LF faithful, it’s been a while since we last spoke. So much has happened. There is much to talk about, so let’s dive right into it…

Raimi places 2nd in Singapore. At only 14 years old, Raimi Merritt entered her first pro contest in Singapore at the World Cup event to place 2nd just behind Dallas. Raimi has been competing in the Girls division for the last three years of her young competitive career. Raimi announced she would be riding in the pro division after her girls win at the Worlds in Reno. We look forward to Raimi representing Maven and LF on podiums next season. She may be fresh to the pro division, but Raimi is going to shake things up in every finals run next year. We’re excited to see the progression of women’s riding from someone so young. Congrats to Raimi and here are a few words from her…

“It was an awesome experience to watch and ride with the other pro riders. It was tough competition, but I managed to pull through and get 2nd place, so I’m pretty happy about that!!! I can’t wait till the next pro contests! Thanks Liquid Force for everything!!” – Raimi Merritt

Liquid Force to launch new clothing line. If you’ve been paying attention, you may have noticed some new board shorts being worn by a few of our key athletes. You may not have known what brand they were, though. Well, we’re proud to announce a new line of products that will be hitting the best Liquid Force wake shops soon! Endorsed by  Melissa Marquardt, Shelby Kantar, Steph Wamsley and several other LF riders, the line is creating quite a buzz in the world of pre-season orders.

All of the riders will have significant input into future designs, including signature model products for several of them. The line should be arriving in most key shops this holiday season.

And in Maven Sessions news…Well, we set out to meet and “session” more of you this summer than last and we certainly did. With over 30 tour stops in the books from April to August from Seattle, WA to Orlando, FL and Carlsbad, CA to Pt. Pleasant, NJ we think we covered most of this great nation. We met over 800 of you and have never been more inspired to see that women’s wake sports are hugely on the rise. Some of you drove up to eight hours to come see us and some of you even hopped on a plane to come ride with the Maven crew. Steph, Shelby, Amber, Barrett, Andrea, Stef, Cathy, Melissa and Kara all send out their most sincere thanks for making their summers so much fun and so rewarding. Thank you to all of the first-timers for trying these sports we love and giving us a chance to share our fun with you. Thank you to all the girls we met who are pushing it and trying to progress the sport. We have seen a few of you at comps since then and expect to see more! Keep up the good work and we will see you next summer. Flip through the photo gallery to reminisce the good times and stay inspired over the winter. We hope to see all of you and more next summer!

The Exclusive Kick Flip Club: Tale of Two Steph/fs…Last month Stef with an “f” joined Steph with a “ph” in the exclusive club of female kick-flippers. Stephanie Wamsley and Stef Tor are still paving the way for women’s wakeskating and are adding to their bag of tricks every month. Check out Tor’s KF at www.steftor.com (Quicktime, 24 mb).

Amber goes back home and Shelby goes back to school. It’s Fall and that means back-to-school time for many of you and a few of our riders. It also means it’s back to Australia and New Zealand for all those who live the Endless Summer life. Amber wrapped up her incomparable summer of competition wins (PWT #1 and Worlds) and world travels while filming for Oakley’s Push Process, to premier November 10th here in So Cal. Shelby is closing her season down after her Pro Tour Title win and an invite to the World Cup in Qatar. Shelby is one of few professional wakeboarders who manages to go to school full-time as well. She is studying Kinesiology at Sac State and will continue to ride through the next three seasons and be ready to defend her PWT title next summer.

Well, that’s it for now. We certainly hope this was enough to make you all forget our lengthy delay in delivering “The Truth.” Stay tuned for more updates soon!