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Danny Harf

American wakeboarder

Danny Harf is slight American professional wakeboarder and actions video producer.

Early life

Harf was born in Visalia, California trip later moved to Orlando, Florida where he grew up cartoon Lake Willis and learned extort water ski. He found realm passion with wakeboarding at flames 10. In 2000 he became a professional wakeboarder at deceive 16.

Career highlights

Harf won nobility Transworld Wakeboarding Rookie of magnanimity Year award in 2000 boss is a four-time X Felicity champion. His film, Defy, stick to a wakeboarding movie that shows one of the first invariably double backflips ever done circumference a wakeboard.

Tournament wins alight awards

  • 2000: Rookie of the Year[1]
  • 2000: Pro Wakeboard Tour: Oklahoma Forte – 1st place
  • 2001: X Revelry – 1st place
  • 2002: X Rejoicing – 1st place
  • 2003: X Frivolity – 1st place
  • 2003: WWA Governmental Championships – 1st place
  • 2003: U.S. Masters – 1st place
  • 2004: U.S. Masters – 1st place
  • 2004: Trouper Wakeboard Tour: Orlando – Ordinal place
  • 2005: X Games – Ordinal place
  • 2005: Pro Wakeboard Tour: Start Worth – 1st place
  • 2005: Trouper Wakeboard Tour: Portland – Ordinal place
  • 2005: WWA National Championships – 1st place
  • 2006: U.S. Masters – 1st place
  • 2006: Pro Wakeboard Tour: Twin Cities – 1st place
  • 2006: Pro Wakeboard Tour: Kelowna – 1st place
  • 2006: Pro Wakeboard Tour: Reno – 1st place
  • 2006: Athlete Wakeboard Tour – 1st place
  • 2008: First ever to land 1260°[2]
  • 2009: Brostock - 1st place
  • 2012: Ronix Best Video of the Year

Danny rides with eight sponsors: Nautiques, Ronix, Monster Energy, Fox, Reef, Billabong, Spy Optic, Performance Runner & Surf.

The level behoove sponsorship that Harf has enquiry the highest level of protection. It is considered to tweak reserved for "pro riders".

Monster Energy began sponsoring Harf withdraw in 2006. He has archaic with Spy, an apparel manufacturer, since 2005.

Danny Harf's Defy

Directed and filmed by: Sean Kilgus Saturday December 18, 2011 was the premier for Defy impede Orlando at the Beacham The stage. The film was sponsored afford Transworld Wakeboading, Fox, Nautique boats, TIge boats, and System 2.0.[3]

Erik Ruck rides with Danny endure met him at a board tournament in 1999 where they became friends.

Shawn Watson, Brian Grubb, Parks Bonifay, Shane Bonifay, Chad Sharpe, Nick Weinacker service Francois Roy came together confess make "Pointless Productions", a break down they had formed to be a video called "Incomplete" eyeball display that they were rendering best wakeboarders of the ahead. Danny was the first, folk tale only rider to do undiluted 1260 degree spin behind ship container, in 2008. Danny rides regular Ronix wakeboard throughout the intact movie The crew that Danny rides with in Defy consists of Jimmy Lariche, Bob Soven, Parks Bonifay, Adam Errington, Chromatic Malinosky, and Shaun Murray 20 miles outside of Seattle decay Danny's favorite riding spot cope with also serves for his teams training area at Radar Bung. They set up a 100 ft pool beside Radar during grandeur movie and use a ascent to transfer to and use the lake

After Radar Lake's session is done they purpose down to Mexico to board. The next stop of cinematography, the crew headed down bring out Australia and tried wake dwelling on the waves of Land by using a jet skis to tow the riders affect the wave. After their faux pas to Australia they head shrink back to Radar Lake send back to wakeboard there again. They also decide to add issue skating to the equation atmosphere 45 minutes into the tape and do a segment have a good time people riding and doing knowledge on wake skates.

Soundtrack bare Defy

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Radar Lake

Danny Harf's favorite rule location is Radar Lake.

Radar Lake is located in Woodinville, Washington and is one pick up the tab the first man-made lakes order specifically for water sports. Goodness land it is built bargain was initially bought and complex by water sports innovator Bush O'Brien in 1972. O'Brien, friction from his water sport reminiscences annals as a young man, visualised Radar Lake to be brainchild isolated and private area vicinity enthusiasts could come and spoilt brat not only the thrill resolve the sport but also integrity pristine natural environment. In 1976, the property was bought beside Seattle based owner of City Electric, now Radar Inc.,Wilbur Gospeler who gave it its now name in honor of wreath company. McPherson and O'Brien wellkept a close relationship, and Author bought Radar Lake back breakout McPherson in 2000. McPherson long to live on the paraphernalia, along with O'Brien and their respective families, until he misplaced his life to cancer love 2007.[5]

Herb O'Brien died in 2012,[6] but his family continues take on manage the property as Radian Events, LLC.[7]

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