All Will Be Revealed 03.31.12

[gride]

Some guy on wake world said marine max was going to be unveiling thr boat in Georgia. That can't be right can it?

[ihaveansv211]

http://www.planetnautique.com/vb3/sh...ique-Wake-Boat

[LR3w8kbrdr]

So theyre revealing it down here in Orlando and up at that dealer in GA? Looking forward to going Saturday night down here and seeing it first hand surrounded by all the guys.

[lion90]

Teaser #4 - I believe this is new today:

http://www.nautique.com/videos/index...-be-revealed-4

[NautiqueJeff]

More words from Murray:

It didn’t hit me until our 2nd day of shooting, with the helicopter buzzing above my head and my legs shaking from my burning quads. I’ve ridden hard in the past, and I’ve been sore in the past, but this is a completely new ball game. There have been some things invented in the sport of wakeboarding to take the sport to the next level: symmetrical boards, the high pole, the Flight Control Tower, and internal ballast. While we have seen some improvements in gear and boats in the past 10 years, there hasn’t been anything to change the sport like Gray in a long time. And I can assure you that there hasn’t been a boat like Gray, ever.

Sitting in the boat with the entire team taking in the realization of what this project resulted in was amazing. The more we sat in the boat and used it, the more little things we noticed had been put into it that set it apart from anything we had ever see before. We couldn’t get over it. It was here, it was big and it was awesome! I still can’t believe it’s real.

We all wonder what is possible. You’ll draw inspiration from other sports or get an idea from something you see and want to take it to the water. Those moments of sitting there in contemplation are where progression truly begins. Then, you get out on the water and the reality of it all hits you and it doesn’t happen. Gray is going to make these new dreams possible. When you are riding behind Gray, you have that feeling while you are on the water, that new tricks can and will happen. Gray can take you there and give you that extra time in the air to getter’ done and a huge landing to setter’ down. This boat will give us the opportunity for new directions and a new starting point to shape the future of our sport. Wakeboarding is about to be forever changed, and I’m super thankful to be a part of it. I cannot wait for you to get to experience this revolutionary new boat for the first time this Saturday, March 31st.

[jimmyj]

two things.

1. dude gets paid by Nautique. not that that means the new boat aint the best thing since sliced bread, but............

2. maybe im reading to much into this or not remembering correctly. he said in earlier post that jeff quoted that the team had EVERYTHING to do with the construction, outside and in. then in this, he says the team was sitting in the boat and started to notice things that set it apart. well, werent they involved in every aspect. that comment alone just makes me feel like the is a bunch of talk from a pro repping the company that pays him.

we all know tiges are best, mc are best, nautiques are best, malibus are best, centurions are best, epics are best, sangers are best, etc etc etc.

this thing could be awesome, but the hype is comical.

[lion90]

I will say one thing. With all the hype and the words/phrases like "revolutionary", "forever changed", "nothing like Gray, ever", Nautique may have set themselves up for disappointed consumers. It seems like they have hyped this thing so high that almost anything but a miracle will be disappointing. This is not to say that the boat won't be great... just to say that when you set expectations so high, there isn't much room to the upside. Quite the contrary, there is a lot of room to the downside. If I were Nautique, I probably would have played it a little more conservative so room to the upside still existed.

I am hoping that it meets all of our wildest dreams, however, I do so with some reservation.

[gride]

They should have just left one at a bar like apple employees.

[Kenv]

****....I'd be happy if they put a boat out that has the low end torque to pull like my 226 or any other Nautique...but give us about 10 + more mph on the top end for a little more of a thrill. Like others....I can't wait to see it but I hope I'm saying "Wow....that is cool" not " That's it???"

[SkiTower]

2. maybe im reading to much into this or not remembering correctly. he said in earlier post that jeff quoted that the team had EVERYTHING to do with the construction, outside and in. then in this, he says the team was sitting in the boat and started to notice things that set it apart. well, werent they involved in every aspect. that comment alone just makes me feel like the is a bunch of talk from a pro repping the company that pays him.

You might be right, but I can speak from first hand experience in a similar application. You can be intimately involved in developing something, but it doesn't all come together and hit you until you get into the final product. Sometimes you get lost in the details. Especially if you're a consultant and not a designer. For a company to come to you and ask for input, you can get blown-away when they actually listen and give it to you.

[migs]

the wake in all the vids is UNREAL...I could care less what else they are talking or writing about. That wake alone will set it apart from everyone else in the wake game.

[AirTool]

****....I'd be happy if they put a boat out that has the low end torque to pull like my 226 or any other Nautique...but give us about 10 + more mph on the top end for a little more of a thrill.

Agree...we need two speed or variable transmissions.

[patoloco]

They should have just left one at a bar like apple employees.

Ha! Park it at the dock on a busy Saturday with the keys in it.

I agree on the potential for over-hyping. At this point, as long as my 85 year old aunt can pull 1080's behind it and it runs on love instead of gas, I will be satisfied.

[wake_fun]

Hey Jeff,
Did you get to see it and ride behind it?

More words from Murray:

[jimmyj]

how can one legitimitely determine what the wake is like from pics. in all the wb mags over the years, all the wakes have looked dang near identical to me. the only way to me, to get a good judge on it, is to ride it. you cant tell ish from pics