So after only 3 months I have departed Orlando… I am a bit torn about it to be honest.. I am happy to be going home to get my shoulder sorted out and also to see my friends and family, but I am also really gutted to be leaving Orlando so soon. Here is the last sunset Lake Holden had to offer before I left.

Now I am making my way up to San Antonio, Texas, to do some final filming for ‘In-Transit’. The plan is to meet up with local rider Gabe Lucas to hit up some winch spots and possibly build a rail to session. From there we will head up to the Dallas, Ft Worth area to meet up with Alex Brown, Joey Bradley and the rest of the iwake.com crew to do some boat riding. I have gone over most of the footage that Carnie has of me and I will be focusing on hitting a few ‘Bangers’ to complete my section.

The Trip is already off to a ripping start… Due to unfortunate events Chris’O and Carnie both missed their flight up to San Antonio so I was stuck waiting for them at the airport until their new arrival time 6 hours later. Then we find out that their next flight is canceled leaving me stranded at the Airport without much of a plan.. Here is the little spot I made into my temporary home..

Finally after about 6 hours of waiting I managed to get hold of Gabe who ended up picking me up and giving me a place to crash.. Stoked!

And this is the view I woke up to..

Today I will be heading down to Corpus Christi for the ‘Obscura’ Wakeskate movie premier. We will be rolling down there with a bit of a crew including Myself, Gabe Lucas, Aaron Reed and a few more. Looking forward to a good night!

After 8 days in Texas I will be heading up to LA to catch up with a few friends for about 4 days and then I will be headed home to NZ!!

Stay tuned for more on our In-Transit Texas trip..

I have really been getting into the TV show on Discovery… WHALE WARS!! Good to see a group of people standing up for what they believe in..

As a bit of a tribute we re-painted Dieters Jet ski with a bit of a Whale Wars Stealth theme. Check it.

I just got back from the WWA Worlds where fellow Ronix and Skull Candy team rider Dean Smith won his first major event in the US.. not to mention the fact that it was the WWA Worlds!!!

Dean was first off the dock in the final and was riding against Danny Harf, Trevor Hansen and the Soven Brothers. His run was off the hook with tricks like his huge indy moby dick, toeside and heelside 720s, Nuclear Whirly, front mobe 540 followed by a switch front mobe.. His trick off the Double up was the one that sealed the deal.. the biggest and most legit hoochie glide to backside 360!

Congrats Dean… There is going to be a loose party in the hood tonight!!

Pro Men Final
1. Dean Smith (AUS) – 78.33
2. Phillip Soven (USA) – 73.33
3. Trevor Hansen (USA) – 66.67
4. Danny Harf (USA) – 58.33
5. Bob Soven (USA) – 45.00

Pro Women Final
1. Nicola Butler (GRB) – 81.67
2. Amber Wing (AUS) – 75.00
3. Raimi Merritt (USA) – 65.00
4. Hayley Smith (AUS) – 56.67
5. Melissa Marquardt (USA) – 50.00
6. Meagan Ethell (USA) – 41.67

Pro Wakeskate Final
1. Reed Hansen (USA) – 94.67
2. Brian Grubb (USA) – 83.33
3. Stuart Shinn (USA) – 71.67
4. Danny Hampson (USA) – 53.33

Jr. Pro Men Final
1. Nick Galotifore (USA) – 83.25
2. Steel Lafferty (USA) – 80.75
3. Daniel Powers (USA) – 80.50
4. Raphael Derome (CAN) – 80.00
5. Freddie Wayne (USA) – 75.00
6. Michael Dowdy (USA) – 50.00

For the press release and for all results go to www.allisports.com

This Weekend is set to be a huge one here in Orlando Florida.. The WWA World Championships are on at OWC and everyone is in town for it.

I will unfortunately not be riding in it due to my shoulder injury but I will certainly be there to cheer on the gang.. No doubt it will be a huge Pro Men’s final with heavy hitters Danny Harf, Rusty Malinoski, Phill & Bob Soven, and Harley Clifford who seems to be unstoppable with insane new tricks like the wake to wake 1080 and toeside backside 7… not to mention 5 different wake to wake 900′s seen in the video below.

After the Worlds mayhem is over I will be checking out the annual ‘Feet On Fire’ Barefoot comp which is only for people from the wakeboard community.. Always fun to watch and a good party.

Following that I will be heading up to Texas to do some final filming for my section in ‘In-Transit’ before heading back to NZ to get my shoulder sorted out.

I will check back in with the Worlds Results after the weekend.

When your talking about progression in wakeboarding you instantly think of Ronix… But this is just going a little over the top.. I guess thats how we roll at Ronix…

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Here it is folks.. The 1st glimpse at what is to come in Josh (Carnie) Robinson’s latest project named ‘In-Transit’.

I have been working with Carnie on putting together my part for the movie, I have been injured for much of the filming time but I have still managed to get some stuff together to have a small part.

Other Riders include:

Danny Harf                Shawn Watson            Harley Clifford

Jeff Weatherall          Chad Sharpe               Mitch Langfield

Dean Smith               Brenton Priestley         Chris Kallas

Randall Harris           Chris Oshea               …plus more…

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls…

I am pleased to announce that my new website is up and running!!! Make sure you check it out on a regular basis to see what I am up to… It is a bit of a work-in-progress so there will be a bunch of updates as we go along… www.bradsmeele.com

After months of tedious work I have finally finished creating my website.. check it out www.bradsmeele.com

For my latest pics, videos, blogs, and gear take a look…

On another slightly not so exciting note… I am unfortunately having to bring my US season to an end a little sooner than planned as I have done some serious damage to my shoulder. I will be coming home early to get it checked out and operated on if needed..

I will check back in shortly with more updates…