Phase 5 Blog

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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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The Pro Wakeboard Tour comes home this week to Groveland, FL, just outside of Orlando. Make sure to come by and cheer on the riders as they battle it out for surf supremacy! See the press release below from the PWT for all the info!
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John Akerman is a dual threat when it comes to surfing. Put him on his skim style pro model board, THE MVP, and he can throw down some of the most stylish, technical tricks out there! Switch him up to his surf style pro model, THE AHI, and you’ll see some of the biggest airs, hardest slayshes, and more! All eyes are definitely on the water when John is riding. Well, John just picked up his new Paragon G23 so to celebrate, we caught up with him for an inaugural session.
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The Nautique WWA Nationals went down this past weekend and we saw a good amount of Phase 5 riders make the podium! The contest was held in the Pacific northwest in Monroe, WA at beautiful Lake Tye Park. The conditions were on point as team Phase 5 made their presence known throughout plenty of divisions! Nationals is always one of the most fun and best events of the season because with so many divisions, it gives riders the opportunity to catch up with everyone and enjoy the good times that come with wakesurfing. Check out some photos from the event below as well as some of the highlights! 
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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!

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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!

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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.

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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! 

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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!

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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!

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A few weeks back Matt Reed, pro shop manager of Race City Marine reached out to me about coming up to Mooresville, NC and doing a Phase 5 demo with them. After checking my schedule, there was one weekend not currently occupied with my son’s baseball schedule so I made sure it was a go.
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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.

 

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Another contest has come and gone and it was another good showing for team Phase 5! The Volunteer Wake Surf Classic went down this past weekend in Johnson City, TN thanks to Centurion Boats and CBK Watersports. It was a solid weekend of surfing full of demos as well as the contest! 

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Every year, we like to take some of our most popular shapes and give them a little extra. Whether that’s using some different materials to make the board lighter and stronger or a special graphic, we love a good LTD board! This year, we went with Drew Danielo’s pro models – the Hammerhead v3 and Diamond Turbo – as well as John Akerman’s skim – the MVP – and gave them the LTD trea

 

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The “Come & Take It” Conroe Classic on Lake Conroe, just outside of Houston Texas, went down this past weekend and you know team Phase 5 was there to represent! A definite highlight of the weekend was a clean Phase 5 sweep of the pro men’s skim podium with Jett Lambert taking top honors, new team rider Luke Hutcherson cruising into 2nd, and Rob McClelland rounding out the podium in 3rd. Jett even jumped on the surf style and took third in pro men’s surf. Yeah, Jett! Evie Shropshire crushed it in pro women’s skim with a solid 2nd place finish while Faith Byram took 2nd in semi-pro women’s skim and Dana Wright took 2nd in women’s amateur skim.

 

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Wake The Canyon, presented by the WWA, went down this past weekend at Buffalo Spring Lake in Lubbock, TX. The contest consisted of wakeboarding and wakesurfing. The hot Texas sun beat down as Team Phase 5 shredded and found themselves on some of the podiums! Congrats to all the riders who placed and a big thanks to the sponsors for putting on the event!

 

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