first place in Pro Women’s, while Villeneuve was right on her heels in second and Emily Agate topped out the podium with the bronze medal.  It was a battle of the bros in the Pro Men’s Division as Ryder just edged out brother Dagen to take the gold.  Up and comer Kerry Williams rounded out the Pro Men’s podiums with the bronze medal. 
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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. 

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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! 

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Collins Neal hails from the great state of Texas and is always out on the water with her sister, mom, and dad! We’re always seeing their videos/photos and each time we do, she seems to get a little more style every time! She may be the smallest shredder on team P5, but she makes up for it with as much stoke as anyone else out there! Check out some shots of her ripping her custom size Phantom on her home lake with a bonus pic of her sister, Heidi Jo!
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