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Nautique rider Noah Flegel recently traveled to Russia for the first stop of the Nautique European Wakesurf Tour competing, coaching, making friends and making memories along the way. He checked in with us before his return home to report on the great time he had and that Wakesurfing in Russia is absolutely going off.
As I boarded my flight from Fort Lauderdale to Moscow I began wondering what Russia would be like. From the moment we got out of the airport, my family and I were treated like royalty by our incredible hosts (Alena Pistulina, Wise Kaa, and Ilya Sol from Nautique Russia). We drove straight into the crowded city, unpacked our bags at the hotel, and walked down to the lake to do some coaching in one of the local wakesurf clubs’ Super Air Nautique G21. We had an amazing time and met some awesome new people that were stoked on the sport. The first stop of the Nautique European Wakesurf Tour, the Russian Wakesurf Cup began the next day. Everyone at the contest was stoked on the wave behind the G21 with NSS and we saw some really awesome performances go down on the water throughout the day. I ended up getting second in both surf style and skim style behind my big bro Keenan. A few days later, we drove a couple hours out of the city into a town called Konakovo. This is where I really got a feel for what Russia’s natural terrain is like. We were taken by boat to a forested island where two stunning wood cabins awaited all of the competitors for the second competition of my stay, The Russian Wakesurf Open. I placed second in both divisions once again and had an amazing time with everyone I met. I couldn’t have asked for a better first impression of Russia and I can’t wait to go back next year! – Noah Flegel
For more information on the Nautique European Wakesurf Tour please visit www.wakesurftour.com