California Marine Sports Team Riders
Chase Hazen
Date of Birth: 9/23/90
Home town: Discovery Bay, CA
Current residence: Solana Beach, CA
Riding spot: The Delta
Board set up: Liquid Force Sixer
What pulls you: Tigé Z3 with Convex VX
Years riding: 10 Years
Inspiration to ride: Fun
Favorite trick: Full rotation air reverse.
Favorite part about riding: Being with friends and family
Sponsors: Tigé, Liquid Force, and California Marine Sports
Bri Chmel
Date of Birth: 2/14/1984
Home Town: Bellingham, WA
Current Residence: Santa Cruz, CA
Riding Spot: Discovery Bay, CA
Board Set Up: Victoria Skimboards Bri Chmel Pixie pro model with Agenda Traction
What Pulls You: 2013 Centurion Enzo 244+
Years riding: 7
Inspiration to Ride: If you're not first, you're last! Just kidding, but I do love being great at what I do, and this drives me to train a lot and be the best athlete that I can be.
Favorite Trick: Weird shuv-it combos
Favorite Part About Riding: Being with my best friends!
Sponsors: Barracuda Networks, Centurion Boats, Victoria Skimboards, Babe's Boat Products, Helium, The Shack Boardship, California Marine Sports, Kandy Wrappers Swimwear, Mentom Eyewear, Agenda Surf
Chris Kinsey
Date of Birth: 6/20/1994
Home town: San Angelo, Texas
Current residence: Baylor University in Waco, Texas
Riding spot: Whenever I’m at home in San Angelo I ride on Lake Nasworthy. Whenever I’m in Waco, I ride on Lake Austin and on the Brazos River.
Board set up: Shred Stixx custom model quad fin (based on the Shred Stixx Semi Pro) with Agenda traction.
What pulls you: I ride behind a Tigé Z3.
Years riding: I started wakesurfing when I was 12 years old.
Inspiration to ride: Winning contests inspires me to ride. I am also inspired by my own progression and watching other wakesurfers progress.
Favorite trick: Bottom turn.
Favorite part about riding: Bringing others to know and love wakesurfing as I have.
Sponsors: Tigé, Shred Stixx, Slayshtank, Agenda Surf, and California Marine Sports
Vanessa Gonzalez
Date of Birth: 5/19/1986
Home town: Brentwood, CA
Current residence: Concord, CA
Riding spot: The Delta
Board set up: Victoria Skimboards Factor 48" with no fin and Agenda traction.
What pulls you: Centurion Avalanch or Centurion Enzo
Years riding: It has been 2 full years this year. Summer 2013 will be the start of my 3rd year.
Inspiration to ride: I love the way it makes me feel.
Favorite trick: I love when I can just spin and spin and spin and I feel like I almost can’t stop. I love to just shred as well, that always feels good when you get in a good rhythm of things.
Favorite part about riding: Meeting my goals.
Sponsors: In order of when I started getting sponsored by them: California Marine Sports, Victoria Skimboards, O’Neill, Centurion Boats, Bomber Eyewear, Twisted Candi Bikini, Liquid Trends, and Agenda Surf
Chris Wolter
Chris Wolter is about to blow up. A local wakesurfer out of Concord, CA, Chris is currently competing in Amateur Surf, Chris has been progressing at a rapid rate. He has been learning some of the hardest moves in the sport and will soon be leading the way with new maneuvers.
Age: 17
Hometown: Concord, CA
Water Sports: Wakesurfing and Surfing
Preferred Boat: Sanger V230
Preferred Board: Mendonesia Half Moon (Chris Wolter Signature) with Agenda Traction
Riding Spot: The Delta
Sponsors: California Marine Sports, Mendonesia Surf, and Agenda
How long have you been doing water sports?
I have been doing water sports for about three years then I tried wakesurfing and loved it.
What is your biggest accomplishment as a wakesurfer?
Landing my first 360
What are you looking forward to with wakesurfing in 2011?
Looking forward to the competitions and trying to land tricks no one has done before.
Chris Olesiewicz
Date of Birth: 1/8/1989
Home town: Miami Lakes, FL
Current residence: Dublin, CA
Riding spot: The California Delta and Loch Ness in Miami, FL
Board set up: 2013 Obscura Tao 39"
What pulls you: I'll ride behind just about anything that can pull me fast enough. I usually ride behind my 210 Super Air Nautique with my friends, but I also like to ride behind the SeaDoo for a quick set. For gaps and shallow water, I'll ride behind the ReWind Winch too.
Years riding: Switched from wakeboarding to wakeskating in 2003
Inspiration to ride: I absolutely love being on the water, and if that alone isn't inspiring enough, the endless creative expression that wakeskating allows you to have through your personal style really drives me to push myself.
Favorite trick: Kickflips and bigspins
Favorite part about riding: Being on the water and having fun with my friends. It's amazingly satisfying to work on learning new tricks and to finally land them with your buddies.
Sponsors: California Marine Sports and Liquid Force Left Coast
Mitchell Lemos
Date of Birth: 1/28/1988
Home town: Vallejo, CA
Current residence: Vallejo, CA
Riding spot: The Delta and Lake Berryessa
Board set up: Wakeskate - Remote Nick Taylor 38.5", Wakesurf - Victoria Skimboards Factor PCX 50"
What pulls you: Anything. But preferably a Tigé Z3, Pulldozer winch, or Wake Island Watersports cable.
Years riding: I started wakeboarding back in 1996, wakeskating in 2003, and wakesurfing in 2010.
Inspiration to ride: It's just my favorite thing to do. Everytime I ride I just get so stoked that im out there.
Favorite trick: Wakeskate - Switch Backside 180, Wakesurf - a big indy grab
Favorite part about riding: Being with my buddies competely stoked out of our minds like we are little kids again.
Sponsors: California Marine Sports and Victoria Skimboards